Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia, and is also sometimes known as Eastern cinema. More commonly, however, it is most often used to refer to the cinema of Eastern (HongKong, China, Korea, Japan), Southeastern (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand) and Southern Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh). Today, I am going to discuss about the aesthetic of Asia (Hong Kong) cinema by selecting a few examples from the film, 'Chungking Express'. The aesthetics of Asia (Hong Kong) cinema are mostly the kong fu part, the reality of Hong Kong, the story of particular occupation, Hong Kong style's comedy, love story, and etc.
Chungking Express is a film directed by Wong Kar Wai (a famous Hong Kong director) in 1994. The film consist of two stories told in sequence, each about Hong Kong policeman and his love story. The first story is about a cop QiWu who waiting her girlfriend back until his birthday. During his birthday, he approaches a woman in the blonde wig at Bottom Up Club. This woman help him to moving on instead of waiting. The second story is also about a policeman who waiting her flight attendant girlfriend back, he like to talking to himself to express the sadness, however he don't know that a snack bar worker Faye was falls for him.
In order to discuss the aesthetics of asian cinema, let's talk about story in first. Hong Kong film like to telling story related with particular occupation such as police, doctor, fire fighter, pilot and etc. People who familia with Hong Kong film will see the trending of film which is Hong Kong people like. In Chongking Express, the story also focus on the love story of two policeman.
Secondly, Hong Kong films like to talk about life, issues related contemporary Hong Kong society. They like to putting the society issues by using film and cinematography. In Chongking Express, the policeman reflect the loneliness of Hong Kong people. In the film, we can see that both of them love to talking to themself instead of disclose to others.
Thirdly, Hong Kong films like to include love element into the story. Most of the Hong Kong film will consist of love element. (some kung fu's film may not have) Love story can consider one of the topic most of the director love to play with it. Wong Kar Wai is one of the director who can handle this topic very well especially in different kind of relationship and background. In Chongking Express, he bring up the relationship between policeman and drug seller; policeman and snack bar worker. Both of them are different background and he try to link up them together.
Wong Kar Wai love to using object, lighting, self taking to show the inner of the actor. For example, he like to using cigarette to show loneliness, using neon light to showing how's the society and intra communication of the actor to showing inner conflict of the actor.
Chungking Express is a film directed by Wong Kar Wai (a famous Hong Kong director) in 1994. The film consist of two stories told in sequence, each about Hong Kong policeman and his love story. The first story is about a cop QiWu who waiting her girlfriend back until his birthday. During his birthday, he approaches a woman in the blonde wig at Bottom Up Club. This woman help him to moving on instead of waiting. The second story is also about a policeman who waiting her flight attendant girlfriend back, he like to talking to himself to express the sadness, however he don't know that a snack bar worker Faye was falls for him.
In order to discuss the aesthetics of asian cinema, let's talk about story in first. Hong Kong film like to telling story related with particular occupation such as police, doctor, fire fighter, pilot and etc. People who familia with Hong Kong film will see the trending of film which is Hong Kong people like. In Chongking Express, the story also focus on the love story of two policeman.
Secondly, Hong Kong films like to talk about life, issues related contemporary Hong Kong society. They like to putting the society issues by using film and cinematography. In Chongking Express, the policeman reflect the loneliness of Hong Kong people. In the film, we can see that both of them love to talking to themself instead of disclose to others.
Thirdly, Hong Kong films like to include love element into the story. Most of the Hong Kong film will consist of love element. (some kung fu's film may not have) Love story can consider one of the topic most of the director love to play with it. Wong Kar Wai is one of the director who can handle this topic very well especially in different kind of relationship and background. In Chongking Express, he bring up the relationship between policeman and drug seller; policeman and snack bar worker. Both of them are different background and he try to link up them together.
Wong Kar Wai love to using object, lighting, self taking to show the inner of the actor. For example, he like to using cigarette to show loneliness, using neon light to showing how's the society and intra communication of the actor to showing inner conflict of the actor.
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