@peter studios it's sorta like the "cheap fake" replica of, in this case, wong kar wai's other masterpieces. watch it and you'll see what i mean. i also think grandmaster's plot was pretty lame and a bit dull
Oh gosh! I discovered him 15 years ago, when I watched Happy Together for the first time(I was 16) and I fell head over heels for his movies. Never before I felt so related to the work of a filmmaker, the same way I relate to Hopper, Murakami and Nick Drake's art(each in their respective category). What a masterful way to portray loneliness in film this man has
Maggie I get what you're saying. I love Murakami as well, more than "love", I don't know, there's just no suitable word for something that is so unique... I think you should totally have a taste of Harold Budd's sound works, especially with Robin Guthrie, i.e. "Bordeaux"; or "Nighthawks" and "Translucence + Drift Music" w/ John Foxx. This is truly outstanding, piercing, transcending music... It heals your soul and tears it apart at the same time..
Can't tell you the number of times I've watched this video essay. I've never seen someone take such an intimate way of describing film(s), and making sense of it. You speak about Kar-wai like he were your best-friend, and that all of us are just getting acquainted with his craft. Great job. And what editing + soundtrack choice!
this was so well done that i cried (maybe its the sleep deprivation that comes with writing an essay about wong kar wai or maybe i just love his movies a whole lot)
This is one best reviews I have seen in the YT. It's pity that no more of it is available in your channel. I hope you'll produced another amazing content again-assuming, and hoping that you're alive...
At the time when I first saw his films as a teenager, the theme LOVE seemed very obvious and prominent. But after 20 years and I went back to watch them again, I found that that theme has shifted to IDENTITY. The identities that the characters found (or failed to find) within themselves, with others, with their surroundings, with the cities, with time, with the changes and the unchanged. His films are so much more than superficial aesthetics or certain genres like romance, drama, action, biography, they are more about explorations, experimentations and retrospections by the viewers along with the characters.
Just watched Chungking Express for the first time and was digging into Wong Kar-Wai. This was a great breakdown of his movies and style. Sad to see this is the only video on this channel in the last 3 years... subscribed anyway just in case. XD
@@LLee-oe8nz For sure! I'm 南洋華僑 so I've got less of a horse in that race, but I get tired of hearing people refer to all of our art and histories as "Chinese" without regard for context or identity
I love all of his films and I wonder why Chungking Express is not available anywhere at the moment. It is just wonderful and upbeat for Wong Kar-wai. Exceptional filmmaker.
great video on this amazing film director, in my opinion "The Grandmaster" is the best martial art movie of all time. Never seen something so profound and poetic especially when it comes to kung-fu. Thanks for your work, you're doing an amazing job, both. ^^
Amazing video essay, you can see how much effort was put into it! I know it’s been 3 years since you posted it, but i still hope you’ll make another one someday
Ashes of time deserve to be reconized as one of the best movie of the century. It's a movie that can't be translated to the West culture that's why they don't understand how great this movie is.
You forgot one film directed by Wong, a short film called 'The Hand', the movie named 'Eros' with three different stories directed by three different directors.
Just want to point out, the reason why Chunking Express didn't end up as a three story film was actually not because of the budget or time but because Wong really liked the two actors' acting in the second story so the story extended from the original plan.
Wong Kai Wai's films are so good. I have only seen a few of his film. They were good. Would like yo see all of them.Rather difficult in this day and age ofthe virus. Thank you for the footage.Love all the music in the films.
I'm a big Wong Kar Wai fan but the movie "farewell my concubine" blew my mind and it's still my favourite Chinese movies. Can somebody recommend me something as good as this movie? Please
Hong Kong Cinema and Japanese cinema are my top 2 favorite in the world. Most people like Hollywood but they don’t even come close to the top 3. I also say European cinema and Korean would follow right after. Thai cinema is also quite underrated
I really enjoyed this video and the overview of the work of this amazing director, made me want to rewatch the films of his that I've already seen and watch everything I haven't. Keep up the good work, I can't wait for more inquisitive videos like this, so don't get discouraged if you don't have too many views yet :)
Let’s not forget that Wong Kar Wai and his contemporaries who are deemed the “new age of Hong Kong cinema” largely come from colonial Hong Kong and to put it under the overarching branch of “Chinese cinema” seems to be a conflation of the nuances. With regards to Wong Kar wai, his films had a distinct Hong Kong identity that is significantly different from Chinese contemporaries. Chinese cinema, Hong Kong cinema and Taiwan cinema are distinct threads and to label it all under Chinese cinema seems lackluster as each have their own distinct identities.
