An Analysis On Female Images In 1990s' Hong Kong Gangster Movie

The Hong Kong gangster movie as an important chapter in the movie history has its historical status and reasons for its existence and development. Especially in the 1990 s, it had occupied a vital position in the Hong Kong movies, which appeared a large number of female images. This paper attempts to offer a new interpretation and study of such a male-dominated movie from the perspective of female images.Since gangster movie always emphasizes the characterization and modeling of the male's "heroism" and "moral arena", the image of women in gangster movie only as a foil for that of men appears. Women, in male-dominated gangster movie,are often stereotyped as the "weak role function", "lack of research value" and suchlike. So few people in the academic world have taken women into consideration in the studies related to the gangster movie, and fewer still in the analysis and discussions of the relevant aspects of the role of women. However, women tend to act as a “Movie Pearl” to connect the whole movie. A gangster movie will become incomplete either in narrative structure orin plot settings, so long as the movie is void of female characters.And female images in a gangster movie not only function as transition and initiation, but also as the narrative core of the whole movie's development.This paper thoroughly discusses female images of the common types and their desire, violence, dilemma and life at the bottom issues of Hong Kong gangster movie in the 1990 s.The author uses case analysis to demonstrate the views of the paper and hopes this paper can equip more people with an in-depth and comprehensive understanding and awareness of female images of Hong Kong gangster movie in the 1990 s.In addition to the women's oppressed status and obsolete role, feminism hidden and lack of the image of motherhood are also problems. The feminine removed image makes women's dominance of movie has also been eventually deprived.Hong Kong gangster movie is the metaphor and reflection of anti-war thoughts during a period of time in Hong Kong. The female images not only reflects the strong gender awareness in Hong Kong gangster movie but also reflects the multicultural background characteristics in the special time of the history of Hong Kong.