One of the elements of mise en scène is lighting. Wong Kar Wai uses different types of lighting to express character’s feeling. For example, the first scene starts from Mr.Chow is walking stairs with low-key illumination. The low-key illumination means “ to produce an image where much of the screen is in shadow ” (Stadler and McWilliam 24). In this scene expresses Mr.Chow’s life of emptiness. Another instance is when Mr.Chow and Mrs. Su go to the dark alleys, the light is a low-key illumination, and it expresses both of deep sorrow. Therefore, low-key illumination shows character’s negative emotion in this movie. On the other hand, high key light expresses his hope, because “It produces a fairly bright image with high visibility, graduated
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One of the sounds is diegetic sounds. The diegetic sound in this movie represents 1960’s Hong Kong such as people are chatting in Cantonese, playing mahjong, ringing the old style telephone and listening Chinese opera from the radio. Those sounds can evoke their nostalgia, besides, an audience can feel 1960’s sensation. There are many non-diegetic sounds too. Many of music is played in the movie. Especially, the music play during no conversation between Mr. Chow and Mrs. Su which engender mood. “nondiegetic sounds also enhance the visceral effect of the intensified continuity style.” (Richardson, Gorman and Vernallis 342) I agree with this statement, because, the first half, Wong plays Yemeni’s theme which is composed by Shigeru Umebayashi. The music repeats to play and it almost becomes Mrs.Su’s theme song. The sound of the violin is sorrow and monotony rhythm is heartrending and disconsolate which represent character’s psychological conflict and impatience. However, the second half of the movie, the music change to Latin music such as "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas”, “Aquellos Ojos Verdes” both are sung by Nat King Cole. Especially the song of Nat King Kole puts spices in this movie. When Mr.Chow make a phone call for Mrs. Su, Mr.Chow ask her to go to Singapore with him. There is no answer from Mrs. Su, however the music of “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” fade in. The meaning of “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” is “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps”. Nobody …show more content…
Additionally, the movie usually rains. Those natural ambient sounds also create mood and gloomy atmosphere which represents character’s sorrow
One of the sounds is diegetic sounds. The diegetic sound in this movie represents 1960’s Hong Kong such as people are chatting in Cantonese, playing mahjong, ringing the old style telephone and listening Chinese opera from the radio. Those sounds can evoke their nostalgia, besides, an audience can feel 1960’s sensation. There are many non-diegetic sounds too. Many of music is played in the movie. Especially, the music play during no conversation between Mr. Chow and Mrs. Su which engender mood. “nondiegetic sounds also enhance the visceral effect of the intensified continuity style.” (Richardson, Gorman and Vernallis 342) I agree with this statement, because, the first half, Wong plays Yemeni’s theme which is composed by Shigeru Umebayashi. The music repeats to play and it almost becomes Mrs.Su’s theme song. The sound of the violin is sorrow and monotony rhythm is heartrending and disconsolate which represent character’s psychological conflict and impatience. However, the second half of the movie, the music change to Latin music such as "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas”, “Aquellos Ojos Verdes” both are sung by Nat King Cole. Especially the song of Nat King Kole puts spices in this movie. When Mr.Chow make a phone call for Mrs. Su, Mr.Chow ask her to go to Singapore with him. There is no answer from Mrs. Su, however the music of “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” fade in. The meaning of “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” is “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps”. Nobody …show more content…
Additionally, the movie usually rains. Those natural ambient sounds also create mood and gloomy atmosphere which represents character’s sorrow