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loveandrocket

LET IT BE 10, 000 YEARS

Jun 12, 2008 13:23

I just watched Wong Kar Wai's first American film, My Blueberry Nights and it reminded me to finally post this photo.

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mr_sleepy June 12 2008, 04:47:09 UTC

RIGHT!

bitetheyani June 12 2008, 04:49:25 UTC

ditto!

loveandrocket June 13 2008, 16:25:47 UTC

This week, I SWEAR. Hahah. And then it'll be the Tracey, Aaron and Malcolm adventures to Niagra Falls!

slutmeopen June 12 2008, 04:58:47 UTC

Why did they give Faye Wong such a manly arm? :(

Did you like My Blueberry Nights? I don't get to see it until next month.

loveandrocket June 13 2008, 16:28:03 UTC

Haha, I guess whoever painted it was just going from the DVD case and not paying too much attention - they had to paint Arnie next

My Blueberry Nights was nice. I think because it was a Wong Kar Wai film, I knew to expect a certain style and pacing, but it just didn't have the same breathtaking effect that like 2046 and In The Mood For Love do.

aspectratio June 13 2008, 17:04:54 UTC

it felt like wong kar wai trying to copy a wong kar wai movie. i think the fact chris doyle didn't shoot it made it different in many ways... however beautiful the shots were, i just didn't think framing was as compositionally tailored.

loveandrocket June 13 2008, 17:47:42 UTC

Ohh you're right: it kind of felt like it had to pull back on certain obscurities that are token fare in Wong Kar Wai films, in order to be more accessible to a North American audience, and in that, I felt it lost of a lot of strength.

It was by no means a terribly bad film, but I've this habit of just expecting to see Tony Leung on screen when I think Wong Kar Wai, haha.

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aspectratio June 12 2008, 05:53:54 UTC

woohooo! oh man, totally didn't know you knew john dang (or at least LJ friends with him). you know i use to live with him right?

loveandrocket June 13 2008, 16:28:50 UTC

Haha, weird eh?

I only know John Dang because of you, so yes, I knew you guys lived together! I've actually gone back and read every entry in your lj because I love your photos so much, so I got to see a fair bit of him, haha.

aspectratio June 13 2008, 17:06:11 UTC

heheh it's ok. i am allllll about internet stalking people. bahaah!

ext_93187 June 12 2008, 17:05:03 UTC

Loved Blueberry Nights, we're WKW fans too.

loveandrocket June 13 2008, 16:29:14 UTC

What an unusual way to advertise.

ohdang June 13 2008, 04:08:34 UTC

i didnt get it right away. but it did remind me of this guy

loveandrocket June 13 2008, 16:30:41 UTC

You've seen Chungking though, right? The style is similar, yeah. That guy has some interesting ideas.

ohdang June 14 2008, 03:50:32 UTC

seen it? i think that movie played in the background in my life like everyday circa 2003-2005