lover.

Alexzander 2022-03-23 09:01:42


I saw this movie eight years ago. I was 14 then. Love and love, self-control and self-sufficiency, for me at that time, I couldn't figure it out, and I couldn't figure it out. The love between Zhou Muyun and Su Lizhen in the movie is so hard, secretive and not calm.


It is undeniable that, like many others, Wong Kar Wai is a complex, Tony Leung is a complex, Maggie Cheung is a complex, and old Hong Kong is a complex. This is a complex for no reason. At the same time, it is also a harsh and critical complex, related to his own preferences and aesthetics. All these complexes are intertwined with the time of the year.

I revisited the film on this winter afternoon eight years later.

The movie ended, and the screen was covered in bright red. The white "End" word swayed in the center. The ending song rang out in my ears.


Su Lizhen called Zhou Muyun.
Hey.
Su Lizhen was silent.
Zhou Muyun also stopped speaking.
Like a tacit understanding. and an agreement.


This reminds me of the last episode in Duras {The Lover}.

He called her.
it's me.
As soon as she heard the voice, she knew it was him.
He said.
I just want to hear your voice.
she says.
it's me, hello.


In the past years, they had a timid holding hands, a trembling embrace, and suppressed emotional self-control again and again. Now only Sora is silent on the phone.


Lovers can never be dependents. Even if we meet each other, it is in the most beautiful years.
If there is one more ticket, you will not go with him.
If there is one more ticket, you will not take her away.


Out of self-control and self-sufficiency.





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In the Mood for Love quotes

  • Chow Mo-wan: It's me. If there's an extra ticket... would you go with me?

    Su Li-zhen Chan: It's me. If there's an extra ticket... would you go with me?

  • Su Li-zhen Chan: Am I hopeless?

    Chow Mo-wan: Not really.