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Analysis of the Cultural Causes of Undercover Images in Hong Kong Action Movies after the New Wave Movement

Jiaxue MaShijiazhuang Second Experimental Middle School*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

In the 1980s, the New Wave Movement opened up new space for Hong Kong cinema, providing opportunities for innovation and transformation of action films. Diversified action movies and characters tend to appear at this time. As a type of character with highly localized characteristics in Hong Kong, the complexity of undercover images helps people examine society from different perspectives. This paper reviews the development of undercover films in Hong Kong by selecting representative undercover films, and reveals that “undercover” is actually a reflection of the collective situation of social identity. Based on the concept of “marginalized individuals”, this paper finds through literature analysis and case analysis that the diverse types of undercover identities that emerged after the New Wave Movement not only reflect the survival dilemma of undercover agents themselves but also a true portrayal of the identity recognition’s dilemma among Hong Kong people in the rapidly changing political and social trends.

Keywords: undercover agent film; marginalized individuals; new wave movement; genre film; identity
Published: November 28, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/16/20230596
Volume: CHR Vol.16
pp. 163-168
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