Rat in the book A Wild Sheep Chase. In the movie ChungKing Express, the police officer, titled officer number 663, has just went through a tough break up with his girlfriend. On his regular rounds he goes by a convenient store. There, a girl named Faye sees him. She immediately
Comparing the Narrative and Formal Devices of ChungKing Express and A Bout de Souffle Wong Kar Wai’s movie ‘ChungKing Express’ bears many similarities to Godard’s ‘A Bout de Souffle’. To start with, Wai employs a number of cinematic techniques, obviously derived from the French New Wave, such as for example the jump-cut which is evidently taken from Godard’s film. His use of the Godard-ian jump cut seamlessly blends temporally-exclusive scenes together, making the passage of time unnoticeable
While Fallen Angels bears a remarkable similarity to Wong Kar-Wai’s Chungking Express, the relationship between the characters Ho Chi Moo and Charlie stand out as one of the more unique storylines. Due to Ho Chi Moo’s inability to speak, their relationship takes on a different level of understanding and intimacy, especially during the scenes in which we see Ho Chi Moo observing Charlie without her knowing. They create comic relief within the plot, but also add to the ideas and motifs that run throughout
Rebellion is a common topic in movies because it draws in audiences with its bad boys and bad attitudes. Two of the greatest rebellion movies of all time are Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean, and Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. The opening scene in Rebel Without a Cause shows a drunken teenage boy lying in the street, giggling, while he plays with a toy. The directors of these two films show rebellion using the same elements: themes, characters, and memorable scenes
incest, and privatization of water. The plot in this multi-layered, noir film draws upon the history of Los Angeles and the water wars of the early 20th century. The film was released in 1974 and the main characters were portrayed by Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. Chinatown was Polanski’s return to Hollywood five years after the Manson family murder of his wife, Sharon Tate. I believe that this experience influenced scenes of the film. In the opening scene of Chinatown, it
be none other than Wong Kar-wai. Any Asian film student would probably be familiar with his signature works. Wong Kar-wai has been considered as "the very latest auteur produced by the second wave" in Hong Kong cinema (Teo 193). His passion for stylistic filmmaking and pursuit of film artistry gave him the recognition as a Hong Kong auteur. His auteur status arose from the distinctive visual style and individualistic visions evident in his films. Apart from directing, Wong Kar-wai also writes
In the Mood for Love: Deconstructed The first few things I noticed when I began watching Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love were the interesting mise en scène, the frequent use of off-screen space and the fact that almost every shot in the film is a frame within a frame. Using this internal framing is common in many films but I have never seen it used quite so extensively. Not only is it used more frequently than in most films, I also feel as though it blocks off more of the available space within
Ang Lee has done it again! In his 1994 film, “Eat Drink Man Woman,” Lee is able to bring one into the home of a very loving, but very eccentric family. Food and love are definitely intertwined in this film to bring out the best, and most interesting details in each character.Although the film is a foreign film, with subtitles, it is easy to be instantly sucked into what is happening, every minute. Some occurrences that take place seem predictable, but then are thrown into a completely different
The award winning film, Chungking Express, is a tale of two stories told in sequence, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman contemplating his relationship with a woman. The movie is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color, which are used to help the audience get a better sense of the time period. In particular, the mise-en-scene, especially the setting, stands out in separating the different stages of relationships that the two policemen find themselves in, but due to the setting
happiness and success. However, here is where both depart vastly from each other. While Jade Snow Wong seeks success in Academia and later business, which her father feigned disapproval: more like a wait and see attitude. However, Jade Li pursues fame as an actor with her parents extreme disapproval, even lying to their families and friends. Part of the dissimilarities amount to different times. Jade Snow Wong grew up in the WWI/WWII era while Jade Li grew up during the 80s/90s and was able to get away
after having watched it I was in a daze for days, day dreaming about the characters, reimaging their fates, this movie could not leave me. I wouldn’t let it. Furthermore, I was more inclined to analyze In the Mood for Love after having watched another Wong Kar Wai masterpiece, Chung King Express (1994), because the resonating power both these films have had on me are immensely powerful. It is extremely rare when a filmmaker has the ability to really leave a mark on your life, twice. The film, In the
In the Mood for Love according to me in a classic romantic movie which captures the emotion of love very beautifully. The story is about the doomed romance between two neighbors Mr.Chow and Mrs.Chan , whose spouses are having an illicit affair. While their spouses are away "on business"/"taking care of a sick mother" the neighbors go out for dinners and hang out together on lonely nights. While trying to not be like their spouces they end up falling in love with each eather although resisting
Wong doesn’t offer enough for viewers evidence to determine whether Cop 223 is any good at his job. In the film’s most energetic sequence, he makes a bust, but once he fixates on Lin’s mystery woman at the bar, he ignores the drug smuggler under his nose. He’s too blinded by heartbreak to notice. Heartbreak has a way of doing that, especially in this film. 223 will soon celebrate his 25th birthday, and like all the dates in the film, that’s significant. It’s the age when, for many people, life stops
masterful performance, which made him an icon in all of Asia and eventually led him to Hollywood. Chungking Express (Wong Kar Wai, 1994, Hong Kong) Cop 223 has
The viewpoints in all the articles discussed have been mostly for the removal of the stigmas and negative cultural viewpoints of mental health. Professor Faye Gary’s, in her article of “Stigma: Barriers to Mental Health Care Among Ethnic Minorities”, perspective is similar to most of my sources in that researching and preventing stigma in the mental health community is important, however she focuses more
The Reasons Why Many People in the Late 20th Century are so Attracted to Celebrities Many people in the 20th century are very attracted to celebrities. Celebrities are singers, models, film stars, politicians – anybody who is famous and constantly in the limelight. The extent to which people in the late 20th century are fascinated by celebrities can be seen in the extensive media coverage of every detail of their lives as well as the high social status attached to them. There are several
The term "Mandopop" refers to the most popular genre in Chinese language contemporary music. "Mando" refers to the Mandarin Chinese language. Equally as popular is "Cantopop", "Canto" refers the Cantonese Chinese language which is a Chinese dialect spoken in the southern provinces and Hong Kong. A third term "Gang-Tai pop" 港台 is yet another term referring to the combination of Cantopop and Mandopop. "Gang" refers to the Chinese pronunciation of Hong Kong - "xiang gang" 香港 and Tai refers to