experimental

Question 1

Narrative structure

Answer 1

Diptych - He Zihwu, He Zihwu’s dad, cherry
the Killer, The Agent, Blondie

Narrative parallels and motifs (time, yearning, isolation)

Fragmented structure - production tuned narrative late, hour before dialogue was devised

Question 2

Narrative themes

Answer 2

Isolation - agent and the killer work together but are separated - Wong creates Hong Kong to be dislocated space, everything is distant use of wide angle

Memory and nostalgia - being stuck in the present while idolising the past

Question 3

Auteur techniques

Answer 3

Extreme wide angle lens (6.8mm)
Handheld camera
Undercranking + long exposure
Step printing
Neon lighting + saturated colours
intertextual references

Question 4

sound

Answer 4

Voiceover narration: multiple interior monologues
Pop music: often mixing an eclectic mix of languages and cultures (eg. English, Cantonese, Mandarin etc.)

Question 5

Post-modernism

Answer 5

Style over substance, no new ideas, surface over depth

Question 6

Not auteur traits

Answer 6

Parallels and motifs
themes of isolation and time
handheld camera, neon lighting, saturated colours