A prominent example of the film breaking mainstream conventions in this way is through the cinematography. For a majority of the film, the camera movement is completely spontaneous with no sense of thorough direction or angular placement, complimented by the sporadic activity of the Hong Kong market during the chase scene. This differs from most films due to it's experimental use of pacing, as the chase scene is split in two with a three long shots of chimneys in between as opposed to one clean cut scene where the action is focused and has no other seemingly irrelevant shots added.
Friday, 15 January 2016
In what ways does the film challenge mainstream film conventions?
In the film, "Chungking Express", director Wong Kar Wai challenges the generic conventions of modern, mainstream cinema through a more avant garde approach of film-making. This is presented through the unique techniques that Kar Wai uses in regards to micro and macro elements. The different stylistic choices are shown with purpose and despite being unconventional, for the most part, allows Kar Wai to establish the film's themes in clever, interesting and most of all thought provoking manner.
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This needs a little more detail Matthew, you need to consider much more the contribution made to this of the music and the mise-en-scene. Above all, your response doesn't adequately suggest that you understand that the micro elements rather than the narrative or the script are the main way through which the plot (such as there is one in this film) and the messages are communicated to the audience. This is one of the main ways this film, as an example of a new wave product, differs from the mainstream.
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