The cop here looks more humane trying to overcome his adversity. I have rarely seen men communicating with a soft toy. I liked the scenes in the second story where the Cop 223 ( Takeshi Kaneshiro), in bout of loneliness keeps talking to the soft toys. I could also very well relate to the desperation that comes out of loneliness, sometimes finding it difficult to find a person you can talk to. We are nothing more than a product with an expiry date. Here the visual style blended with a tapestry of musical scores, bringing out the existence of multi-ethnic city life is almost dizzying…at times intoxicating! I liked the way the film talks about our sometimes ‘bizarre’ existence in a city where millions live. The streets are filled with people and neon lights, a typical feel of urbanization. The portrayal of the city life with all the hustle bustle and busy criminal world is lovely. His meditation on the fact that ‘everything in life comes with an expiry date, even love and relationships’, is kind of okay. In the first story a young guy, Cop 663 ( Tony Chiu-Wai Leung) has had a break up and is looking for another woman to come into his life. Both stories involve a cop, in and out of love.
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The movie is in two parts, both of which are love stories-the first one is more grim and the second one has a comic sense. In terms of content the movie talks about love, hope and loneliness. Also Fayes’s ( Faye Wong) addiction to the song ‘California Dreams’ by Papas and mama’s and the Cantonese rendition of a popular song by ‘Cranberries’. The movie features a lot of 80s pop, romantic jazz (saxophone playing in a couple of scenes is awesome in creating a seductive feel), Bhangra, Indian classical. Chungking Express is less about the story or content and more about the visual style of depiction blended with different music scores. I had seen Wong Kar-wai’s ‘ In mood for love’ which is a visual stunner with a very impressive background score. I had a mixed bunch of feelings after seeing this film. Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese, Hindi
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