i was watching showtime this afternoon and 2046 was on. i forgot how good it is. the colouring is divine. lavish reds on futuristic trains and aquarium lighting of the hotel room where they make love to name a few examples. i also noticed the link between the two story lines much more intricately this time. one is an alter-egoistic, alternate-reality future world spawned of his pulp writing. the cliche futurism is a plasticky thin membrane disguising the protagonist’s yearnings. rather than looking forward to his future, he utilises his ‘fiction’ writing to dwell on his past. that said, neither story seems to be fully developed. it’s like wong kar wai had two story lines that he had started writing but never finished, but…