As soon as I saw Waymond with that iconic Tony Leung hairstyle, I just got the biggest dumb grin on my face. Then those shots of the HK streets with everything blurring by... Oh my god
right there with you, I was so awestruck when he came into frame at the top of the stairs! I also love how he nails the look down look up mannerism at 1:52 it was like every Tony Leung movie I've ever seen was flitting through my mind ^_^
I have seen this movie 3 times and it just occurred to me: at :40, where Evelyn says "But you should be in America... and poor?" and Waymond answers, "I guess I got lucky." Evelyn's face looks quite taken aback. Up until now, the only thing she's seen is how much better her life would have been "without Waymond," and in this moment I think she understands that Waymond's life, too, could have been "better" without her. She's been thinking of him as the problem all along, when in reality... maybe she's a problem as well.
I like that she gets to, in effect, say that in front of/to Waymond in the Taxes universe when Evelyn stands up to Gong Gong in the end, admitting that she is "stubborn, aimless, a mess."
Maybe that's true, but I think the point of the movie is that it doesn't really matter. It doesn't matter what should have happened, what matters is what has happened, and what matters most is what you do with it. And what is the "problem" with just doing laundry and taxes with the one you love. What's the point of having sucess when you can't share it with the people or person you love.
I feel like the point is more that even on that "perfect" universe where she's a movie star, she's still unfulfilled. And not because of the lack of Waymond, but because Evelyn doesn't know how to appreciate what she has. And that's what she ultimately learns to do by the ending, even on the hotdog fingers universe she learns to appreciate her love for the IRS lady, and all the good things she has throughout the multiverse, rather than focusing on the bad and the chaos like Jobu.
Watching this scene back, I really like how the characters continue to speak in the native language, which obviously makes sense if they had both stayed in China- it's just that a typical American movie would have had the characters speaking English for the sake of convenience for the likely majority English-speaking audience. This scene proves to me that subtitles don't take away from the scene at all, because I remembered the quote "in another life I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you" after watching the movie, but until now I completely forgot that it was a translated subtitle. I somehow completely forgot these scenes were not in English because they were still so impactful regardless of reading subtitles. I hope this opens up a wider variety of films in mainstream cinema
“Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films". Parasite director Bong Joon-ho That line you mentioned stuck with me too, hit me hard
Only people from English speaking countries are that snobbish over subtitles. I’ve read them since I was more or less 9 and was appalled when I learned that people in USA had prejudice over subtitles, so stupid. I understand having difficulties, but the rest is just ignorance.
I miss my soulmate. I understand what you mean. If that person is still around on this planet, even if you've never met them, I encourage you to go find them... Love is very real, and very possible, and I want all decent people to feel what I have felt because it's kinda insanely wonderful.
The sad thing is he retired from acting for 2 decades because he didnt think he was good enough but seeing crazy rich asians that have a cast full of asian people invigorated him and made him go back to the industry. Goes to show how important representation is
@@hellovagim well he was a child actor at the time and it usually hard for most child actors to transition to adult roles let a long an Asian adult actor who was shorter than average as well. I'm actually more surprised he didn't try to do movies overseas especially since he is pretty good at acting and stunts and already had roles in 2 Hollywood blockbuster movies. Many Asian Americans go to their parents home countries to act especially if they are more proficient in their family's native language.
Oh man.... You excluded the best part of this sequence. When he explained that he wasn't naive or weak hearted, that his empathy is strategic and necessary for his survival. That moment defined his entire character arc and film.
I don't even think Waymond had an "arc". He has always been like this throughout the entire movie. His kindness is Evelyn's "Rock", her immovable foundation in the absolutely crazy multiverse.
My friend and I came out of the film, we'd both cried a lot, but when we mentioned which moments did it for us, this was the first line we both mentioned. Just thinking about all of the possible loving relationships with people that I won't get to experience because we have to choose only a handful to focus on, that broke me. There are so many people I know I could truly love, but there's not enough time or opportunity to get to know them all on a deeper level.
I really didn't think much of this movie before watching it. Then I saw it had WKW references and decided to check it out. And holy shit did this movie break me, as someone who's an Asian dealing with family problems and generational trauma. Loved it. The weirdness, the WKW references, the actors.
Just saw this film. First time I saw this scene I immediately thought In The Mood For Love. But that line "In another life..." it hits on such a personal level. Waymond was the constant in all of Evelyn's universe. You can let people go but you don't have to give up on them.
it's actually more like 2046, the way that Waymond speaks in the scene is almost like an exposition which Mr Chow does throughout 2046. Even the idea of the same character living in an alternate universe but experiencing the same emotional yearning seems inspired by Mr Chow's novels in 2046. In fact, Ke Huy Quan apparently was an assistant director on 2046.
In this world where Evelyn is rich and famous, her life still has that void that seemingly only Waymond could fill. It just goes to show that in any universe one can never find a version of himself that will be perfect and has everything it could ask for. But in any universe, one can always find something or someone to love.
