★ The most impressive campus
love movie in 2022; a sensational adaptation of a true love story on Dcard
platform; an eponymous novel translated into...
★ The most impressive campus
love movie in 2022; a sensational adaptation of a true love story on Dcard
platform; an eponymous novel translated into many foreign versions; an adaptation
by and a film directed by Golden-Bell-Awards-winning screenwriter Ryan Tu. ★ A
surprisingly fresh combination aspired to by fans: prominent Asian artist Eric
Chou, eccentric newcomer Moon Lee, new-generation beau Edison Song Baiwei, “Wolfman”
game idol Shou Lou, and Jean Jo (school beauty of Fu Jen Catholic
University).
★Youth always carries a unique
taste. A foodie girl with food as the most important thing in life accidentally
eats the breakfasts of a tender senior the whole year through. Eating not only heals
but also brings the sour-sweet taste of first love. The story about her and her
classmates also reflects collective experiences during adolescent growth.
For 17-year-old sophomore Xiang Wei-Xin (played by Moon Lee),
food is the most important and healing thing in her life. It is in the school’s
cafeteria that she meets senior Tao You-Quan (played by Eric Chou). At that
time, Tao offered NT$5 to her so she can afford her favorite pineapple bread,
for which she feels indebted to him. The next day,
Xiang witnesses a breakup scene involving
Tao and his cheating girlfriend by the school’s swimming pool, with the girl
reluctant to separate. Xiang gets the idea of taking Fang Qi-Ran (played by
Jean Ho), her best friend and school beauty, as an excuse for Tao to break up
successfully. She considers this a brave act and repayment to Tao.
Fang begins to receive two breakfasts from
suitors. She gives the food she dislikes to the foodie Xiang and avoids food
waste. Xiang is more than happy to eat to the full every day without worrying
about cash shortage.
Xiang cannot resist the temptation of milk tea offered by Zhang Yuan-Shuo
(played by Edison Song), the school’s guitar club leader, and promises to play
and sing at the club's results presentation. The problem is that she plays guitar...badly.
The problem becomes less challenging for her after a chance encounter with Tao
on the rooftop, where Tao agrees to be her guitar instructor.
Like 17-year-old girls around the world,
Xiang imagines various aspects of her future self. Same for Tao, Fang, and
Zhang around her.
The eventful year and the various
questions about life are beyond their imagination at the beginning of the story.
Fortunately, they finally found an answer during their growth together.
The story of My Best Friend’s Breakfast is
derived from an article of the same title based on a true story, which was
posted on Dcard, a social media platform for students, in 2015. The article
based on girls’ perspectives and the romance of true love led to enthusiastic
responses from netizens, including boys. With 50,000 likes and comments
received, the article became a viral online topic of the year, forming common
memories on the discussion about love among the students on the Dcard platform.
The couple in the true story later got married and became the popular YouTubers
“Breakfast Couple”.
This true love story was made into comics
of the same title by A-bú. It was also adapted into a novel of the same
title by the popular writer Misa in 2016, which went viral and was translated
into several foreign versions. The eponymous movie is an adaptation of the novel. The
Golden-Bell-Award-winning scriptwriter Ryan Tu wrote the script after meeting
the said couple to understand their feelings about sending and eating breakfasts
back then. This film on young and adorable love with a strong cast and crew was
executive-produced by Soma Liang (“Do You Love Me as I Love You”) and launched
on the big screen in January 2022 after four years of preparation.
Color :
Color
Running time:
119 min
Language:
Chinese
Film Type :
Fiction
Genre :
Romance , Inspirational
Festivals & Awards :
Award 2022 Best Original Film Song at the 59th Golden Horse Awards Nominations 2022 Best New Performer and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 59th Golden Horse Awards 2022 Best New Talent at the 24th Taipei Film Awards