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從電影中看,家是香港

April 06, 2023 by George Chen in Hong Kong, travel

因為飛紐約要十幾個小時,於是一口氣看了三部關於香港的電影,把之前沒空看的一次性補齊。

無論是《緣路山旮旯》、《飯戲攻心》,還是屬於比較官方宣傳類型的《一樣的天空》,講述的都是同一個主題:家是香港。

因為工作夥伴關係,之前多次去荔枝窩參觀,所以看完電影《緣路山旮旯》,其中有關荔枝窩的片段是我最有感觸的。至於《一樣的天空》,特別提到種族平等問題,在香港,社會對南亞裔人士仍然存在一定偏見,很高興能夠這部影片中有所反映。

《飯戲攻心》因為有子華,所以金句不斷,包括片尾的暗示”走遠一點”,可能也算是對近年來香港人選擇”用腳投票”的移民趨勢的一種認可?當然,無論去哪裡,屋企人在哪裡,哪裡就是屋企。

需要真的看明白這幾套戲還是最好能聽懂粵語,否則很難想像翻譯成普通話,其中的一些文化和背景會有所損失。以前港產片給人印象都是打打殺殺,最出名的包括鄭伊健、陳小春的古惑仔形象,乃至後來劉德華、梁朝偉的《無間道》。最近幾年,大家開始打溫情牌,家成為香港電影的一個新主題。

香港是大家的屋企,大家要繼續齊心支持香港電影!

(以上所提及電影都可在國泰航空航班上觀看)

April 06, 2023 /George Chen
Hong Kong, 香港, movie, Cantonese
Hong Kong, travel

First Love (on Netflix)

February 28, 2023 by George Chen in Japan, photography, Review

The cinematography of ”First Love” on Netflix is really beautiful.

The light, filter, composition, focus, and detail … Everything feels just in the right temperature and pace.

The scenes feel so warm and close. As a big fan of photography and an amateur photographer myself, I admire the way how the drama was shot, and you may say it feels like very “Japanese”. I guess many of us may not be able to well define what being “Japanese” really means.

We often focus on the director and actor/actress of a show. The cinematographer plays an equally important role in a show. A picture is worth a thousand words. To this day you can still see and feel the power of a good picture (or a good movie).

February 28, 2023 /George Chen
Japan, Netflix, movie
Japan, photography, Review

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