Wong Kar-wai

16. In The Mood For Love (Wong Kar Wai, 2000, Hong Kong) In this film, Wong Kar Wai cooperated with the two, probably best, contemporary cinematographers in Asian cinema, Christopher Doyle, and Mark Lee Pong Bing, resulting in a true visual masterpiece. The three of them used the camera in a way that gives the audience the sense that they are picking in on the action while focusing on the protagonists every move and look, through the extensive use of slow motion. These two tactics are…

A Different Tony Leung in Wong Kar-wai’s Chunking Express Chungking Express draws a restless alienation and ambiguity between urban people in Hong Kong, and delicates the subtle people relationship happened on four characters in the modern city. Cope 633, acted by Tony Leung, is one of the isolated figure. Wong Kar-wai’s unique directing style and soundtracks make the film stand out in many art films in the nineties of Hong Kong. In Wong Kar-wai’s movie, Chunking Express, Tony Leung’s…

Mise en scene is one of the important concepts in movies, helping audiences to understand what happened in films, indeed, it is a tool or technique helping audiences to interpret films in the round. Mise en scene in films not only has the power for audiences but also for filmmakers to achieve purposes, realism and convey meanings through setting, costume or make-up, lighting, and staging. These components will be illustrated and analysed specifically with some examples in following paragraphs.…

Chungking Express: The Role of Hong Kong City in the Plot The movie “Chunking Express” which was written and directed by Wong Kar Wai is a romance/drama film produced in 1994. The plot within the movie tells of two stories which are shown in sequence (“Chunking Express” n.p). Each story features a troubled relationship of a Hong Kong police officer. In the first story, the film focuses on Cop 223 (He Qiwu), the obsession he bears of his broken relationship with May as well as the platonic…

Title: The First Monday in May Film Origin The film was made during the creation of the 2015 Met Gala, as to get a behind the scenes look of the effort that goes into the event itself. Summary of the film The First Monday in May follows the behind the scene storyline of how The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition of “China: Through The Looking Glass” came to life, as well as the effort it took to host the 2015 Met Gala. The exhibition of “China: Through the Looking Glass” is The…

The not-so-curious case of Batman vs Superman: When critic reviews have nothing to do with being a classic Putting two giant comic book heroes with impressive giant screen appearance portfolio in a yet again mammoth of a film is a sure-fire box office success. And it’s not just Batman and Superman, but Batman versus Superman. So people expect action, conflict, and everything in between, which the film graciously delivered. But the critics—the writers who, for unknown reasons, have the clout…

rebel cool with his “red leather jacket”, and in a similar idea, the Cheongsam is a representation of the Chinese culture and aesthetic. Celebrities play the ethos role of Cheongsam. For instance, “Actress Maggie Cheung 's 23 cheongsams in director Wong Kar-wai 's In the Mood for Love sometimes drew viewers ' attention from her acting to her wardrobe” shows the reputation of the Cheongsam (Chinadaily). The movie was published in the 1960s in Hong Kong. Through ethos appeal, people found…