HK films

By lani 06 Feb 2002

I recently watched “Hero” (1997) with Takeshi Kaneshiro. I thought it was a good movie, full of style montages that i find frequently in HK or Japanese films that i enjoy (“The Most Terrible Time of My Life” (jpn – again with Takeshi and Triad), “2000 AD” (HK)). Judging from the costumes, it seemed like it was set in the 30’s or 40’s…after Shanghai was leased to the British anyway, but much like “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” it would be hard to categorize it as a period piece due to certain modernisms. in some ways i think of it as non-linear plot progression. or the recognition of films styles/cliches set against eachother, similar to eisensteins montage of images, to create an effect that is often humorous.

<p>anyway, it was a good movie.  i laughed, i cried, i shook my hands at the screen, and then at myself for being led so effectively.</p> 

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