Notice the name of Kaige in a film has always driven me into some sort of passion to seeing the way Kaige exploits and strips every little aspects of a script turning it into almost every breathtaking moments, and I meant it.I can still remember my moments with 'farewell my concubine' even many years has flown since the first time and the very last time I watched it.
Well in this one killing me softly, Kaige actually try to pose his usual work of art, except this time he pose it the wrong way. In my opinion, the movie is very OK, but I couldn't agree more if someone should say that this movie belong to Chinese cinematic atmosphere. Yes, every frame of the film should it be the work in Chinese cinematic would be fantastic, I can already imagine the right cast for it !!! If only Kaige had made it with all oriental cast and setting, I think this movie will work out, for now the movie is like 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' with Keanu Reeves starring as Li Mu Bai, It just won't fix.
For comparison matter, It's just like Wong Kar Wai doing that movie 'My Blueberry Nights' with non-oriental cast and took a setting in America, which although I won't as much as to say it failed, but it sure didn't catch the same atmosphere like his usual work.
But anyway Kaige still rules. No one could create an atmosphere in a film like the way he does, even in 'Killing Me Softly' with all it's flaws, I could still feel the waves .....
Well in this one killing me softly, Kaige actually try to pose his usual work of art, except this time he pose it the wrong way. In my opinion, the movie is very OK, but I couldn't agree more if someone should say that this movie belong to Chinese cinematic atmosphere. Yes, every frame of the film should it be the work in Chinese cinematic would be fantastic, I can already imagine the right cast for it !!! If only Kaige had made it with all oriental cast and setting, I think this movie will work out, for now the movie is like 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' with Keanu Reeves starring as Li Mu Bai, It just won't fix.
For comparison matter, It's just like Wong Kar Wai doing that movie 'My Blueberry Nights' with non-oriental cast and took a setting in America, which although I won't as much as to say it failed, but it sure didn't catch the same atmosphere like his usual work.
But anyway Kaige still rules. No one could create an atmosphere in a film like the way he does, even in 'Killing Me Softly' with all it's flaws, I could still feel the waves .....