How Wong Kar Wai Made Chungking Express With $0

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Chungking Express has brought Wong Kar-wai international success despite all the difficulties and shortcomings of the project. In this documentary I explore the creation and style of the director’s highly acclaimed film from 1994 with footage from interviews and talks. Explained by his colleagues such as Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Tony Leung and his long-time partner and cinematographer Christopher Doyle.
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@JustOneMoreThing223 19 дней назад

I'm very happy, humbled (and a bit surprised) that this video got 2 thousand views out of nowhere. Thanks for all the kind comments! I'm about to start working on my next one, see you there. Edit: We are at 100k views now, wow! I appreciate all the support and subscribers, if you enjoyed this video, consider checking out some of my other content as well, cheers!

@mehrabmoghadam7590 19 дней назад

great video.. keep it up

@calvindoylefilm 18 дней назад

Amazing video, really inspired me and got me buzzing

@alvinmangera9498 18 дней назад

I don't even know you and I'm proud of you man. This is a very well done video. I was so surprised to see so few subscribers.

@elcrgr3844 18 дней назад

You meant 20k ? :D

@MalcomMorgan 17 дней назад

So brilliant constructing the authorial voice through archival footage!

@straighttovideo9520 19 дней назад

this is a refreshing departure from the style of video essay thats taken over since Every Frame A Painting changed the game. really love it!

@sachinnair3820 17 дней назад

I was thinking the same thing.

@tehidiotboys3010 16 дней назад

THE PARADIGM SHIFT IS TAKING PLACE

@area51pictures 19 дней назад

Theres a million people who do "video essays" of WKW. You do the real thing. You and the guy who found the lens they used on Fallen Angels (The 6.8mm/aka the 9.8 + angle adapter)

@JustOneMoreThing223 19 дней назад

That video by @WatchingtheAerial is amazing, I appreciate the kind comment!

@SWORLD1991 11 дней назад

exactly this.

@sorenkair 4 дня назад

this isn't a video essay tho, it's a mini doc...

@dorien_rose 3 дня назад

Wonderful work indeed

@danglamfilm1928 10 дней назад

The first time I watched Chungking Express was when I was 18 years old. I always felt it was cheesy and chaotic, like listening to a stranger recount their dream. Ten years later, I tried watching it again, and this time I truly recognized it as a masterpiece. It is a film for those who are lonely and ponder the meaning of love. If you don't empathize with and understand the psychological developments of the characters, it will be very difficult to grasp its true meaning.

@NT-or9wh 3 дня назад

Same here.

@sdqsdq6274 День назад

hmmm never got inspired by this film before ,watch it a long time ago, kinda boring

@widipriyanto9876 17 дней назад

i want a 90's Cowboy Beebop movie with Takeshi Kaneshiro as Spike and Faye Wong as faye Valentine

@xaviero8678 8 дней назад

soon enough i guess you'll be able to ask chat gpt to make it for you i guess

@whydoimevenhere 5 дней назад

Not chat GPT,you can take something from human and do mix and match with your machine. thats not how you make art @@xaviero8678

@robznarnii 4 дня назад

@@xaviero8678 I already did 12 fingers Spike

@Ours.tres.malade 4 дня назад

This is one of the most pertinent comments I've seen on RU-vid.

@project.zenith 2 дня назад

so real fucking legendary comment, I wish

@AikiNick 18 дней назад

Every once in a while, a rare event of astronomical infrequency occurs. This is one of those blessèd times that the inscrutable algorithm serves up something special to a jaded audience, thereby giving more exposure to a deserving creator. Keep going, dude. Keep going.

@daftfunk 7 дней назад

why you talk like a boomer scholar?

@ashellooe 5 дней назад

@@daftfunk in response to thine inquiry, I pose another; why not?

@daftfunk 5 дней назад

@@ashellooe you aint what you think lill bro

@_solange 13 дней назад

will never get tired of hearing conversations and essays about this masterpiece.

