| Film Synopsis |
To director Chang Tso-chi, the 'family' is a miniature version of Taiwanese society, and the most important element in finding the true meaning of life. Thus his films have consistently told stories of family problems. He does it again with When Love Comes, but on a much deeper scale. Laichun, her father and two mothers, uncle and grandfather are of different generations; thus they all think differently. Father is the family head, and because he believes he must continue on the family name ends up taking two wives. His first wife also feels the same way, and so allows the second wife. Laichun feels the abyss between her and her parents and ends up getting pregnant, but hits a wall when her boyfriend does not take any responsibility. When her father is hospitalized, she begins to understand her father and two mothers. She is finally growing up. Chang Tso-chi takes special interest in the process by which generation gaps are bridged, giving the movie's first and last scenes of birth added meaning. |
