Times Hou Hsiao Hsien — Three

: The final segment depicts a fractured, modern Taipei where a singer and a photographer navigate a restless, digital-age romance. Key Themes and Style The Weight of History

Why a pool hall? Because in Hou’s Taiwan of the 1960s, young people were in transition—between Japanese colonialism and martial law, between tradition and modernity. The billiard table becomes a metaphor: balls click, pockets swallow, but the game resets. The lovers circle each other like players, afraid to make the final shot. three times hou hsiao hsien