Fallen Angels/ Wong Kar Wai Auteur Flashcards
what are the key themes in WKW films
Loneliness, the struggle to find a meaningful connection in a busy city such as Hong Kong, time and the weird way it moves,
what are some auteur traits of WKW
- extreme wide angle lenses e.g. 6.8mm lens,
- undercranking the camera to make the foreground slow and the background fast
- using high key neon lights for the MTV aesthetic
- using western songs with Cantonese translation
to what extent can Wong Kar Wai be seen as experimental
to a large extent, he rejects conventional western Hollywood film conventions such as camera lenses, lighting, undercranking, editing
what context is there for why WKW uses undercranking
the context of Hong Kong, the time that they were under UK rule was running out as China was going to take rule of Hong Kong. this means that Hong Kong was under the ‘one country two systems’ policy. Hong Kong is still capitalist, uses Cantonese rather than Mandarin uses their Hong Kong dollar and has democracy but China chooses who will get into government.
