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Inner Senses
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(20)Our Price: US$10.99Usually ships within 7 daysRelated promotions:March 31, 2007 Definately a film to watch!I made the mistake of watching this film shortly after breaking up with my girlfriend. I really wasn't scared, frightened or shocked by what I saw in the film; however, I felt miserable for days afterward about this movie. I do credit it for giving me a reason to go back and work things out with my girlfriend and get back together... Thank you Leslie for doing that for me!
I admit there were "dead" parts in the movie where it seemed to lag. Sure, some of the effects aren't up to "Hollywood" standards. However, I still believe that it's a really good movie compared to what else is out there. I would even say it holds it's own to this day, five years after it was made. There is no effort to make sure a sequel can be made or that the ghosts come back to haunt someone else, like in most horror films. This is just a film that carves it's own nitch and tells it's story.
I must say that the psychological aspects of the characters and how they interacted with each other was definately well done. You really could pick up on the central themes of the story, which I wouldn't say was all about "ghosts"; but pain, loss and making amends with others. Some couldn't do this, like Yan's apartment manager. However, the central characters were able to at least try. For me, when Jim was on the rooftop with Yu for the final scene, I really could understand what he was going through and it felt so real that I did forget it was a movie I was watching.
Now when I watch it (it's only one of three foreign films I own) I really do treasure it as it is Leslie Cheung's last film. However, now it's more bittersweet as it seems somewhat that his personal deamons showed up in this film. It is truly a loss not to have him around... RIP Leslie Cheung.
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