11/5/2018 1 Comment in the mood for love (2000)Director: 王家卫/ Kar-Wai Wong
Not surprised, definitely a top five, it has everything i want in a movie ;) In the Mood for Love is about two married couples move and become neighbors. Zhen and Mo-Wan's both found out that their spouses are cheating on them with each other. They start talking and writing novels together since they both love the martial arts novels. But they promise they won't go on to the same path as their spouses. This movie is set in 1900s Hong Kong, and within three minutes, the movie sets the audiences into this crowded city--it doesn't give people much personal space. Wong used tons of close-up shots to show the short physical distance between each other. In the Mood for Love is a romantic movie. Every bit of it is about love, but there is no single kiss, barely touching between the woman and the man. I usually pay no attention to the music in the movie because they are so easy to be neglected, but the repeated music (a motif!) works so well in this movie to show their change in relationship. Every time they meet in the narrow staircase to the noodle restaurant, they exchange a brief greeting. Then they start writing novels together which makes them closer. And the last time the music starts, Mo-Wan's smoking at his work place and Zhen is looking at the neighbor's playing cards. Without saying anything, the audiences know they are thinking of each other because of the music. It's brilliant. The visual effects are just beyond words. The use of color is incredible as well, especially red. It is so unclear and ambiguous. Wong also uses a lot of framing, which creates the tone of vagueness. There are two scenes that confused me a bit at first. After Zhen and Mo-Wan told each other that they think their spouses are cheating on each other, they walked home together. First, the man grabs Zhen's hand and asks her not to go home. Then everything rewinds, Zhen flirted with Mo-Wan. But then I realized, none of these actually happened probably. Everything in the movie is implied. I love the ending scene so much. Mo-Wan whispers into the hole on the wall. No one knows what he said but every one knows what he said. Brilliant. Brilliant! This movie is shouting my name. I love this movie so much! Definitely will be my favorites. I will probably watch it again because there are some scenes that are kind of confusing. Rating: 9.2/10
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