| 释义 |
- Motifs
- Heroic bloodshed films
- See also
- References
- External links
Heroic bloodshed is a genre of Hong Kong action cinema and crime film revolving around stylized action sequences and dramatic themes such as brotherhood, duty, honour, redemption and violence.[1][2] The term heroic bloodshed was coined by editor Rick Baker in the magazine Eastern Heroes[3] in the late 1980s, specifically referring to the styles of directors John Woo and Ringo Lam. Baker defined the genre as "a Hong Kong action film that features a lot of gun play and gangsters rather than kung fu. Lots of blood. Lots of action."[4] Woo's breakthrough film A Better Tomorrow (1986) largely set the template for the genre.[5] Woo has also been a major influence in its continued popularity and evolution in his following works, namely A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987), The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992).[6]The heroic bloodshed genre had a considerable impact on world cinema, including Hollywood, in the 1990s.[7] Woo introduced his brand of heroic bloodshed to Hollywood in the 1990s.[8] Lam's City on Fire (1987) inspired Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992);[9] Tarantino was an admirer of the heroic bloodshed genre.[10] The Killer also heavily influenced Luc Besson’s The Professional (1994).[7] Motifs{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2011}}Protagonists in these films are often good-willed criminals, typically Triad members, hit men, or thieves with a strict code of ethics, which in some cases leads to the betrayal of their employers and the saving of many intended victims. The police officer with a conscience, who cannot be corrupted in any way, is also common, and is usually modeled after the hardboiled detective. Loyalty, family and brotherhood are the most typical themes of the genre. Heroic bloodshed films generally have a strong emotional angle, not only between, but during action sequences. Pistols and submachine guns are frequently utilized by the heroes due to the light weight they provide, enabling their wielders to move more quickly. They are frequently dual wielded. The heroes are extremely agile and implement rolls, dives, slides, and falls while they duel, making for a graceful, ballet-like performance in the midst of gunfire. Heroic bloodshed films often end on a downbeat or tragic note with the main heroes either dead, arrested by the police, or severely incapacitated. Heroic bloodshed films{{div col|colwidth=22em}}- The Brothers (1979)
- Cops and Robbers (1979)
- The Head Hunter (1982)
- Coolie Killer (1982)
- Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982)
- On the Wrong Track (1983)
- Men from the Gutter (1983)
- Long Arm of the Law (1984)
- Danger Has Two Faces (1985)
- Pursuit of a Killer (1985)
- Hong Kong Godfather (1985)
- A Better Tomorrow (1986)
- Brotherhood (1986)
- Above the Law (1986)
- Legacy of Rage (1986)
- True Colours (1986)
- City on Fire (1987)
- Rich and Famous (1987)
- Tragic Hero (1987)
- Sworn Brothers (1987)
- Flaming Brothers (1987)
- Part 2 (1987)
- People's Hero (1987)
- A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
- Fury (1988)
- Walk on Fire (1988)
- Final Justice (1988)
- First Shot (1988)
- In the Blood (1988)
- Tiger Cage (1988)
- The Dragon Family (1988)
- The Big Heat (1988)
- Hero of Tomorrow (1988)
- Gunmen (1998)
- City Warriors (1988)
- City War (1988)
- All About Ah-Long (1989)
- Bloody Brotherhood (1989)
- Escape from Hong Kong (1989)
- Runaway Blues (1989)
- My Heart is That Eternal Rose (1989)
- The Last Duel (1989)
- Close Escape (1989)
- Wild Search (1989)
- Casino Raiders (1989)
- The Killer (1989)
- Just Heroes (1989)
- A Better Tomorrow III (1989)
- China White (1989)
- Return Engagement (1990)
- The Unmatchable Match (1990)
- Killer's Romance (1990)
- Curry and Pepper (1990)
- A Moment of Romance (1990)
- Long Arm of the Law IV (1990)
- Bullet in the Head (1990)
- Gangland Odyssey (1990)
- Dragon in Jail (1990)
- Triad Story (1990)
- Blood Stained Tradewinds (1990)
- Once a Thief (1991)
- Casino Raiders II (1991)
- The Last Blood (1991)
- Bullet for Hire (1991)
- Hong Kong Godfather (1991)
- Invincible (1992)
- Love & Death (1992)
- Hard Boiled (1992)
- The Shootout (1992)
- Fatal Chase (1992)
- Dust of Angels (1992)
- With or Without You (1992)
- Gun n' Rose (1992)
- Full Contact (1992)
- A Moment of Romance II (1993)
- First Shot (1993)
- No More Love, No More Death (1993)
- The Killer's Love (1993)
- Crime Story (1993)
- Hard Target (1993)
- Story of Kennedy Town (1993)
- Rock N'Roll Cop (1994)
- Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994)
- Tian Di (1994)
- A Taste of Killing and Romance (1994)
- Hunting List (1994)
- Revanchist (1994)
- Alone in the Night (1994)
- Man Wanted (1995)
- Peace Hotel (1995)
- Enemy Shadow (1995)
- Love, Guns & Glass (1995)
- The Adventurers (1995)
- Young and Dangerous (1996)
- A Moment of Romance III (1996)
