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2046 [2005] [DVD]
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 | Product Details: Studio: Palisades Tartan Region: 2 Number of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL Widescreen Rating:   Sales Rank: 7433 | | Look for similar DVDs by genre: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: A tad disappointing (30 April 2009)Not as good as the excellent In The Mood For Love but it was interesting to see what happened to Chow Mo-wan after the loss of Su Li-Zhen in that film. The cinematography and soundtrack are superb throughout but the plot does drag in quite a few places. I was hoping for more from this... The pain of lost love? (28 April 2009)This is one of the most fascinating films I have ever seen! Set in 1960's Hong Kong, is it about the pain of lost love, as a writer tries to come to terms with losing the married woman he loves? Or is it about his determination to torture himself (and others) by never allowing himself to love again? He meets up with his great love again in another guise to love her passionately again, as she enriches his whole life once more and then again dismisses him in painful parting. Or does he? Is she just a fantasy to help him heal by recreating her in his imagination? He writes about his pain of his lack of her in his life as he creates a science fiction in which he is loved by a beautiful android on a bullet train on a journey to 2046 which is unattainable. This is a film about mood and beauty for its own sake, about reflection as well as passion (note: passion not sex). The music is exquisitely chosen to reflect the feeling of the moment. It is a film to linger over, slowly, to savour and enjoy as the incomparable Tony Leung and a selection of the most beautiful and talented of Chinese actresses including Li Gong, work out its complex meanings. Whilst it is delicate and masterful, it is also very claustrophobic. The characters inhabit a small world of tight hotel rooms, narrow corridors, dark alleys, tiny restaurants. The melancholy clings to the walls. The main character, trapped in his sense of loss. The only glimpse of the sky is a grey, half-view, obscured by the unlit hotel sign against the rooftop platform where they go for a cigarette. Here is a man struggling through the stages of grief in letting the love of his life go. Enjoying the fight to win over a tigress and his subsequent rejection of her is his anger stage. Gradually he is softened by learning to love a sweet, sincere girl who genuinely loves a Japanese, and he gives her up to him, enjoying his own loss as sacrifice and understanding better the meaning of real love. The whole journey in this film is a class act in dramatic terms. Strangely, it is not depressing at all, even though the subject matter would be so in the hands of a lesser producer. This film is driven by an intensity and unspoken passion in such a way that it communicates itself without self-pity. It is full of life. I can't recommend it highly enough to those who love the journey that a good film can take you on. An amazing film to go down in cinematic history (14 November 2008)2046 is a film directed by the internationally renowned Wong Kar Wai. It loosely follows the prequels, Days Of Being Wild and In The Mood For Love. It first aired in 2004 and is based in Hong Kong (but is actually filmed in the fashion capital of China-Shanghai), and has an award-winning cast of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Maggie Cheung, Faye Wong, Carina Lau and other famous actors. This beautiful art piece is a classic Hong Kong film and a complete success at the hands of ever-skilful Wong Kar Wai and his team. Wong Kar Wai was one of the first directors in Hong Kong who did not give the audience a straightforward story, but challenged the way the audience thought about people in one of his first films, Days Of Being Wild. 2046 runs along the same theme, with the characters playing out the story, as opposed to the other way round. Their interactions, responses to each other and emotions become the story itself. Wong Kar Wai is particularly good at this due to his attention to great detail. The wardrobe is beautiful and flawless-not one character looks drab or dirty. Wong Kar Wai makes us see the beguiling glamour that hides all the individual troubles of each character. Not only does he show this, but combined with the vintage everyday scenery, heavy smoking and drinking in suave, sophisticated restaurants, he shows a lifestyle of the bygone 1960s in Hong Kong , as influenced by the dream-like lifestyle of the Shanghainese. In addition, the ever-changing wardrobes of the characters show how temperamental fashion and lifestyle really is, a theme that relates to Wong Kar-Wai's thesis of one having to 'let go' of past losses and ever-changing life. The music, an eclectic mix of old and Shigeru Umebayashi music. Wong Kar Wai repeats different pieces of sobering, almost dark music at different times, to reflect how the characters are lost in their own thoughts on a frequent basis, and often think about the same topics obsessively, in particular, Chow Mo-Wan's melancholy dreams of Su Li-Zhen. Overall, 2046 is a beautiful film, that not only represents the deep emotions of normal people, but is also shows a wider perspective of the dreams that people have of having a beautiful, glamorous lifestyle in both Hong Kong and China. If you enjoyed this film, I recommend watching "Days Of Being Wild" and "In The Mood For Love"-both are part of the "2046" trilogy. 2046 - Style without substance (01 August 2008)When I first began the film, I felt instantly attracted to its cinematography and intrigued by its non-standard storytelling. The film isn't long but its pace makes it feel unending and after 2 hours of struggling to keep my eyes open, I've come to the conclusion that the intriguing story was ultimately a disinteresting one. The style was still there but the substance just wasn't substantial enough to support the pace, which is a shame. Beautiful, emotional, and chaotic (27 May 2008)This film seems very disjointed and at first you're not too sure if you're watching a futuristic sci-fi feature, or love story. Although the latter is more on-the-mark, this feeling of disorientation is key to the way the film strings along many individual moments to build up a small web of characters. This is the third film in a series and many of the themes carry through. I've not seen the previous films, (they aren't strictly 'prequels') so I can't say if they would have added anything to the experience. The number 2046 carries the weight of significance throughout the film; Chow Mo-Wan, a womanising pulp fiction writer uses his life experiences to author a series of adult books, and to create a semi biographical story set in the year 2046. 2046 is the room number he used to conduct an affair many years ago, and is the room number he finds himself and his former lover in after a chance meeting. When Chow finds himself in room 2047, this symbolises him moving on, but he still frequents room 2046. Chow becomes involved with several ladies, but most intriguing is his relationship with Bai Ling, the beautiful escort girl with whom a mutual agreement is made for them to satisfy their lust for each other. It becomes clear that Bai harbours more than just physical attraction for him and the relationship turns stale as Chow seems to enjoy making her jealous. His feeling towards women seems cold and you sympathise for Bai. Another prolific relationship begins with a daughter of his landlord. She is a budding writer and a fan of his 2046 serial. They work together and a sequel 2047 begins. The film seems to implode at moments and a tangible 25 minutes or so of scenes which run fluidly becomes a confused amalgamation of what has been, and what is yet to come. The imagery is striking, lots of slow scenes where you start to think if the image is paused. Evocative and keeping you on your toes to concentrate are the main features of this film. The re-union between Chow and Bai is the the moment where we see if Chow really has, or can, move on from his past. In a nutshell: The film looks beautiful, and through insights into the private lives of the characters, and their history - they have depth. These two things make the film watchable, even if it does sometimes feel like it drags. I'd love to give this 4 stars (in terms of atmosphere and artistic direction this is a 5 star film) but I'm opting for three as I feel as though there was something lacking from not watching the previous film "In the Mood for love". However, I did enjoy the film and look forward to returning to it in the future. |
