Abstract
2022 is the 25th year of Hong Kong's return to China; the return implies that Hong Kong has transferred from colonial history to the new political environment of “one country, two systems.” Meanwhile, Hong Kong's cultural identity would be sharply reconstructed after the return. This study is based on movies and aims to understand whether the change in cultural identity is reflected in the culture and arts areas. Specifically, this paper compares two Hong Kong movies, “The Actress” and “The Golden Era.” The reason is that those two movies have similar background contexts, but they are produced in different periods (i.e., before and after Hong Kong’s return). This paper has the following findings: there have been great changes in the film industry, cultural identity and movie style. Overall, this study shed light on how the political environment changes affect the culture and arts field; moreover, our findings broaden the understanding of the Chinese and Hong Kong movie industries.
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