Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

EyesWideClockwork Fleeting life...Radical; magic Silence; electricEuphoric.......A bridge; blue lights above; the girl walks through the neon lights... The music plays; a happy, energetic, young song; it captures the energy of youth.The moment is captured; one moment of euphoria; freedom; the young soul trying to capture life, and transcend the world; ecstasy.These moments pass us by; we aren't always aware...we worry a lot, but there are some moments where life becomes an ecstasy experience; where we lose ourselves in the magnificent chaos, and life freely, and happily.The beauty of life....Abstract frames Lone figures, focused; backgrounds are blurredSilence.....Though in life there is the darkness, and depression; but without darkness, we would not know the beauty.Long shots, tackle and mirror the nature of time; our uncomfortable, and somber; melancholy; dismal; sorrowful moments. Endless, but eventually they will end.We trap ourselves in the toxic situations; couples are trapped in limbo; why do we torture ourselves? Do we enjoy it? We surround ourselves in madness and sadness, however terrible.The voice in our head; we replay our moments.The dark undergrowth is shown; but it does not have to be; perhaps the answer lies in front of us, in our grasp; yet we don't see it. The repetition of life...Happy Emotional Silent despair..Confused longing...The transitions, that represent the time between the situations faced each day; like time between bodies.Colours; blurred lines; visionsAbstract; framesThe musical motif that represents life's intoxication; exhilaration and elation; dreamlandMagic realism That we sometimes attain in life...Melt and vanishThe nature of time.....

easy_elong this movie may tell a story, have a deeper meaning or just amaze those that are interested in movies with Asian people taking drugs. Why oh why does it have to be so boring, not only is every scene drawn out to a strand, the substance is lacking in the film. The only thing achieved by dragging every moment on is to create the desired mood in the audience. (for me i was bored) (i tried to get into the movie i tried hard every time you think the movie will take you deeper into there lives or introduce new diolog or problems it does not.) The suspense became so great so i gave up and watched letterman instead!!!!!!)Give this movie a go if you dare, if you watch from start to end with out looking away from the screen you must be retarted.

lucid-12 The opening scene in which Vicky runs in slow motion accompanied by some fine techno music is amazing. This scene haunts me to the present day (and I've seen the film in 2001) and is in my opinion just visually/technically stunning. Also the colours which Hou Hsiao-hsien captures are amazing, eye candy. I've seen the Film at a film festival and liked it a lot. It may seem boring to some people because there seems to be no real given story (with twists and turns to be expected). But the slow development of the story depicts real life and pulls one deeper into the movie.Also I wanted to note that the film is also known as "chie shi manpo" - millennium mambo.

mdlamf The mood in which I left after viewing Millennium Mambo was a heavy sort of depression. I felt as if I had experienced, or re-experienced through memory, events causing one to give in to hopelessness; to accept being dominated by another. In retrospect, Vicky describes this period of time as being hypnotized or under a spell. Hou Hsiao-hsien is successful in casting that spell on his audience. Three aspects of the film lend to this success: the non-sequential unfolding of events, the use of long-takes from a more or less distant perspective, and the sound track. One of the first glimpses into Vicky¡¯s life with Ah Hao is at a time in their relationship when she has already given up. From here we are taken further back to various points in their relationship. There is no story per se, she is simply caught in this cycle of him finding her and her leaving, yet we do learn how she ended up in this cycle. There was a time when she resisted his advances, when she scolded his dangerous drug use, a time before she felt trapped. Knowing the end result of their relationship maintains a sense of hopelessness throughout the film. It is this constant sense of hopelessness, with no comic relief or side story to lift the weight of the mood, that causes the audience to experience the spell she is remembering. ¡°Cold, and colder, that was what I demanded of my camera¡± When I read this quote I immediately recalled the scene I mentioned above, when Vicky endures Ah Hao¡¯s advances, sexual or otherwise, annoyed, but in complete submission and as a matter of routine. The camera follows him to the floor, straining to see through the table obstructing the view but not getting any closer. While this may have been a mixture of ¡°pathos and eros¡± as Ah Hao smelled her body for the scent of other men it was indeed a disturbing violation that the camera forced the audience to participate in by calmly looking on. Other long-takes, showing two or more simultaneous independent actions, helped to invoke her sense of loneliness and the monotony of her life as the minutes dragged. Thirdly, the soundtrack, with its hypnotic beat and mix of high-pitched, eerie sounds, matched the repetition of events played out on the screen. He was the DJ, controlling the sounds added over the same, never-ending rhythm. This is what she lived with, day in and day out. Even as she is walking alone over the bridge, the same music is playing in her head.