Resources provided by Leung P.-K provided a clear picture connection between film culture, industry, social environment and architecture. Due to quick economic development of Hong Kong, the gap between the rich and the poor are getting bigger, some films illustrate clearly the culture and atmosphere at that period. To be more specific, films serve as a vehicle to depict this aspect of Hong Kong culture due to the complexity of the establishment of Hong Kong society, which included the presentation of both traditional Chinese culture and foreign cultures. Like the film “Black Rose”, the inequality of Hong Kong is represented when black rose is rushing between the places where the rich and the poor lived, which made sense that architecture function in showing such situation and culture. According to Seng, the noir thriller, which featured high-society lifestyles, and the melodrama, which was set in the common places of the working class, were the two main genres in Hong Kong Cantonese cinema between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s. These films reflected the city’s transformation into a modern metropolis as well as the challenging urban realities and social inequalities faced by its inhabitants.
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Your response has demonstrated your abilities in extracting critical concepts, e.g. urban realities, inequalities between the rich and the poor. But your response lacks personal reflection on the two writings that you have summarized. Remember expressing your own points of view, e.g. whether you agree / disagree to or to what extent you echo with the readings, is very important!