me, after california dreamin' plays for the 400th time: "PLAY IT AGAIN WONG"

Rating: 86/100

I always love films about people feeling...lost. It reminds me of who I am. There's this feeling of trying to find a connection to something but there's a struggle as you don't know how to work that connection. That's what I think Wong Kar-Wai pulls off so well with this film. He creates these parallel stories of people who want to connect but are too lost to do anything about it. This is the true work of a master and I can already tell Wong Kar-Wai will be a great director to explore in the future. I kind of adore this movie if you haven't already realized.

if a Man came up to me & tried to make conversation by asking "do you like pineapple" 4 times in a row in 4 different languages ... hoo boy i'd be outta there so fast

for my 22nd birthday, i knew i had to watch something that changed everything; myself, my perspective of the world around me, how i view cinema, the kinds of films i only dream of making in terms of quality...few, if any, have rattled me like Chungking Express. its why i found the idea of a rewatch so incredibly daunting. its all so much. i cry at every little thing in this movie. every single time california dreamin plays. when He Qiwu is watching movies in the hotel room with the woman whos asleep. the water stained boarding pass. the way dreams by the cranberries kicks off the ending. i hope every film lover has that special director for them that seems to fundamentally understand you.

anyways, that was corny (but i meant it) and this was just as painful as it was that first summer. but its nice to feel things again for my birthday.

A viewing experience hampered by circumstances, so I definitely need a rewatch, but I was surprised I enjoyed this film so much more than those I watched it with.

Two parallel tales of heartbreak and the ways we deal with it. This one hurt a bit. Oof.

5 Directors x 5 Unseen Films Challenge – Round 2

I never thought that a movie that explores loneliness would end up being one of the most charming feel-good movies I've ever seen! I mean... I was smiling and laughing spontaneously, and that didn't happen to me since I watched Amélie!

(9/10)

Vou beijando esse copo, abraçando as garrafas
Solidão é companheira nesse risca faca
Enquanto cê não volta, eu tô largado às traças
Maldito sentimento que nunca se acaba

Such style.

Chungking Express ist ein wunderschöner Film. Der ein starkes Tempo in der ersten Geschichte vorlegt, um dann eine 180 Grad Wendung zu machen in der Zweiten. Man bekommt einen tollen Spielfilm zu Gesicht, der einen das Verlassen werden näher bringt, auf eine so unkitischige Art und Weise wie es selten der Fall war. Dazu hat man danach ein Ohrwurm von California Dreamin'.

second story indeed a masterpiece

California Dreamin' has forever been ingrained in my head.

One of a kind experience. Otherworldly.
Also, Faye Wong might be a superhero.

I was saving it for my birthday but I didn't fail physics and I couldn't wait another week and I deserved it.