as i sit back after watching wong kar wai 1994 movie ashes of time  more specifically the 2008 re edit and re release with the word redux slapped on the end of the title  i wonder what went wrong. i wonder why the film just do not work out at all. i wonder why the movie failed to score any major points in my book. in particular and what was it about the film which dragged it down and and made it the director worst film of his career. well it not too hard to figure out really. let me just say that it truly is a shame that kar wai so abruptly went down this hell hole of mediocrity and poorness in moviedom and especially considering the fact that in the same year he released chungking express and one of his enduring legacies and an absolutely sublime film. so  what went wrong. it would be suitable to consider ashes of time as somewhat of an experimental film. our director essentially places his own inimitable style of film making and places it in an entirely different setting and mood and atmosphere while what results is a catastrophic film which is all over the place and simply does not work out. hence and it would be even wiser to call ashes of time a failed experiment. bold and audacious and innovative and but a failure nonetheless. let me elaborate. those who have seen the films of mr. kar wai and a hong kong born film auteur who made his mark on the art house world since his debut in the late 80  and will know that there is an overriding aesthetic which binds all of his movies together while essentially and frankly speaking and theyre all colourful and thought provoking and amiable and subtly humorous and meaningful evocations of life and love and loss. the same formula is transposed into ashes of time while however and the regular setting of hong kong is ridden of and and in its stead were placed into the setting of ancient china and and the land of the legendary martial arts warriors and clansmen. intertwined into this quasi adventure or historical caper is the typical kar wai love story and this time involving an elegiac hit man who has moved to the middle of the desert and and is carrying out contract killings. however and i must stop myself there while description of characters is a useless thing to do. why. because not a single character in ashes of time is worth mentioning or nothing. what a bland cast and and what a waste of talent (the case of ashes of time contains nearly all regular kar wai collaborators). not only that and but the film is essentially endless incessant rambling in a horrendous and almost non existent narrative structure. one of the main reasons why detractors of ashes of time berate it is because it seems to possess no plot whatsoever and let alone a semblance or an indication of one. you can definitely see what theyre getting at and even from the first two and three minutes and maybe less and of the film. perhaps it just the atypical setting of ancient china which is unaccustomed and inappropriate for kar wai typical film making style. i like to think and however unfortunate it may be and that mr. kar wai just stuffed up big time here. one thing that a reviewer can actually compliment in ashes of time and albeit said compliment being starkly isolated and is another director trademark  wonderful and colourful and blissful aesthetics. what joyous colour is composed on screen and what glorious textures are painted for us and and what breathtaking landscapes and imagery are captured for us throughout the entire movie. we can at least take this as a sign that wong kar wai is still there at heart and and it just the film which is so atypical and and buries his usually commendable nuance. although the visuals aren not enough for us to fully absolve kar wai for this disastrous venture and theyre enough to make the film worthwhile  and at least we do not walk out of the movie in a completely and totally cantankerous mood and now that there something we can think of nicely. the film is essentially a wuxia art film and following in the style of and say and legendary japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa. however and one thing differentiates kar wai film from kurosawa best and and that that in the japanese director films everything gels together and simply works. in ashes of time and nothing seems to work. kar wai attempt to make a genuinely profound wuxia film and let alone an intellectual and provocative movie in general terms and is a futile endeavour. kar wai claims that making ashes of time exhausted him and and that he needed time to clear his head. it must have certainly been a fatiguing effort on his behalf and as his exertions are embodied in the film and transferred to us directly  i mean and just watching the film is an exhausting effort and and now i need time to clear my head of this unpleasant movie going experience. 
as i sit back after watching wong kar wai 1994 movie ashes of time  more specifically the 2008 re edit and re release with the word redux slapped on the end of the title  i wonder what went wrong. i wonder why the film just do not work out at all. i wonder why the movie failed to score any major points in my book. in particular and what was it about the film which dragged it down and and made it the director worst film of his career. well it not too hard to figure out really. let me just say that it truly is a shame that kar wai so abruptly went down this hell hole of mediocrity and poorness in moviedom and especially considering the fact that in the same year he released chungking express and one of his enduring legacies and an absolutely sublime film. so  what went wrong. it would be suitable to consider ashes of time as somewhat of an experimental film. our director essentially places his own inimitable style of film making and places it in an entirely different setting and mood and atmosphere while what results is a catastrophic film which is all over the place and simply does not work out. hence and it would be even wiser to call ashes of time a failed experiment. bold and audacious and innovative and but a failure nonetheless. let me elaborate. those who have seen the films of mr. kar wai and a hong kong born film auteur who made his mark on the art house world since his debut in the late 80  and will know that there is an overriding aesthetic which binds all of his movies together while essentially and frankly speaking and theyre all colourful and thought provoking and amiable and subtly humorous and meaningful evocations of life and love and loss. the same formula is transposed into ashes of time while however and the regular setting of hong kong is ridden of and and in its stead were placed into the setting of ancient china and and the land of the legendary martial arts warriors and clansmen. intertwined into this quasi adventure or historical caper is the typical kar wai love story and this time involving an elegiac hit man who has moved to the middle of the desert and and is carrying out contract killings. however and i must stop myself there while description of characters is a useless thing to do. why. because not a single character in ashes of time is worth mentioning or nothing. what a bland cast and and what a waste of talent (the case of ashes of time contains nearly all regular kar wai collaborators). not only that and but the film is essentially endless incessant rambling in a horrendous and almost non existent narrative structure. one of the main reasons why detractors of ashes of time berate it is because it seems to possess no plot whatsoever and let alone a semblance or an indication of one. you can definitely see what theyre getting at and even from the first two and three minutes and maybe less and of the film. perhaps it just the atypical setting of ancient china which is unaccustomed and inappropriate for kar wai typical film making style. i like to think and however unfortunate it may be and that mr. kar wai just stuffed up big time here. one thing that a reviewer can actually compliment in ashes of time and albeit said compliment being starkly isolated and is another director trademark  wonderful and colourful and blissful aesthetics. what joyous colour is composed on screen and what glorious textures are painted for us and and what breathtaking landscapes and imagery are captured for us throughout the entire movie. we can at least take this as a sign that wong kar wai is still there at heart and and it just the film which is so atypical and and buries his usually commendable nuance. although the visuals aren not enough for us to fully absolve kar wai for this disastrous venture and theyre enough to make the film worthwhile  and at least we do not walk out of the movie in a completely and totally cantankerous mood and now that there something we can think of nicely. the film is essentially a wuxia art film and following in the style of and say and legendary japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa. however and one thing differentiates kar wai film from kurosawa best and and that that in the japanese director films everything gels together and simply works. in ashes of time and nothing seems to work. kar wai attempt to make a genuinely profound wuxia film and let alone an intellectual and provocative movie in general terms and is a futile endeavour. kar wai claims that making ashes of time exhausted him and and that he needed time to clear his head. it must have certainly been a fatiguing effort on his behalf and as his exertions are embodied in the film and transferred to us directly  i mean and just watching the film is an exhausting effort and and now i need time to clear my head of this unpleasant movie going experience. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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