It was a dread to watch this film......Not that it wasn't a good movie...but i hated absolutely every single character in this movie.....Newland Archer, the main protagonist is a fucking wimp and pussy.....the film may be realistic to some, and some may understand the obstacles and impossibility of him ever staying together with Countess Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), if so, these ppl are stupid..... in a society (1870s) where there are strict customs and traditions to uphold to, where family honor tops over one's personal interest...
The whole story basically concludes that all the characters gave up their lives and romance for the sake of protecting their street cred, from becoming a social outcast during the high society then... And sadly, that May (winona ryder) lived her whole marriage in denial, even though she knew her's was a marriage of convenience...and that her man loved another woman.....
Bleh....all a bunch of cowards....made worst by Newland Archer's extreme neediness.....
Spoiler Alert!
The last scene, Newland went all the way to Europe after 20-30 yrs to see Ellen, only to chicken-out at the ground level of her apartment.......it is portrayed as a happy-ending though, because Newland concluded that it was pointless to see her again, someone way back in the past, and that he was satisfied with everything he had now...but in psychology terms, Cognitive Dissonance....or sour grapes...
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The last scene, Newland went all the way to Europe after 20-30 yrs to see Ellen, only to chicken-out at the ground level of her apartment.......it is portrayed as a happy-ending though, because Newland concluded that it was pointless to see her again, someone way back in the past, and that he was satisfied with everything he had now...but in psychology terms, Cognitive Dissonance....or sour grapes...
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However, all is not lost..... I watched 2046 today....and despite it having a depressing, sad ending in contrast to Innocence's try-hard serene ending
It showcased a lot of instances, more like all instances that love was purely emotional validation...barriers, like most dark love stories....obstacles that prevented a relationship from ever developing far from.....emotional validation....perhaps...in reality, anything after that is mundane....thats why its never talked about in these films..
yeah, the characters, lots of frame games between them...flash game.....baiting each other to chase....sympathy...pure clean fun and innocent love before things start to get complicated....
ALL the characters in the show...are searching for something worthwhile, but really, most of the time its an escape.. all of them running away as well....however, they don't seem like cowards...haha..because in this movie, it seemed that everyone has done their best and done absolutely everything they can but that it circumstance....thus they suffer...
OK rather than read my weak attempt at describing the story,
"As Chow Mo-Wan's life is revisited, we learn that he is still struggling to get over the loss of his idealized love, Su Li-Zhen. He returns to Hong Kong after being in Singapore for a number of years to try to forget his anguish. To cover up his pain, he becomes a suave ladies man. Chow attends many lavish parties and beds many women." - wikipedia
Now girls, before you start thinking that Tony Leung's character is a big flirt, player type....his not.....*besides trying to defend myself*....he is simply honest with them and sincere most of the time...(there is no hot and cold manipulation in this movie..)...he does not hide his feelings and often expresses it to those he loves...and not because he is saying it or validating girls expecting sex in exchange...Displayed by his love for faye wong, in this case carefree and as a 'friend'.....encouraging her to go to japan to be with her lover...which she did, and got married..
In the final scene, Mr Chow ends up alone and pathetic....i personally don't think its because he couldn't let go of his loss.......
Anyway, if i were to put myself in his shoes....and finally grasping the fact that, everyone ends up lonely...which most ppl would deal with sooner or later....he has everything to be happy about...a fling when he wants to,....so i'm actually quite happy for him!
Anyway, instead of going to BKK this wednesday....decided to delay that trip and go to Macau....to check out, possibly...the film set of 2046, and stay in that hotel.... really excited to travel alone this time.....
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