Days Of Being Wild

Wong Kar Wai, 1990, first of 'In The Mood', '2046' trilogy
has same kind of swooning romanticism
use of repition from the start; tracking shot
uses things popping into the space, popping out
use of pan ins to characters, not melodramatic due to slowish rythm of these
extended use of close up, postmodern in that no real sense of space
exceptional in combining this often disastorous destruction of space with longer takes in the close up with the telephoto
displays a real sensuality, among the movements of the camera and some fast cutting on occassion
use of soft lighting, often themed colour-wise around a locale, in heavy, saturated sets, to have that kind of romanticism
usual figure of the stoic male and the tough female, all vulnerable here
narration is fascinating; the circling round an unpleasnat character, but in a Renoir-esque way, 'All have their reasons'
wondrous diversion takes us to the side plot of the policeman
draws us into the narrative, but at once it has no goal, no end point, just burns with beauty
doesn't quite develop some things as well here as elsewhere; images less defined, a few meandering points
fascinating for showing the development to the masterworks, still a fine, fine film in itself