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.
Duo luo tian shi, Ángeles caídos, Neonpyhimys, Les anges déchus, Ekptotoi angeloi, Hamenoi angeloi, Do lok tin si, Bukott angyalkák, Angeli perduti, Tears of Angels, Tenshi no namida, Upadle anioly, Anjos Caídos, Сердце ангела, Helgon i neon, Reddedilmis Melekler
"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."
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,…
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.
But at that moment I felt such warmth.
Peak cinema is when Michelle Reis nonchalantly eats noodles and smokes at the same time. Vivid images and the casual attraction of the performers draw me closer until I reach daylight at the end of tunnel. The gloom shines a little light; the banging gunfights, the casualties of the unloved, heartbreaks, ketchup and blood fill the camera lens through dizzying passage of time. Expiry dates on pineapple cans went unnoticed, unrequited feelings rolling through the one way traffic, Fallen Angels shares its love in littler moments rather than portraying it as a lifelong intimation. Brush past those strangers ahead, rub your shoulders with the others until you bleed. Before you fall, if…
But at age five, I ate a can of pineapple that had expired and I stopped talking.
I was wrong. Bumping this up.
i went the entire time without realising the two male leads were different people and now even though everything makes so much more sense i feel so incredibly dumb like wow how
at any moment i had no idea what was happening, absolutely beautiful cinematography and music of course but it couldn’t hold me the entire runtime without an interesting story. like chungking express, i’ll probably like this more on second view (i did like chungking express more than this on first view though). and what was with the blond hair? does no one ever ash their cigarette?
the best part was the end restaurant scene, just the look on their faces after everything. and the prisoner guy is reminiscing about his dad genuinely almost made me tear up.
also there were some long up skirt shots that really had no purpose except to show this woman’s ass, the framing just felt really objectifying especially since i thought the moments were supposed to show how sad she was not how her ass looked
Even more fun than Chungking Express with the more stylistic cinematography of Happy Together. I was honestly never bored.
do not tell your friend how much you love wong kar wai and then invite them to see this with you when they've never seen any of his other films, that's my review
After watching this, I can now safely say that Wong Kar-wai is one of my favorite directors of all time. This along with films like Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love are some of the most artfully done films I have ever seen. This movie is like the grittier, darker version of Chungking Express' two story structure. It is wild, funny, gritty and completely enthralling. I caught a few other similarities between the two films on this viewing and I am sure I'll more the next time I watch them. As for cinematography, the use of wide angle lenses in almost every shot create a very unique visual that Wong Kar-wai manages to make work beautifully. He emphasizes…
Es una linda película, del director Wong Kar-wai ,que ya había visto 3 de el una que no me gustó otra que masó menos y una que me encantó (adivinen cuáles son) ahre
Está se queda en la lista de las que más me gustaron, es realmente bella estéticamente aunque algunas veces se pone media aburrida, pero nosé aún así logra ser una muy buena peli.
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