why did they keep playing cat power over and over? - My Blueberry Nights (2007) Discussion

[–] ramin_eminem 17 years ago

obviously your not familiar with Kar Wai's work.

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[–] white_trash_69 17 years ago

nor do you appreciate the beauty that is Cat Power.

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[–] mcbob71 17 years ago

Wong Kar Wai uses music for thematic reasons. It is less about the number of songs, more about what mood and idea the song is supposed to represent. "The Greatest" was not the only song used this way ("Try a Little Tenderness," etc)

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[–] nadiaface 17 years ago

I like her music, but there was a point in the movie where if i heard "The Greates" one more time i could've screamed.

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[–] jillvalentine4 17 years ago

See virtually any other Wong film - you will see why. ^_^

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[–] Jack_Bickle 17 years ago

1. Cat Power blatantly rules, and "The Greatest" is clearly an amazing song.
2. Cat Power does have a cameo in the film.
3. It's how Wong Kar Wai uses music - he often repeats it to achieve a mood.

I thought it was very effective and everytime I hear the song I now immediately think of the movie.

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[–] Benedict_Cumberbatch 17 years ago

Because she rocks and Kar-Wai knows it.

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[–] LickMyLegImOnFire 17 years ago

It's just his thing. It's a WKW trademark. Asking why he does it is like asking Quentin Tarantino why he loves profanities and people getting dismembered so much, or asking Tim Burton why he uses so much black-and-white stripes. No real explanations, just styles.

The following statement is true:
Jesus, this is freaking cliche.

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[–] nadiaface 17 years ago

Oh right, thanks for your answer.
I'm not too familiar with WKW's work, so it kinda threw me off.

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[–] kimdealslover 17 years ago

Well there is a reason and it's not just style.

WKW usually assigns a song to a character as their signature. If you watch Chungking Express, you'll see what I mean when Faye Wong constantly plays California Dreamin' whenever she can. There's also a woman who plays You Don't Love Me every time she makes an appearence early on. The song usually has a lyric that sums up the character, so WKW can just get on with his vouyerism. Not everyone gets a song to represent them, but you usually get someone who repeatedly plays a theme on a jukebox or radio.

It's not too noticable in his other films since they're played in-world instead of blaring over a soundtrack like with The Greatest. Don't know why he decided to do that this time around, but it's definately disconcerting for anybody who's new to his movies.

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