Happy Together

“I always thought there should be two of us standing here” Rewatch solidified this as my favourite Wong Kar-Wai, it’s the one I’ve been thinking the most about since I’ve seen it and I loved everything about it significantly more on this second watch. After getting used to his style, everything that I found distracting or annoying or drawn out the first time, just totally evaporated. I apologise for the narration slander the first time. Love the much more reserved and patient approach in this one compared to Chungking and Fallen Angels. The central relationship is easily my favourite of any Kar-Wai. The main theme as I guess you could call it: Tango Apasionado, is so perfect and paired with the Igazu falls scene at the end... heartbreaking. Again, just perfect, as a recurring visual motif, it’s incredible, and the shots themselves of the waterfall are gorgeous. These characters, these places, they all live in my head, and will do for a long time I think.