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2046 is an amazing movie. I can't really accurately describe it - it's so deep and complex that I'm having trouble just keeping track of all the themes and characters.

2046 follows the story of a writter who lived in Hong Kong during the late '60s who spends his life looking for true love. The movie follows the stories of the many relationships that define his search for true love. I wont' spoil the plot, but the themes in this movie are incredibly fundamental - love, happiness, relationships, and why so many are doomed to fail.

I love this movie because each relationship he has while searching for his ideal woman - he has the perfect working relationship, the perfect social relationship, and the perfect personal relationship... but they always fail because he always projects his insecurities and problems onto the girls. Furthermore, he can only envision a love in the past or future - in the present he cannot give his love to anybody. He talks about in the beginning how he is the only one to leave 2046 (a location that the movie continually refers to thematically); he is destined to live a life alone and without the love he constantly searches for. So tragic.

But I mean, realistically, if a girl like Zhang Ziyi was throwing herself at you, how could you resist? How unrealistic is that?