CHUNGKING EXPRESS NOTES

Low frame rate opening? Or is it just bad ripping lol

Did oxenfree get their score inspiration from this film

Identity question: blond wig, paper bag head covering

Narration from protag

He Qiwu 223

Shaky cam chase around 2:20++

Number focus

The boss here says she looks like Yamaguchi Momoe. She likes that. She and I broke up recently.
Tomokazu Miura questions of accountability? We broke up
because of what she said or she broke up with me because she thought that?
the closest we got, 0.01cm between us. 57 hours later, I fell in love

Classic cloistered narrator POV Im a pretty cool guy

Use of Cantonese in convo, Mandarin in narration,

Switch to English when:

Envelope passing

Intersection with the Indian(?) population of HK(?), music environment changes

Claustrophobia, camera-tracking with hectic movement

Top-down
Blonde Wig lady branding: the glasses, the big ring, the cig, the greatcoat

Rapid-flash items again (instant recognition deals? Establishing shots?)

So weve clearly got a tailors and cobblers here. Set to more bollywoodesque music

As a front for drugs trafficking?

(lol oh thats what the condoms were for)

English as a vernacular

Ooooh were hearing her voice for narration as well

 Why the raincoat?
I think it will rain.

// date on the luncheon can


5 1
May 5 1 30

(sir, this can expires tomorrow. Why dont you get another one?) breaks us out of the romantic
narrative reverie, kind of gives it a doh dumbass moment.
Every time wig lady is On A Mission that Oxenfree music comes on

The Indians who can speak canto: WKW giving airtime to an interesting segment of HK culture?

He tries 2 talk her up at the bar, says things like if a woman wears sunglasses its 1) cuz shes blind 2)
cuz shes a poser or 3) shes heartbroken and hiding her tears which is an entire misdiagnosis for
brigitte
STORY 2 COP 663

Faye?? Opens the letter which says Change of flight. Your place cancelled. Heres your key. BYE

Since she left, things in the flat are sad. I have to comfort them.

Faye waifish eccentric

Despite its change of look, it remains true to itself. Its still an emotional towel.
Shop owner calls him Cop 633 at one point and has his worker remind him Thats 663 (after 663
hands Faye back her California Dreamin CD)

The fake boarding pass faye writes him also says 633???sunglasses motif shared?

She takes on the spoken narration this time

A bit of role reversal??? No, a complete new change! Good! 663 buys the shop off her cousin
Hes blasting her song, she asks since when have you liked this, and he says You get used to it.