Toward a Hong Kong Ecocinema: The Dis-appearance of “Nature” in Three Films by Fruit Chan
Toward a Hong Kong Ecocinema: The Dis-appearance of “Nature” in Three Films by Fruit Chan
This chapter examines the form and content of Hong Kong urban cinema. It analyzes the current theories of representation in Hong Kong cinema and argues that “disappearance” is a theory concerned with the filmic representation of reality rather than the disappearance of Hong Kong in the literal sense. It also argues that Hong Kong ecocinema not only approximates the real Hong Kong more closely by debunking its misrepresentations, it also appropriates cinema as a tool to hold ourselves accountable for our society and environment. It analyzes several relevant films by Fruit Chan such as Durian Durian (2000), Hollywood Hong Kong (2001), and Public Toilet (2002) as examples of Hong Kong cinema moving toward a Hong Kong ecocinema.
Keywords: Hong Kong, urban cinema, disappearance, Fruit Chan, Durian Durian, Hollywood Hong Kong, Public Toilet
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