In fact, the four numbers "2046" are not only the title of the film, but also the theme of the whole film. "2046" inherits the consistent style of Wong Kar-wai's films, and the theme is still a continuation of the original.
The whole number 2046 has become a metaphor, full of symbolic significance. It is a sigh of lost feelings, memories and opportunities, and it is also an emotional investment in these things that we can't do.
Extended data:
Film evaluation
1, positive view
membrane structure
The director did not deliberately emphasize the development of the story. He hides the causal relationship in the play behind the story, completely disrupting the time and space before and after, and the design of lines and dialogues is also stop-and-go. But the director's ingenuity is to promote the development of the story in these chaotic characters, scenes, plots and time and space.
Movie theme
"2046" inherits the consistent style of Wong Kar-wai's films, and the theme is still a continuation of the original. The whole number 2046 has become a metaphor, full of symbolic significance. It is a sigh of lost feelings, memories and opportunities, and it is also an emotional investment in these things that we can't do.
Image picture
Wong Kar-wai conveys a gloomy and depressing tone through the rich picture language of his films. The image is low-key, and the color of the picture used is also dark. Although it is a colorful song and dance, the director's restraint can still be seen clearly. So it conveys a sense of oppression to the audience.
"2046" is excellent in the use of light and color. The contrast between the bright colors under neon lights and the mottled dark colors on the dim street corner walls, as well as the dark colors used in shaping characters, all engrave the living state of the protagonist in the environment at that time: the inner loneliness under the loss of self. The excellent treatment of light and tone adds aesthetic color to the picture of 2046.
background music
In the background music, Wong Kar-wai sometimes uses the loudness of operas to show the conflict between characters, which clearly shows the conflict between Wang's boss and his daughter, but it coincides with Yun's curiosity. However, the jazz with petty bourgeoisie in the film adds romance to the romance of the 1960s. The melodious and euphemistic sound of the violin also increased the audio-visual imagination space for the tangled relationship between characters in 2046.
2. Negative views
The pace of the film is too slow and the stories told are too decadent. After reading it, it didn't inspire anyone. Forcibly continuing the previous works, resulting in too many characters; Due to the gathering of stars, long shooting cycle, bloated material and broken structure, the dilemma of editing directly leads to the disorder of film rhythm; There are too many explanatory narratives, exposing Wong Kar-wai's insufficient use of film language in realizing his ambition. The relationship between people and the development of events are mostly narrated by narration, and the pictures are only pictures with explanatory words (Chengdu Evening News commentary).
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia: 2046