With Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Faye Wong. It takes the fugacity, the transient nature of many relationships, and manages to portray that in a way that is both endlessly charming and surprisingly positive - all while avoiding the frivolity that this genre usually encounters.Īre there any filmmakers out there like Wong Kar-Wai? It doesn't matter if they're Chinese or not. Chungking Express (1994) 1.5M ratings 277k ratings See, thats what the app is perfect for. It's one of the few romantic comedies I've actually enjoyed - indeed, that I've loved. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. That doesn't keep it from being a great film, however, since Chungking Express also features some incredible photography from Christopher Doyle, and its portrayal of relationships is so incredibly genuine. Wong Kar-wai BBS (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. As for Chungking Express, it seems like the antithesis of In the Mood for Love in that the former is very giddy and jubilant whereas the latter is slower and more methodical. I can't say I've seen another film that equals In the Mood for Love in the way that it conveys its sense of pining and forlorn love, and Christopher Doyle's cinematography is awe-inspiring in its own right (and that final scene? Just incredible). I still remember the first time I watched Chungking Express online. Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents. I never expected anything from this animated before and I blew my mind.
This is a few words of movie music: simple, deceptive, cool, just right. In the Mood for Love is so melancholy, so bittersweet, so achingly tragic, and yet Wong Kar-Wai handles the whole thing with great sensitivity he doesn't treat it like some tear-jerker in order to emotionally manipulate the audience. I was so impressed of Chungking Express that I ended up watching it eleven times in cinema and few times watch online. So I watched In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express just recently, and I think they're both incredible.