
Till We Meet Again
2021

Representation Score
Excellent
2019
Director
Andrew Huang
Runtime
15 minutes
Average Rating
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Kiss of the Rabbit God succeeds as a culturally grounded piece of surrealist cinema. By centering East Asian mythology and an East Asian cast, it effectively avoids the Western-as-default gaze often found in fantasy romance. The film's strength lies in its refusal to follow conventional narrative hierarchies. It replaces standard romantic clichés with a focus on the female protagonist's ability to drive the story and a fluid, metaphysical connection between the mundane and the divine. However, the film remains limited in its explicit engagement with identity. It lacks clear depictions of disability and does not overtly center LGBTQ+ identities, functioning more as a stylistic exploration of consciousness than a socio-political one.
Category Breakdown
The film centers on a romantic relationship between a modern individual and a historical deity. It does not explicitly include queer identities or non-cisgender representations, but its surreal structure allows for a flexible interpretation.
The narrative challenges traditional hierarchies by emphasizing the female protagonist's emotional and psychological ability to act. She drives the metaphysical engagement, prioritizing her internal perspective over passive romantic clichés.
The film shows high intentionality by using an East Asian cast and incorporating Qing Dynasty mythology. It avoids a Western-centric perspective by blending historical Chinese iconography with modern urban life.
The work prioritizes spiritual abstraction and personal spirituality over rigid religious dogma. It uses a surrealist lens to explore metaphysical interactions that exist outside of traditional institutional constraints.
There are no explicit depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The film's emphasis on fragmented reality may suggest non-standard cognitive processing, but this remains a stylistic choice.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A Chinese restaurant worker falls in love with an 18th century Qing dynasty god.

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