"My Blueberry Nights" Colors, poetry, atmosphere...the moment when Wong Kar-wai's aesthetic sense became "globalized"

Planning with Norah Jones in mind

``My Blueberry Nights'' has another challenging element. That is, after all, the appointment of Norah Jones. The film stars musicians with almost no acting experience, and shoots in a foreign country. It may seem like he has increased his own workload, but it seems that coach Kar-wai had no plans to team up with anyone other than Jones.

He originally intended to ask her to compose the music for the film, but he was so enthralled by Jones's presence and her impressive voice that it was almost a case of "writing it just for her." According to what director Kar-wai has said in interviews, he never originally wanted to make an English film, but rather wanted to make a film starring Norah Jones, so it ended up being an English film set in America. You can see how much he loves her. There was no risk involved from the start.

"My Blueberry Nights" (C) Block 2 Pictures 2006

Director Kar-wai wanted to capture Jones's humanity on camera, so he gave her some advice after taking acting lessons before filming, saying, ``It's better to just look natural.'' Originally, he valued the inspiration he got on set, and for this film he used a method that incorporated improvisation. Jones, who has an overwhelming aura and an unpretentious, life-sized femininity, does not display any artificial behavior in this movie and naturally blends into the scene.

This is true not only for Jones, but also for Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, and Jude Law. What appears on the screen is a familiar face, but there is no sign of the star who is exposed to the countless flashes of light. Director Kar-Wai's screen compositions, which are characterized by gorgeous colors, are by no means realistic, but they are strange because they seem like ordinary people connected to their respective towns. Rather than trying to show off the enthusiasm of ``reflecting the actors' real lives!'', it can be said that the cuts are made in accordance with each individual's breathing, without any stagnation, and that it functions very organically. .

"My Blueberry Nights" (C) Block 2 Pictures 2006

A mysterious rawness creates tolerance and empathy. These moods are the reason why ``My Blueberry Nights'' is popular not only in the context of director Kar-Wai's work, but also as a good ``romance movie'' that captures the hearts of young women. Although he is an indispensable master in the film industry, he is not overbearing or overbearing, and reflects the subtleties of women's evolving hearts through the screen rather than through his lines. This atmosphere of ``not talking too much'' may actually create a comfortable closeness without being pushy.

"The Story"

By the way, Jones wrote the film's theme song, "The Story," in the early morning after he returned home from filming. In addition to the quality, the ``unprepared'' lyrics of ``My Blueberry Nights. It is in harmony with the worldview.

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