Tuesday, September 20, 2011

in the mood for love (2000). directed by wong kar wai.



my brother is currently hospitalised on a case of a nasty eye infection due to unhygienic use of contact lenses. his left eye was swollen red and there was pus behind the iris. seriously, yuck. i told him to do away with contact lenses for the rest of his life.

we were talking on the phone as he is convalescing in the hospital and had to be treated with eye drops   every 4 hours. he told me he finally got around to watch wong kar wai's in the mood for love (2000) and he was in awe at how beautiful the film is. it is sadly beautiful, the helplessness of the situation filmed intimately to mirror the inner sorrow of a wronged partner. i love the colours, the music, maggie cheung's flowing red cheong sam - is it a symbol of her anger? tony leung's reticence complements cheung's pain, and they walk hand in hand, paralyzed by their common heartache.

if it's raining outside and a thought of a lost loved one occurs to you, perhaps you can share the feelings here. i can't vouch that you'll feel any better about it, though.

5 comments:

  1. I've started wearing contact lenses a month ago dan selalu rush bila nak pakai(apa taknya kelas 8.30 hari2 kut) and wore them more than 8hours per day . Hope my eyes don't get infected. And it is dry outside and I haven't lost anyone significant (to me that is)

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  2. rad za: if you are going to use it longer than 8 hours a day you better get the daily disposable ones. this thing doesnt happen in a day its a cumulation of time and bad habits..so just try to be as clean as you can. sayangilah mata anda :)

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  3. sesetengah org tak bagi rating utk mengukur bagusnya sesebuah filem. ianya tpulang kpd tafsiran pembaca yg belum pernah menonton. Bg saya, betapa bagusnya kalau tuan letak rating, nak tau sejauh mana bestnya filem ini.

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  4. sudah tgk cerita ni? i didnt put ratings in the posts here because it is not strictly a review, it is more of a chronicle of my experiences and thoughts about the movie..and it is highly personal and biased. granted, i am selective with what i watch so the stuff posted here are the ones i enjoy watching (to a wide extent).

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