A Review of Ashes of Time

Time has passed, which is regarded as an alternative peak of China's martial arts movies. The clever and humorous plot of the film subverts the traditional martial arts film and makes it a classic. Scattered characters and stories in the film are intertwined, and aesthetic photography shows a fictional imaginary world. Time has changed is a martial arts fable in Wong Kar-wai's films. Adapted from the new school of martial arts novels, it is integrated into the fable of modern urban feelings in a modern way, answering the question of what to do with the approach of 97.

Ashes of Time has successfully opened up a new martial arts film in Hong Kong. This film is a good illustration of the disadvantages of the previous Hong Kong martial arts films, returning the detached humanity to ordinary people and endowing the characters in the martial arts films with personality and soul. This is a very human film, with scattered characters and stories intertwined, and beautiful photography shows a fictional imaginary world. The outstanding features of the film are the flamboyant personality performance and beautiful photography. The performances of the stars in the film are very special, and many extraordinary characters are created in the fictional martial arts world. Wong Kar-wai is good at tapping the potential talents of his actors, and let them interpret the characters with great personality. Although the film creates a fantastic story and environment, it also subtly implies the absurdity and absurdity of this fictional world. This film is also a tortuous mockery of traditional Hong Kong martial arts films, which indirectly shows Wong Kar-wai's criticism and understanding of Hong Kong films.

Muttering characters, images filled with decadent and sad breath, unchangeable narration, and personal style that is too strong to be restrained by trance and nervousness are all very stylistic, which can be seen in Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time. For example, the fight at the end of the film was very coherent and normal, but Wong Kar-wai finally turned into a weird style. There are too many things to enjoy in this movie. Every line, every casual action, every trance-like look is enough to confuse people for a long time. Wong Kar-wai borrowed several names from Jin Yong's works, but created a completely different martial arts world.

Leslie Cheung's Ouyang Feng in Time Has Changed is a classic. Leslie Cheung's performance is not only natural and delicate, but also successfully interprets Ouyang Feng's multiple personalities. With a warm heart, a frosty appearance, a pair of flashing eyes, a false smile and a true and dialectical language, Leslie Cheung has fully displayed an alternative Ouyang Feng. Xi Du at the End of the Desert should be one of Leslie Cheung's best roles.

Leslie Cheung's performance in Ashes of Time is excellent, from the sharpness at the beginning to the indifference in the middle, and then to the true feelings in the monologue. He grasped the temperature well, and he interpreted a lonely, proud, regretful and painful Ouyang Feng. In Ashes of Time, Leslie Cheung's eyes are unpredictable, like a deep pool that people can't fathom. The use of Leslie Cheung's eyes is reflected in Ashes of Time, so he can show the most essential things of a martial arts master with split personality and final mental breakdown.

Ashes of Time is the pinnacle of Asian movies. In this film, Wong Kar-wai subverts the traditional martial arts film, separates the characters from the plot, tells the different process of the story from different angles, and expresses the most delicate emotion in a person's life-love. The film still follows Wong Kar-wai's consistent style, and the whole story is about rejection and feelings of rejection. Wang's film language is fully displayed here. Beautiful music, incredible photography angle, constantly changing wide-angle lens and inclined composition create an atmosphere of alienation, isolation and loneliness in the desert, giving people a feeling of emptiness and loss. Show desolation in beauty and bring a classical realism to the extreme. This is the city in Wong Kar-wai's eyes: something that people can't refuse and try to escape, and this emotion permeates every detail of his films.