Hong Kong Gangster Film Type Evolution Since1986

Hong Kong due to its flourishing film has been hailed as the "Oriental Hollywood", as one of the first product to have a video track area. it is quite similar with Hollywood, the Hong Kong film from the date of birth. easy consciously adopted a Business of the production line, and in the pursuit of commercial profit in the process of constantly adjusting the film morphology and production patterns. After the rise and fall of development for centuries, and now Hong Kong film has formed a complete system of film industry and film types. Hong Kong gangster film as a kind film types important historic and unique type of dedication over the years for a number of Hong Kong film history classic. These classic Hong Kong gangster film for the majority of the audience left many precious memories, at the same time also harvest the box office and trophies, triggered extensive academic commentary.In1986, a Hong Kong gangster film called "A better tommow" caused a great sensation after release. The film makes Hong Kong gangster film out of the action comedy form of client, established the type of dual program, and make it become a main type. Since1986, the Hong Kong gangster film in the past30years has experienced a boom of prosperity, adjusted trough. to the diversified development of co-productions during several important phases. From boom "hero film","Storm film"" Lawrence of film" to adjust the phase of "Young and Dangerous film"," black gangster film " and " Infernal Affairs " series and then after the CEPA agreement continues to develop new types of Hong Kong gangster film in the continuing evolution of increasingly sophisticated types.2013, with the " Drug war"."Blind Detective "White storm"," Firestorm " and other gangster films have released, and connect the mainland has made billions of dollars in box office success, Chinese film market once again set off a wave of gangster film boom. Now, Hong Kong gangster film exploring the entire largest film market globalization are becoming mature, and its influence is constantly expanding, therefore, important for Hong Kong gangster film of this type of film rational systematic research has become a very necessary academic research.This paper attempts to seize Hong Kong gangster film full of local characteristics of this historic type and characteristics of the film as a whole, from the perspective of the type of film, using film typological principles to analyze the evolution of the Hong Kong gangster film type since1986produced. The main sub-types of this article wishes to1986"A Better Tomorrow" flagship occur as a starting point, the Hong Kong gangster film is divided into " boom "," adjustment"," co-production " Three times, the Hong Kong gangster film selected these three periods through the context of age and Hong Kong film industry pattern analysis of three periods, changes in the type of gangster film elements explain the evolution of the trajectory of its type, summarize the evolution of the Hong Kong gangster film types and typological meaning its future development prospects.