The highlight song for me personally is a delightful Cantonese cover version of the song "Dreams" originally performed by the Cranberries sung by no other than Faye Wong, main actress of the second segment. Most notably the soundtrack is dominated by California Dreamin' during the second half of the movie. The soundtrack should be a key player in any film watched and in The Chungking Express it is not something which is not to be ignored. Taciturn and with a running self monologue. However, despite the streets being as flooded with populace as they are, we are left with the contrast of the characters usually being in isolated locations. It is hard for the setting to not draw you in. The setting of Chungking is a multicultural place and in being so it is interesting to hear dialog hear dialog in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese and Indian throughout the film. The symbolism behind these help build the strength of both stories and also slightly relate them. Throughout both stories there are reoccurring motifs that we take in such as expiry dates, the name of May, a model airplane, California Dreamin' by The Mamas & Papas, a Garfield stuffed toy and more which have been omitted from this review. From there, the story builds around the meetings between of both Faye and Cop 663. As Cop 663 does not wish to look at the envelope being fully aware of what the letter will detail, Faye falls him for and uses the keys to start rearranging the house while he is at his day-shift unaware. This is all caught by the exuberant Faye, a worker at the counter. We see that the stewardess had decided to visit a snack counter which he frequents and gave a letter to the owner regarding her wishes to break up and keys to the apartment. In the second story, the unnamed Cop 663 is going through the motions post break up with an air stewardess. They are not united together as lovers, however there is a slither of hope given to He Qiwu after their encounter and in his current position, a morale booster. It is because he found himself out at a bar on the prowl and as we as viewers are sure of, the ineluctability of them meeting together is certain. When He Qiwu and the woman with the blonde wig cross paths, it is not because he is after her. It becomes quickly evident within the first fifteen minutes of the film that she is a dangerous presence as we see her organizes an illegal drug smuggling operation. The femme fatale is not issued a name in this story segment however it just adds to the sense of mystery she aesthetically displays by the "costume" of which she wears: A Blonde Wig and Glasses. It is at bar that he encounters a certain femme fatale. (I mean, who hasn't been there before?) He Qiwu goes on the rebound and seeks out a girl after much self pity. Whilst the May of which his relationship recently ended with has no screen time, there is plenty of monologue spoken from He Qiwu and interaction with other characters regarding her that as an audience we can feel his pain. Their stories are told sequentially and are both running in chagrin until they encounter a new woman.įor the first story, we become acquainted with He Qiwu, a man who pines over his most recent relationship with a girl called May. The film's plot revolves around two separate narratives regarding two policemen working within Chungking,both of whom have gone through recent break ups. This film is something which has always been on my lengthy cinema bucket list.I am joyous that I took the the time viewing into this film as it was both uplifting and meditative amongst the chaos. Today being a lazy Sunday, I finally got around to watching Chungking Express. WARNING: SMALL SPOILERS MAY BE GIVEN BELOW
Reviewed by gabriel-john-strange 10 / 10 / 10 A midst pining, sometimes a second chance is right in front of our eyes.
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