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The 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards was grandly held, and Hong Kong stars appeared at the event one after another.
Many familiar old faces such as Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, and Feng Delun once again evoke the audience's memories of Hong Kong films.
But I don't need to say much about the situation of Hong Kong films over the years, it is no longer the glorious era of the past.
Nowadays, even the stars of the Academy Awards are dim, and there are not many young people who are familiar to mainland audiences, so it is better for Angelababy to steal the show.
That's right, she's out again.
Yang Ying, whose popularity has fallen off a cliff in the mainland due to negative events, has been absent from many large-scale events, and now she has actually run to the Academy Awards as an award presenter.
Netizens have a lot of controversy about Yang Ying's appearance.
Someone complained: "I used to be popular and raised people, but now my face has changed, and I don't look as good as before." ”
Don't say it, Yang Ying facing the camera doesn't feel as confident as before, her smile is stiff, and her face has become a little rounder, so I guess she is also weak-hearted.
Some people also bluntly said: "Why can she be a guest? Isn't everyone the kind of award presenter who has acting skills?"
From this point of view, isn't this a manifestation of the declining Academy Awards?
Even if there is no threshold for award presenters, even the list of winners is ridiculous.
01 Award-winning films, there is nothing that can be beaten
Let's take a look at the best film of this year's Academy Awards: "The Bad Tongue Lawyer".
I believe that many viewers, like me, have a sentence in their minds: That's it?
The box office of the film in the mainland can be described as quite bleak, only 187 million, which is not an exaggeration to describe it as "hitting the street".
And Douban's word-of-mouth is seriously polarized, from investigation and evidence collection to court confrontation, one by one is more child's play, and the exaggerated dramatic effect is also questioned.
You must know that the best films at the previous Academy Awards were all classics of the level of "The True Color of Heroes", "The True Story of A Fei", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Kung Fu", and "Infernal Affairs".
However, since "Golden Age" won the award in 2014, the "golden age" of Hong Kong films has also passed.
Of course, the main reason why "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" can stand out is also inseparable from the "peer foil".
Because none of the other works shortlisted for Best Picture can be beaten.
The four movies "Under the White Sun", "Murder", "Goldfinger" and "Youth Diary" also did not make much waves in the mainland.
Among them, only "Goldfinger" is famous, which is probably why the film was able to win five production awards in one fell swoop: Best Sound Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, and Best Visual Effects.
But to say that the film is a work that can represent the standard of the Hong Kong film industry?
That can't help but make people lament, Hong Kong films are really bottoming out!
Even though the film was personally directed by Zhuang Wenqiang, and a number of well-known Hong Kong stars such as Tony Leung, Andy Lau, and Choi Zhuoyan were gathered, there was still no way to cover up the film's crotch-pulling reputation that had just passed the passing line.
The rhythm is protracted, the content is flat, and a work that obviously shows off its skills but lacks a core is no longer popular in the mainland, and it is still "fragrant" in the field of Hong Kong films.
The Academy Awards have long since gone sour.
02 is not accepted, and the actors are not as good as one session
After watching the movie, look at the award-winning actors.
The Best Actor at this year's Academy Awards is-
Tony Leung.
This result is too unconvincing.
The main reason is that the movie "Goldfinger" itself is not powerful, and Tony Leung's performance in the play is at a decent level, far from meeting the audience's requirements for the word "actor".
In contrast, Lin Baoyi in "Under the White Sun" has a higher voice.
From "Forensic Record", "Golden Branch Desire" to this new movie, his acting skills are obvious to the audience, but unfortunately he did not win the favor of the Academy Award once.
But there is no way, the Academy Awards are awards that pay attention to background, connections, and coffee position.
Tony Leung, who holds the trophy of the 6th Academy Awards, once again gained fame and fortune, but he gradually lost the support of the people.
Even Wang Jing couldn't help but say that his performance in "Goldfinger" this time was not the best, "It's a bit overkill, colorimetry, and the introverted 2046 is far from the same." ”
Not only that, Wang Jing said bluntly: "If I were him, I would follow Alan Tam back then, Leslie Cheung announced that he would no longer accept the award and give the opportunity to the younger generation." It's really not a shame at all.
But Tony Leung's wife Carina Lau doesn't think so, and even called her husband "the greatest actor in Hong Kong" during the award ceremony. ”
To be honest, in the current Hong Kong circle, Tony Leung can indeed be called a leading figure, but in the past Hong Kong circle, he is just a "younger brother".
Not only are Hong Kong films declining and stagnating, but even Hong Kong actors are also in decline, and their stars are gradually dimming.
In the past two years, there have been fewer and fewer Hong Kong stars who can be active in the mainland, only Andy Lau and Tony Leung are still supporting the row of Hong Kong stars, and even Louis Koo has been complained about because of the appearance of "Sanxingdui", and the reputation of his works has repeatedly overturned, and his popularity has gradually declined.
As for other young Hong Kong stars, their strength cannot keep up with the rapid development of the film era.
Compared with the heyday of the year, the stars were shining, and it is really difficult to find a young man in the current film industry who can really carry the banner.
Therefore, the Best Actress at this year's Academy Awards, Yu Xiangning in "Under the White Sun" also caused a lot of discussion, and the actress of the last session was Zheng Xiuwen, and the two are simply incomparable.
In addition, the best supporting actor is Jiang David in "Under the White Sun", but I didn't expect that even Dapeng would become the object of accompaniment, and he was defeated by this little-known actor, which was a big surprise.
I don't know if it's because the Academy Awards are too xenophobic? Or because this award has already become a stage for Hong Kong films to "laugh at themselves"?
Pathetic, alas!
03 Conclusion
In the history of Chinese film development, Hong Kong films have definitely left a strong mark.
Hong Kong films in the 8 and 90s led the trend of domestic films, and many well-known star actors also emerged, once reaching a glorious moment.
However, Hong Kong films have gradually declined over the years, in the final analysis, because the creators are resting on their laurels and dare not continue to move forward in the dividends brought by traditional films, resulting in the development of Hong Kong films becoming more and more difficult, and they have long been overtaken by mainland films, or even left far behind.
From the list of winners of the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards, it can be found that Hong Kong films are now facing more serious problems.
The works are pulling their hips, the actors are not receiving them, and the gold content of the awards has declined, and it has reached the point where no one cares.
If this continues, I am afraid that there will be no chance of a comeback.
For the audience, they always retain a feeling for Hong Kong films in their hearts, and they are willing to give Hong Kong films a chance, depending on whether the future creators and stars can accept this opportunity.
So what do you think about this?
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