The History of Hong Kong Cinema
"What do swordplay, gunplay, melodrama and ghosts have in common? Hong Kong cinema," according to Film Studies Professor David Cook (Cook, 1999). Fighting with swords and guns, exaggerated drama and a bent for the supernatural--ghosts, vampires and the spirits of dead ancestors--are four basic ingredients in the last 20 years of films from Hong Kong.
The history of film is an important one today. Many people in our society today may see film as simply a form of entertainment; however, it is indeed more than that. Film is a medium of expression that is unli…