As soon as they showed the green-lit alley, I immediately knew it was a WKW homage. It's in the way characters lean up against walls while smoking, the color saturation, and the depth of field. It's unmistakable.
When I was in the theater, I think this scene is what truly sold me on Yeoh and Quan's performances. I love the way they're able to change their composures and manner of speech to reflect a more successful version of their characters. Edit: Also, the shot at 1:30 is amazing.
I find the last line so fascinating because for her it is a fantasy to see what sort of free life she could have been living without Waymond but for him the fantasy was spending every day with the woman he truly loved in a business they owned together. So in a way that line applies to both of them with their opposite fantasies.
How interesting it is to see these relatively short and few scenes cut together in isolation from the 2 hour 20 min film. It's a total of 2 min 12 seconds here, but there is so much character development. This is incredibly efficient and skilled film-making.
Even in this "successful" version of himself Waymond is still modest, kind-hearted guy. He just said "I guess I got lucky" on Evelyn's kind of rude question "Why are you not poor?"
Big fan of Wong Kar Wai. As soon as I saw this scene, I thought it ticked off all the WKW aesthetic: back alley, slow motion passer-by, rush of steam and neon signboard. Waymond looked strikingly similar to Tony Leung in In the Mood for Love. Beautifully shot.
@@more_tezza He did it because he was already thinking that maybe Evelyn regrets marrying him which he explained when they were in the laundromat van. If their tax problems didn't exist, he wouldn't even ask for divorce as implied by the earlier scene where he stared at an older couple kissing in the IRS building. He was only giving Evelyn the option to be free from him and he would accept whatever her decision will be.
@@more_tezza when she asks why, he says it´s "because of the way you look at me." He wants to be happy with her, like the old couple we see when they first enter the IRS building. He is jealous of not bringing her happiness. She is all he ever wanted, but for her: that wasn´t the case. That´s why.
He also told her it was because he heard another couple said when they filed for it, they had to go to counseling to talk it out and it helped them fix their relationship. That she only slows down to listen to him when it was an emergency so he was getting her attention.
The last sentence is in ancient Chinese poem. If you understand Chinese it’s even more beautiful. 多情自古空余恨， 好梦由来最易醒。 Ancient Chinese like to use matched-length poem a lot. And it sounds profound.
"In another life , I would have liked just doing the laundry and taxes with you" Man this was the best scene in the movie.Loved that to the pieces and the music❤️
I love this movie especially the opening scene where they are switching back and forth between Chinese and English and chinglish. Like how fucking relatable and realistic is it?
Marvel is great with the What If? and Multiverse but they're larger than life superheroes. This movie really hits home on everyday choices. What if I had chosen to do something different on that day? Would my life be better? Happier? Or worse?
I think it will be explored in the future shows. Right now, MCU is just starting slowly on building multiverse. Very slowly. Then again, MCU is still weak on compelling love storyline. The most potential one is Wanda and Vision.
I love Ke Huy Quan, but in all the fuss over him not acting for years, I wish more people would have acknowledged his great work on Wong Kar Wai's films. The guy was an assistant director on 2046, one of the most beautiful movies ever made! I wonder how much of the WKW influence was Ke telling the Daniels how it should be done.
When this scene happened immediately flashbacks of Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, and In The Mood For Love started popping in my mind. I had lost hope of seeing the classic Wong Kar Wai cinematic atmosphere so imagine the chills I got when this scene popped up.
@@ladyvader2648 I haven't read the it in awhile so I am not sure which characters they will be playing or if they will even share any scenes, but they are both going to be in the Disney+ adaption of the graphic novel "American Born Chinese
I loved EEAAO. It was my favourite movie from 2022 and might be one of my new all-time favourites. I had no idea these shots were an homage to Wong Kar-wai. Cinema outside a western viewpoint is kind of a blindspot for me (aside from a few outliers like Seven Samurai, Parasite, Old Boy, Godzilla, etc). I recognized Wong Kar-wai's name because I often see his collection for sale on Criterion. Given how amazing these particular shots are, I think it's time I finally check out some of their work. Thank you for this.
Skyrocketed to top 3 for me. I felt the same awe and magic I felt when I first saw Jurassic Park in theaters as a kid. I knew I was watching something truly groundbreaking and original and that I would have a different perspective on life seared into my memory. It deserves all the accolades, nominations and awards.
