I wanted to say something about the rice cooker.
Certain inventions in the 1960s changed the way we lived, and the rice cooker is one of them.
The second thought that occurred to Wong while conceiving the film had to do with instant noodles.
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It used to be when you eat, you eat with people, he said.
But instant noodles are so instant that people eat by themselves.
And its a very convenient way of eating, but also a very lonely way of eating.
Both of the films leads are seen eating by themselves at the local noodle stand.
I think thats life, Wong replied.
Everybody thought it was cool.
So for the next film,Fallen Angles, we explored things that people normally wouldnt do.
We shot the entire film with an extremely wide lens.
Normally people wouldnt use that camera for close-ups, because it makes the face look strange.
He always wanted to be a legend, but the way that he became a legend was so tragic.
