The story revolves around John, an inspiring violinist and Eve a professional translator. Like millions living in a large city, John and Eve lead lives of solitude. Despite staying in the same apartment building, their paths never cross. One day while walking around a fountain in the park, they finally bump into each other. And it's love at first sight. Unfortunately, a sudden shower cuts the encounter short. They managed to exchange telephone numbers but the rain erased the writings on the papers they both exchanged with.Basically, the movie is about 2 people who are so meant for each other, but always missed out on meeting each other. The 2 lead actors are gorgeous, and had so much chemistry. They played their characters very well, and they both kept it interesting and simple. And it was done very well without becoming very boring. The cinematography is so stylistically done that every shot is like a postcard.
I love how the supporting characters get's the attention of the viewers. How they act as hindrances to the 2 lovebirds and eventually helping them both find each other. The plot was excellent. There were twists, the intrigues, and a great ending to it as well. Not to much drama going on unlike Hollywood romantic movies. The movie was just plain romantic in a pleasant way. The comedy scenes were not out of place and made it even more fun to watch.
It is a fairy tale for grownups with humor, sadness, and a bit of slapstick. The symmetry of the parallel events is fun to anticipate, and the anti-symmetry of the two counter-characters adds to the complexity and a foil to the perhaps a bit saccharine of the main plot and characters.
John and Eve are so frustrated about not being able to each other and decide to take jobs abroad. On the day they were both set to leave Taiwan, a strong earthquake strikes, destroying the wall that separates their apartments. And the movie ends with both of them finding each other after the horrific tragedy.
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