A good film is like a cup of tea. It doesn't taste much at first taste, but after tasting it, a refreshing fragrance will flow into your internal organs unknowingly. "In the Mood for Love" is such a film. Whether it's the exquisite close-ups in the lens, the soft light cast by the dim yellow street lamp in the light rain, or the vivid layers of the entire picture, the eye-catching color matching skills are the manifestations of the profound skills of director Wong Kar-wai and photographer Du Kefeng. There is also the sound art in the film that I have to mention. Even the sound effects of raindrops are so contagious, not to mention the main theme of the film, which is accompanied by the protagonist and heroine who repeatedly meet in the corridor. -The lyrical violin has a hint of repression. These hardware facilities of the film are flawless, and what is more valuable is the soul of the film-the content plot, as described by Wong Kar-wai. It is like a scene that often appears in the film: Zhou Muyun is eating wonton noodles alone at a noodle stall, and the camera at this time freezes on his face for a long time. His eyes were filled with depression and loneliness-for his wife who never returned home. At this time, Su Lizhen appeared on the wet stone road with an exquisite heat preservation pot. The camera was shot by her slender hands, and gradually moved up to her chest, but she could not see her face. This kind of open composition can arouse countless imagination of the audience. She came to the noodle stall with the same wonton noodles, with a pensive and melancholic expression on her face-for her husband who did not return. The other pair is enjoying love, and this pair is just eating their own wonton noodles. I have to say that at this moment, the director uses a method of interweaving light and dark lines to express the two concepts of love both implicitly and introvertedly. And this kind of artistic conception can only be understood after repeated and careful taste. It can be described as a classic plot of the film.
At the end of the film, after Zhou Muyun left the sad place of Hong Kong, Su Lizhen came to his room, lit a cigar, didn't smoke it, just left it there to let its smoke swirl, hover, and scatter. A scent she was once familiar with. She sat on the chair, and tears began to fall. Drop by drop, and finally connect into one piece. At this time, all the background sounds in the movie disappeared. After a while of loneliness, a man’s voice rang, resounding in Su’s heart, and echoing in the ears of the audience--
"If you have an extra ticket, will you and me? Let's go together?"
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