The entire film is really a homage to Hong Kong Cinema. The combination of the quirky slapstick/absurdist humor of Stephen Chow "mo lei tau" (think Kung-Fu or Shaolin Soccer), the absurdist, nonlinearity sci-fi influences of Wong Kar-wai (like 2046 which Ke Huy Quan was an assistant director in) and the kung-fu action stunts HK cinema was always known for (like Police Story 3: Supercop starring Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh) all imposed in a US setting makes this a unique film.
at the cinema, I was curious why this verse strongly gives hong kong movies vibe(especially 'in the mood of love' by Wang Kar Wai) and now i know the reason! what an amazing homage, it perfectly lights up both the original work and the movie itself.
i audibly gasped when i saw those iconic blurring shots of the HK streets. i immediately thought of in the mood for love and chungking express!!!!! aaah
Ke Huy Quan was the assistant director on Wong Kar-wai's film "2046" - I wonder how much his intimate knowledge of Wong Kar-wai's technique was used to create these scenes.
It is so appropriate that they chose to homage Wong Kar Wai in this scene.and that line. Wong is the absolute best at expressing loneliness and longing... bar none.
they really are good actor/actress, the movie taught a lot of story that can perceive in real life 😭❤️ THIS REALLY IS MY FAVORITE SCENE, it brings a lot of emotions to the spectators, I'm not even tired even if I keep repeating this scene 😭
I don't think Ke Huy Quan speaks Chinese (Mandarin to be precise) but he spoke rather well in these scenes, not 100% perfect fluency, but I would still give him 80%. A lot of other Hollywood stars failed to deliver dialogue in Chinese, like the scene in Moon Knight.
I think his not-100% fluency totally makes sense. The character looks like someone born during the 60s. And their generation, 90% of people didn't speak perfect mandarin, most people speak with an accent.
He does speaks Mandarin and Cantonese fluently. In the movie most of his dialogues, especially those talked to Evelyn, were speaks in Mandarin. In this scene he is speaking in a tune that characters in Wong Kar Wai's films use.
To me his mandarin sounded more believable and natural than Michelle in the movie? Michelle's mandarin accent is kinda Cantonese (Hong Kong mandarin accent) mixed with English (ABC accent) when she fist started speaking her mandarin lines I was a little taken aback. But Key Huy's manadrin sounded kinda like how Malaysian or Singaporeans spoke
@@atulyabharadwaj2279 very stupid from you. Go see the movie for real. See every single second, expecially the central part (everywere). The movie Is a masterpiece, for me the best ever made movie. It Is the movie of movies, a multiverse in itself.
Ke Huy Quan acting was so solid despite having to play multiple versions of a character. Yeoh had already proven with Crouching Tiger that she had range beyond action hero; so her performance wasn't as surprising. I really hope the Academy doesn't look over this movie, I feel like the pandemic and its effect on Hollywood will have them nominate a bunch of pretentious titles that just emphasize acting over a films message; and the whole point of this film was not allowing current nihilism to beat you.
I think it's gonna be impossible for it not to be nominated. The fact that people are still talking about it so passionately half a year later whereas I don't see anyone talking about last year's Best Picture winner, plus that it was a big financial success for A24 and career revitalizing for Ke Huy Quan is enough to guarantee it'll be in the top 5. Right now, I think the most likely Picture contenders are: "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "The Fablemans" "Top Gun: Maverick"
This movie has so many dimensions. Evelyn (Michelle Yeah’s character in the movie) switched between 2 Chinese dialects, Mandarin when speaking with Waymond who would have come from northern China and Cantonese with her father who would be from the Canton province in the south, also where many 1st generation immigrants to US were from. Then with Joy she spoke mostly English as the daughter could barely speak either Chinese dialect fluently. It was said in some analysis of this movie that the constant switch between 3 languages is a reflection of how Evelyn existed in and experienced multi-universe.
It is kind of strange that Ke Huy Quan still sounds and looks so similar to how he looked and sounded when he played Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Data in "The Goonies," but at the same time still looks handsome and mature enough to be a leading man here
The multiple characters they have to play in this movie enables them to show their repertoire of acting skills, hence they won Oscars. Hence if you wanna win acting awards, you must take roles where you can show the whole range of emotions
This scene reminded me of a snippet from Chungking Express where the Tony Leung and Faye are looking at each other in the shawrma shop and every passerby is blurred, Daniels did a really good job to pay respect to Wong Kar Wai
Think Jackie Chan was initially being considered to play the role of Michelle Yeoh's character, not Ke Huy Quan. So glad they casted who they did in the end, both Michelle & Ke were exceptional in this film!!!
It’s interesting to see that even though CEO Waymond had money and sustainability, he still wasn’t happy because he didn’t have Evelyn. Even though this is a universe where there is money and success for both of them, there is no happiness or joy because they’re not together. Success is kind of meaningless if you don’t have someone to share it with because happiness comes from the connections you make, not necessarily the success you have.
They tweaked the meaning lowkey of the translation, like the literal translation would be ‘If we were together in another life, I would still choose to do laundry and taxes with you’ which I think hits harder but that’s just imho
I’m actually so obsessed with the scenes from this universe. And I love that they’re in Chinese. But when I was trying to remember what movie this was, I almost started to look up “cdrama with alternate universes”
"In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you" is probably one of the top 5 best lines of dialogue in this movie.
