Review of In the Mood for Love (2000) by Brandon S — 23 Jun 2017
A graceful work of genius that is riddled with pain, yearning, melancholy, and regret. Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan truly are in love, but this movie lives in the painful space of them desperately wanting to be together, and knowing that they could justify it, but ultimately knowing that they can't resort to treating their respective spouses the way that they've been treated.
Wong Kar-wai is a master of the omniscient camera. Nearly every shot moves with a dance-like grace and elegance, except for when it doesn't, and those are the moments where the communication hits its peak. Every shot is like a painting; a single moment that is a work of art in and of itself.
The words are almost insignificant in this film. The real storytelling happens in the faces; in the nuance and the unspoken emotion behind every look, every movement, every close encounter. That is cinema.
This review of In the Mood for Love (2000) was written by Brandon S on 23 Jun 2017.
In the Mood for Love has generally received very positive reviews.
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