Chungking express wiki movie#

Word Salad Title: The title blends together the name of Chungking Mansions, a cheap apartment complex in Kowloon, and that of the Midnight Express pit stop.

Train Escape: Brigitte Lin's character, as she's being chased by vengeful drug dealers.

She also inspects his bed with a magnifying glass for evidence of sexual activity. She makes a habit of moving his stuff around and buying him new things just to see whether he'll notice.

Stalker with a Crush: Faye steals the second cop's house keys and sneaks into his flat.

Sorry I Left the BGM On: The first usage of 'California Dreamin',' and the second usage of 'What a Difference a Day Made.'.

Shipper on Deck: The store manager gives people advice about their love lives, and even hustles all the other employees away when #663 approaches so Faye will be alone with him.

In a flashback scene, we see his then-girlfriend do her safety instruction routine over the usual voice recording ('emergency exits are located at the front and back.'), while at his place and with her top off.

His next girlfriend emulates her and becomes one as well.

Sexy Stewardess: The second cop's former girlfriend.

The Nameless: We never learn the name of Brigitte Lin's character, or as mentioned, cop #663.

Idealistic and free-spirited to cop #663's broken heart and outward stuffed shirt? Check.

Local Hangout: Both cops get their snacks and coffee at a local pit stop called the Midnight Express.

Indy Ploy: The Brigitte Lin character stages an impromptu kidnapping to get some information.

Chungking express wiki movie#

Hong Kong: Arguably the main character of the movie is the city itself.

Genre Shift: It starts as an urban thriller and turns into a romantic comedy.

Fetish: Policeman 663 has a thing for air hostesses.

Femme Fatale: Brigitte Lin's character.

(223 introduces himself at the beginning as He Qiwu.)

Everyone Calls Him 'Barkeep': Policeman 663 is only known by his badge number.

'It's past its sell-by date! you keep it!'

Even Beggars Won't Choose It: When the first cop, who has been collecting pineapple cans with a May 1 preemption date in memory of his girlfriend dumping him, tries to give one to a beggar on the night of April 30, the beggar lobs it back at him.

Dogged Nice Guy: 223 can't take a hint if his life depended on it.Big Eater: The first cop eats his way through 30 cans of pineapple to get over his ex, and then several plates of miscellaneous food when Brigitte Lin is sleeping.Tropes used in Chungking Express include: Chungking Express (chinesisch /, Pinyin ChГіngqГ¬ng SnlГn, Jyutping Cung 4 hГ¬ng 3 Sam 1 lam 4, kantonesisch Chunghing Sam Lam Chungking-Wald), auch Tschungking Express, ist ein Film des Hongkonger Regisseurs Wong Kar-Wai aus dem Jahr 1994.Der Film fand seinen Weg in den Westen durch Quentin Tarantino, der von dem Werk begeistert war und ihn durch seine.