I know I'll open the war, but that dialogue is better than I love you in every other universe
makes me cry every time
@@vanivan25 ur right and u should say it!!
tbh this line is one of the best line I've heard in a movie for a long time
Dare I say, in cinema history.
I knew immediately when I left the theater that this film is easily in my top 3 all time.
As soon as I saw Waymond with that iconic Tony Leung hairstyle, I just got the biggest dumb grin on my face. Then those shots of the HK streets with everything blurring by... Oh my god
Funny thing is, some parts of the movie In The Mood For Love, especially outdoor scenes, were shot in Bangkok.
God I love that movie so much!!!
right there with you, I was so awestruck when he came into frame at the top of the stairs! I also love how he nails the look down look up mannerism at 1:52 it was like every Tony Leung movie I've ever seen was flitting through my mind ^_^
I think he was in 2046
Very “ In the mood for love “
I have seen this movie 3 times and it just occurred to me: at :40, where Evelyn says "But you should be in America... and poor?" and Waymond answers, "I guess I got lucky." Evelyn's face looks quite taken aback. Up until now, the only thing she's seen is how much better her life would have been "without Waymond," and in this moment I think she understands that Waymond's life, too, could have been "better" without her. She's been thinking of him as the problem all along, when in reality... maybe she's a problem as well.
This is my wife exactly.
I like that she gets to, in effect, say that in front of/to Waymond in the Taxes universe when Evelyn stands up to Gong Gong in the end, admitting that she is "stubborn, aimless, a mess."
Maybe that's true, but I think the point of the movie is that it doesn't really matter. It doesn't matter what should have happened, what matters is what has happened, and what matters most is what you do with it.
And what is the "problem" with just doing laundry and taxes with the one you love. What's the point of having sucess when you can't share it with the people or person you love.
I feel like the point is more that even on that "perfect" universe where she's a movie star, she's still unfulfilled. And not because of the lack of Waymond, but because Evelyn doesn't know how to appreciate what she has. And that's what she ultimately learns to do by the ending, even on the hotdog fingers universe she learns to appreciate her love for the IRS lady, and all the good things she has throughout the multiverse, rather than focusing on the bad and the chaos like Jobu.
Watching this scene back, I really like how the characters continue to speak in the native language, which obviously makes sense if they had both stayed in China- it's just that a typical American movie would have had the characters speaking English for the sake of convenience for the likely majority English-speaking audience. This scene proves to me that subtitles don't take away from the scene at all, because I remembered the quote "in another life I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you" after watching the movie, but until now I completely forgot that it was a translated subtitle. I somehow completely forgot these scenes were not in English because they were still so impactful regardless of reading subtitles. I hope this opens up a wider variety of films in mainstream cinema
“Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films". Parasite director Bong Joon-ho
That line you mentioned stuck with me too, hit me hard
Subtitles don't take away from a well written film I think. 👌
I mean they used Chinese at the start of the film so it would also be breaking a precedent and would generally be confusing if they didn’t do that.
Yes, for me the subtitles really helped
I never wanted subtitles in brackets saying that the character speaks foreign language.
Only people from English speaking countries are that snobbish over subtitles. I’ve read them since I was more or less 9 and was appalled when I learned that people in USA had prejudice over subtitles, so stupid. I understand having difficulties, but the rest is just ignorance.
the way they look at each other in every lifetime is what i want
“Every lifetime“? Some didn’t work out, and others ended badly. 😢
I miss my soulmate. I understand what you mean. If that person is still around on this planet, even if you've never met them, I encourage you to go find them... Love is very real, and very possible, and I want all decent people to feel what I have felt because it's kinda insanely wonderful.
@@lizc6393 ❤️🙏🏽
it’s criminal how ke huy quan was not casted in more movies. brilliant actor, and i hope to see more from him in the future!
He was absolutely brilliant in this movie . Hope we see him in more projects.
The sad thing is he retired from acting for 2 decades because he didnt think he was good enough but seeing crazy rich asians that have a cast full of asian people invigorated him and made him go back to the industry. Goes to show how important representation is
@@iverpagente3391 very true. He was very natural, fluid and fantastic.
@@iverpagente3391 He didn't think he was not good enough, he just thought there were no opportunity for an Asian actor like him in Hollywood
@@hellovagim well he was a child actor at the time and it usually hard for most child actors to transition to adult roles let a long an Asian adult actor who was shorter than average as well. I'm actually more surprised he didn't try to do movies overseas especially since he is pretty good at acting and stunts and already had roles in 2 Hollywood blockbuster movies. Many Asian Americans go to their parents home countries to act especially if they are more proficient in their family's native language.
Oh man.... You excluded the best part of this sequence. When he explained that he wasn't naive or weak hearted, that his empathy is strategic and necessary for his survival. That moment defined his entire character arc and film.