@SidPhoenix2211 17 дней назад

BEAUTIFULLY put together. I've only seen three Wong Kar-Wai films so far: Chunking Express, In the Mood for Love, Fallen Angels. I'm actively watching them slowly so I don't rush it and run out of them quickly.

@draydyoc857 16 дней назад

Whoa interesting that you saw them in that order so far.I would highly recommend 2046.

@AquaticMammalOnBicycle 15 дней назад

3 words: Ashes of Time

@soupnazikitcheneverett 6 дней назад

You've seen his best. Happy Together is another masterpiece.

@besnick 22 дня назад

How the fuck do you not have more subscribers? This is TOP quality stuff.

@lnrdo 19 дней назад

For real, was thinking the same. Seems like this is a creator who really sweats the details. Really satisfying viewing

@cpt.jacksparrow6162 17 дней назад

Sadly, with a clickbait title question unanswered

@renzocandia99 19 дней назад

I really like this short-documentary style that you managed to achieve. I think is enlighting to listen to people that were involved in the film, or people like Tarantino talking about it. Keep it that way man! Congrats.

@TroyBrophy 18 дней назад

This film has been in my top 5 since I first saw it in the late 90s. The 'other half' of the story, "Fallen Angels," is fantastic too.

@JustOneMoreThing223 17 дней назад

I'm in a constant debate with myself about which one I like more, so I agree.

@beckobert 14 дней назад

Fallen Angels is soooooo good.

@MrPixelMonster 17 дней назад

1.4k subs versus 2.6k likes on the vid tells you how criminally underrated this js

@travelthroughart 16 дней назад

RU-vid recommended me this vid and the thumbnail was so nice I decided to watch the movie first and then this video. Somehow never seen a Wong Kar Wai film before, this was the first. There's so many movies to watch it's hard to decide what to choose... so I kinda just let these little signs guide me. I'm very happy I did! This movie is so special and beautiful, and you put together a very cool video about it! Thanks for the sign ;)

@brian-beeler 18 дней назад

No life is complete without spending a few nights at the Chungking Mansions. =) Chinese cinema are so underrated in the West. Thank you for showing the English speaking world what they've been missing. Your videos are well written, well edited and "enlightens" viewers to something beautiful. Subscribed. I'm putting in a plug for my favorite movie of all time: "Light the Red Lantern". A movie in which every scene, every character, every shot and every word is perfect. Where Western cinema struggles to create complex female characters "Light the Red Lantern" does it right. Also "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is so very good. It''s like an "anti-parody" of traditional Chinese "Kung Fu" movies, which are good when taken into context. Chinese cinema is a "rabbit hole" where once you start watching it you can't stop.

@JustOneMoreThing223 18 дней назад

Thank you for your comment! I have been deeply in love with Eastern cinema for a long time. Especially Japanese and South Korean, but in the last few years I've been watching many films from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and they're indeed very inspiring. I also hope more and more people will explore this world, because there are many hidden gems in foreign cinema from the last 30 years.

@London755 17 дней назад

Chungking mansion is an incredible warren of life, but its also the only pnly place i ever experienced the misery of bed bugs.

@noneofyourbusiness1114 17 дней назад

This is HONG KONG cinema. NOT Chinese.

@frankbooth5490 18 дней назад

Chungking Express is one of my favorite movies. Also perfect use of music.

@hoplite_softworks 18 дней назад

I feel lucky to have been recommended this video. It has a very different style than other cinema video essays. It feels great to watch.

@karladrianaguro9128 7 дней назад

New favorite channel. Keep em coming!!!!

@DavidChong 16 дней назад

The clips from Ang's speech are brilliant!

@Dondillilochevrolet 6 дней назад

This is great. Learned more here than all other essays

@MurphysPods 19 дней назад

This is so good! I'm glad to be here from the start (almost)

@Billy_Dali 7 дней назад

great, was just looking for reference vids! thank you

@lnrdo 19 дней назад

Awesome video! wkw is one of the directors who really shaped my appreciation for cinema when I was young. I really appreciated this video not only for what I learned but also for the way you cut it together. Clean af, not distracting, not gimmicky, not overly ironic...smart and polished. I've subscribed and am def. looking forward to watching your next releases

@JimmyPageGitar 19 дней назад

I’m so glad that I discover you !

