Category: Non-EnglishAshes of Time Redux version looks like a recent movie, sounds like one but in the end happens to lose a lot of its flavor which the original did thanks to WKW not having an orchestra at his disposal and for having shot in the desert in poor conditions for only a few hours a day made it a film as the characters also evolved and aged from frame to frame.
Anyway - basic premise: Ouyang Feng (brilliant Leslie Chueng) is a middle man between people who are wronged and seek revenge and the bounty hunters/assassins who need money. Every single character is driven by his/her greed and the resulting conflicts form the crux of the movie. Terrifc performances by the man in the picture, yes there's Maggie Cheung as well. This is the best and probably only post modernist take on wuxia films. Of course having seen the original it's almost like watching two completely different films but for someone just watching this version it will be a treat.
Recommendation level: 5/5. I guess the redux version is out in Mumbai but the original will be impossible to buy unless you look online.
i am extremely glad you started this...It is nice to read and hear what you have to say abou ta movie that you have just seen...
ReplyDeleteYou have seen a lot and the nice thing is that you are open to seeing more.
What is also nice, is the fact that you respect cinema for the way it is made and where it comes from, and even without looking down upon any medium cherish the movie for what it has to offer, esp when each medium(of cinema) comes with its own difference!
Congratulations to this new start...
Wish you the best of all the luck to get your desired response....
good one for the start!:)