Chunking Express

 This was a very confusing movie to follow along, not that it is bad, but you need to pay attention. As I get more and more into this Wong Kar Wai rabbit hole I have going for myself, the more I see that his movies are very hopeless romances, and you need to pay attention to every detail. Chunking Express follows two Chinese policemen and their love story, one of them can't get over his last love, the other is trying to get over his last one. The second policemen falls in love with a waitress that is kind of odd. She opens the letter from his ex that contains his keys and proceeds to enter his house everyday to clean. I never knew how exactly to develop a stance on what she does? I didn't know whether if what she was doing was sweet or kind of creepy. For the first policemen I just felt bad at how pathetic he looked. In a way, both of them are connected, where they both make routine stops at the restaurant, and both are led on by these women.

After looking back at some of the scenes, in some of the scenes where Wong Kar Wai backs up to get a full shot of the area, you can see one person from the other officers story. I really like how visually pleasing this movie looks, as well as how you can pick apart the story after the movie. WKW I have noticed loves to make his audiences guess what the characters feel, by not saying the emotion, but rather showcasing it. Throughout the film he never has the actor read out any of the letters, and there is little deep dialogue between any of the love interests. Most of Chunking Express relies on narration from the current protagonists, and I think that is a really unique charm. I didn't mind this movie really at all, now, if I didn't know beforehand that Fallen Angels is a pt2 then I would have a select few more things to say, but I have more comfort in saying the stories are unfinished--- in the best way possible. I rate this movie a 8/10.