Cinema of Hong Kong

Boba is a popular ingredient for many desserts in Asian countries. However, in the United States, boba is rarely used in foods that people consume on a daily basis. Boba is not usually eaten by itself; it can be added to tea or smoothies. It can also be used as the main ingredient for a sweet soup. Having grown up in Taiwan, the country where boba milk tea was invented, I love boba and have eaten boba for many years. It is a treat that I often crave in America, but I have discovered that boba is…

People today tend to believe that the handover caused the decline of Hong Kong action film industry. According to Peter Rist, “ Immediately following the handover of Hong Kong by the British to the People’s Republic of China”, the Hong Kong filmmaker started to change the mood of action films. Instead of comedic action, the films produced after Handover “were characterized by strains of pessimism and unpleasantness” and that those works were not welcomed by local audiences and the received…

director in the 1930s. Hailed as “a masterpiece of ‘the first golden age of Chinese cinema’”, the film marked not only Wu’s directorial debut, but also “the pinnacle of [Ruan Lingyu’s] career” (Harris, 128). Ruan’s “mature, nuanced performance”, which was “subtle but at the same time powerful and rich”, proved to be a major factor in the movie’s success and lasting impact in Chinese cinema – even inspiring Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan to produce Centre Stage (1992), a biopic of Ruan, over…

C. Research questions and objectives As an international financial center, it is essential for Hong Kong to keep a top ranking in different areas. International airport is an important gateway to world, in addition to attracting businesses around the world, it also promotes tourism and transportation industry as well. Moreover, it drives economic development by providing the jobs and increasing the consumption. In turn, the airport's competitiveness also reflects a regional performance.…

background in the sixties, uses close form to implicitly reveal that even though Hong Kong people’s living conditions were preserve the characteristics of Shanghai people; however, living in the complex historical movement, Su as a representation of younger generation are struggling to close to Hong Kong’s independent culture. In “Love in Ruins: Spectral Bodies in Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love,” Olivia Khoo writes, “Although Hong Kong’s status as a Special Administrative Region means that…

trend of remaking Asian movies into English. She informs readers that movies such as The Grudge and Shall We Dance? were both based on Japanese originals. Major studios are continuing to snap up the rights to films from South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong with the intention of remaking them with American actors (Graham 229). Throughout the article, Graham outlines the pros and cons of remaking the movies because of cultural differences. Some wonder whether the same vigor and funding would be…

of Hong Kong new wave film movement. This movement derived from the French new wave is to rebel against conventions. It is to experiment with new equipment and styles, making a social and political statement at the same time. Wong Kar-Wai tries to make a statement about Hong Kong at the time as Hong Kong was being handed back to Peoples republic of China. Wong Kar-Wai experiments with plot, characters, objects, light and equipment to tell a story while making a political statement about Hong…

Wong Kar Wai is probably the most innovative and avant-garde director to come out of Hong Kong. As part of the second New Wave of Hong Kong cinema, Wai moved far away from the traditional, Jackie Chan and Shaw Brothers style of films, which focused on action, and explored more substantial themes, icnluding human psyche, politics and the social conditions in Hong Kong. His aesthetics are quite similar with Jean-Luc Godard and the French Wave, in general, particularly because he also took apart…

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category. Also of note is the fact that, although the violence is excessive, the film does not portray any blood, in contrast to the regular tactics. 15. Dragon (Peter Chan, 2011) Peter Chan is one of the foremost successful directors and producers of Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, whose works have been greatly rewarding both financially and artistically, netting a plethora of awards from festivals all over the world. This particular one reinvigorated the genre, which had been in a stalemate for…