When the lights of "Flowers" flickered again in the night, we couldn't help but ask: why is this film always shot at night? Wong Kar-wai, a director who knows the art of film, gives a poetic answer: "Girls are the most beautiful from the beginning of the afternoon to the evening, and this is the time when the shooting effect is the best." This short sentence not only reveals the secret of the filming time of "Flowers", but also reflects Wong Kar-wai's unique film aesthetics and deep insight into the beauty of women.
Under Wong Kar-wai's lens, the night seems to be endowed with a special magic. This is not only because the night offers unique conditions of light and shadow, but also because during this time period, the beauty of women seems to be magnified, becoming softer and deeper. The change of light from afternoon to evening casts a veil of mystery on the female characters, their silhouettes in the twilight become hazy and dreamy, and every look, every movement, seems to be endowed with more emotions and stories.
And this change of light and shadow also provides more layers for the display of the characters' emotions. For example, on a dimly lit street corner, the heroine may be standing alone, with lights coming from her side, creating a bright edge of light, while the other half of her face is hidden in shadow. This chiaroscuro not only emphasizes her loneliness and confusion, but also leaves unlimited room for the viewer's imagination.
This capture of feminine beauty is no accident. In Wong Kar-wai's films, female characters often carry the core of emotions, and their beauty, sorrow, joy and loss have become important narrative elements in the film. The shooting at night is precisely to better show this complex and deep emotion.
Wong Kar-wai's cinematic aesthetic is an artistic style that deeply integrates emotion and light and shadow. Each of his works is like a flowing picture, telling a moving story with light and shadow. In Flowers, this aesthetic is even more perfectly embodied. At night, Shanghai is lit up with neon lights and brilliant lights, and every corner is full of stories. And Wong Kar-wai's lens is like a pair of eyes that are good at discovering, capturing these beautiful moments hidden in the night.
His use of light and shadow has reached the point of perfection. It is not only through the contrast of light and dark to create an atmosphere, but also through the use of color to convey emotion. In Flowers, the blues, purples and reds of the night are intertwined to form a unique visual style that not only shows the modern cityscape of Shanghai, but also reveals a deep sense of nostalgia.
Shooting at night is not an easy task. There are many technical problems that need to be solved, such as light control, noise suppression, color reproduction, etc. But it was these technical challenges that inspired Wong Kar-wai and his team to be even more creative. They continued to explore and experiment, and finally found a shooting method that not only met the needs of the film's emotional expression, but also met the technical requirements.
This kind of artistic innovation is not only reflected in the use of shooting technology, but also in the narrative structure and lens language of the film. Wong Kar-wai's films are always full of surprises and changes, and he is good at telling stories in a non-linear way of storytelling, which makes the plot of the film more compelling. At the same time, his lens language is also very distinctive, with bold close-ups to show the emotional changes of the characters, and long shots to show the atmosphere of the environment and the changes of the times.
We can't fail to mention the emotional resonance between Shanghai at night and "Flowers". Shanghai, a city full of modernity and history, shows its most charming side at night. As a film set in Shanghai, "Flowers" chose to shoot at night, undoubtedly to better capture the soul and emotions of the city.
Shanghai at night is a perfect echo of the female characters in "Flowers". They are equally beautiful, mysterious, and full of stories. Under the lens of Wong Kar-wai, they seem to have become the spokespersons of the city, telling the story of Shanghai with their emotions and experiences.
The reason why "Flowers" is always filmed at night is not only because of the unique lighting conditions and technical challenges offered by the night, but also because Shanghai at night forms a perfect emotional resonance with the female characters in the film. As a director, Wong Kar-wai shows his deep understanding of film aesthetics and unique insight into the beauty of women through night shooting.