In the Mood for Love story
In the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It tells the story of a man (played by Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other.
6 total · 3 choice · 2 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| forbidden love | choice | Chow and Su are in love but can't act on it because of being married to other people |
| romantic infidelity | choice | Chow and Su were both cheated on by their spouses. |
| romantic love | choice | Chow and Su sort of fell in love |
| husband and wife | major | Chow and wife; Su and husband |
| love triangle | major | Chow, wife, Su, husband |
| figuring out what to do with one's life | minor | Chow debated writing a martial arts series, and then moving to Singapore |