In the Mood for Love - What's The Point of a Doomed Romance? (Part 6) | Video Essay

[@Screened]

Let me know about your favorite Doomed Romance movie! Here is a list on our Letterboxd: boxd.it/4xrxE

[@FueledFromFiction]

Please consider doing Comet (2014)! It’s one of my favorite movies of all time and a great portrayal of doomed romance. Mr. Nobody would also make a great video for this series! Thank you🙏

[@muhammadtaufikarfianto6640]

you should talk about Asako I&II (2018) it's not the best one out there but it potrayed an odd doomed romance!

[@charlywthedarkness]

my life is a doomed romance...

[@パンダの死体]

5cm per second!

[@melanydelgado2019]

I can't choose! I think it may be.my favorite genre 😂😂

[@clingclanglarry3327]

In The Mood For Love is pure emotional torture for me. Like the most longest and painful edging session but the climax just never comes.

[@jacksonmay153]

never thought of it that way....but that makes total sense!!

[@mysteriumconiunctionis5207]

Yo what do you mean by that? 🤨

[@juju10683]

@@mysteriumconiunctionis5207don’t watch the movie during no nut November

[@siutadru]

💀💀

[@Ironheart73]

@@mysteriumconiunctionis5207Well the movie is about finding the right person, at the wrong place and time. Falling for them, but never really getting to love them or tell them just how much you want to. Then to add insult to the injury, your romance ends before it could ever begin and you don't even get closure.

[@AlexLopez-hn5ru]

Ready to have my heart torn to pieces yaaaay Update: Devastated.

[@Anonassassin]

This movie was special

[@DiaryofBar]

What is it's name??

[@thanekrios9150]

@@DiaryofBar in the mood for love, it's in the title lol

[@DiaryofBar]

@@thanekrios9150 lol. I didn't even bother to read the title!😝. Thanks anyway.

[@arxsyn]

STILL IS! my favorite movie EVER 😍

[@ADifferentVibe]

I'm SO GLAD you included this masterpiece into your series, which is also a masterpiece series in itself. Please keep making more entries - NO ONE else is doing this kind of series on YT than you.

[@Screened]

Thank you very much 👍

[@Rupnisha1400]

Thank you for doing justice to this beautiful movie. I've loved this movie for so long and it's mostly been without any solid reason. You seem to capture that reason through this video so eloquently I was moved to tears. The memory of a moment is always better than what it was, their love will always linger in them through time because it was unmarred by time. Unlike their marriages, they didn't let it go on long enough to be ruined. The three tracks repeating also give you that taste of nostalgia, something that works because they are songs that WKW remembers his mother playing in his childhood. His nostalgia seeps into the narrative much like his love for Hong Kong does. A beautiful movie with a beautiful essay it so richly deserved. Thank you for this again. Much like the movie, I'm sure I'll keep coming back to this over and over again for solace.

[@Screened]

I'm glad you liked it. I was listening to the three themes on repeat while I was writing it just to stay in that mood.

[@kshred3043]

"I've loved this movie for so long and it's mostly been without any solid reason." A very relatable comment. In fact, you verbalised my thoughts exactly. Although for me part of it is simply because it is a visual and aural masterpiece. A deeper analysis and interpretation, as contained in this review, of the underlying theme and meaning is merely a bonus. And, what great review. Thanks Screened.

[@darkfrost315]

Why must you hurt me, this is my favourite movie I keep re-watching it every now and days

[@Screened]

But it hurts in a good way 👍

[@pcu9284]

@@Screened masochists be like

[@Nkanyiso_K]

I remember seeing Nerdwriter and Everything Frame a painting recommend these years ago. I’m so glad that people are still recommending this film

[@atallguynh]

Every Frame a Painting was just brilliant... Too short lived.

[@ruchanaik8252]

My favourite won Kar wai movie! His take on love and loneliness is so beautiful and unique!💗

[@Screened]

Yes he knows how to channel it visually 👍

[@ronicadey3897]

this movie is such a masterpiece. Although sad, I never get bored of watching it. Every time I watch it, I feel and discover something new.

[@アポロジーヤ]

I really love this film! It's so poetic, bittersweet yet so breathtaking! And I just notice his ring finger bare when he whispered his secrets to the hole, and imagining his lonely years, the unrequited love and maybe reminiscing their moments with Mrs. Chan as the days passed by that it came bearable that he finally decide to let suppressed feelings go is just painful to me!

[@andyzhang7890]

Watched this last night, I couldn't utter a single sound for 10 minutes afterwards from sheer awe. So happy to see people still talking about this movie.