@oswaldogonzalez-do5sc 15 дней назад

This is a great video, keep doing this stuff man

@WolfGamingWoH 19 дней назад

Great video, huge inspiration i found in this. Algorithm started to like you and bring the right ppl here, keep it up bro

@KevinDuma.1 19 дней назад

Thiis video popped up at a time I needed it the most. Great video

@thebrowngirlexperience 9 дней назад

This was recommended to me today which is coincidentally, WKW's birthday and I absolutely enjoyed the content! Your editing on the video was beautiful and the facts, insightful!

@JapTheRipperr 18 дней назад

Everything about this video is incredibly well written and presented. Awesome Job!

@Sulizhen24 19 дней назад

RU-vid algorithm is blessed sometimes ! Incredible video i'm sure you will gain visibility very quick

@Elch0l0duke 17 дней назад

Yo this video is amazing!! Hope you keep making more videos! ❤️🖤🙏🏽

@AuteurCinema 18 дней назад

Great stuff man ❤ Excited to see what you do next !

@Asign2012 5 дней назад

What a fantastic video, thankyou

@idekman5427 18 дней назад

Excellent editing and pacing, I really enjoyed the timing. Subscribed!

@randomrandomrandomrandom111 11 дней назад

amazing watch

@AcertainUser 6 дней назад

Absolutely brilliantly pieced together and edited, i genuinely thought this was an official TV documentary. I usually don't watch videos full-length, however, i was so captivated i watched till the end without notice!

@AcertainUser 6 дней назад

P.s I subscribed! Looking forward for more

@JustOneMoreThing223 6 дней назад

Thank you, that's a huge compliment!

@sajanapeiris8416 18 дней назад

holy moly this editing is great

@zan3zan344 19 дней назад

thank you for this! keep doing your thing c:

@carlocarosi7075 17 дней назад

I really love this movie and all of his work, and I especially enjoyed this video. Thumbs up!

@luichungyan 5 дней назад

Support you, Winka!

@Confluxi 4 дня назад

amazing video

@TheReelport День назад

Inspiring, thanks 🙏

@twiinproductions0471 19 дней назад

There's so much competition in terms of the amount of people on this platform making video essays, but thank goodness the YT algorithm did right this time. Can't wait to see more of your awesome videos!

@JeiShian 17 дней назад

You're amazing at this. I'm looking forward for more!

@toasten9000 18 дней назад

Great work dude, your editing style is so fluid

@Master_Kalfas 17 дней назад

One of the best videos about filmmaking i have ever seen! Consider me a fan of your channel!

@maryanatsea 19 дней назад

One of the best video about Wong kar wai ❤️ loved it

@ArtandContext 19 дней назад

This was so well edited. Keep it up!!

@user-xy7jj2ed9y 16 дней назад

Amazing video. Keep it up! Love from Spain!

@wb2463 18 дней назад

Just wanted to say, I'd never heard of Chungking Express or WKW until I stumbled upon your video just now, and this video alone has persuaded me to go see this film when it's showing in a nearby cinema in a months time. I love how you forgo the RU-vid "video essay" stylings for something closer to a traditional documentary, and your editing skills bring the whole thing together; it's a little piece of art in its own right. I'll definitely be checking out more of your work.

@JustOneMoreThing223 18 дней назад

Chungking Express is one of the best films of all time for me and many others, you're lucky that you have the opportunity to see it in a cinema so definitely go for it, I'm sure you'll love it too.

@wb2463 17 дней назад

@@JustOneMoreThing223 It's one of the benefits of living in/close to London. We have quite a few nice independent cinemas that show stuff like this.

