Review of Millennium Mambo

Taiwanese auteur Hou Hsiao Hsien once remarked that he was amazed by the intellectual and social growth of contemporary youth in Taiwan.He was comparing modern day Taiwanese youngsters to the people of his time.He confessed that young people of his times were much more balanced,focused and reserved.Hou Hsiao Hsien made "Millennium Mambo" to understand the behavioral pattern of contemporary youth culture in Taiwan.After making this film he found that people of the old generation like him have absolutely no place in current day society of Taiwan which is mainly guided by youngsters and whatever that reflects moods and sentiments of young people.Millennium Mambo is a urban tale of a girl caught between two men.It is not a straight good versus bad theme as most of the protagonists have their own ways of dealing with their emotional turmoil.Hou has justly shown what is ailing Taiwanese youth.According to him an artificial hole has been created in Taiwanese society which needs to be filled.This is the gist of this rational film.