It Is Getting Harder To Define What Is A HK Movie

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How do you define a Hong Kong movie these days? Let's discuss.

Back in the 80's and 90's, you can easily tell which movie is made and shot in Hong Kong. They just have this unique look and feel to them. However, with the mainland market opened in the pass several years, and capital coming from the mainland, I think it is getting harder to define what is a "HK movie".

I mean, say, the Infernal Affair with almost an entire cast of HK local actors and actresses, along with a local director and all, it is easy to call it a HK movie. But what about big budget films like the Red Cliff? No doubt, many of the cast members in the film come from HK, along with John Woo the director, but it was shot in the mainland with mainland capital; and Mandarin is the language instead of Cantonese. Of course, the language thing is not an important factor, IMO; after all it is still Chinese.

Ok, let's read about your thoughts.