《看見台灣》是台灣首部使用空拍畫面敘述台灣人文地景的長篇電影作品。本文聚焦《看見台灣》以空拍錄像呈現的敘事結構，探究片中敘事行為與空拍錄像的結合。其敘事主要採「過去─現在─未來」的架構來組織全片，從「過去」無人之境到高度開發，「現在」則因開發而產生環境破壞的諸多問題，最後賦予「未來」可行的方向與期許。空拍錄像扣合觀眾的「視覺經驗」，並以海洋、平原、山林的「觀看秩序」循環出現，依序論述台灣從自然環境到高度開發的過程。更讓觀眾隨著片中畫面的「揭露」而看見台灣所面臨的多種環境破壞，得以思考自身與環境的連結與未來方向。在空拍畫面也呈顯出地景隱含的重層性，藉「現在」地景與「過去」環境演變連結，提供觀眾對台灣這塊土地的「未來」想像。透過清晰明瞭的敘事結構，以及巧心經營的空拍畫面與觀看秩序等藝術形式，讓《看見台灣》有如史詩劇般展現台灣環境的過去、現在與未來。齊柏林也以其空拍敘事，讓觀眾重新思索人與環境的連結與感知方式，成功吸引台灣民眾對環境議題的關注。

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above is Taiwan’s first full-length film to adopt an aerial approach to depict Taiwan’s human cultural landscapes. This article focuses on the narrative structure of the aerial footage presented in the film and explores how narration and aerial filming intertwine in it. Adopting a “past–present–future” narrative framework, the film portrays Taiwan’s historical development from an uninhabited island to a highly developed country, and discloses current problems due to the environmental destruction caused by this development process, followed by future development directions and expectations. The film offers viewers an appealing visual experience by presenting sequentially circulating aerial footage of the oceans, plains, and mountains of Taiwan, chronically detailing the evolution of Taiwan from an undeveloped natural environment to a highly developed country. Through this approach, the film directly exposes the audience to the various types of environmental degradation occurring in Taiwan, prompting them to contemplate their personal connections with the environment and its future outlook. Additionally, the aerial footage emphasizes the multiphase development process of Taiwan’s landscape, connecting present and past landscapes and guiding the audience to imagine future landscapes. By combining a clear and intuitive narrative structure with various forms of artistic expression, including well-organized aerial footage and purposeful image sequencing, the film depicts the past, present, and future of Taiwan’s environment in a holistic manner. In light of this, the director Chi Po-lin prompts the audience to reconsider their perception of and connection with the environment, thus successfully garnering Taiwan citizens’ awareness of environmental issues.