Comments on: Essay on ‘In the Mood for Love’ http://sherenejose.com/2009/10/28/essay-on-in-the-mood-for-love/ A Log of the Pandemonium in the World Within & Without Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: sherene http://sherenejose.com/2009/10/28/essay-on-in-the-mood-for-love/#comment-34 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:52:33 +0000 http://sherenejose.com/?p=151#comment-34 I was so sure I would be disappointed by any other WKW that I kept off his films after ITMFL for two years! Didn’t enjoy ‘My Blueberry Nights’ – harboured unrealistically high expectations, I think.

2046, which I watched recently, was sensory overload, I need to watch it again to break it into bits and enjoy it…

Thanks for the reco, noted, will certainly catch Days of Being Wild :)

]]> By: Anup http://sherenejose.com/2009/10/28/essay-on-in-the-mood-for-love/#comment-33 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:58:01 +0000 http://sherenejose.com/?p=151#comment-33 I saw 2046 one week after I saw ITMFL, and couldn’t appreciate it fully until I saw it again several months later, and the initial effect of ITMFL had worn off a bit.

“Chungking Express” was nice, but I didn’t particularly enjoy “My Blueberry Nights”.

I would highly recommend The Days of Being Wild. It is a wonderful film. “Fallen Angels” was ok. “Ashes of time” is also worth watching.

I really want to watch “As Tears go By”, “Eros” and “Happy Together”!

]]> By: sherene http://sherenejose.com/2009/10/28/essay-on-in-the-mood-for-love/#comment-31 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:59:16 +0000 http://sherenejose.com/?p=151#comment-31 WKW is a visual poet, isn’t he? Never before did I think the way a scene is framed could speak volumes about the viewer. I’m not much of a film buff so I can’t comment on his uniqueness but I have certainly not come across anyone else quite like him

I have only managed to Chungking Express, Blueberry Nights & 2046 apart from this films, need to dig through his other works soon!

Thanks for commenting, it’s rarely that I come across people who have watched the film, let alone love it as much as I do :)

]]> By: Anup http://sherenejose.com/2009/10/28/essay-on-in-the-mood-for-love/#comment-30 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:13:46 +0000 http://sherenejose.com/?p=151#comment-30 Certainly one of my favorite films of all times as well! When I watched it for the first time, it transported me to a different space and I could see the vivid colors and hear the music for at least another week. Since then, I have watched it many, many times. It is a classic terms of its ability to create the mood of HK in 1960s, even for those of us who have never been there.

I started following WKW’s work after watching this film, and have thoroughly enjoyed his work. In the Mood for Love remains my favorite though.

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