Chungking Express Essays

  • Comparing the Narrative and Formal Devices of ChungKing Express and A Bout de Souffle

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    Comparing the Narrative and Formal Devices of ChungKing Express and A Bout de Souffle Wong Kar Wai’s movie ‘ChungKing Express’ bears many similarities to Godard’s ‘A Bout de Souffle’. To start with, Wai employs a number of cinematic techniques, obviously derived from the French New Wave, such as for example the jump-cut which is evidently taken from Godard’s film. His use of the Godard-ian jump cut seamlessly blends temporally-exclusive scenes together, making the passage of time unnoticeable

  • Chungking Express

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    The award winning film, Chungking Express, is a tale of two stories told in sequence, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman contemplating his relationship with a woman. The movie is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color, which are used to help the audience get a better sense of the time period. In particular, the mise-en-scene, especially the setting, stands out in separating the different stages of relationships that the two policemen find themselves in, but due to the setting

  • Wong Kar-wai - an Auteur

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    talked about his visual style, in relation to one of his many award-winning films, Chungking Express (1994). Chungking Express marked Wong Kar-wai's major break onto the international film scene and remains one of his most memorable work, if not the best, in his filmmaking career. American director and filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino, convinced his distributor, Miramax, to buy over the rights to Chungking Express for d... ... middle of paper ... ... Bordwell, David, and Kristin Thompson. Film

  • Analysis of In the Mood for Love

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    for days, day dreaming about the characters, reimaging their fates, this movie could not leave me. I wouldn’t let it. Furthermore, I was more inclined to analyze In the Mood for Love after having watched another Wong Kar Wai masterpiece, Chung King Express (1994), because the resonating power both these films have had on me are immensely powerful. It is extremely rare when a filmmaker has the ability to really leave a mark on your life, twice. The film, In the Mood for Love is produced under the shroud

  • Character Admiration in Asian Literature: A Comparative Study

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    generate thair own respect in terms of admiration. While still having to rise above the rest ,these characters seem to have to deal with less in the first place. Two prime examples of this are Policeman 663 in ChungKing Express and Rat in the book A Wild Sheep Chase. In the movie ChungKing Express, the police officer, titled officer number 663, has just went through a tough break up with his girlfriend. On his regular rounds he goes by a convenient store. There, a girl named Faye sees him. She immediately

  • Use of Color to Express Emotion in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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    Use of Color to Express Emotion in The scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is story about Hestor Prynne, a woman who commits a sin and is filled with many feelings, including pride, surrounding that sin.  Many of those around Hestor's sin reflect similar emotions and feelings. Hawthorne employs many symbols throughout The Scarlet Letter.  Hawthorne uses the colors red, black, and white to represent Hestor's emotions and the emotions of those around her. The most frequently

  • I am Vietnamese

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    Since I was born, English has been my primary language. It is the language I think in, the only language I can express my true emotions. I am an American-born Vietnamese child, proud of my heritage, yet forever attempting to grasp it. I merely know this: my morals and values, instilled in me by Vietnamese tradition make me who I am today. That is why I write, not to win, but to express my pride in my Vietnamese roots. I am Vietnamese. Sometimes, it is hard for me to believe. My grasp of the language

  • Implied Terms

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    communication; electronic, written or oral; daily. Once an agreement fulfills the components required of a contract, therein lies the existence of terms of a contract. These terms depict an obligation between parties involved in the form of Express terms or Implied terms. Express terms are material terms stated by the parties involved, and can be interpreted in 3 ways; Oral, Written, Oral and Written. Implied terms are terms normally not stated or not known by the parties, and may be derived from Custom/Usage

  • How To Deal With A Person Who

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    everyday life. Most of us express our feelings indirectly: slamming doors, sullen silence, or snubbing others. Therefore, it is important to learn how to release anger in safe but effective ways. Unexpressed anger can smolder, causing stress and affecting physical health. After all, anger can escalate into violence. So, when we are dealing with a person who is angry, here are some strategies we can use: understand his/her anger, communicate with him/her, and help him/her to express the anger. First of

  • Diversity Among People

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    diversity, people still haven't learned to tolerate one another's differences and somehow learn from them however, everyday that goes by more people are realizing even more that these differences make us who we are. They shape the way we think and express yourself and our opinion about others. As humans, we have a unique ability for language which gives expression to our many-s... ... middle of paper ... ...ity groups within the United States. Should serve as a comparative study of the diverse

  • People Express Airlines Case Study

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    People Express Airlines Case Study Abstract: In the well documented case of the early low-fare and economy carrier People Express Airlines (PE) the common explanation for the rapid rise and decline is excessive corporate growth. Based on a dynamic resource based, this case finds that it is not only the rate of growth embodied in the resource buildup processes—which determines the outcome of a corporate growth strategy. “Despite the rapidly increasing financial problem by the spring of 1986, PE

  • What is Art?

