A comprehensive comparison of all seven films in Criterion's 2021 World of Wong Kar Wai box set, remastered with a new 4k scan under the guidance of the director himself.

I noticed a while back how challenging it was to find decent analysis and documentation of exactly what had changed in these remasters, so I took it upon myself to try to collect as much of it as possible in one place. Obviously, there will be things I missed or over generalized, but I hope this can serve as a resource for anyone considering picking up the box set or just curious about these interesting and contentious remasters.

Wong Kar-wai's statement on the remasters: https://www.criterion.com/current/pos...


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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:20 As Tears Go By (1988)
02:36 Days of Being Wild (1990)
05:13 Chungking Express (1994)
07:13 Fallen Angels (1995)
10:31 Happy Together (1997)
13:01 In The Mood For Love (2000)
14:44 2046 (2004)