Memories of the future: Remaking Taiwanese-ness in Cape No. 7
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-31-2012
Abstract
Focusing on the 2008 blockbuster Cape No. 7 (Wei Te-Sheng) as a case study, this article thinks through the vexed issue of Taiwan's national sovereignty. In the specific historical context of its release, Cape No. 7 was embraced by the domestic audience. This article examines how Wei Te-Sheng's film at once conjures up an imagined postcolonial community and exemplifies a post-capitalist trend to commodify cultural particularity. As Wei's low-budget commercial film indicates a revival of Taiwan's film industry, it engineers a nostalgia that envisions a flexible national identity. © 2012 Intellect Ltd.
Publication Title
Journal of Chinese Cinemas
First Page Number
135
Last Page Number
152
DOI
10.1386/jcc.6.2.135_1
Recommended Citation
Wang, Chialan Sharon, "Memories of the future: Remaking Taiwanese-ness in Cape No. 7" (2012). Kean Publications. 2151.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/2151