http://cmoore.com/2005/12/29/2046-55/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:14:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://cmoore.com/2005/12/29/2046-55/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Grumpasaurus.com » Tony Takitani - 4/5 Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:13:16 +0000 http://cmoore.com/2005/12/29/2046-55/#comment-728 [...] There’s a gallimaufry of art house Art in the movie as well, which can float your boat or not, depending on your tastes. For me, it’s like a relaxing, thoughtful zen interlude amidst all the strife and turmoil of life. An expression and reflection of outward calm amidst crushing isolation and loneliness; an imposition of discipline to reign in some of the wild, potentially explosive emotions in life. It’s the restrained formalism also a nice counterbalance to the so-real-you-can-smell-the-horse-shit reality created in a series like Deadwood and without the overwhelming opulence and beauty of a Wang Kar Wai flick like 2046 or In the Mood for Love (the heartbreak remains). [...] [...] There’s a gallimaufry of art house Art in the movie as well, which can float your boat or not, depending on your tastes. For me, it’s like a relaxing, thoughtful zen interlude amidst all the strife and turmoil of life. An expression and reflection of outward calm amidst crushing isolation and loneliness; an imposition of discipline to reign in some of the wild, potentially explosive emotions in life. It’s the restrained formalism also a nice counterbalance to the so-real-you-can-smell-the-horse-shit reality created in a series like Deadwood and without the overwhelming opulence and beauty of a Wang Kar Wai flick like 2046 or In the Mood for Love (the heartbreak remains). [...]

]]> http://cmoore.com/2005/12/29/2046-55/comment-page-1/#comment-353 CMoore.com » In the Mood for Love - 5/5 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:27:11 +0000 http://cmoore.com/2005/12/29/2046-55/#comment-353 [...] In my mega-ass long review of 2046, I mentioned this movie, but wanted to give it an official post, since it’s such a great movie in its own right. [...] [...] In my mega-ass long review of 2046, I mentioned this movie, but wanted to give it an official post, since it’s such a great movie in its own right. [...]

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