Maybe one thing to note is no where in Hollywood Wong would succeed. Working without clear script or even a clear plan will make all producers crazy. And the same can be said for Jackie Chan, though for different reasons
Nice summary :) I may add/correct/give info on several points : 1:32 He worked as screenwriter and AD (and probably other jobs coz it's HK film industry :p) on several HK production, as well as a 60s TV shows, from which he stole most of the crew and prod design for Days as he later wanted to recreate the "irreal" 60s of his childhood 4:24 Not representative film of WKW ? Though it's personnal, what do you mean by this ? It has more than all the codes of his films ! 7:00 Tarantino just sneeaked in as usual for the international distribution. There's a few additional shots in the HK original cut 7:40 Soooo true !! 9:20 Started in HK but moved quickly to Thailand actually (That's where Chris Doyle dropped out :( ), most of the shots in the final cut have been shot in Thailand ! 10:40 As the characters are "migrants" from Shanghai to HK 13:18 He actually worked with American prod and crew on the short The Hire 13:53 He actually made a short film in HK with the same main story (again with Maggie and Tony), at the time of ITMFL, released only (sadly) at the Cannes film festival in 2000 or 2001. 14:48 Jianghu :D 15:00 You kept the most important for the end ! WKW himself often refered to his films as "our" films, by the triangle with his friends Chris Doyle and Zhang Shuping...sadly often forgotten by people, even at the Lumière Film fest in 2017, the 3 of them where there, but Zhang never said anything or any interview, that's really pity, especially as he's the one putting order in the mess of film rush WKW shoots lol Anyway, that's one of the only good video essay abt him, great job ! And good films at the begining ;p
happy together is definitely not the first film that deals with homosexual subject in China's film history。 just to name a few: Farewell My Concubine(1993), East Palace, West Palace（1996）
I don't know if this was an accident or just lack of research but Wong Kar-Wai did not win the Palme d'or for Happy Together but he did win Best Director at Cannes Film Festival that year. I believe that might have just been a mix-up cause this video seems well researched but I just noticed that one mistake and it bothered me a little bit.
i could never understand those who call him overhyped
he has a lot of excellent masterpieces but also some meh movies
@peter studios blueberry nights was
@peter studios it's sorta like the "cheap fake" replica of, in this case, wong kar wai's other masterpieces. watch it and you'll see what i mean. i also think grandmaster's plot was pretty lame and a bit dull
i don't have anything against mr.wong, as i'm also a diehard fan of him. but no one's perfect after all
@@vietdinhvan1560 it's about culture that how it represents love
His movies get me on an emotional roller coaster, it touches my soul, and the aesthetics are unmatched.
Just like Wang Kar Wai's Cinema this video also ends with a heartbreak... no 2nd episode.
Oh gosh! I discovered him 15 years ago, when I watched Happy Together for the first time(I was 16) and I fell head over heels for his movies. Never before I felt so related to the work of a filmmaker, the same way I relate to Hopper, Murakami and Nick Drake's art(each in their respective category). What a masterful way to portray loneliness in film this man has
Maggie I get what you're saying. I love Murakami as well, more than "love", I don't know, there's just no suitable word for something that is so unique... I think you should totally have a taste of Harold Budd's sound works, especially with Robin Guthrie, i.e. "Bordeaux"; or "Nighthawks" and "Translucence + Drift Music" w/ John Foxx. This is truly outstanding, piercing, transcending music... It heals your soul and tears it apart at the same time..
Can't tell you the number of times I've watched this video essay. I've never seen someone take such an intimate way of describing film(s), and making sense of it. You speak about Kar-wai like he were your best-friend, and that all of us are just getting acquainted with his craft. Great job. And what editing + soundtrack choice!
ikr!! absolutely adore this video
this was so well done that i cried (maybe its the sleep deprivation that comes with writing an essay about wong kar wai or maybe i just love his movies a whole lot)
Diana Duarte jiayou !
Both
All memories are traces of tears.
This is one best reviews I have seen in the YT. It's pity that no more of it is available in your channel. I hope you'll produced another amazing content again-assuming, and hoping that you're alive...
At the time when I first saw his films as a teenager, the theme LOVE seemed very obvious and prominent. But after 20 years and I went back to watch them again, I found that that theme has shifted to IDENTITY. The identities that the characters found (or failed to find) within themselves, with others, with their surroundings, with the cities, with time, with the changes and the unchanged. His films are so much more than superficial aesthetics or certain genres like romance, drama, action, biography, they are more about explorations, experimentations and retrospections by the viewers along with the characters.
