"If you kill people for a living and have no feelings about it, it feels a little psychopathic." - Austin Lugo

Andrew and Austin discuss the film "Fallen Angels" in detail, analyzing its cinematography, editing, themes, and characters. They praise the film's stylistic choices, including its use of voiceover, neon lights, and Cantopop music. Austin and Andrew also touch on the film's themes of identity and the desire to escape oneself and note its historical context as a former British colony.

Movies Mentioned

Escape from Alcatraz: 00:00:29
Body Snatchers: 00:00:38
Dirty Harry: 00:00:38
Fallen Angels: throughout the episode
Chunking Express: 00:02:13
In the Mood for Love: 00:02:13

Le Samourai: 00:20:21

Time Stamps

Escape from Alcatraz [00:00:29]

The hosts announce their plans to watch the film "Escape from Alcatraz" in the next episode.

Assassin and his partner [00:04:00]

The hosts briefly mention the plot of "Fallen Angels," including the main character being an assassin and his non-romantic partner who takes his sheets home.

Assassin's Confidence [00:11:16]

The hosts praise the assassin's confidence and swag, which they believe is necessary for an assassin.

Psychosexual relationship between the characters [00:13:16]

The hosts analyze the relationship between the two main characters in "Fallen Angels," which is characterized by a strange mix of partnership, attraction, and competition.

Blondie and the Assistant [00:15:01]

Discussion of the scene where the Assistant and Blonie have sex while the Assistant's boss is on a job, and the contrast between Blonie's obsession with the physical and the Assistant's boss's obsession with the soul.

The monotony of a professional assassin [00:19:12]

The hosts discuss how the film "Fallen Angels" makes the exciting job of a professional assassin feel like a boring nine-to-five job.

The mute man [00:20:29]

The hosts talk about the character of the mute man in the film "Fallen Angels" and his strange behavior, including taking over people's food businesses and forcing them to buy things.

The ice cream truck scene [00:21:28]

The hosts describe one of their favorite scenes in the film "Fallen Angels," where the mute man forces a man and his family to eat ice cream in an ice cream truck.

The Jukebox Moment [00:24:47]

Description of a powerful moment in the film where color is used to highlight the jukebox, and a touching song plays.

The theme of identity in "Fallen Angels" [00:27:47]

The hosts discuss the theme of identity in the film "Fallen Angels," including characters who dye their hair blonde to be someone else and the protagonist's cutting off of relationships.

Forgetting and being forgotten [00:32:14]

The hosts talk about the impressive writing in the film "Fallen Angels" and how one character predicts that the other will forget him, which ends up happening. They also mention a sad scene where a girl doesn't remember the mute character.

The Culmination of the Film [00:35:01]

The hosts discuss the climax of the film "Fallen Angels" and the stylistic elements that lead up to it.

The Samurai Code [00:36:18]

The hosts draw a comparison between the protagonist's final moments and the samurai code of committing suicide.

The Father's Death [00:39:03]

The hosts discuss the powerful moment when the mute character watches videos of his father after his sudden death.

Transition to Daylight [00:44:03]

The hosts praise the closing shot of "Fallen Angels" where the characters transition from darkness to daylight, symbolizing the beginning of something new.

Comparison to "In the Mood for Love" [00:48:06]

The hosts briefly compare "Fallen Angels" to another film by the same director, "In the Mood for Love."

Where to find the podcast [00:49:10]

The hosts provide information on where to find their podcast on various platforms and social media.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tune in next time for our conversation about Escape From Alcatraz.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find a full transcript here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Interview with Justin Joseph Hall

With Nothing to SayBy Life Through Fiction ProdcutionsJun 06, 2021