Also excluded was when Evelyn asked Waymond to give themselves another chance
Yes they did! I was searching just for that scene! I teared up the first two times I watched the movie during that part!
I don't even think Waymond had an "arc". He has always been like this throughout the entire movie.
His kindness is Evelyn's "Rock", her immovable foundation in the absolutely crazy multiverse.
Someone needs to make a more complete version of this.
1:48 is where I broke. Tears kept flowing from my eyes. Damn.. what a movie.
My friend and I came out of the film, we'd both cried a lot, but when we mentioned which moments did it for us, this was the first line we both mentioned. Just thinking about all of the possible loving relationships with people that I won't get to experience because we have to choose only a handful to focus on, that broke me. There are so many people I know I could truly love, but there's not enough time or opportunity to get to know them all on a deeper level.
Damn gg
that's where it gets me each time I've watched
Cryin at stones with silly plastic eyes. How did they do that.
😭
I really didn't think much of this movie before watching it. Then I saw it had WKW references and decided to check it out. And holy shit did this movie break me, as someone who's an Asian dealing with family problems and generational trauma. Loved it. The weirdness, the WKW references, the actors.
Quan (casting Waymond) is the assistant director or 2046 and he was the crew for WKW for many years!
Why would you not think much of a movie before seeng it?
@@csmith5420 sometimes you see something and think "why not?", I guess is a common thing.
Well I thought this was the best movie I'd ever seen before I watched it.
Just saw this film. First time I saw this scene I immediately thought In The Mood For Love. But that line "In another life..." it hits on such a personal level. Waymond was the constant in all of Evelyn's universe. You can let people go but you don't have to give up on them.
In all of Evelyn's universe.... except the hotdog one.
@@llthgig Or the rock one.
the just need to change the language then it would fit in the wkw environment.
No? What about the hot dog finger universe
it's actually more like 2046, the way that Waymond speaks in the scene is almost like an exposition which Mr Chow does throughout 2046. Even the idea of the same character living in an alternate universe but experiencing the same emotional yearning seems inspired by Mr Chow's novels in 2046. In fact, Ke Huy Quan apparently was an assistant director on 2046.
the dark alley scene is giving me in the mood for love vibes. just finished this movies and it has become one of my favorite films of all time. ❤️
it's definitely inspired from that, I immediately told my friend that it's the wong kar wai inspired scene.
@@borngeek when i saw the step printing scenes, i immediately screamed lmaooo
In this world where Evelyn is rich and famous, her life still has that void that seemingly only Waymond could fill. It just goes to show that in any universe one can never find a version of himself that will be perfect and has everything it could ask for. But in any universe, one can always find something or someone to love.
As soon as they showed the green-lit alley, I immediately knew it was a WKW homage. It's in the way characters lean up against walls while smoking, the color saturation, and the depth of field. It's unmistakable.
I suspected it when I saw the step-printed style and the way Quan was positioned - very Tony Leung, but that alley scene clinched it.
So, so true. I recognized it in an instant, and took me to an even deeper level of connection
When I was in the theater, I think this scene is what truly sold me on Yeoh and Quan's performances. I love the way they're able to change their composures and manner of speech to reflect a more successful version of their characters.
Edit: Also, the shot at 1:30 is amazing.
It’s “Quan” not Qwan lol
The colors, the way he hold cigarrete, the blurry people in the background, everything! This scene make me smile so much! What a beautiful homage!
Wong Kar Wai films are like the best dreams you've ever had.
Couldn't agree more. His films are like art pieces rather than regular movies.
I'm still trying to top chunking express
I have never felt the same feelings again
Do you know where I could watch them?
@@ferro1398 your local Redbox have a couple
Same feeling I get from Studio Ghibli films.
I find the last line so fascinating because for her it is a fantasy to see what sort of free life she could have been living without Waymond but for him the fantasy was spending every day with the woman he truly loved in a business they owned together. So in a way that line applies to both of them with their opposite fantasies.
How interesting it is to see these relatively short and few scenes cut together in isolation from the 2 hour 20 min film. It's a total of 2 min 12 seconds here, but there is so much character development. This is incredibly efficient and skilled film-making.
Es como ver diferentes películas. Muy diferentes. Así, por separado.
Even in this "successful" version of himself Waymond is still modest, kind-hearted guy. He just said "I guess I got lucky" on Evelyn's kind of rude question "Why are you not poor?"
That piano motif is so gorgeous and haunting, it's perfect
i need to know the title for this so bad oh my god
@@orevoreo in another life - son lux,
This is how i fight - son lux
Agreed
Isn't it wonderful that in every dimension/lifetime he always loves her.
Big fan of Wong Kar Wai.
As soon as I saw this scene, I thought it ticked off all the WKW aesthetic: back alley, slow motion passer-by, rush of steam and neon signboard. Waymond looked strikingly similar to Tony Leung in In the Mood for Love. Beautifully shot.
