Overall Rating: Masterpiece/Personal Favorite
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"People always say that you only discover how precious something is after you lose it, but I think you only really recognize it, when you see it a second time face to face." Whenever I encounter something or someone that evokes the feeling of time standing still, allowing the past, present, and future to intertwine like veiled echoes, I always romanticize it as something more profound, such as fate, when in reality, it's simplyβ¦
I usually don't write down spontaneous, rambling thoughts for my diary entries, but I just really wanted to say that I canβt remember the last time I had this much fun watching a movie in theaters! Shout out to the diversity of audiences who dressed out in all pink palettes & made this experience infinitely more enjoyable, as I don't know if I would've enjoyed it as much otherwise! It felt like such a special event & I'm so glad to haveβ¦
Overall Rating: Masterpiece/Personal Favorite
Fruit Chan's Made in Hong Kong is a deeply affecting, dreamy, nihilistic experience told from the perspective of Hong Kong's youth, as they navigate through a world that has completely abandoned them, hoping to find purpose, belonging, and deep, human connections. Although the film is engulfed in bleakness and cruelty, there's a strong pulse of optimism that lives within the bond between the three main characters; Autumn Moon, Sylvester, and Ping. This is my first Fruitβ¦
Overall Rating: Masterpiece/Personal Favorite
No Spoilers
βThat era has passed, nothing that belongs to it exists anymore. He remembers those vanished years, as though looking through a dusty window-pane, the past is something he could see, but not touch. And everything he sees is blurred and indistinct.β Wong Kar Wai's In The Mood For Love is a chrysalis of clinging moments into fluttering, fading memories. Scenes are framed tightly and intimately, against melancholic, muted color palettes. The imagery is delicateβ¦
