ok.. so i watched the movie but i didn't get the ending.. it just "ended"... am i missing a point? if someone could explain it, that would be great! i watched it very late at night maybe i slept through some part and missed something lol.
shareDon't fret over not getting the end. Its not really an ending you need to "get" persay. Its inconclusive and arbitrary, to an extent, where the last segment ends, or indeed any of them. They are more like captions than complete narratives unto themselves. The two lovers in 2005 continue to drift with their confusion and detachment long after the final frame. You should consider that in all of his films, there is no conclusion, rather a point at which Hou Hsio Hsien decides to crop the narrative. We get a taste of the world that he's captured and then we have to let it go, but at the same time understand that it doesn't merely stop.
I hope this helps. It's slightly more layered than I've described but that's the idea as I see it. Good film!
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Americans always looking for closure...ha!
shareGood one sarasvati2000! You've made me laugh!!
Great film - thanks everyone for your input which has helped me gain a better understanding of this amazing film.
There's no closure obviously, not in any of the films, but as far as I can tell, I'm not sure the Shu Qi character is into the lesbian relationship...seems extremely half-hearted
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