Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels is a beautiful crescendo of the dangerous parts of love and heartbreak.
The first Chinese film I’ve ever seen, the film is set in Hong Kong that has 2 contrasting storylines. In which is hard to follow at some points but is wrapped up very well in the end. Fallen angels is a love hate relationship, I could see why people hate this and why people love it.
From a writing perspective, the characters and plot is hit out of the park. There are characters that you want to do better, some that just piss you off, and ones that you just feel bad for. It’s unique considering most of these characters never meet.
I think this films cinematography is very underrated and should be talked about more when the topic is brought up. There are parts that look like they’re filmed on a go pro(best way to describe it) and it’s crazy because this came out in 1995.
One thing I never really talk about in my reviews is the soundtrack of films. But this one was so noticeable and hard to miss. Some parts have these very eerie and bleak songs where other parts have these loud very vibrant love songs. The jukebox scene rams this point home.
I wish more people would watch this, I think this film shows love in a different light compared to any other film you can find. Great watch definitely a little hard to follow at points but it’s worth it.