2046

i finally saw 2046. any attempt at summarizing it would be futile, so here are some observations...

it is incredibly moving and evocative

it makes the most tocuhing use of music of any film of recent memory

it is simply a beautiful film to watch - and i don't simply mean because of the beautiful actresses - which includes zhang ziyi - virtually every frame of the film could be printed and hung on the wall

it is full of romance, melancholy and nostalgia

this is as good of an example of film as art as i can think of...it is truly the film as a whole which makes the impact, as opposed to one certain aspect - the narrative, the acting, etc...

of course, as you might figure, a movie this good and non-cliched would never make much of a splash in the USA - either in terms of box office (did it even play in theaters here - certainly not here in the hinterlands) or awards (heck, i'm not a biog oscars fan, but watch it and tell me how it couldn't be nominated for SOMETHING!!!)

thanks to sharon, through whom, if memnory serves, i became aware of the wonderful films of wong kar wai