Wong Kar-wai's films seem to be four words, whether it is "Chongqing Forest", "Fancy Years", "Generation Grandmaster" or "East Evil and West Poison" or "Spring Break", I even have a little doubt that this man with sunglasses is not a Virgo, so stubbornly insisting on his own film method, constructing a poetic and enigmatic world between light and shadow.
"Spring Break" is his highest level of award, the beginning of which is a long period of black and white, the gray style gives people the first feeling of being separated and confused, but the characters are more distinct. He seems to like to use color to speak, most of the films use cool colors, the sense of loneliness is very heavy, there is an unspeakable melancholy wandering.
In "Spring Breaks", He Baorong and Li Yaohui quarreled on the deserted road in Buenos Aires, and He Baorong, played by Zhang Guorong, said to Li Yaohui, played by Liang Chaowei: Why don't we separate, and then have the opportunity to start from scratch again. Li Yaohui left alone, He Baorong only looked back at him, the two sides did not say anything, the wind overturned the map on the dilapidated car, they were all lost in their own world, a long whistle passed, the camera only paused for a few seconds, but this scene seemed to have passed a long time, at that moment I only thought of one word, the sky is different.
People who don't love each other, even if they are close at hand, seem to be the end of the world.
Lai Yiu-fai, who left Ho Po Wing, was a receptionist at a tango bar, trying to save money to buy a plane ticket back to Hong Kong, but unexpectedly met Ho Po Wing, who took a new love, just like Ouyang Feng said in "East Evil and West Poison": Some people will find out that that person is their favorite after leaving. He Baorong stole a gold watch from his foreign boyfriend to Li Yaohui, but unfortunately the stolen watch could not be bought back. The barrier is something that only gradually widens, and it is difficult to have the possibility of gradually healing with the change of time, and even if there are signs of improvement, it is only to accumulate energy for the next big explosion.
He Baorong lived in Li Yaohui's small house to recuperate, Li Yaohui saw him wearing beautiful clothes on the street and came back, he suspected him of going out to fool around, He Baorong threw all the cigarettes that Li Yaohui bought back to the ground, leaned against the wall, that kind of small temper and resentment were placed there, at a glance, all the things he wanted to express were between this move, everything transitioned naturally, and the emotions were held appropriately.
In Wong Kar-wai's language system, refinement is the first element, which needs to be repeatedly pondered, and a change in eyes, an action, and a change of light may hide many secrets and stories. Therefore, good actors are very important. A good actor does not use acting to complete a work, but in life.
Later, Li Yaohui met a Young Taiwanese man named Zhang Wan in the restaurant, and the relationship between the two people was very ambiguous. Zhang Zhen was still very young playing the role of Zhang Wan, his voice was very magnetic, and it would be particularly comfortable to close his eyes and listen to him, as he and Li Yaohui said, "The ear is more important than the eye, and many things are more important than the eyes."
In "Spring Breaks", Li Yaohui and Zhang Wan played football in the twilight alleys of Argentina, and the faces of both sides could not be seen clearly in the backlight, but it was a rare happy time for Li Yaohui in this lost continent. That night parted, they hugged each other, Li Yaohui said, only to hear a heartbeat.
Before Li Yaohui left, they met in the bar, Zhang Wan, who did not like to take pictures, hoped that this only friend could leave a little sound to bring to the end of the world, Li Yaohui drank a lot of wine that night, Zhang Wan did not know what he said in the tape recorder, until he stood at the last lighthouse on the American continent, only to carefully hear two strange sounds that seemed to be crying.
Before leaving Buenos Aires, Li Yaohui went to the Iguazu Falls, the place where he had been lost was finally found, the huge water vapor hit his body and face, and he could not tell whether he had any tears, at least he was no longer lost, "Happy wandering, there must be a place to go back."
And He Baorong came to the house that Li Yaohui had rented before, cleaned up the house, it seemed empty, but the memory was full, at that moment, the painful emotion broke like the Iguazu Falls, curled up on the bed, holding the sheets to tear my heart and lungs, I suddenly remembered the song title "Argentina please don't cry for me". Sometimes, leaving is not about not loving, but about loving more.
Lai said in the movie, "I never told Ho Po Wing that the day he was injured was the happiest day I had. After that, he took a detour to Taiwan, and the light and shadow of the city changed rapidly, so that he suddenly figured out a lot, and it was easy to talk about it from scratch, it was better to remember each other.
The ending of "Spring Breaks" is very interesting, seemingly inexplicable ending but with an aftertaste, Li Yaohui sits on the fast-moving subway, wearing headphones in his ears, smiling, as if he is loving the world in the way Zhang Wan said. At this moment, whether it is He Baorong or Zhang Wan, this trip will arrive at the station on time. Where to go, no one knows, maybe the next stop is spring, at least it will not get lost.
There is a line in "East Evil and West Poison": What is behind this desert, is another desert. The same is true of the spring light, what is behind the spring light, or another place where the spring light is leaking. Perhaps, this is another way to start from scratch.
