Dr Mack

This movie was on Celestial today.
Surprisingly heartwarming. Tony Leung is at his nonchalant best as Doctor Mack, a carefree genius doctor who look after the poor and prositutes in a HK shady neighbourhood.

There is this farewell scene between Dr Mack (est in his mid 30s?) who is about to leave for Africa and a young girl (early 20s?) who has an unrequited feeling for him.

"I will never again fall in love with another guy in my life, you now." she says with a sad tone.

Dr Mack smiles. He holds her and replies,

"You may not believe this now. But trust me..  you will say exactly the same sentence for about a dozen times more in your life.

So now.. go and do well in your study and life, make some boys fall in love with you and then break some hearts along the way."

I thought it was really poignant. So much truth in it.

Beautiful script.

There will be time when we think we may not fall in love anymore. not in such a way.

But certainly life has its way to surprise us.

Never say never.

PS: Totally in love with their scene of church service. With some random black musicians and old Chinese uncles gospel choir. Dr Mak is on piano while smoking his cigarette.

And the congregation are the prostitutes, the homeless, and some random youngsters with tattoo and gangster look.

Somehow despite all the "so wrong" elements in it, that church just looks right to me somewhat.