De one with Jay Chou's "Secret"

Sun after rain

Today's national day,how's it been fro you? It late morning when I woke. The first thing I did was to look myself in the mirror, eager to find out about the condition of my eyes. Well well.. the conjunctivitis virus is almost "bidding farewell" to me. Thank goodness I feel healthy again!

Not fully recovered though. I decided to go for a jog. It was quite hopeless. I felt so breathless when I ran. Jeez... guess I'm losing my stamina even more. Omg. Well..no choice, guess I've gotta start from sketch again. All the way till Singapore Bay Run. Hey, you participating?

After coming back from a 4km run, I decided to call Honey up before proceeding to book online for the "Secret" at Bishan GV. Turns out both of us have a quarrel. Honey was really being so hypocritical lah. Agreed already then message minutes later saying "If I can't make it, you'll have to find someone else to go with you". Sigh. Imagine you're the one finding yourself trapped or suspended.

Of course, I'm not so dumb, I turned desperate, asking Clara, Max or Mohan whether they could accompany me as I really didn't want to lose my money spent.

Sigh.

Turns out, both of us still shown up for the movie just in time.

For those who have watched it, you may stop reading. Just kidding. Well, for those who haven't watch Jay Chou's 不能说的秘密, you can use this as a rough gauge. Anyway, it's impossible for me to tell you the exact happening of the entire movie lah.

The movie's fantastic! It starts off with Ye Xiang Lun (Jay), a student majoring in piano, transferred to this music school where he meets a mysterious Lu Xiao Yu (Rain) in a music room, containing an old antique grand-piano, which was to be demolished upon the coming graduation of the students.

The two befriended and eventually fell in love with each other. Along the movie, you'll feel and sight the little sweet and romantic happenings between two first-timer lovers. Of course, not forgetting a few pinch of sour (jealousy) and a moment of paradox of sadness.

Of course, most of us would relate pretty well about this sad part of a love relationship. You'll feel at odds with the world, you'll cropped yourself at home. You'll visit the places or walk the same journey which are hunted by fond and sweet memories.

The secret of the whole plot, like most movie, revealed itself towards the end where Xiang lun visits the room of the missing Xiao Yu and finds a sketching of him and a photo of Xiao Yu with his father.

From there, Xiang Lun discovers more about the past of Xiao Yu and learns she was someone who travelled through time (20 years before his time) upon playing this "Secret" piano score which she discovers under the antique piano. Everybody else treated Xiao Yu as a psychiatic patient, the classmates mocked and teased her nastily.

At the same time, Xiao Yu mistook Xiang Lun being in love with another girl Sky, when she saw them kissed (which Xiang Lun did so, with his eyes closed, thinking the other party was Xiao Yu).

Towards the end, a totally solitary Xiao Yu decides to play the piece onces, intending to seek the sight and comfort of Xiang Lun. Turns out, she mistook Xiang Lun's disloyalty to her when she sees Sky's hand-band on Xiang Lun's wrist.

There was a part where an asthma-elapsed Xiao Yu wrote her last words with correction fluid on her wooden desk. In which she tells Xiang Lun she loves him and asks whether he feels the likewise. She collapsed before Xiang Lun replied.

* If not for my subsiding conjunctivitis, I'd have cry endlessly lah

The grand finale was both intensely touching! Xiang Lun endured against all odds to the demolishing music room, playing the tune from his memory so as to travel back in time to be with Xiao Yu. Just before he played the last note, a gigantic demolisher made it's way towards Xiang Lun and the piano...

* THIS MOMENT took my breath away!

The ending? Aiyo, go watch the movie lah... My idol actually spent months producing the movie lor...

I total enjoyed the movie! Jay's acting have improved. It has addressed the bitter, sweet and sour of a relationship, the elements of twist which resembles something in between The Lake House and Six Sense... In addition, I feel the female lead is a lady with character.

The sets are rather simple but it's really commendable on account that the scriptwriter, director and actor are taken up by the same person. Too good a movie to be missed!

Still thinking of the ending? Ok lah.. I supposed it wouldn't help to give a hint. Fairytales ain't untrue, ending's liked-wise full...

Overjoyed I finally got to watch Jay Chou's latest production!