My Left Eye Sees Ghosts

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts

Year: 2002

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: Cantonese

Directors: Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai

ComedyRomanceFantasy

A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.

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1

Simon Yam's death and May's inheritance

Simon Yam drowns in a Caribbean scuba-diving accident, triggering May Ho's sudden inheritance of a vast fortune, the house, and a stake in the family fashion company. This windfall surrounds May with luxury but also invites lingering questions about her motives from his mother and sister. The event sets the stage for a life of glamour shadowed by loss.

Day of the accident Caribbean
2

May's glamorous but hollow life

Despite wealth and social status, May feels an emptiness that money cannot fill. The success casts a hollow glow, while old suspicions about her arrives in the background. Her loneliness deepens as she navigates a polished world that still leaves her unfulfilled.

3

Grief drives self-destructive coping

May spirals into a binge of food, drink, smoking, and endless television as she tries to fill the void left by her husband’s death. She begins stealing from her own company stores, signaling a loss of control. The atmosphere around her grows tense as family members grow wary of her behavior.

Weeks after the funeral
4

The near-fatal car crash

During a drunken car ride, May's recklessness nearly costs her life. She survives but discovers blood on the driver's seat, a chilling sign that danger may still follow. The crash becomes a turning point, forcing her to face mortality head-on.

Night Road
5

A hospital revelation and a new eye

In the hospital, May wakes with severe injuries on the left side of her face. Behind the gauze, she discovers she can see ghosts with that eye, opening a doorway to a spectral world. The revelation marks the beginning of an uncanny stage in her life.

During recovery Hospital
6

Ken Wong appears and offers guidance

A ghost named Ken Wong appears at May's side, claiming to have known her in school and to have died in a typhoon. He becomes her guide through a shadow-filled realm, and May forms a growing bond with him as she yearns to glimpse her living husband. Their connection deepens as they traverse the liminal space between life and death.

Early after awakening From hospital to supernatural realm
7

Night and day in the shadow realm

May and Ken drift through a liminal world where the living and dead touch. Ken makes a sustained effort to help May cope with her loss, and May begins to see her situation as more than a simple haunting. The bond grows as she explores what it means to connect with the past while still seeking a future.

Several nights/days Twilight Junction / shadow realm
8

A dog in the afterlife: Whisky signals boundaries

Whisky, the ghostly figure of her husband’s dog, appears and signals that the boundaries between life and death are more complex than they seem. This presence unsettles May and adds caution to who or what she is truly seeing. It complicates her quest to reconnect with the living husband.

During encounters in the realm Spectral world
9

A restorer's resemblance triggers doubt

A restorer who works on the vintage car belonging to May’s husband bears a striking resemblance to Ken, prompting May to question the identity of her supernatural guide. This moment plants the seed for a major shift in how she perceives her experiences. Doubt begins to replace certainty.

Revelation moment Car restoration workshop
10

The memory in disguise: Ken is the husband

The truth emerges piece by piece: the ghost by May’s side is actually the memory of her dead husband in disguise, a protective gesture encouraging her to move forward. Ken’s role shifts from romantic tether to a guardian force that helped her cope with loss. The revelation reframes the entire journey.

Revelatory moment Twilight Junction / hospital
11

After the revelation: loss of ghost sight

With the memory made flesh revealed, May’s ability to see ghosts fades as the need to cling to a spectral presence diminishes. She begins to let go and consider a future beyond the past. Healing starts to take root as the haunting softens.

After revelation Home / hospital
12

A glimmer of healing and new possibilities

The film closes with May stepping toward healing, and a hint of a new romance remains on the horizon with the guardian figure who watched over her. The final moment suggests that hope persists and new chapters can begin, even as the past loses its destructive grip.

Ending scene Home / city

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