Overview
A nostalgic journey through the bittersweet moments of first love and friendship.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- nostalgic
- warm
- date night
- nostalgic movie night
What critics said
The film was widely embraced by audiences for its accessible blend of adolescent humor, nostalgia, and bittersweet romance, reflected in its exceptional Taiwanese and regional box-office performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ching-Teng Ko and Chia-Yi Shen's relationship grows from teenage teasing, admiration, and unresolved affection.
The friends' high-school experiences are recalled through playful episodes colored by later tenderness and regret.
Ching-Teng's feelings for Chia-Yi are complicated by immaturity and the difficulty of acting at the right moment.
The plot follows a group of Taiwanese teenage friends through classroom routines, traditions, and shared infatuation.
Films like You Are the Apple of My Eye, and why
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
coming-of-age romance centered on first love, youthful friendship, and wistful recollection
A Walk to Remember
bittersweet adolescent romance shaped by school life, emotional restraint, and missed opportunities
My Girl
nostalgic youth romance balancing playful friendship with heartbreak and maturation
Flipped
teen romance with an ensemble of friends, comic awkwardness, and bittersweet emotional consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Giddens Ko
- Release Date
- 2011-08-19
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (241)
Cast
- Kai Ko
- Michelle Chen
- Steven Hao
- Owodog Chuang
- Emerson Tsai
- Phil Hou
- Wan Wan
- Megan Lai
- Denny Huang
- Ko Yi-Hung
Common questions
- What is You Are the Apple of My Eye about?
- A playful yet wistful Taiwanese coming-of-age romance about friends, first love, and the feelings that adolescence cannot quite resolve.
- What is You Are the Apple of My Eye like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of You Are the Apple of My Eye as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is You Are the Apple of My Eye violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in You Are the Apple of My Eye.
- What did critics think of You Are the Apple of My Eye?
- The film was widely embraced by audiences for its accessible blend of adolescent humor, nostalgia, and bittersweet romance, reflected in its exceptional Taiwanese and regional box-office performance.
- Which films are like You Are the Apple of My Eye?
- Films with a similar feel include The Perks of Being a Wallflower, A Walk to Remember, My Girl, and Flipped.
- How long is You Are the Apple of My Eye?
- You Are the Apple of My Eye runs 109 minutes.
