The film is not so much concerned with plot as it is mood and character, which Wong deftly fleshes out through the characters» bizarre and quirks: 223
eats cans of pineapple only with the expiration date of May 1 (his birthday and the «expiration date» of his love for May) and jogs so «there will be no water left for tears»; 663 holds conversations with objects
in his
apartment, trying to «cheer» them up; and Faye does practically
everything to the strains of «California Dreamin».»