六號出口 (Exit No. 6) is a 2007 film out of Taiwan. The movie stars Eddie Peng, Ethan Ruan, Yoo Ha Na, and Olivia Chen.
The movie is based around the 6th exit of the Taipei MRT. Which exits out to Ximending, a popular area for trendy folks.
Eddie Peng plays Van Dine. Ethan Ruan plays Vance, Van Dine's best friend. Olivia Chen plays Vivian, a run away. Yoo Ha Na as Fion, the goody two shoes. Van Dine is a magazine vendor and photo op worker. Van Dine dreams of being a DJ and is most likely to whistle at any pretty gurls walking by. Vance is a skateboarding, shoe runner, and computer hacker with some mean dreads. Olivia is a run away that's still spending her parents $$. Fion is looking to get in charge of her life.
The first half of the movie runs through the typical interactions of all 4 major characters. What they do for a living, how they play and how they live. Vivian has a not so secret crush on Van Dine. When Van Dine chooses Fion, things get complicated. The mystery starts and all confusion breaks loose. Seriously. Confusion.
I don't know what to make of this film. The Sodagreen background song was awesome. The slice of Ximending was impressive. The comedy of Van Dine's life is refreshing. But the story was way confusing.
I had this on my list of Taiwan movies I wanted to watch last October in my Taiwan Moviea Roundup.
The style of the film was great. Very very stylist. Ethan's dress code is something I would reflect and want to emulate.
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