Research Of Hong Kong Special Case Film

Special case film based on the real cases of Hong Kong can be traced back to "The Criminals" series produced by Shaw Brothers(Hong Kong)Limited in the 1970 s.These series of film are regarded as the prototype of Hong Kong special case film,although the complete cinema mode has not formed at the time.Special case film had a rapid development,even dominated the Hong Kong movie market,owing to the earlier established complete film industry system and the motion picture rating system in Hong Kong.The theme of special case film is closely associated with the reality,and the content includes plenty of pornography and violence,in addition,these films were rated "porn movies" on their release,while the viewers were still satisfied with them.The producers and theaters take advantage of the special case film and its derived types to make money in the downturn of movie market in Hong Kong.Special case film has several types of modes and characteristics,such as based on real criminal case,diversification of characters,linear narrative structure as major;plenty of sex and violence exposed;showing urban indifference in Hong Kong,and a strong tendency of anarchy etc.Even though the special case film received relatively good box office in that period,itsoverall quality was bad,with the result that it is difficult to ascend the place of refinement.The spread of potboiler made great harm for the healthy development of the Hong Kong film market.The shooting style and content theme change with the development of the social political and economic although genre film has a standardization production pattern.In recent years,the domestic film industry in Hong Kong is comprehensive rejuvenation,along with the deepening of the communication between the mainland and Hong Kong,especially the signing of the CEPA.What's more,compared with previous film,more connotation and change are included in new era of Hong Kong special case film,thus the artistic quality and ornamental of this genre film are greatly enhanced.These changes focus on: great breakthrough and change in narrative structure;more diversity of the camera language;great reduction about the content of sex and violence;reflection of the community of Hong Kong on the political and cultural double "the other" complex state of mind;the new immigrant women as the main object of study.The addition of humanistic care and more stylized artistic expression benefit the development of the special case film.Although special case film production has a long history,the study on it is few.On the genre,mystery movie is often regarded as horror,suspense even crime films,some scholars simply summarized in“cult film”.Literature can be roughly divided into two kinds: one kind is focused on the film text,in which expressing the author's point of view is primary,the describe of the Hong Kong special case film's mode and characteristics are lacking.In another type,simple overview is done rather than a systematic in-depth research,and the change of the films in the new era are mentioned in a small amount of literature.The main part of the paper is divided into three parts to study Hong Kong special case film,which is blank in domestic related research and we hope to make further development of Hong Kong special case film by this way.