In the Mood for Love never won, neither was nominated for an Oscar. Why is it here then in the Oscars month? Because not only it won many other prizes in many other respectable film festival around the world, but also because it is one of the most beautiful films ever made. I couldn't wait to talk about it and share its wonderfulness with the world.
In the Mood for Love is a Chinese film by Kar Wai Wong. It depicts the story of a man and a woman, neighbours, that discover that their spouses are having an affair. They are drawn together because they are both lonely and miserable. And trying to decipher what happen to their wife and husband they start to get closer and closer together.
The story is really not as important as you may think. The original idea was different than the result. The plot was more clear, more direct, more physical, if you know what I mean. But the director decided to create the mood of the film and the film itself as it is today through improvisation and discussion with the actors.
The result is beautiful. I've never seen a film that tells so much while revealing so little. That tells you a whole story with a look, with a shade, with the realisation that we are never know what happened, what is happening, that we will never meet all the characters, that many things will be hidden from us.
The respective spouses are always hidden for the audience. The only thing that is offered instead is the performances of the main characters of what they thing happened, of how the others fell in love, which is actually how they fall in love. But it is all a reflection of the creation of the film. The layers are endless. The questions innumerables and the answers scarce. However, that is what makes this film so attractive, so absorbing in its slow pace. The interpretation of the audience is necessary constantly, to make the film meaningful.
However, the most beautiful moments of the film are those in which the music takes the place of the action and steals the protagonism. There are two songs that form a theme withing the film: Yumeji's theme is the first one. It is tragic and painful and it is imperfect, which makes it perfect. Every time you hear, you know that a moment of extreme delicacy, poetry, and pain is going to appear before the audience. The other one is Aquellos Ojos Verdes. It is much happier and playful. However, it is equally deep and mesmerizing. I will never again hear these songs without a feel of recognizion. A sudden thud of electricity.
All in all. This film is more than just a film. It is everything. And I would like very much to see 2046, Kar Wai Wong next film. If only it was on Netflix.
In the Mood for Love is a Chinese film by Kar Wai Wong. It depicts the story of a man and a woman, neighbours, that discover that their spouses are having an affair. They are drawn together because they are both lonely and miserable. And trying to decipher what happen to their wife and husband they start to get closer and closer together.
The story is really not as important as you may think. The original idea was different than the result. The plot was more clear, more direct, more physical, if you know what I mean. But the director decided to create the mood of the film and the film itself as it is today through improvisation and discussion with the actors.
The result is beautiful. I've never seen a film that tells so much while revealing so little. That tells you a whole story with a look, with a shade, with the realisation that we are never know what happened, what is happening, that we will never meet all the characters, that many things will be hidden from us.
The respective spouses are always hidden for the audience. The only thing that is offered instead is the performances of the main characters of what they thing happened, of how the others fell in love, which is actually how they fall in love. But it is all a reflection of the creation of the film. The layers are endless. The questions innumerables and the answers scarce. However, that is what makes this film so attractive, so absorbing in its slow pace. The interpretation of the audience is necessary constantly, to make the film meaningful.
However, the most beautiful moments of the film are those in which the music takes the place of the action and steals the protagonism. There are two songs that form a theme withing the film: Yumeji's theme is the first one. It is tragic and painful and it is imperfect, which makes it perfect. Every time you hear, you know that a moment of extreme delicacy, poetry, and pain is going to appear before the audience. The other one is Aquellos Ojos Verdes. It is much happier and playful. However, it is equally deep and mesmerizing. I will never again hear these songs without a feel of recognizion. A sudden thud of electricity.
All in all. This film is more than just a film. It is everything. And I would like very much to see 2046, Kar Wai Wong next film. If only it was on Netflix.
I guess I best go watch it then?
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