The Wayward Cloud begins with one of my all-time favorite unfulfilled fantasies: fruit mashing. Hot sexy nurse on a white bed, clutching half of a watermelon between her thighs. Doctor comes in and probes the red juicy flesh of the watermelon, first tasting it, then thrusting four digits forcefully until he pokes a hole right in its middle. He grabs a fistful of the fruit and feeds it to the nurse. The red crystalized juices drip from her mouth onto her neck. More watermelon juice down her body, and they’re fucking in it.
The Wayward Cloud by Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang may as well be about my life: fantasy musical numbers and comical porn scenes in between aimless introspection. The Wayward Cloud has sparse dialogue and visually striking images, making this Chinese-language film an easy crossover to the international audience. I don’t know if you can get a copy of it locally – check your arty or Asian video shop – but if you can get it, The Wayward Cloud is worth seeing.
the screaming, gagging climax of this movie was the best. Somehow I strongly recall the noodle scene, too.
ps: once again, it is good to find you’re back online!!!!!
Yes! I was unsure how to write about the “screaming, gagging climax” without revealing too much to those who haven’t seen the movie yet. But it was quite unexpected, but made so much sense and was an interesting resolution to the whole movie. Thanks again for turning me on to The Wayward Cloud!