Not all happy endings are perfect

Christine 2022-10-31 04:53:39

"Mong Kok Carmen", the name of this movie has been seen many times. I haven't watched it because of Wong Kar Wai. I always thought Wong Kar Wai's films were made for the petty bourgeoisie.
I'm a 1986-year-old, and I can only experience watching movies in recent years. In the past, it was only superficial, basically visual and plot. The so-called blockbuster must have planes and cannons, the action must be muscular and sexy, love is inseparable from handsome guys and beauties, and the story must promote good and punish evil. Now I gradually understand that some things cannot be decided according to mainstream values.
A love that is close to a beautiful, a seemingly unreasonable brotherhood. A brave, resourceful, loving and affectionate elder brother, a ignorant and ambitious younger brother, and a kind-hearted girl who has never experienced anything in the world. They all have their own ideal life, they are not tall enough, but they can see the shadow of you and me. We have all wanted to prove ourselves to others; we have also loved our younger siblings, even if he is clearly wrong, we have to cover up for him without hesitation; we have also waited for the last bus at the station for our lover.
In fact, what I want to talk about most is Maggie Cheung. I listened to Ah Hua and put the medicine in the spoon into my mouth. I remember this moment. It turns out that Maggie was so innocent and beautiful!
(PS: Why in the version I read, the subtitles are completely different from the transliteration, the meaning is similar, and the lines are much different. I don’t understand Cantonese, so I read the Mandarin version.)

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Extended Reading
  • Keenan 2022-04-15 09:01:07

    Kowloon and Buenos Aires share a balcony at night, and bicycles rush away at the rhythm of horses. Hong Qi, who is not enlightened, is just a fly selling fish balls. Su Lizhen, who is not wearing a cheongsam, is as light as a beach. Drunken life, dreaming and death have not been summed up into a kind of wine, and time also burns itself ardently and does not pay attention to the ashes. Later, everyone was talking about "It's a pity that I can't turn my head around", who knew that Wong Kar Wai was Wong Kar Wai from the very beginning.

  • Keenan 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    It turned out to be the debut novel, so it is no wonder that the personal influence style is not very obvious. The story is relatively easy to understand in his directing career. The prodigal son of the gang who licked blood at the edge of the knife still chose the unstoppable brotherhood, just like the floating "footless bird", who failed his girlfriend's sincerity in vain. The kiss at the phone booth and the farewell at the dock, accompanied by Lin Yilian's ambiguous song "Passion", immediately made people emotional. When you were shot in the ribs for your good brother, I'm still waiting for you to fulfill the promise you made twice to take me away, and do you remember that I left one in the kitchen that you couldn't find? cup.

As Tears Go By quotes

  • Wah: People like us don't have tomorrows

  • Wah: I did a lot of things for our godfather too. By the age of 14, I was already getting paid to kill. I've got more guts than most guys, right? But look at me now. I'm just an ordinary guy!

    Fly: At least you were a hotshot for a while! But what about me? What about me? Everyone looks down on me. Does that make you happy? People think I'm nothing, like some stray dog just following you around! Did you know that? I'd rather be a hero for one day than go on being a fly all my life!