I have been avoiding this film due to its Kung fu theme, but Wong Kar-wai never disappoints. Even a Kung fu film becomes so art-house in his hands with his characteristic aesthetics and his all-time favorite crew (Tony Leung, Chang Chen, Ziyi Zhang, etc) The Kung fu scenes are artistic and to the point, the dialogues are minimal but each sentence is classic, the love story between the two main characters is restrained but holds up the whole film, the background spans about 15 years through numerous historical events but changes barely noticeably. It’s a film not about Kung fu after all, but about human relations, between husband and wife, teachers and students, father and daughter, lovers, opponents, oneself and the world. Tony Leung is impeccable, Ziyi Zhang is perfect with every pose of Kung fu just as she did 13 years ago in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Their partnership naturally reminds one of their collaboration 9 years ago in 2046. It seems they never aged but they have, and an era will be gone.
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