week 8

WEEK 8

Hongkong Cinema

Gangsters & the New Wave

Gangsters

Characteristics of Hong kong Cinema

Not selfless

Genre- Heroic blood shed

Dramatic themes---->brotherhood duty

Honor redemption and violence

Loyalty to the family

Loyalty to the brotherhood

Typical characteristics of characters:

Protagonists are always good willed 

Police with a conscience who cannot be corrupted

Heroes are agile

Frequently dual wielded

Unlimited amo

No need to aim

Hong kong New Wave

Major figures:

Tsui Hark

Ann Hui

Stanley Kwan

Wang kar wai

Yim ho

Patrick tam

Allen Fong

John woo

Ng siu wan

Some examples of Gangsters & the New Wave

Internal Affairs 

sadly, i haven't watched this but i wanted to too bad i don't have time to watch it

A better tomorrow

Thoughts about Hong kong Cinema: 

This Topic is an interesting topic. If you think about it it's not really funny but the sound they make or the facial expression they make are funny. When they shoot gun, it seems like there is unlimited amo, no need to reload gun and aim. Even if you randomly shoot, everyone will get killed or hurt except the protagonist of course. LOL