@alesterleong249 19 дней назад

Beautifully pieced together ❤

@nikolaskaratzastv 11 дней назад

great video! very inspirational and cinematic with a taste of documentary. Flows very nicely

@olympian3 7 дней назад

You nailed this.

@data00000 19 дней назад

nah, thats crazy that you have just 7 subs. you will become huge one day, thats for sure

@banzay123 9 дней назад

What an amazing video. More please!

@ChryskylodonInstitute 15 дней назад

love WkW films & this is a great video! Keep it up, I'll be here waiting for more.

@thewalrusman2796 3 дня назад

you have an excellent channel and clearly a lot of love for cinema, dropped a sub immediately

@babelinfocalypse8118 16 дней назад

This is great stuff, keep it up

@longtimenoviddy 16 дней назад

great archival selection, balance of craft tips and inspirational insight. subscribed!

@imamsandrabbis 9 дней назад

Awesome video mate, awesome video

@aditbanerjee10 19 дней назад

Amazing stuff. like WOW I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

@joshrountos9617 19 дней назад

Editing is soo good!

@Christharp 19 дней назад

love the textures you added to this and little out of focus bits

@jeesudsouza9034 18 дней назад

Well edited video eassy. Please keep them coming.....

@er1q1 5 дней назад

i love this so much

@SuburbanBeard 15 дней назад

thank you this is awesome

@RickLilShore 18 дней назад

Good job with the video!

@themrgumbatron 9 дней назад

Ones of the G.O.A.T’s of cinematography

@aldo 14 дней назад

Great video!

@AlbinKottaram 16 дней назад

Insanely good video and I havent even finished watching it :)

@zestinii 18 дней назад

I thorouhly (i dont know how to write this word) enjoyed this video. Very smartly cut, good glow and immensly interesting! Good job editor.

@vanaxana 18 дней назад

you have to keep making videos. golden content.

@AlexWaltz21 19 дней назад

Amazing video!

@ShrikeVFX 8 дней назад

This was great!

@clarkivods 8 дней назад

Incredible video!

@Facu.lopezz 18 дней назад

Great content my friend, please keep on doing it, cheers from Argentina

@smartmagis 19 дней назад

Well researched!

@timboslice5351 17 дней назад

Thank you for this. I never knew.

@novakov7412 19 дней назад

Great video bro

@datacoderX 7 дней назад

You better go on creating man. I am tired of millions of soulless videos. You rock!👍

@Luigi360BR 16 дней назад

Great Work!

@egpthree2634 19 дней назад

Just subscribed. Keep it up

@postcody3860 19 дней назад

beautiful video

@VileTraveller 2 дня назад

That brief moment before the fall when Hong Kong ruled cinema and pop.

@chaznoonan 18 дней назад

Great video. Interesting content but also presented in a very stylistic way

@matthewramirez8319 18 дней назад

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@BUBLESNEEDVIEWS 17 дней назад

this is incredible

@noveltycrusade 6 дней назад

That's brilliant

@AtharvDeshmukh-l7x 19 дней назад

Your video are so good

@Nerf_Jeez 19 дней назад

Nice. Very true your main task is solving problems as a director btw!

@yoolec 17 дней назад

Sticky essay. Once started, cannot stop watching!

@wkwclub 17 дней назад

insanly good, gw!

@res00rny 19 дней назад

Cool shit. I just subscribed.

@raxino774 18 дней назад

Bro made a A24 film even before existed

@luanpatrick4332 16 дней назад

good content, keep doing it

@soupnazikitcheneverett 6 дней назад

One of the greatest films of all time for its subtle humor and poignant romance.

@max784020 16 дней назад

Ah yes... Refreshing quality content, it's been a while.

@howiespancakeshack 18 дней назад

Keep making videos. ❤

@henryvirgil8188 18 дней назад

I only stopped and watched because I heard Uncle's voice from Jackie Chan Adventures once I saw the channel name. But I'm glad I did. Nice job. Thanks to The Algorithm. 😄😄