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Cop 663

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Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express (1994) follows two cops, Cop 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), as they navigate around their incidence with unrequited love and their ultimate decision to move on from such a disheartening position. However, the unique structure of the movie is that it translates both experiences separately, first with Cop 223, and half way through the movie the audience is introduced to Cop 663’s story. Throughout the film, though the main characters’ stories are told in different perspective, the characteristic of ‘similar but different’ is unavoidable in terms of finding and experiencing love for both policemen. Henceforth, I will analyze how Cop 223 and Cop 663 are slightly united in their stories …show more content…

In the scene where Cop 663 converses with the restaurant owner, the angle he is shown in is behind the owner, so the only remaining perspective would be Faye’s. The consistency of this angle suggests a curiosity within the kitchen space, and in this case Faye’s interest. The restaurant is connected to Cop 663 in the end as well, as he ends up taking control of the restaurant. As I mentioned before, the idea that the restaurant owner becomes an important guide, for Cop 663 in particular, is very obvious when he mentions near the end of the film how Faye’s cousin has played a pivotal role shaping Cop 663’s life. Though the stories are intertwined and display similar reaction of other actors in the scene, the varied perspective shows the familiarity with Faye as well as her infatuation with Cop …show more content…

Though the movie’s plot portrays these similarities in different characters, the perspective of that the film takes allows audience to identify slight differences in the way the characters are portrayed. The intrigue of the movie is that Faye’s character is left off without an introduction in Cop 223’s narrative but is reintroduced within the context of Cop 663’s character, giving the plot of the film a continued certainty. The timing of characters becomes pivotal in the choices they make throughout the film as well as how closely; Cop 223 and Cop 663 are essentially linked in these narratives by Faye even though her perspective of them is different. The storyline highlights the importance of loss in the case of Cop 223, being that where he was unable to find even a semblance of a relationship, Cop

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