[@najeefulton9020]

The anticipation built up in this movie was something special. Had to have a smoke and reflect on this movie. It was so beautifully done. Literally just finished this movie, and since I got nobody to share what I just seen. I'm here. Much love you all ✌🏾 Sidenote, I also had to add the Nat King Cole song to my playlist.

[@blankroyai]

One of my favorite movies! The way this movie is shot, is sooo ahead of it's time especially knowing that it's an asian director, so brilliant, so clever in playing with colors as well. So beautiful 😭

[@nightbloomingjazmne]

Just in time for the Wong-Kar Wai retrospectives :)

[@Screened]

Enjoy 👍

[@Better_Call_Bulba-Saur]

To me, the most special thing about this wonderful movie is the perspective. In western movies, we're mostly presented with the cheaters' side of the story. A down on his luck guy or girl will win over their love interest and they'll ditch their partners to be together. This movie offered a press perspective of seeing things from the cheated-upons' point of view and how they suffer and try to understand something they can't really undo.

[@Alba-ze5jn]

Uploaded a minute ago and i already know i'm gonna cry. Oh boi, this film kills me

[@robertminnie782]

Wow. That's some pretty deep cinematography indeed! No wonder I felt inexplicably enchanted and just got sucked right in by the film's atmosphere. Even if I didn't understand a whole lot of it at the time, I definitely enjoyed it more thanks to the great execution.

[@VeryEmotionalNogginThoughts]

Wong Kar Wai UGH this director holy shit. The amount of films under his belt, and the variety too, is INSANE.

[@niuipyenagar7813]

I watched the movie for the first time during lockdown and I must say, it was one of the most painful movies about unfulfilled love. Thank you for this video! You definitely explored this movie in depths.

[@nx26]

I haven't watched this movie but coming from your essay, I just know it is beautiful. It doesn't even spoiled me a bit. It just captured the true essence of the movie. And that's what more important. Thank you Screened! I'm gonna watch this. You always recommend beautiful, meaningful movies! 😊

[@vaibhav6031]

This series of yours is ❤️ All of these has been so calm, and yet, discussing the storm of romance !!! It makes me believe, and love the romance in more than one ways, in the righteousness and in the despair !!!

[@Screened]

Thank you 👍

[@rikumajumder1558]

A Moment/s forever lost in time. It's the kind of nostalgia that haunts every adult the more weaker they get.

[@hinzuzufugen7358]

Many thanks... "In the Mood for Love" is one of those unwatchable movies for the normal audience. It's core messages and stylistic methods, though almost being a "student of film", eluded me when I simply watched it. And I dare to do that only alone. With family around, it's impossible to pay enough attention. Eyi... you always need the subtitles lah (the sound of colloquial Cantonese, incomparable) ! What's happening in the movie? It's a great and endlessly tragic love story once you grasp that they do not mean, maybe in the case of Chow, half mean to be together. They reel from the indefelity of their spouses, a realization of what and how rotten life is. Though a child enters the story, but at the very last moment in the final reminiscence, they, as childless couples, don't face the possibility of divorce, a swap of spouses. It's strange. Yes, the public eye weighs heavily, but that does not half explain the convction, at leasr her's to the end, of not perpetrating that what their infidel spouses do. They are really strong. Chow is the weaker, as he jumps on the opportunity to get away to Singapore and therby ends both affairs. In the end, looking back 30 or more years, he realizes that he may missed his life. Stylistically, I think, ItMfL is unsurpassed.

[@maitri5265]

I appreciate this serie so much! It always sounds like poem.

[@shelbybooker1478]

I went into this movie blind, thinking that that it would be a fun, almost rom-com type of film. Boy, I was wrong and this movie broke my heart.

[@HP_____]

A rom-com?! Boy, you were misled! Someone must have given you some serious misinformation!

[@DrFunkstein]

Beautiful movie. Beautiful essay. Beautiful series. You guys keep improving the chanel at each new video, great content as always! It feels wrong having all this for free. Much love

[@Screened]

Thank you 👍 we try our best

[@calum8498]

Every time I watch this film it seems to be sadder than the last. A true masterpiece by a true master of cinema

[@ahasver07]

one of my favorite movies, however just hearing yumeji's theme breaks my heart

[@alexandraapostolidou2979]

I recently watched this movie for the first time and after finishing it I thought it would fit perfectly as one of those videos. I have adored this series since it started and I'm so glad you made this addition

[@EggBastion]

This is the Fallen Angels guy isn't it I've _got to_ get around to watching some of his work and soon

[@ramasarkahc6781]

Not doomed. Love is preserved in the moments they enjoyed or endured together or alone. The longings they felt. Love does not stay forever.

[@alberto798]

What a beautiful movie and video, thank you!