1:48 hits so differently when we realize he actually meant it! He did enjoy doing just laundry and taxes with her in another life.
yeah but he was filing for divorce lol
@@more_tezza He did it because he was already thinking that maybe Evelyn regrets marrying him which he explained when they were in the laundromat van. If their tax problems didn't exist, he wouldn't even ask for divorce as implied by the earlier scene where he stared at an older couple kissing in the IRS building. He was only giving Evelyn the option to be free from him and he would accept whatever her decision will be.
@@more_tezza when she asks why, he says it´s "because of the way you look at me." He wants to be happy with her, like the old couple we see when they first enter the IRS building. He is jealous of not bringing her happiness. She is all he ever wanted, but for her: that wasn´t the case. That´s why.
@@sirrismendozasunlessrealms5775 yeah and i think it sealed the deal when she told him that her life looked beautiful without him in it.
He also told her it was because he heard another couple said when they filed for it, they had to go to counseling to talk it out and it helped them fix their relationship. That she only slows down to listen to him when it was an emergency so he was getting her attention.
The last sentence is in ancient Chinese poem. If you understand Chinese it’s even more beautiful.
多情自古空余恨，
好梦由来最易醒。
Ancient Chinese like to use matched-length poem a lot. And it sounds profound.
"In another life , I would have liked just doing the laundry and taxes with you"
Man this was the best scene in the movie.Loved that to the pieces and the music❤️
It's insane that this movie can have scenes like this AND scenes like the 2001 parody with the hot dog hands AND the fight scenes!!!!
That's what makes this movie maybe the best movies ever. Its like 100 movie all toghether. And all beautiful. A multiverse of movies. Wow.
For someone who's been away from acting almost as long as ive been alive, Ke Huy Quan really killed it in his return to acting.
i love that i got the reference immediately.
Same
Same
Omgoodness I love this movie so much! Evelyn and Waymond's story arc is my absolute favorite 🥰
I love this movie especially the opening scene where they are switching back and forth between Chinese and English and chinglish. Like how fucking relatable and realistic is it?
Marvel is great with the What If? and Multiverse but they're larger than life superheroes. This movie really hits home on everyday choices. What if I had chosen to do something different on that day? Would my life be better? Happier? Or worse?
I think it will be explored in the future shows. Right now, MCU is just starting slowly on building multiverse. Very slowly.
Then again, MCU is still weak on compelling love storyline. The most potential one is Wanda and Vision.
@@zitronentee a war criminal fanboy propaganda machine with zero dept or respect for the art of cinema cant compare to this movie
@@UnBesoDeCristal Who?
yeah i cant fathom the fact people are comparing garbage to this movie
@@walterclements_ some mcu films aren't garbage lmao
Here for the WKW vibes and the best line of the movie at 1:42 , thank you so much for uploading this!
this movie is earth shattering, michelle yeon's performance everything
such a pleasant irony that Ke Huy Quan worked as the assistant director for Wong Kar- Wai in his movie '2046' in 2004.
I love Ke Huy Quan, but in all the fuss over him not acting for years, I wish more people would have acknowledged his great work on Wong Kar Wai's films. The guy was an assistant director on 2046, one of the most beautiful movies ever made! I wonder how much of the WKW influence was Ke telling the Daniels how it should be done.
“多情自古空余恨 好梦由来最易醒” I wish someone can translate 1% of the beauty of this poem to English 💔💔💔
And Ke Huy Quan & Michelle Yeoh won Best Acting Oscars for EEAO. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎉🎉🎉
2046 is one of my favorite movies and this was such a beautiful tribute to his films and for all the film lovers in the mood for love
May you all find someone who loves you like how Waymond loves Evelyn.
❤️
2:00 "He who loves the most regrets the most. Let's not live in a fantasy." (Mandarin) comes from a 19th century poem.
Which poem is this from, if I may so ask?
@@bepis888
出自清代詩人魏子安的
《花月痕·第十五回詩》
多情自古空餘恨，好夢由來最易醒。
豈是拈花難解脫，可憐飛絮太飄零。
香巢乍結鴛鴦社，新句猶書翡翠屏。
不為別離已腸斷，淚痕也滿舊衫青。
Waymond literally love her in every universe
When this scene happened immediately flashbacks of Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, and In The Mood For Love started popping in my mind. I had lost hope of seeing the classic Wong Kar Wai cinematic atmosphere so imagine the chills I got when this scene popped up.
me too i was freaking out!!
Wong kar wai should make a film with both these actors
I agree. They have such amazing chemistry.
Ke Huy Quan (aka Waymond) was actually an assistant director on “2046” apparently
He's very particular about the actors he works with, and the way he works is also pretty unorthodox so its unlikely
@@ladyvader2648 I haven't read the it in awhile so I am not sure which characters they will be playing or if they will even share any scenes, but they are both going to be in the Disney+ adaption of the graphic novel "American Born Chinese
I audibly squealed in excitement when I noticed the wong kar wai reference
Bro i just knew from everything being green😭😭😭
I absolutely love Wong Kar Wai's style and am glad they chose to do this
When these scenes popped up in the film, the inner film enthusaist in me practically jumped in elation.
