so i went to see 2046 tonight, and it was ‘ineffably sad’. almost painfully sad to me. all about love and lost chances, and broken dreams. i read the a review or two before i saw it, and i got a totally differnet perspective, maybe because i have not seen the ‘first movie’?
i felt the movie talked about how we idealise the idea of love, we constantly compare back and are scared to even stop and enjoy what we have in case we miss what could come around the corner. we are waiting for perfection, which does not exist as even perfection is flawed, and even idealise our previous loves, so that our current ones always fall short. we cannot make love appear, we cannot force it, but we can ruin it, in a word or look. but at the same time it can last forever. so sad.
Behind every memory, there are traces of tears
i felt the movie unfurled its story slowly and without beating you about the head, as if you were slowly walking along a spiraling path and when you reach the center, you look back and see what you missed.