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Turn of the Century Hong Kong Cinema. The late 90's/early 2000's saw a surge in Hong Kong films making a big impact on the world:
Infernal Affairs (Part 1). Remade by Scorsese as The Departed. Similar to Scorsese's film this had the cream of the crop of acting talent. (Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Kelly Chen, Edison Chen, Chapman To etc). I would rate Infernal Affairs as the superior film due to more nuanced performances by the cast (Especially by the fantastic Tony Leung and Eric Tsang). Tsang's Sam is far more intimidating than Jack Nicholson doing Jack Nicholson (In my opinion of course).
From Infernal Affairs I:
The same period saw Wong Kar-Wai become more well known (At last). His incredibly stylish and lush "In The Mood for Love" does owe a huge amount to his Cinematographer Christopher Doyle. But every frame is a picture. This shot tells you all you need to know about this repressed pair of people who's partners are having an affair with eachother.
In The Mood For Love:
And my favourite Wong Kar-Wai film: Chungking Express. Two stories set in mid 1990s Hong Kong. Again fantastically shot by Doyle but dialed back a little (Especially in the Faye Wong/Tony Leung's story. Fun, youthful and just plain romantic.
Chungking Express:
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When any one mentions 'scary Films' I always think of Don't Look Now and this scene always jumps into my mind.
I was far too young when I saw it (probably about 10), and it still gives me 'The Willies' forty odd years later.:eek:
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From Miyazaki's Spirited Away. With Sen/Chirhiro and Noh-Face etc on the train we see the train passing the spirit world countryside. They pass a crossroads and, very briefly, you can see two spirits just waiting for the train to pass.
The ordinary nature of the scene (The spirits wearing regular clothing, simply waiting for the train to pass) really grounds the spirit world as a world.
In a film famed for it's iconic imagery this little scene pleased me no end.
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