[FULL] Hong Ben: “That’s Just How People Are, Love Fades”, The Two Movies That Say Everything About Him And How He Treats Love, Life And Death

All this while knowing Hong Ben, he is a fellow cinephile and his taste and choice of movies have always been a point that I bring up whenever we talk. This time around, he sent me two movies that tell everything I need to know about him, and we brought it to the table to discuss them. Sure enough, I could see Hong Ben in the movies he sent. I think when we are growing up, we absorb so much of the traits and characteristics of the people and matter around us that in one way or another, we become reflections of them. Slowly, we build on top of these uninvited behaviors and turn into who we are today. Talking about movies, especially Hugo and Annie Hall with Hong Ben has been such a liberating conversation. Timeline: [00:00] Hugo 2011 - A love letter to cinemas and silent movies [06:07] Feeling inspired by Hugo [09:33] His grandmother & her old Hong Kong movies [19:29] Watching films from the director’s perspective [20:42] Magic tricks and filmmaking like George Méliès [28:49] He shot his own short film [36:02] Isabelle of Hong Ben [37:47] How he would refilm Hugo [41:20] Annie Hall 1977 [47:42] His first date move [50:15] The Woody Allen joke [52:19] Is Hong Ben happy [01:03:16] His love of jazz music and Woody Allen [01:06:36] “That’s just how people are, love fades” [01:10:18] Empty areas in his life [01:13:48] Seeing the women’s perspectives [01:16:04] NYC is a dying city Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com