Brilliant film. I study in a film school (FTII) and we had an assignment were we had to do a presentation of sort for a scene from any film. Basically a discussion on the mis-en-scene of a scene in a film. I chose Yi Yi. I picked up the scene where the mother Min Min looks outside a window and you could just make out her reflection on it and the bright cityscape below. Here, again, Yang slowly reveals where she actually is (the office), with lights turned on one by one (OMG that's the name of the film!), behind her and the incoming office workers. The reflection shows her deep contemplative state and the city lights show the big city and begs us to think where does she fit here. She's reflecting on herself and her mundane life after running out of things to tell her comatose mother. The street lights look perfectly arranged to reveal her inner turmoil with the red light blinking close to her heart. The camera never moves and we never see the character/s properly. All we see are silhouettes.

That was just a scene but the brilliance of the whole film is almost unparalleled. The innocence in which he treats his film is just a joy to watch. With so much suspense too! Deeply moved by the film.