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Margarita 2022-03-21 09:02:22

Although I personally don't find this film as spicy and complex as Wong Kar Wai's previous films, I still find it interesting and tastes a bit like sake. The film continues the consistent style of Wong Kar-wai's love movies. There are almost no medium shots of romantic warmth and sweet love, and more close-up shots are supplemented by blurred color blocks in the blurred vision. This kind of unpredictable psychological depiction, Coupled with the poetic dialogue with semantic puns, it is the charm of Wong Kar-wai's films.

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My Blueberry Nights quotes

  • Elizabeth: Why do you keep them? You should just throw them out.

    Jeremy: No. No, I couldn't do that.

    Elizabeth: Why not?

    Jeremy: If I threw these keys away then those doors would be closed forever and that shouldn't be up to me to decide, should it?

    Elizabeth: I guess I'm just looking for a reason.

    Jeremy: From my observations, sometimes it's better off not knowing, and other times there's no reason to be found.

    Elizabeth: Everything has a reason.

    Jeremy: Hmm. It's like these pies and cakes. At the end of every night, the cheesecake and the apple pie are always completely gone. The peach cobbler and the chocolate mousse cake are nearly finished... but there's always a whole blueberry pie left untouched.

    Elizabeth: So what's wrong with the blueberry pie?

    Jeremy: There's nothing wrong with the blueberry pie. Just... people make other choices. You can't blame the blueberry pie, just... no one wants it.

  • Elizabeth: [wiping her tears] How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagine living without? I didn't say goodbye.

    [pause]

    Elizabeth: I didn't say anything. I just walked away.