Since the 1960s, the society has been submerged in a swirl of violence such as the president assassination, the escalating Vietnam War and a flurry of social disorders accompanied by bloody riots. On the other hand, violence-intensive films began to be unleashed after the dismantling of movies’ traditional self-policing apparatus and the introduction of rating…
Author: Hui-Zhong
Muted Violence Versus Pulped Violence
The film-making came into an area of digital revolution in 90s. The boom of innovative digital technologies on the one hand created more spectacular but also expensive visual effects while on the other hand, triggered the emergence of mobile devices and streaming media providing more opportunities for the audience to watch movies outside the cinema….
Hard Boiled and Deep Red: Walk in and out of Gender
Hard Boiled and Deep Red: Walk in and out of Gender Around 1980, Hong Kong action movies were suffering after the sudden death of Bruce Lee. After many lame imitations of Bruce Lee style action movies, the Kung Fu craze had lost its steam. Near the same period, big vertically integrated studios like Shaw Brothers…
Alien(1979)- Technology and Alienation
Alien(1979)- Technology and Alienation After the big success of Star Wars in 1977, the film market heralded another revival of science fiction movies. However instead of following suit like other science movies, Alien (1979) forged a new path by instilling horror elements into the concept of aliens. And later, a series of…
Quintet-a Futuristic Movie
Quintet Quintet-a Futuristic Movie The movie Quintet unfolds its story with a wide splash of white snows and the camera shot is blurred at the edge to present a frostbitten, chilling world. In the beginning, the plot progression is very slow with two men trekking through a wide spread of snow with few words….
Review of Bonnie and Clyde
The film Bonnie and Clyde have caught my eyes immediately when I scroll down the dossiers. I believe the last movie I chose influences me. It seems that I like watching road movies. This movie happened to be another excellent road movie and was more excited than the last one that I watched. Adopted from the real events about Bonnie and Clyde, the movie…
Review of Voyage to Italy
This week, I watched the film, Voyage to Italy, also known as Journey to Italy. The movie, I believe, is an unconventional film. I consider this movie as a documentary in which the director, Roberto Rossellini, wants to convey his passion for making films and Italy. The movie tells a story about a couple, Alex and Katherine Joyce….
My Cinematic History Essay
I watched the movie The Shawshank Redemption when I was a primary school student. My brother is a cinephile, and I often watch films with him. I couldn’t understand the movie very well when I first watch this movie. The only thing I can clearly remember is that a clever senior man whose nickname is…
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