More movies

Come undone (2000)
Revisiting the movie - this version is shorter, sex scene cut off
it has its style, restrained, not related, scenes don't serve obvious purpose

A city of sadness (1989)
Masterpiece.
A different between masterpiece and good movie (even great movie like Mommy 2015) is, masterpiece can be viewed year by year, but there is no great desire to view good movie again and again

The multiple-purpose use of chinese character, the mountain shot, the landscape shot (sometimes serving an internal or emotional break, sometimes serves as inner peace of the location/people), the constant shooting through doors/thresholds,  windows/doors/multiple rooms, how long does one shot take, and how thrifty he is using the close-up shots, need to study year by year to gradually understand the movie more and more...

There are many short pieces of scenes - but meaningful and important to make a masterpiece

I.E, brother injured, going back parents house with sister:
1. WS of dark mountain, brother sister going back the way they came;
2. WS of palm trees, tilt down to sister and brother walking towards parents house in the yard, camera pan, then camera moves slightly same direction of walking,
3. MS of brother/sister walking inside of the house, Mom helped brother sit down, Dad also coming in and slapped son, then said, hurry, hide here xxxx"

Three shots are simple, no close ups, but full of meaning:
1. Dark mountain, symbol of established power, how fragile single individuals are
2. Palm trees, signalling peace, but was interefered with all the chaose, home - signalling warmth
3. Dad slapping surprised everybody, a typical chinese father, then trying to get son hidden somewhere, the slapping give the audience some sort of surprise and tension, and it is realistic.