[@Screened]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@melanydelgado2019]

Such a beautiful movie! One of my favorites!

[@sushmitak6546]

By far the best explanation on the mood, mood for love

[@Blue.1889]

Yay another doomed romance video, but also it makes me a little sad

[@Sx-xy2zi]

That means it worked

[@TheLight965]

I was wondering when this one would be covered, I LOVE these videos!!

[@yaraalmostafa8173]

One of my favourite series.. thank you

[@fadthetic]

I love this series.

[@Screened]

Glad you like it 👍

[@siqueirasso94]

@@Screened what happened to the "Eternal sunshine of a Spotless mind" video? It was my favourite one

[@chitandaiscurious4597]

Your review is well-written! I am enticed to rewatch the movie by this

[@M-J-B]

Great videos, always blown away by this series.

[@Screened]

I'm glad you liked it 👍

[@knoxville8222]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Thank you for this.

[@Screened]

You are very welcome!

[@weezaputz]

You wrote this essay so beautifully 💜💜💜

[@hey-zel]

I’m going to start writing scripts so these videos are definitely going to help me out!

[@Screened]

I wish you the best of luck 👍

[@Kevin-Smith7]

This channel is underrated

[@Oveyz]

Amazing as expected! lots of food for thoughts in there. Looking forward to the film club too!

[@icreateworlds]

One of the best movies ever. I cannot listen to nat king cole anymore without thinking of this and 2046. 😎 As an illustrator these movies are an inspiration.

[@nom5205]

can you illustrate something for me... lets say "pain"....simple pencil sketch where less is more..? I would say no more than 5 minutes of pencil sketch...but with some thought of course. To go with my poem on pain.

[@icreateworlds]

@@nom5205 I may not be the right person to do that. If you take a look at my portfolio at www.icreateworlds.net you´ll see that human figure or anything related to that is not something i tend to do as my thing are mostly environments and more broad type of themes than specific emotional topics. You either need someone that excells in human figure as an illustrator or someone who actually is a painter in the more traditional style. I wouldnt even know where to begin to try to create you something.

[@joshcp19]

Without a doubt, one of the top ten films of the 21st century

[@ravikiranreddyputluru97]

Can you tell me what are the other top 9 films of this century ?. For me, 1. The Tree Of Life 2011 2. There Will Be Blood 2007 3. In The Mood For Love 2000 4. Mulholland Drive 2001 5. Roma 2018 6. Boyhood 2014 7. Parasite 2019 8. The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 9. Eega 2012 10. No Country For Old Men 2007.

[@joshcp19]

@@ravikiranreddyputluru97 For me, and in no particular order, they are: Requiem for a Dream (2000) Cache (2005) Her (2013) Waltz with Bashir (2008) Son of Saul (2015) Under the Skin (2013) City of God (2002) In the Mood for Love (2000) Lost in Translation (2003) Our Little Sister (2015)

[@jessicafulton7089]

Currently binging your videos while typing up my assignment

[@damianandresdiaz-munozvald6620]

After noticing you were to release a video about this movie, I immediately watched it and loved it, especially the footage and the relationship that started to surge between the characters (which I think is quite different from what we are used to as Westerns, something similar from what you said in the video about privacy). I also recently watched Long Day’s Journey Into Night and omg I loved it so much. I am not quite sure if that film can be considered as a “doomed romance movie” but would love you making a video about the movie! Amazing video btw (as usual). KZbin needs more channels like this ;(

[@Screened]

I do think there's a mood shared between this movie and Long Day's Journey Into Night. Two great atmospheric movies. I wonder if it is a Doomed Romance.

[@aryanvyas2981]

This was such a good video analysis!! Keep up the great work.

[@Ironheart73]

The most painful thing about failed relationships is not the failure itself. Its never having the proper closure.

[@Hanoszka]

I watched this movie because of your series. Thank you for introducing me!

[@sephirsart7823]

this video is such a pure gem, thank you so much for making it!

[@KurtBarcelona]

I love this movie. It makes me dive deep.

[@mattyoungau]

I’m a little late, but my two recommendations are Once, and especially Brief Encounter.

[@fakiraa_]

This movie is everything 💙

[@may.k_me]

This was such a great video. I loved the quotes from the director explaining the movien and their thought process I'm definitely going to look for this movie now and watch it sometime

[@Screened]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@Sx-xy2zi]

Love this series and this is one of the best

[@oskarcolumb]

So excited for the film club ❤️

[@sanjanamathur7252]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS

[@Screened]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@yikesthelimit]

I love this movie so much

[@sudarmaji77]

my only complaint about this movie, is that the two characters played by Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, two beautiful people that surely will be attracted to each other regardless of the betrayal of their spouses. but then if they were potrayed by average looking people, it may spoiled the beautiful picture

[@ileanacontreras2146]

I'm looking forward to the film club y'all! ✌🏼

[@littlecat2222]

My all time favorite movie !! ❤️❤️

[@zaklesiou]

Amazing video, thank you for your work. As we say in french : "Qualité en guise de promo"

[@Screened]

Merci 👍

[@vinista256]

Great series! Would have liked to see your take on “Witness”, too.

