The showdown between the post-70s and post-90s.

Evelyn 2022-02-04 08:01:13

At the end of [Shinjuku Incident], the smuggling wave in China emerged in the early 1990s. At that time, many young people in their teens and twenties in coastal areas embarked on the road of smuggling in order to make a living. Most of them were born in the 1970s. . At that time, it was a historic moment when a group of post-90s newcomers fell to the ground. Many newborns unfortunately became smuggled orphans at that time, and even clustered "widow villages" appeared in some places.
Er Dongsheng will definitely not understand the turbulent scene of the mainland's generational theory, but in [Shinjuku Incident], Wu Yanzu made a gorgeous appearance in the classic post-90s killing Matt, which is of course just a coincidence. But not coincidentally, in addition to reflecting the predicament of the Chinese in Japan, this film also staged a cross-generational dialogue. The older generation, represented by Jackie Chan, is self-sufficient and has a strong sense of moral superiority. Victims of the "reality" made by one generation, the drastic change of character has become the only reason to escape, so they take the opportunity to talk between generations and try to stand against each other.
Looking at the post-90s news that often appears in the social news columns of the mainland, the heresy of their behavior and the distortion of their characters are often unbelievable. And when we get to the bottom of it, who single-handedly created such a sick and decadent next generation? Isn't it the old generation who are full of dogma? The post-70s encountered endless material poverty, cultural dissolution and sexual repression in their youth, but after the reform and opening up, they ushered in extreme upheavals, madly worshipping money, advocating sexual liberation, and disdain for culture, while cheating, corruption, Playing with power... Wait, aren't scandals already commonplace in this generation? They have gained the right to speak in the society, not only did they not think about self-correction, but in turn influenced and poisoned the next generation. The ignorant young people follow the same example, taking material desire and self as the only advertised, selfishness and selfishness. The future of nature is bleak.
Isn't Jackie Chan in the movie a symbol of the existence of such an old force, who clearly does what he does with a clear purpose, but always uses benevolence, righteousness and morality to whitewash his real intentions, and he is so ignorant that he also believes in his own extraordinary and righteousness, This is very in line with the image that Jackie Chan has always given to people: he has never admitted his wrongdoing, and prevaricates "mistakes that every man will make", but constantly amplifies his sense of moral superiority, in all kinds of good deeds Be reduced to "perfect", so that he is also convinced. Wu Yanzu's character became a victim of a conflict of interests, confronting Jackie Chan head-on at the end of the film, but even if he tried to resist, he could not escape death in the end.
The two generations in the film are also very similar to the relationship between the mainland and Hong Kong. Jackie Chan's image represents the unified central government, while Wu Yanzu represents only a small and weak place. No matter what bad things Jackie Chan, a symbol of centralized power, does, he can fully stabilize his dominance on the grounds of "being good for everyone"; on the contrary, Daniel Wu, a fanboy of ABC, has to pretend to be a northerner, and he doesn't want to talk about it. The plain mandarin, no matter how much persecution he has suffered, needs to be silent.
But it is undeniable that these smugglers have a mixed language of southern and northern accents, which is more in line with the intensifying identity crisis of Hong Kong people. They finally found that in addition to leaving the land of China, they can only try to accept themselves as a Chinese in the true sense. Therefore, even Jackie Chan and Wu Yanzu have become northerners, and the awkward "big names" talk about them; while Lin Xue, who has been in Hong Kong for many years, has regained his degraded Tianjin-flavored Mandarin, trying to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan.
As for the real Aberdeen Qian Jiale, he can only be an anti-bony boy and a scumbag. As long as his interests are not touched, he can be wronged and humiliated, and he can do whatever you want.
Isn't this the mentality of most Hong Kong people?

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  • Bettie 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    The first five and the last three. Actually I feel good.

  • Leora 2022-03-19 09:01:11

    Northeasterners are in Shinjuku, Fan Bingbing and Xu Jinglei have become vases. At the end, I saw that the little Japan was killed under the house, and the Chinese were still fighting infighting, tangled.