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Infernal Affairs
"Infernal Affairs" is the film I watched more then once and still want to watch again. I am very happy about the fact that the recent remake, "The Departed", was made skillfully by Martin Scorsese and is proven to be extremely successful all over the world. I am so glad about the fact that ideas and influence don't seem to go only in the direction from West to East anymore. If anything, especially as concerning Hollywood, the recent direction of ideas seems to be from East to West.
"Infernal Affairs" is a sleek, clever and stylish police story. But is it simply that? Like all of the best films or other works of fiction, "Infernal Affairs" goes onto the much deeper level.
Freedom. What is freedom? Where does it lie? Is it a set of circumstances around us or is it something we grow and carry inside? Both of the main characters are living their life undercover in a situation where every day they must think about every word and every action. They both are figuratively speaking "in prison". But one of them, Chan Wing Yan , believes in the work he is doing. Though his undercover live is costing him a lot psychologically, he is free. It is different for another one, Lau Kin Ming. The one thing he desires the most is to be a different person, to swap his place with someone else. His spirit is trapped inside and wants out.
The skies (blue, cloudy, deep) is one of the recurring visual images in the film, adding a dimension to the main protagonist's search for freedom. In the scenes with Chan Wing Yan the camera often points upwards, giving a feel of freedom. But in the scenes with Lau Kin Ming the camera often points downwards, or he skies are obstructed with the buildings.
Masks This is something I keep thinking about - I know we all wear masks and we probably can't survive without them. But do the masks we wear influence us? I think they do. We start pretending to be someone, but by pretending we change something inside ourselves. Hmm. It could be of course a good thing, a way to improve ourselves, but could be so dangerous too.
I have made some icons from "Infernal Affairs", i wanted to make them for ages and made screencaps about five weeks ago. I have to keep fingers crossed now that the Chinese characters are correct. ** fingers crossed **
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In the Mood for love
And I as I was in the Tony Leung mode I have made some icons from another "fabulous beyond any words" film, "In the Mood for love". I had a post about "In the Mood for love", Here.
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PS: Icons are free to share, please let me know if you need any customisation.
"Infernal Affairs" is the film I watched more then once and still want to watch again. I am very happy about the fact that the recent remake, "The Departed", was made skillfully by Martin Scorsese and is proven to be extremely successful all over the world. I am so glad about the fact that ideas and influence don't seem to go only in the direction from West to East anymore. If anything, especially as concerning Hollywood, the recent direction of ideas seems to be from East to West.
"Infernal Affairs" is a sleek, clever and stylish police story. But is it simply that? Like all of the best films or other works of fiction, "Infernal Affairs" goes onto the much deeper level.
Freedom. What is freedom? Where does it lie? Is it a set of circumstances around us or is it something we grow and carry inside? Both of the main characters are living their life undercover in a situation where every day they must think about every word and every action. They both are figuratively speaking "in prison". But one of them, Chan Wing Yan , believes in the work he is doing. Though his undercover live is costing him a lot psychologically, he is free. It is different for another one, Lau Kin Ming. The one thing he desires the most is to be a different person, to swap his place with someone else. His spirit is trapped inside and wants out.
The skies (blue, cloudy, deep) is one of the recurring visual images in the film, adding a dimension to the main protagonist's search for freedom. In the scenes with Chan Wing Yan the camera often points upwards, giving a feel of freedom. But in the scenes with Lau Kin Ming the camera often points downwards, or he skies are obstructed with the buildings.
Masks This is something I keep thinking about - I know we all wear masks and we probably can't survive without them. But do the masks we wear influence us? I think they do. We start pretending to be someone, but by pretending we change something inside ourselves. Hmm. It could be of course a good thing, a way to improve ourselves, but could be so dangerous too.
I have made some icons from "Infernal Affairs", i wanted to make them for ages and made screencaps about five weeks ago. I have to keep fingers crossed now that the Chinese characters are correct. ** fingers crossed **
Preview:
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In the Mood for love
And I as I was in the Tony Leung mode I have made some icons from another "fabulous beyond any words" film, "In the Mood for love". I had a post about "In the Mood for love", Here.
Icons preview:
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PS: Icons are free to share, please let me know if you need any customisation.