The loneliness of banana + water

Jewell 2022-03-20 09:02:57

Rewatch. The people in Tsai Mingliang's films are so closed off. The relationship between them and the people they are in contact with seems to be a kind of inevitability from a previous life, but they are not so harmonious. That small piece is magnified throughout the body, creating an overall alienating and even bizarre effect. If we see some of these similar qualities in ourselves at the same time, it all feels natural.

Nico 2022-04-24 07:01:24

Cai Mingliang, who is dedicated to depicting loneliness with images, found a new entry point in [What time is there on your side]. On the one hand, each character is isolated in space by lighting and scheduling, and on the other hand, the image of "time" sneaks into the picture, separating the characters more thoroughly. The loneliness of modern people is understood as the difference in time. Slowing down the watch blocks the light, and the dead ghosts can still only wander in foreign places. The meaningful final scene of the film makes a call to its audience: let's slow down our time a little bit slower. In this picture, the "duration" that Cai Mingliang was trying to capture finally gained a clear shape.