Cape No. 7 took Taiwanese movie market by storm this year. Coincidently, a French movie "Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis" (Welcome to the north) also did the same earlier this year in France. 20 million people have seen this movie in France and perhaps no coincidence, both movies have some in common: Cape No. 7 is about the south of Taiwan that was never a focus of media and Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis is all about Bergue, the small town in the north of France that used to let southern people feel cold and unfriendly. Both are revealing how sincere and friendly the local people are. Another common theme is how people from different background try to live together. And maybe a coincidence, both movie are about postman's life and story. I guess all around the world, people are tired of repeated elements of Hollywood movies and love to see the stories about the lands we are living on. Especially in Taiwan, more and more people are hungry to seek our own identities as real people living in this land, be it Taiwan or Republic of China. We would want to see more like this in Taiwan, wouldn't we?
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