Happy Together (Chinese: Chun gwong cha sit) (1997)
Director:
Watched:
Rating: 6/10
Doyle’s camera,
Blur, slow down, upside down,
Cut, pan, tilt, track, zoom
Cinematography dream.
Artful shots and scenes,
Magic with Wong’s direction.
Two lovelorn lost souls
Wandering Argentina,
Not much else for plot,
Still manages to take us
On hypnotic ride.
Like the waterfall they seek
From the lamp they bought,
This ode to loneliness shows
Downfall of their love,
From the boldly sexual start
To the truthful end.
Title’s complete opposite,
As Lai Yiu-fai says,
“Lonely people… all the same.”
Sorrowful Apart.
Despite aesthetic merits,
Failed to capture me.
Never really cared for them,
Lacked necessary
Character development,
Not enough substance,
Aside from a few key scenes,
Ideally watched in background.