I loved EEAAO. It was my favourite movie from 2022 and might be one of my new all-time favourites. I had no idea these shots were an homage to Wong Kar-wai. Cinema outside a western viewpoint is kind of a blindspot for me (aside from a few outliers like Seven Samurai, Parasite, Old Boy, Godzilla, etc). I recognized Wong Kar-wai's name because I often see his collection for sale on Criterion.
Given how amazing these particular shots are, I think it's time I finally check out some of their work. Thank you for this.
Skyrocketed to top 3 for me.
I felt the same awe and magic I felt when I first saw Jurassic Park in theaters as a kid. I knew I was watching something truly groundbreaking and original and that I would have a different perspective on life seared into my memory. It deserves all the accolades, nominations and awards.
The entire film is really a homage to Hong Kong Cinema. The combination of the quirky slapstick/absurdist humor of Stephen Chow "mo lei tau" (think Kung-Fu or Shaolin Soccer), the absurdist, nonlinearity sci-fi influences of Wong Kar-wai (like 2046 which Ke Huy Quan was an assistant director in) and the kung-fu action stunts HK cinema was always known for (like Police Story 3: Supercop starring Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh) all imposed in a US setting makes this a unique film.
Their chemistry is so beautiful 🥺
When I first saw these homage scenes I absolutely lost my shit. Thank you for compiling them
I’m glad I watched In The Mood For Love before seeing this. And Alamo Drafthouse included a trailer for it in their pre roll.
I love that this is the premiere for Craxy Rich Asians
no it's actually the premiere for everything everywhere all at once
"Chungking Express" is one of my favorite films. So when I saw 00:05, tears started flowing because I knew this video would be bittersweet.
This will mean nothing to most in Western markets but everything to Film fans and East Asians.
They certainly seem like they are in the mood for love 😉
is that what the bagel told you
at the cinema, I was curious why this verse strongly gives hong kong movies vibe(especially 'in the mood of love' by Wang Kar Wai) and now i know the reason! what an amazing homage, it perfectly lights up both the original work and the movie itself.
every time wkw references came up I cried. I watched this film 3 times and cried at the same scenes
I literally thought of WKW when I saw these scenes! This film is cinema!
i audibly gasped when i saw those iconic blurring shots of the HK streets. i immediately thought of in the mood for love and chungking express!!!!! aaah
I thought of mood of love right off the bat
I love the quotes “he who loves the most, regret the most”
Really loved this movie, I did get the homage of Wong Kar-Wai from this universe while watching the movie in theatre, should a classic
the framing, the lighting, the colour, the bokeh and the headturn... everything screams fucking perfection in this scene
Ke Huy Quan was the assistant director on Wong Kar-wai's film "2046" - I wonder how much his intimate knowledge of Wong Kar-wai's technique was used to create these scenes.
I genuinely don't think anybody has ever looked more beautiful than Michelle Yeoh does in this scene...
It's so rare a 60 year old woman is made up to look so beautiful in movies too
Okay that's IT... now I've got to watch this film
Wow you ruined it for yourself
in a movie like this filled with so much visual effects and action sequences, these dramatic scenes were still my favorite
Mine too, Ke Huy Quan is such a great actor
Yoooo that's ma boy Short Round!!! Glad to have him on screen again.
The step printing caught my attention immediately. The pace of this scene was beautiful.
It is so appropriate that they chose to homage Wong Kar Wai in this scene.and that line.
Wong is the absolute best at expressing loneliness and longing... bar none.
It is a fucking beautiful scene and reminisced me about Hongkong film in 90s
they really are good actor/actress, the movie taught a lot of story that can perceive in real life 😭❤️ THIS REALLY IS MY FAVORITE SCENE, it brings a lot of emotions to the spectators, I'm not even tired even if I keep repeating this scene 😭
The actor who plays the husband also worked on actual WKW films.
I don't think Ke Huy Quan speaks Chinese (Mandarin to be precise) but he spoke rather well in these scenes, not 100% perfect fluency, but I would still give him 80%. A lot of other Hollywood stars failed to deliver dialogue in Chinese, like the scene in Moon Knight.
I think his not-100% fluency totally makes sense. The character looks like someone born during the 60s. And their generation, 90% of people didn't speak perfect mandarin, most people speak with an accent.
He does speaks Mandarin and Cantonese fluently. In the movie most of his dialogues, especially those talked to Evelyn, were speaks in Mandarin. In this scene he is speaking in a tune that characters in Wong Kar Wai's films use.