- Shanghai Grand (1996)
- Big Bullet (1996)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)
- Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters (1997)
- Face/Off (1997)
- Full Alert (1997)
- Postman Blues (1997)
- Mahjong Dragon (1997)
- Island of Greed (1997)
- A True Mob Story (1998)
- The Longest Nite (1998)
- The Replacement Killers (1998)
- Ballistic Kiss (1998)
- Cheap Killers (1998)
- Beast Cops (1998)
- Expect the Unexpected (1998)
- A Hero Never Dies (1998)
- The Mission (1999)
- Dead or Alive (1999)
- Friendship Breakdown (1999)
- Century of the Dragon (1999)
- Killer (2000)
- Double Tap (2000)
- A War Named Desire (2000)
- Birds (2000)
- Born Wild (2001)
- Fulltime Killer (2001)
- Color of Pain (2002)
- Final (2002)
- Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002)
- Infernal Affairs (2002)
- PTU (2003)
- Heroic Duo (2003)
- Infernal Affairs II (2003)
- Infernal Affairs III (2003)
- Moving Targets (2004)
- Jiang Hu (2004)
- Explosive City (2004)
- Divergence (2005)
- Set to Kill (2005)
- Wo Hu (2005)
- Dragon Squad (2005)
- The City of Violence (2006)
- Dog Bite Dog (2006)
- On the Edge (2006)
- Exiled (2006)
- Like a Dragon (2007)
- Invisible Target (2007)
- Blood Brothers (2007)
- Brothers (2007)
- Triangle (2007)
- Hong Kong Bronx (2008)
- Fatal Move (2008)
- The Moss (2008)
- Chaos (2008)
- Beast Stalker (2008)
- The Sniper (2009)
- Vengeance (2009)
- A Better Tomorrow (2010)
- Black Ransom (2010)
- Monga (2010)
- The Stool Pigeon (2010)
- Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
- Drug War (2012)
- The Last Tycoon (2012)
- The Viral Factor (2012)
- The Gangster (2012)
- The White Storm (2013)
- That Demon Within (2014)
- Wild City (2015)
- The Mobfathers (2016)
- Trivisa (2016)
- Extraordinary Mission (2017)
- A Better Tomorrow 2018 (2018)
{{div col end}}See also- Cinema of Hong Kong
- Crime film
- Gangster film
- Gun fu
- Girls with guns
- John Woo
- Johnnie To
- Mumbai underworld films, which have similarities to heroic bloodshed films.[11]
- Ringo Lam
References1. ^{{cite book |title=Hong Kong's Heroic Bloodshed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpAIAAAACAAJ|last=Fitzgerald|first=Martin|year=2000 |publisher=Pocket Essentials |isbn=1-903047-07-2}}
2. ^{{cite book |title=A-Z of Cult Films and Film-Makers |last=Davies |first=Steven Paul |authorlink= |year=2001 |publisher=Batsford |location= |isbn=0-7134-8704-6 |pages=26 }}
3. ^{{cite book |title=Hong Kong Action Cinema |last=Logan |first=Bey |authorlink= |year=1996 |publisher=Overlook Press |location= |isbn=0-87951-663-1 |pages=191 }}
4. ^{{cite book |title=City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema |last=Stokes |first=Lisa Odham |authorlink= |author2=Michael Hoover |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3AGX0YSmaYYC&pg=PA333|year=1999 |publisher=Verso |location= |isbn=1-85984-716-1 |pages=333 }}
5. ^{{cite book |last=Morton |first=Lisa |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=The Cinema of Tsui Hark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hv3yJ6MaoYsC&pg=PA62 |accessdate= |edition= |series= |year=2001 |publisher=McFarland |location= |isbn=0-7864-0990-8}}
6. ^{{cite book |last=Morton |first=Lisa |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=The Cinema of Tsui Hark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hv3yJ6MaoYsC&pg=PA62 |accessdate= |edition= |series= |year=2001 |publisher=McFarland |location= |isbn=0-7864-0990-8 |oclc= |doi= |pages=62 |chapter= |chapterurl= }}
7. ^1 {{cite news|last=Volodzko|first=David|title=30 Years Later, This Chinese Film Still Echoes in Hollywood|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/30-years-later-this-chinese-film-still-echoes-in-hollywood/|work=The Diplomat|date=13 June 2015}}
8. ^{{cite book|last1=Fang|first1=Karen|title=John Woo's A Better Tomorrow: Autobiographical Stories by Modern Chinese Women Writers|date=2004|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|isbn=9789622096523|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BogcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA85|language=en}}
9. ^{{cite book|last1=Spicer|first1=Andrew|title=Historical Dictionary of Film Noir|date=2010|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810873780|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ixVekSdvQCMC&pg=PA141|language=en}}
10. ^{{cite book|last1=Ingham|first1=Michael|title=Johnnie To Kei-Fung's PTU|date=2009|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|isbn=9789622099197|page=115|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ROqAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA115|language=en}}
11. ^{{cite book|last=Banker|first=Ashok|title=Bollywood|date=2002|publisher=Penguin Group|page=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=429ZAAAAMAAJ&q=deewaar+hong+kong|language=en}}
External links- The Art of Heroic Bloodshed
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