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~ In the Mood for Love portraits the story between Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan who love each other but they are both married with disloyal buddies

~ Suppressing their own feeling, they suffer

~ In this essay, I am going to discuss how this movie shows suppression of emotion

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~ As the basic structure of a movie, the plot  of In the Mood for Love is about suppression

~ In the sixties Chinese society, Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan cannot love each other in order to protect their own reputation

~ They have to hide their emotion in front of others and suppress their feeling

~ After having moved, Mrs. Chan visits her old home again few years later and finds that all her old neighbors have left

~ Mr. Chow reveals l his secrets to a hole of a tree in Cambodia

~ Both of them cannot get love from each other, except  regret and loss

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~ With the help of production designer and photographer, the suppression feeling makes our hearts cry

~ The camera, very often does not focus on the faces of Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan. This is already a kind of suppression.

~ The love affair between Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan blossoms in a very crowded environment. It is another sign as well

~ The use of color in this movie is effective in expressing suppression

~ From the use of colors, we can also feel the pessimistic atmosphere

~ The atmosphere successfully supports the story about suppression, giving an unforgettable imagery to us

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~ Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung give excellent performances

~ Maggie Cheung successfully shows her depression and suppression emotion

~ Maggie’s brilliant performance brings us to the journey of what Mrs. Chan undergoes

~ Suppression is clearly shown

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~ Tony shows his suppressed sensation

~ Actually he does not need to tell us he loves her, his eyes show the feeling

~ From his dry eyes, we can easily understand the heart of Mr. Chow, who suppresses his own feeling

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~ What makes this movie great is its suppressive atmosphere

~ We will sympathize with the two characters, and we will realize that because of convention, we have lost much