He spoke Chinese like a true Vietnamese. I recognized this because I have the same accent =)))))
To me his mandarin sounded more believable and natural than Michelle in the movie? Michelle's mandarin accent is kinda Cantonese (Hong Kong mandarin accent) mixed with English (ABC accent) when she fist started speaking her mandarin lines I was a little taken aback. But Key Huy's manadrin sounded kinda like how Malaysian or Singaporeans spoke
Lol he speaks Mandarin fluently
this is not a movie, it's pure art
Pure shart* watch a real movie
@@atulyabharadwaj2279 uncultured
@@atulyabharadwaj2279 oo he mad
@@atulyabharadwaj2279 very stupid from you. Go see the movie for real. See every single second, expecially the central part (everywere). The movie Is a masterpiece, for me the best ever made movie. It Is the movie of movies, a multiverse in itself.
Ke Huy Quan acting was so solid despite having to play multiple versions of a character. Yeoh had already proven with Crouching Tiger that she had range beyond action hero; so her performance wasn't as surprising. I really hope the Academy doesn't look over this movie, I feel like the pandemic and its effect on Hollywood will have them nominate a bunch of pretentious titles that just emphasize acting over a films message; and the whole point of this film was not allowing current nihilism to beat you.
I think it's gonna be impossible for it not to be nominated. The fact that people are still talking about it so passionately half a year later whereas I don't see anyone talking about last year's Best Picture winner, plus that it was a big financial success for A24 and career revitalizing for Ke Huy Quan is enough to guarantee it'll be in the top 5.
Right now, I think the most likely Picture contenders are:
"The Banshees of Inisherin"
"Everything Everywhere All at Once"
"The Fablemans"
"Top Gun: Maverick"
Hehe this comment aged well
This movie has so many dimensions. Evelyn (Michelle Yeah’s character in the movie) switched between 2 Chinese dialects, Mandarin when speaking with Waymond who would have come from northern China and Cantonese with her father who would be from the Canton province in the south, also where many 1st generation immigrants to US were from. Then with Joy she spoke mostly English as the daughter could barely speak either Chinese dialect fluently. It was said in some analysis of this movie that the constant switch between 3 languages is a reflection of how Evelyn existed in and experienced multi-universe.
i gasped and started squealing when these scenes are playing. i love their homage to wkw so much.
Love the colour, the ambient feel.
I immediately had to search if this was a Wong Kar Wai reference when these scenes showed up. They did a great job! :)
The blurry people in the background it’s sooooooo WKW
oooh i didn't catch that these were references to wong kar-wai! That explains the unexplainable sense that I felt watching these scenes.
This is easily becoming one of my favorite movies I’ve ever seen
It is kind of strange that Ke Huy Quan still sounds and looks so similar to how he looked and sounded when he played Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Data in "The Goonies," but at the same time still looks handsome and mature enough to be a leading man here
The multiple characters they have to play in this movie enables them to show their repertoire of acting skills, hence they won Oscars. Hence if you wanna win acting awards, you must take roles where you can show the whole range of emotions
I hope this movie will land Michelle Academy Award
The range of emotion Ke does, freaky A. Beautiful
This scene reminded me of a snippet from Chungking Express where the Tony Leung and Faye are looking at each other in the shawrma shop and every passerby is blurred, Daniels did a really good job to pay respect to Wong Kar Wai
This was simply breathtaking
I was skeptical when Ke Huy Quan was cast, thought they needed Jackie Chan. Ke Huy Quan absolutely killed it!
Think Jackie Chan was initially being considered to play the role of Michelle Yeoh's character, not Ke Huy Quan. So glad they casted who they did in the end, both Michelle & Ke were exceptional in this film!!!
I'm glad they didn't cast Jackie Chan.
It’s interesting to see that even though CEO Waymond had money and sustainability, he still wasn’t happy because he didn’t have Evelyn.
Even though this is a universe where there is money and success for both of them, there is no happiness or joy because they’re not together. Success is kind of meaningless if you don’t have someone to share it with because happiness comes from the connections you make, not necessarily the success you have.
They tweaked the meaning lowkey of the translation, like the literal translation would be ‘If we were together in another life, I would still choose to do laundry and taxes with you’ which I think hits harder but that’s just imho
I’m actually so obsessed with the scenes from this universe. And I love that they’re in Chinese. But when I was trying to remember what movie this was, I almost started to look up “cdrama with alternate universes”
0:11 Here, He looks just like he did at the Golden globes.
true!!!!! i had the same reaction when i saw those scenes! particularly the one where it referenced the train fight in the Grandmaster!
My girlfriend and I were legit bawling during these scenes.
Forget it.
He who loves the most regrets the most.
I am not much of a cry baby but when he says, in another life....
These episodes moved me so much
they really made the greatest film of all time
Omg...
Didn't realised that till now.
Thought the cinematography & script seems familiar.
Very Chungking Express/ In The Mood for Love.
ooo and a bit of fallen angels too
The camera work in this scene is beautiful
Great edit. I was not too clear on the meaning of this scene, until now.
It makes sense.