Just watched Chungking Express for the first time and was digging into Wong Kar-Wai. This was a great breakdown of his movies and style. Sad to see this is the only video on this channel in the last 3 years... subscribed anyway just in case. XD
Chinese, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong cinema are all wildly different currents with independent histories
@@LLee-oe8nz For sure! I'm 南洋華僑 so I've got less of a horse in that race, but I get tired of hearing people refer to all of our art and histories as "Chinese" without regard for context or identity
What a fantastic summary and analysis of Wong’s cinema. Please make more videos like this.
great news for us the cinephiles that a channel like cinemabreak gets into youtube, looking forward for the next episode!
lmao
@@thedarkknight9032 yeah maybe not so great news after all 😂😂
You’ll lose out if you didn’t watch Ashes of time, its so fucking brilliant the feels and emotions in the film is so so strong 💀
I love all of his films and I wonder why Chungking Express is not available anywhere at the moment. It is just wonderful and upbeat for Wong Kar-wai. Exceptional filmmaker.
This is brilliant work ! A series on the HK New Wave directors would amazing. Keep up the good work !!
Who are those new wave directors?
what it could be but never was.... I'M CRYYINGGGGG
Today is Kar Wong's birthday. Want more video essays like this
great video on this amazing film director, in my opinion "The Grandmaster" is the best martial art movie of all time. Never seen something so profound and poetic especially when it comes to kung-fu. Thanks for your work, you're doing an amazing job, both. ^^
I'm still waiting for you to make more videos because this one still amazes me today.
Please upload another video as soon as you can. Its fantastic !
excellent work ! every second of the video is well-researched. please keep up the goodwork !
looking forward for the next episode, i would love to know ur perspective of ang lee/ john woo thankyouuu much love for this video
Did this dude really just upload a single masterpiece and then vanish into thin air?
What can you do? Life be like that sometimes
Samiul Ehsan Shafin ikr. But I hope he’s good. :)
hello, mr. chow
@@prose729 Who's Chow?
@@prose729 hahaha are you still in HK?
Why aren’t there more videos like this? Pls keep making more!
Amazing video essay, you can see how much effort was put into it! I know it’s been 3 years since you posted it, but i still hope you’ll make another one someday
Please upload more. This was fantastic
Please make more videos of such directors!!
Ashes of time deserve to be reconized as one of the best movie of the century.
It's a movie that can't be translated to the West culture that's why they don't understand how great this movie is.
Chunking Express in six weeks. That's amazing.
Thank you for this amazing video essay!
I look forward to see next videos of yours!
This was fantastic. Subscribed.
great video! thanks for sharing
You forgot one film directed by Wong, a short film called 'The Hand', the movie named 'Eros' with three different stories directed by three different directors.
Just want to point out, the reason why Chunking Express didn't end up as a three story film was actually not because of the budget or time but because Wong really liked the two actors' acting in the second story so the story extended from the original plan.
Wong Kai Wai's films are so good. I have only seen a few of his film. They were good. Would like yo see all of them.Rather difficult in this day and age ofthe virus. Thank you for the footage.Love all the music in the films.
amazing video. can't wait for your next one!
You need to make more videos! This is good
Brilliant work! I love WKW
This is such an awesome video thank you!!!
What are these films?
1:51
2:25
2:28
2:49
2:55
6:10
8:59
as tears go by 1988
chungking express 1994
2046 (2004)
Love this! Please make more videos!
Brilliant. I weep.
Please also don’t forget Peter Chan. These are iconic HK directors that have shaped the industry.
so beautifully reviewed!
Good illustration, thanks a lot.
whats the 0:37 red ink movie ? it looks beautiful
hero (2002), dir. zhang yimou
pls....post more videos ..i really liked this
HI there, thank you so much for sharing amazing essay! So inspiring! Can I ask what is this mellow sound you used? Its so good...
Great work!
Really great essay, thanks!
‘He tells us and experience.’
Where did this guy go? Too bad he made this great essay
You kinda short shrifted As Tears Go By. That movie is fantastic!
Still waiting for episode 2
one vid in two years come on lets see more
I'm a big Wong Kar Wai fan but the movie "farewell my concubine" blew my mind and it's still my favourite Chinese movies. Can somebody recommend me something as good as this movie? Please
"To Live" by Zhang Yimou is amazing.
@@LazyRadagast Thank you for your answer, I will watch it for sure!