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    earliest known written prose, or the Greek plays which have influenced drama since their inception, are considered some of the greatest forms of art in history. Art can allow us pleasure just simply through the process of creating. Art can allow us to express ourselves to give us better insight into our own feelings. Art can, in contrast, allow us to stir emotions from within the viewer, occasionally leaving the viewer with an awakened or refreshed outlook. Some may only consider a work as art if it

  • Archetypes

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    work. They also help the reader to better understand the theme or plot of a work. They are used freely and abundantly in most modern and pre-modern works. The archetypical symbol of war is used symbolically as a sense of conflict or tension. It may express disbelief, or trouble. In a sense it is used to draw the reader in close. War is never looked at as a positive thing. When we think of war, we think of violence, death, destruction, heartache, cold and bitterness. This is usually what is intended

  • Hanson

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    agents statements? Tests – 1. An agency is a relationship based on an express or implied agreement by which 1 person, the agent, is authorized to act under the control of or for another, the principle, in negotiating and making contracts with third persons. 2. A general agent is authorized by the P to transact all affairs in connection with a particular kind of business/ trade. 3. The usual method of creating an agency is by express authorization, that is a person is appointed to act for, or on behalf

  • Midnight Express

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    Midnight Express Billy Hayes becomes desperate at the end of the movie. He realizes that he will never be released and so when he finds the money his girlfriend hid for him, he is moved to try and escape. He tries to bribe Hamidon to let him out. Hamidon takes the money but takes him to an empty room where he is planning on beating Billy. He takes off his gun and puts down his stick. He starts beating Billy. He stops and begins to pull his pants down. Billy seizes this opportunity and pushes him

  • Muted Group Theory

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    differently. Historically, and to a large degree, still today, men inhabited and controlled the public and political domain while women were restricted to the home and personal matters (Griffin, 1997). Men developed the language of our culture to express what they knew to be reality accompanied by how they wanted their world to be. The experiences, values, beliefs of men became institutionalized whereas women's concerns, needs and rights became marginalized and devalued. Edwin Ardener (1975) captures

  • What is Art?

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    a form of expression. It is beautiful, ugly, tasteful, distasteful, impressionistic, realistic...you get the point. Art is everywhere. It lives in the soul, mind, and even the heart. Art is an outlet for people to express themselves. Art is a way for the human mind to express itself. Even a loud, outgoing person has feelings that they do not feel comfortable sharing with people. These expressions often come out through their art. What is classified as art? Besides the obvious?paintings

  • Symbolic Actions in Different Cultures

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    than what the outside appearance shows. Symbolic actions are like the doorways to the sacred world. They help us hold a meaning to God that expresses our beliefs and feelings toward him. These symbolic actions express our deepest concerns and feelings toward God that no one else can express. It shows how these symbolic actions relate back to the signs and symbols that are shown for us in our world, and how these things can help us become aware of God's grace. Signs and Symbols are not the only things

  • Minister's Black Veil Essays: Father Hooper

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    reason of the veil to a soul. At times the sexton would insinuate a reason behind the veil but never revealing the answer to the mystery. Father Hooper is a very imaginative and creative individual to innovate the idea of wearing a black veil to express an idea. He is angry towards the response of the veil to his parishioners, since they treated him differently with the veil compared to without it. Most of the parishioners are clueless to why he wears it and some try to imagine why he would ever

  • My Philosophy on Teaching Writing

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    teaching students how to write convincing editorials, petitions, or letters will not only make them better English students, but also better citizens. That being said, I like the expressivist model best because it gives writers the most freedom to express themselves in their own voices. Unencumbered by a strict form or purpose, students are free to let their imaginations loose as they explore various aven... ... middle of paper ... ...better. When they become competent writers, as I hope they all