fallen angel

Berta 2022-04-22 07:01:53

Different from the warmth after loneliness in the Chongqing forest, this film is so biased towards the lonely side.
Everyone is so lonely.

Takeshi Kaneshiro is also unable to speak because of canned pineapples, and everyone is guarding their own loneliness with their own stories.
Even if they meet by chance for warmth, there is no deep love, or no long-lasting love that can be spoken of.
Everyone has their own reasons to stay alone. Because of reason, because of occupation, because no one can speak, because no one can speak.
Bright has only a brief minute of warm back, a stranger caught on the road, and a day of warm videotape.
Everything else is dark, alienating, and occasionally hysterical. It is brought by distance, by encounter, by indifference, by conflict, by anger, by sadness.
This mood reminds me a little of another old movie, Shout and Whisper.
It's all such a sad feeling.

Not sure what to say.
Looking depressing.
The light, color, rhythm, shooting angle and style all have the feeling of Wong Kar-wai and Du Kefeng. Typical of their movies.

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Fallen Angels quotes

  • He Zhiwu: I was very talkative when I was small. But at age five, I ate a can of pineapple that had expired, and I stopped talking. For that reason, I have very few friends.

    He Zhiwu: I found it very hard to find work too. I finally decided to be my own boss. Having no capital, the only thing I can do is sneak into other people's shops after hours and run my own business. I'm not a freeloader. I just think it makes sense, since the rent's already been paid, to run the business around the clock.

    He Zhiwu: Who says nobody buys pork at 3:00 a.m.? I came yesterday to buy some, didn't I? If you want to do business, you have to take each customer's needs into account.

    He Zhiwu: Buddha said, "If I don't descend into hell, who will?" When you're the boss, you have to be kind, caring and tolerant. You can't just look to your own gain. I know very well there's no such thing as a free lunch, so I always work very hard until the wee hours.

    He Zhiwu: I don't make a lot of money, but I'm happy.

  • He Zhiwu: I love ice cream. When I was little, an ice cream truck would stop by my house every day. I was always happy to see it. Once I asked my dad why he didn't drive an ice cream truck. He didn't answer. I later found out my mother had been run over by an ice cream truck.