Days of Being Wild

 

The main protagonist in this Wong Kar-Wai film is a nihilistic fuccboi named York, who seduces beautiful women and coldly casts them aside. It makes you wonder why these women want to stay with him, or why they even all in love with him in the first place.

The story may be simple, but the execution is perfect. This is an intense, beautifully shot film. The tone is pensive, brooding, and infinitely sad. The characters' long silences convey their despair, frustration, and nonchalance so vividly.

As with all Wong Kar-Wai films, Days of Being Wild is spellbinding and mesmerizing. Everything about it is nostalgic and heartbreaking; there are layers upon layers of missed opportunities, unresolved conflicts, and unanswered questions.