| Wednesday, November 24, 2004 |
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Excerpt from monkeypeaches.com:
He was a writer, He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention ... to recapture their lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure if it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back - except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.
I have watched many Wong Kar Wai classics: Days of Being Wild, Farewell My Concubine, In The Mood For Love, Happy Together. But 2046 is one of the most bearable. In fact, in a way I kinda like it a little. His movies, unlike many Hong Kong movies, require a challengingly intelligent mind, a strenuos effort to understand, and most importantly, the strength to stay intact through the whole movie. I remember watching In The Mood For Love and feeling very wasted and confused in the end. It may have won a few Cannes awards and received better reviews than 2046, but I am not that strong of mind to contemplate the classic development and less conversation-more voiceover of the movie. Also, 2046 contains the art of storytelling - performance and retelling - that emphasize its whole storyline. But as always, you gotta watch Wong Kar Wai piece of work more than once to fully understand the whole picture.
My favorite scene: Tony Leung writing his '2046' & '2047' stories
Most expensive scene: Kimura Takuya's affair with Faye Wong. His 60's dressing & hairstyle - slick, lotsa gel, 'belah tengah', T-shirt button up to top. Owh man, this Japanese heartthrob memang transfrom completely, I am awed with the makeup artist. |
| posted by efarina @ 1:15 PM |
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