2046 (2004)

pcc, hit me where it hurts

- the only story that took place in the future is with faye wong - the only one he had feelings for. he can’t look at it directly, only through the fictional world. he is truly happy for her when he sees her happy on the phone with her boyfriend.

- he doesn’t love ziyi’s character, but she loves him.

- ‘love is about timing. too soon or too late is both no good.’

- su lizhen in singapore — rebound relationship. he used her as a substitute, she knows, and it hurts her. he looks back on this timeline with clarity and even a little remorse for how he treated her.

- the return of the younger sister, the cycle will continue. he is lost and will continue to have fleeting passionate relationships with women.

- 2046 — the past, memories of passion, where nothing ever changes. all occupants of 2046 are stuck in the prison of their memories. tony himself lives in 2047, but keeps writing ‘2046’ and has liaisons relating to room 2046. he is also trapped in 2046.

in room 2046

- Chow’s: time with Su Lizhen

- Bei Ling: time with Chow (she stayed in 2046)

- Wang Jing Wen: time with her Japanese boyfriend (in room 2046)