Film Analysis - Wong Kar-Wai's film world(The Grandmaster)

This is Wong Kar-Wai's new film —— The Grandmaster. The story is not only about a Kung Fu Master, but also include a Kung Fu world. This time, Wong Kar-Wai just like a painter, he had drawn a large and beautiful picture of Chinese Kung Fu society.

This is a very "long" film. It is 130 minutes. But Wong Kar-Wai prepare it for 10 years. 10 years ago, he decide to film this movie and start to meditate the structure and story. After 7 years, there are about 5 films had been made with the same subject matter. Wong Kar-Wai finds he is the first one decide to film this theme, however, he may be the last one to film this theme. That means he needs to do better than early film.

In this 7 years, he has found the actors. He has required these actors to study different type of Kung Fu 5 years ago. A famous actors, Chang chen, even has gained the first prize of Chinese Bajiquan competition in 3 years because of this movie. But Wong Kar-Wai still hasn't begin his shot work.

Until 2009, Wong Kar-Wai finally decide to start. This time, he worked more careful and patient. He shot many pictures again and again. A lot of famous actors need to come to the film studio several times because of one scene.

Though the actor, Chang chen, study the Kong Fu Bajiquan very hardly, director Wong Kar-Wai only give him a few minutes in the film. That makes fans of Chang chen very angry. But this is Wong Kar-Wai's style. He often shoot a lot, use a little. He prepare 10 year for the film, the film is only 130 minutes. This prove he is a director who has stringent specification.

Just as in the past, Wong Kar-Wai arranged a large number of poetic things in the movie. Special poetic dialog. It help director to present character's emotion changing again. I can translate some here(forgive my poor translate):

1.All encounter in the world, are the long-awaited reunion.

2.If I say my life has no regret, that is not my heartfelt wishes. If it is really no regrets, how hollow life it is!

3.I select live in my years.

4.Meet you at my best time, that's my luck. Unfortunately, I have no more time.

5.The secret of man and wife is the sound of silence.

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These poetic words make audience very infatuated. At the same time, they understand the character's inner world.