In the opening scene the use of smudge motion is used which speeds the time but shows the focus characters in slower than everything around them. In this opening scene a hand held camera is used which is a common use of mise-en-scene as this gives the feel of reality and the camera shot makes it as if you are actually apart of the hectic environment. The lighting is dark which is a common use of mise-en-scene as it is shown in a busy city at night. As Hong Kong never really sleeps as there is always something going on in the urban area. This shows they stop in time whilst everyone else is carrying on with life. It shows that life in Hong Kong is hectic and busy and if your stuck in the past you can not move forward with the speed of Hong Kong. This is shown as the cop number 223 is stuck in the past about his ex girlfriend. And he cant move on from it, leaving him behind. And unless he moves forward, no one is going to stop and wait for him.
This shows that the time goes fast in Hong Kong and time is a factor in the film as it represents the amount of time the people are waiting before Hong Kong is handed back to China. Time is represented a lot through the film. An example of this would be the pineapple tins with the dates on. the date in the pineapple tins are shown as the camera zooms in on the date which shows 1st May 1994. Also the name of the cops ex girlfriend is called May which is also time based. This shows that you will be forgotten about if you do not move forward as his ex girlfriend has moved on, no longer thinking of him which is shown when the meet in a shop and she gets on a motorbike with another man.
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