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In the mood for love is a wonderful movie that showcases a deeper level of intimacy without ever having the lead actors kiss, and honestly it works very well.
The story is simple and delivered in more of a show not tell method, and the emotions of the characters are felt more than any thing else. Its very mundane in how it shows day to day living, showing a bit of realism in the story.

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At first i was disappointed that the leads never got a proper conclusion on their quasi affair, but it also felt exceptionally fitting for the type of people they were. It was realistic.
Ultimately I think that it made a lot of sense and while I as a person was sad, from a writing perspective I admired the story greatly.
I watched this in summer of last year when i was looking for older romance movie recommendations, and was floored by the fantastic writing