@@gloria7190 that movie is not as good as the original fiction
Raise of the red lanter starring gong li
Hong Kong Cinema and Japanese cinema are my top 2 favorite in the world. Most people like Hollywood but they don’t even come close to the top 3. I also say European cinema and Korean would follow right after. Thai cinema is also quite underrated
That was amazing, it was put together meticulously.
Enjoyed this! Thank you!
Please make more videos
Incredible detail, great job
Whats the glasses is he wearing called
Where's the other episodes?
I found 2046 on a whim and feel in love with it than I got a chance to see in the mood for love
ty for timestamps i'm about to watch all this
Am wondering who "growing up" track is by in the music
Great video. I've seen all Kar-wai films and you couldn't be more accurate.
Please do edward yang or hao hso hsien next! Please!!!
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Great job
10:48 someone tell China about this. They seem to have forgotten their promise.
I lost count the number of times I watched WKW movies repeatedly.
Pleaee come back my dude
thanks！ Hope to see more
Such ah legend .
Lovely!👌🏽
I really enjoyed this video and the overview of the work of this amazing director, made me want to rewatch the films of his that I've already seen and watch everything I haven't. Keep up the good work, I can't wait for more inquisitive videos like this, so don't get discouraged if you don't have too many views yet :)
10:31 doesn't it play in singapore tho?
Bro dropped one banger video and disappeared
Pls make more
This guy is a genius!
Let’s not forget that Wong Kar Wai and his contemporaries who are deemed the “new age of Hong Kong cinema” largely come from colonial Hong Kong and to put it under the overarching branch of “Chinese cinema” seems to be a conflation of the nuances. With regards to Wong Kar wai, his films had a distinct Hong Kong identity that is significantly different from Chinese contemporaries. Chinese cinema, Hong Kong cinema and Taiwan cinema are distinct threads and to label it all under Chinese cinema seems lackluster as each have their own distinct identities.
Maybe one thing to note is no where in Hollywood Wong would succeed. Working without clear script or even a clear plan will make all producers crazy. And the same can be said for Jackie Chan, though for different reasons
Very comprehensive.
Nice summary :)
I may add/correct/give info on several points :
1:32 He worked as screenwriter and AD (and probably other jobs coz it's HK film industry :p) on several HK production, as well as a 60s TV shows, from which he stole most of the crew and prod design for Days as he later wanted to recreate the "irreal" 60s of his childhood
4:24 Not representative film of WKW ? Though it's personnal, what do you mean by this ? It has more than all the codes of his films !
7:00 Tarantino just sneeaked in as usual for the international distribution. There's a few additional shots in the HK original cut
7:40 Soooo true !!
9:20 Started in HK but moved quickly to Thailand actually (That's where Chris Doyle dropped out :( ), most of the shots in the final cut have been shot in Thailand !
10:40 As the characters are "migrants" from Shanghai to HK
13:18 He actually worked with American prod and crew on the short The Hire
13:53 He actually made a short film in HK with the same main story (again with Maggie and Tony), at the time of ITMFL, released only (sadly) at the Cannes film festival in 2000 or 2001.
14:48 Jianghu :D
15:00 You kept the most important for the end ! WKW himself often refered to his films as "our" films, by the triangle with his friends Chris Doyle and Zhang Shuping...sadly often forgotten by people, even at the Lumière Film fest in 2017, the 3 of them where there, but Zhang never said anything or any interview, that's really pity, especially as he's the one putting order in the mess of film rush WKW shoots lol
Anyway, that's one of the only good video essay abt him, great job ! And good films at the begining ;p
What in the hell is the film at 0:15 it looks gorgeous someone PLEASE tell me
Dragon Inn. King Hu's precursor to A Touch of Zen
happy together is definitely not the first film that deals with homosexual subject in China's film history。 just to name a few: Farewell My Concubine(1993), East Palace, West Palace（1996）
please upload more
No video what has happened
where's the ep2
Are you going to do more film essays. As I can only see you have done one.
Waiting for your next video on a different director.
Where is episode 2?
his is also known for wearing sunglasses all the time.
Wong kar ❤
I don't know if this was an accident or just lack of research but Wong Kar-Wai did not win the Palme d'or for Happy Together but he did win Best Director at Cannes Film Festival that year. I believe that might have just been a mix-up cause this video seems well researched but I just noticed that one mistake and it bothered me a little bit.
Anthony S Yes, he did. Wong Kar-wai actually won the Palme d’Or in 1997, for Happy Together.
Gianfranco Cravero No he didn’t Anthony S is right. Kiarostami and Imamura won the Palme that year.
Ame tu video 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Suscribed. Please, share us more videos.
is this the only video of the channel?