Review of 2046 (2004) by Axla. — 04 Oct 2005
I was not prepared for this movie. I had not seen "In the Mood for Love" where Mr. Chow's character is introduced, plus I was expecting a futurist movie suggested by the title. It is a movie about the future in the way that Solaris is a movie about space; both films are more interested in the poetry of memory than in science fiction.
There are no wide shots in this film. It jumps from the 1960's to the year(place?) 2046 without the camera ever stepping back more than a few feet from the beautiful actresses who are the object of Mr.
Chow's macho love. There are no skylines or even establishing shots of buildings in this mythic Hong Kong Nowhere. Like Mr. Chow's pulp novels, 2046 tells the same imperfect love story again and again.
A love that is more of an addiction than an obsession; these women seem to all live next-door to him and two even have the same first and last names.
This review of 2046 (2004) was written by Axla. on 04 Oct 2005.
2046 has generally received very positive reviews.
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