As the director and the cameraman of a documentary project, Meng and Jianxian are travelling around Taiwan filming statues of religious and historical figures. Their conversations and debates on the statues often touch the political reality of Taiwan. Meng's girlfriend, Ning, is involved in a mediocre commercial feature film (initially as location scout and subsequently as an actress). Instead of realizing her ambition, she finds herself being exploited by the filmmakers. On the other hand, Meng and Ning's relationship is gradually faded.

阿猛与小宁是一对同床异梦的恋人。当初小宁因为迷恋阿猛的黑白摄影作品而陷入情网；如今两人的关系却因为阿猛对纪录片的孤注一掷而渐行渐远。就在小宁搬来花莲住的这段期间，阿猛却一天到晚跟著行径怪异的摄影师剑仙，扛著十六釐米摄影机去记录户外雕塑。他们疯狂地上山下海，跑遍台湾全岛的大街小巷；在这段拍摄的过程中，两人意外地发现，在每尊户外雕塑的背後，其实隐藏著台湾政治变迁所反映出来的社会现象。这个意外的发现使得两人陷入对历史的思索。而阿猛与剑仙两人迥异的个性也为这段雕塑的变迁史提供了一连串的幽默辩证。在另一方面，小宁在思想与情感上的出走与背叛，却也讽刺了当今影视肤浅的本质。