Ashes of Time
1994 · 98 min · Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Ou-yang Feng lives in the middle of a desert, where he acts as a middle man to various swordsmen in ancient China. One of those swordsmen is Huang Yao-shi, who has found some magic wine that causes one to forget the past. At another time, Huang met Mu-rong Yin and under the influence of drink, promised to marry Mu-rong's sister Mu-rong Yang. Huang jilts her, and Mu-rong Yin hires Ou-yang to kill Huang. But then Mu-rong Yang hires Ou-yang to protect Huang. This is awkward, because Mu-rong Yang and Mu-rong Yin are in reality the same person. Other unrelated plot lines careen about. Among them is Ou-yang's continuing efforts to destroy a band of horse thieves. Oy-yang recruits another swordsman, a man who is going blind and wants to get home to see his wife before his sight goes completely. The swordsman is killed. Ou-yang then meets another swordsman who doesn't like wearing shoes. Oy-yang sends this man after the horse thieves, with better results. We then find out what a man must give up to follow the martial path.
Emotional fingerprint
Ashes of Time (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 32%, Love 22%, Awe 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy32%
- Love22%
- Awe18%
- Sadness16%
- Confusion12%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Awe. Genres: Drama, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Melancholy
- Sadness
- Nostalgia
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Melancholy | Sadness | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 27 % | 12 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 29 % | 18 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 57 % | 27 % | 25 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 65 % | 30 % | 34 % | 13 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 68 % | 46 % | 49 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Melancholy | 65 % | 59 % | 56 % | 38 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Melancholy | 61 % | 57 % | 51 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Nostalgia | 63 % | 56 % | 50 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Melancholy | 67 % | 58 % | 55 % | 50 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 57 % | 25 % | 27 % | 5 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 57 % | 26 % | 31 % | 5 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 59 % | 33 % | 40 % | 9 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 64 % | 48 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Melancholy | 68 % | 63 % | 56 % | 49 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Melancholy | 71 % | 70 % | 63 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Melancholy | 78 % | 75 % | 70 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Melancholy | 75 % | 74 % | 64 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Nostalgia | 68 % | 68 % | 52 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Hong Qi's wife
Details
- Directed by
- Wong Kar-Wai
- Written by
- Wong Kar-Wai, Louis Cha
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1994
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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