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November 09, 2004
A Movie Binge
Five movies in five days and counting. One definite advantage in living in a city with such cold climate like Seattle is a greater appreciation for the indoors. You can admire the stillness of the cold scenery from the confines of your toasty bed or curl yourself into a nice blanket with a book. I am rather looking forward to winter this year. And more time indoors equals more time in front of the laptop screen watching a good flick.
I finally watched Wong Kar-Wai's '2046' the other day. While not as strong as its predecessor 'In The Mood For Love,' '2046' shined on its own through nonlinear narrative and elements of science fiction. I was particularly fond of the friendship between Tony Leung and Faye Wong's characters; it was a semi-bittersweet platonic tango of a friendship. I was a little disappointed in Maggie Cheung's screentime, however. I was expecting to see more of her in the movie, since the story is pretty much about Tony Leung reeling over the lost of his love.
I've watched other movies that aren't really worth mentioning, but it's nice either way to spend several hours out of a cold night distracted by a good story.
Posted by Charlie at November 9, 2004 12:30 AM