[@liamnash3102]

Great analysis! This film is devastatingly beautiful. Can you do Chungking Express? For me, that film feels so unrestrained and a gift to cinema (and Amelie was a copy of one of the film's protagonists..)

[@cattycatalina]

Stunning, as always....

[@dyoox01]

Great video on one of my favorite movie.

[@Screened]

Thank you 👍

[@v.bright7123]

Never saw this film, aware of actor Tony Leung from Hidden Blade (2023), was referred to it by a contemporary British character Henry in Red White Royal Blue (2023) who described it as the swooniest after answering that In the Mood for Love was his favorìte movie. I still explore why Henry feels so or rather why this info was included in the onscreen adapation of fiction.

[@estebanpettenazza1]

thank you!!!!

[@zuccfishman4363]

in the mood for love genuinely my favourite movie

[@filosofuldecanapea2098]

Even if I didn't weep like a baby, for the movie was not a tearful one if you ask me, I can't deny that something there inside me was split in twain at the end of ''In The Mood for Love''.

[@nom5205]

you will only feel the pain in this movie if you were in a relationship but lonely, if you were betrayed, if your heart fell in love with someone, but your body was with someone else., if you were trapped in so many longings. This movie brings back all those emotions.

[@rapschick7688]

Beautiful

[@aishikamitra]

Have you ever wondered who the kid belongs to? Leaving that aside my favourite part of the movie has to be the colours used in the film, primarily green red and purple and how it changes with the mood of the people.

[@yam-w1u]

your videos are so well made. i look forward to you reaching 1M bc it will definitely happen!!

[@Screened]

Thank you very much 👍

[@joela.4058]

Recently saw the semi-doomed romance film “closer” (2004). There are no good reviews or analysis of this film. I think the film is deeper and more complex than what many see at first glance.

[@poisonmistymoon3966]

wow this was so beautiful

[@nickly_d]

wonderful!

[@robertminnie782]

Hey! I actually watched this one!

[@lukethekuya]

Off-topic: 1:42 WHEN THE TIMES ARE SUS

[@imperialmemoirs]

@screened can you please re-upload the video on the Point of doomed romance, eternal sunshine of spotless mind. Please that video means a lot to me

[@elbonja]

Bro your spanish is on point. Where did you learn it.

[@showbizroxs]

YES!!!! Ive been waiting!

[@Screened]

Enjoy!

[@sjskowjdjbgqg]

what a great video. i love your videos!

[@jaceshaffer8104]

Love you're stuff!

[@Screened]

Thanks!

[@eugeniocho4076]

I'm here🍿

[@Screened]

Here is the first comment crown 👑!

[@greyLeicester]

Why are there 2 hidden videos on your Doomed romance playlist? It says there are 6 in total, but there are only 4 available

[@Screened]

They got blocked in some countries

[@xoxofrommoi]

Do "Call Me By Your Name" next!!

[@julilolmo19]

I don’t wanna be horny anymore I just wanna be happy :,)

[@Screened]

That made me laugh 👍

[@imjackied]

天呐！！！第六部喜欢的电影！！！

[@rudylaw7965]

Where can i find the footnotes?

[@nelanjinigovender6944]

How can i get to watch this movie? is it on you tube and does it have english subtitles?

[@forgottenperson1605]

❤️❤️❤️

[@lisbeth341]

Could you do a review on a Japanese movie called sukida 2005

[@_ErickRangel]

Am I the only one who was underwhelmed by this movie?

[@HP_____]

Sometimes it depends on the mood. It's okay. No film is for everyone. But if you've ever encountered unrequited love, this film can push the button so hard... very hard.

[@paulkang6842]

The "her" video is hidden and unavailable.

[@johncorrell6405]

It appears your KZbin has gone away. That is unfortunate for all of us who love movies. It is not my way to compare movies this masterpiece and for example lost in translation. And the sensorial expositions are more effective proof of the obvious attraction of these two. It is not restraint which guides their behavior, much more so, their character which is guided much more by respect and self knowledge. This movie owes a lot to Hitchcock with its closed spaces. Your comment about the low angle is in some ways a very good synopsis of how we should view them struggling and honest with themselves and each other.

[@blimp..]

We don't have to say goodbye cause we never met