Wang Jia Wai

DID YOU EVER TRY TO MAKE A VIDEO WITH A 4K-60 FRAME, AND IT'S CLEAR, AND IT'S ALWAYS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING? WITHOUT THE KIND OF EMOTION THAT SLOWS THE HEARTBEAT. WITHOUT THAT, IT MAKES BREATH VISIBLE. AND IN WANG JIA WEI'S FILM, WHETHER IT'S THE LOSS OF LOVE IN CHONGQING FOREST, OR THE GROANING ON THE CORNER OF THE MANYU STAIRS, THE LINGERING OBSCURANTISM AND POETRY IS LARGELY THE RESULT OF A COUNTER-PROGRAM. IT'S NOT A TECHNICAL FAILURE, IT'S A MAGIC MAGIC THAT GIVES TIME TO PUSH THE PAUSE BUTTON. IT'S BASED ON A SMOOTH REALITY, A MEMORY..