1995 ‘墮落天使’ Directed by Wong Kar-wai
In this bifurcated crime narrative, a disillusioned hitman attempts to escape from his violent lifestyle against the wishes of his partner, who is infatuated with him, and an eccentric mute repeatedly encounters, then subsequently falls for, a depressed woman looking for the prostitute who supposedly stole her ex-boyfriend's affections.
Sometimes "goodbye" really means "until we meet again."
For a follow-up to a film that in no way, shape, of form needed one, Fallen Angels not only admirably lives up to the pressure of being a sequel to Chungking Express, it manages to expand the themes of the previous two segments (putting all in a much clearer and distinct light), and does so in such a tonally and structurally different way that it's difficult to tell which is the stronger piece in the end. It's apples and oranges to compare the two, but they're in the same basket - if that makes any sense. Truth be told, I'd rather consider them a single film; Chungking Angels - a three hour…
Did you ever have a first date, one that didn’t go badly, but didn't make your heart flutter? I’m sure you have. Despite that, have you ever gone onto a second date and completely fallen in love? I certainly never have ... in real life that is. In the imaginary world of Wong Kar Wai, I should have expected it. There have been more than a few Wong first dates I’ve gone on that were less than stellar, only to be won over completely by a subsequent rendezvous.
During my first Fallen Angels watch, I saw similarities to Chungking Express ( that I also didn’t fall in love with on first date ), but aside from a nod or two,…
"Watching dad cooking made me very happy. I know I'll never taste his steaks again...but I'll never forget just how they tasted."
thats life in the big city.
for an hour and thirty five minutes, let wong kar wai heal your broken heart. he healed mine, ever so slightly. this is what a perfect film is to me.
Christopher Doyle really went ham with his camera this time, relying on kinetic, large sweeping motions to deliver a pleasantly dizzying experience, the entire city spins in circles as if night life in hong kong is too overwhelming for the lonely souls to bear, just like how it is depicted in murakami's after dark, urban life starts to get kooky after 12am, even the ones not in bed start to dream due to conditioning, no one belongs anywhere, the sleep-deprived become particles colliding in space, constantly moving under the force of gravity, some merge and some separate, albeit unwillingly, yet it doesn't matter, in the end, we still live under the same dreamscape, forever companions to each other, providing and receiving warmth to whoever we can find and cling onto, until one of us finally falls asleep.
My favourite Wong Kar Wai film, it's so dynamic and some scenes look like POV shots of a drunk guy walking in the streets of Hong Kong. some action scenes that reminded me of an early John Woo. Takeshi Kaneshiro feels like he's taking adrenaline shots between takes, he's so full of energy and steals the show imo. it's such a unique piece of cinema that manages to combine everything I love about HK movies, I felt like Wong Kar Wai made this movie especially for me.
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WEEK 41 - Wong Kar-wai
A strange film, there are more monologues than dialogues and the camera movements are hypnotics.
The characters are well written but the plot is minimal and not very clear.
- there is only one thing worse than a bad movie, a bad movie with a good ending. Because even though during the entire movie you were grinding your teeth and waiting for it to end, when it finally does end, something clicks and suddenly you're in a good mood.
This is what I experienced watching fallen angels. I can't say this is a good movie. for almost the entire time I found it confusing and frustrating and I didn't know where it was going ... Until the very end.
And now that it's over, my relationship to the movie is positive ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- I think the director made a very smart decision leaving this story out of chungking Express.…
This movie just does it for me. I still don’t consider it perfect but the highs are so high that none of the few issues I have matter.
Snaps and claps for Wong.
This was pretty good! The soundtrack was amazing, and a lot of awesome cinematography.
At times I felt like the separate stories threw me off. I wonder what it would be like as two separate films. 🤷🏼♂️
Wong kar wai knows best tho
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