- The opening sequence of Chungking Express is in context of Hong Kong in the early 1990's. It reflects the films central films of uncertainty, separation and reunification.
- The director, Kai Wai Wong, seems to be creating a new genre, a post-modern romance, a new wave editing style, on location realism and narrative dissonance, the slow motion editing signals a slow recognition that the Hong Kong new wave is coming full circle.
- Hong Kong remained under British rule which oversaw a liberal economy, until 1997 when it was 'hander back' to China
- The opening shot uses a hand held camera and consists of fast editing, showing us the fast pace city that Hong Kong is
- The wide range of colour shown in the film shows us Hong Kong is multicultural, the same goes for the usage of non-diegetic and diegetic Indian music
- Constant reference to time through imagery, the clock, and dialogue 'I fell in love with her 57 hours later', 'love you million years' The reference to the expiry date on the pineapple tin shows us that nothing lasts forever
- Everyone knows everybody's business, the opening of the Policeman's letter emphasises that the people of Hong Kong are all confined in a tight space
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