Why Are Wong Kar-wai Films So Dreamy?

Have you ever watched a Wong Kar-wai film and wondered why it looks so familiar? You’re not alone. Like a déjà vu, Wong Kar-wai films have a unique sense of timelessness that always make the experience nostalgic and dreamy for the audience. What many don’t know is how meticulously everything is planned and shot (to cause such an effect). So let’s take a look together at these carefully created pictures. Get extended 30 day free trial of MUBI at Support me and impress others by checking out my merch: /// Music download: Patreon: Paypal: Instagram: @ spikima Your support helps with keeping the channel running. Love. /// Extra Credits: Korean blog post about Chungking Express (in Korean): This site was extremely inspiring, not just in analyzing certain scenes from Chungking Express, but also in organizing the script for this painfully long video. Timestamp 0:00 Introduction 1:18 Déjà vu 1:46 1. Time: Voice over & Subjectivity 2:58 In the Mood for Love 4:32 Time flow & Ashes of Time 5:53 Days of Being Wild 7:26 2. Time: Symbols 8:58 Camera & Editing 10:05 3. Time: Step Printing 11:17 Manipulated Speed 11:42 Déjà vu 12:04 Chungking Express Part 1 13:12 Pineapples 14:09 4. Space 14:48 Eyes 15:52 Perspective Shifts 17:04 Space Carries Time 17:32 Jumpcuts 18:08 Chungking Express Part 2 19:07 Time vs Space 19:29 CHEF’S SALAD 19:51 DREAM 20:55 Timing VS Habit 22:52 Reality 23:23 5. Daydream 24:28 Thank you #WongKarwai #VideoEssay #Film