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[FIELDWORK] JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN, CHUNGKING MANSION

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The initial chase scene of the film Johnny English Reborn took place in a hostel of Chungking Mansion, which was renamed to ‘Kowloon Paradise Hotel’ in the film. The everyday hostel was used as a hiding spot for one of the Vortex members. The old, rundown style of the hostel gave the scene a mysterious atmosphere; it showed that the Vortex member was hiding from someone by blending in with the locals. This can further be seen by the interior of the room; the room is small and messy. You can tell that the man had stayed there for a

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[Field Report] Chungking Express, ChungKing Mansion

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Chungking Express, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Wong Kar Wai (1994） Chungking Express, one of the most astonishing movies produce by a world-renown director Wong Kar Wai. The movie has two storylines that bonded with the same place — Chung King mansion and ‘Chungking’ the former words of the movie’s name are extracted by this place. Chungking mansion is a huge cube shape building located at 36–44 Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. The endearing narrative of two forlorn and self-wallowing police on the bad side of a break-up is told in two sections in Chungking Express. These two consecutive

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[FIELDWORK] CHUNGKING EXPRESS, CENTRAL-MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR

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CHUNGKING EXPRESS, DIR. Wong Kar Wai (1994)          Central-Mid-Levels Escalator, Central and Western District, Hong Kong The ChungKing Express is the story of two policemen who were just jilted by their girlfriend bumped into two girls. In the first story, He Qiwu uses the expiration date of pineapples tin counting down his breakdown after one month. This heartbreaking situation marked an end when he bumped into a mysterious smuggler in the blonde wing. While in the second story, Cop 663 was dumped by a flight attendant and meets a waitress, named Faye in a restaurant. Falling in

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[FIELDWORK] RAISE THE RED LANTERN, QIAO FAMILY COURTYARD

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Raise The Red Lantern tells a story of an educated 19-year-old woman Songlian married to the rich Chen family as the fourth concubine, faced a series of entanglements with other people in the family and finally went mad under the feudalistic family traditions. According to the rules of Chen family, the house which the master decides to sleep at night would be decorated with big red lanterns and the concubine of the house would enjoy the most prestige. The film is based on a novel called Wives and Concubines by Su Tong and the director of the film is Zhang

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[Field Report] HELLO! MR. TREE, SPACE OF TREE

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HELLO! MR TREE, DIR. HAN JIE (2011)   Space of Tree, Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province, Northeast China “Hello! Mr Tree” was directed by director Han Jie and supervised by Jia Zhangke and was released in mainland China on November 4, 2011. As a rare Chinese magical realism work, “Hello! “Mr Tree” is based on a man in rural Northeast China who wanders between the absurd and reality. The main character in this film is named Shu. In Chinese, Shu means “tree”. The tree that started as space becomes the core and remarkable symbol of the whole film: Shu’s spiritual world symbolises

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[Field Report] IFC: The Building BATMAN JUMPED off of is JUST Another ‘Junkspace’ to the Most of Us

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The first characteristic that comes to mind when one mentions IFC is undoubtedly its height. After all, it was Hong Kong’s tallest building for over half a decade, establishing itself as one of the city’s most iconic and recognisable skyscrapers. Standing at 415 meters in height, it is has become an international symbol of Hong Kong, much like the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and Taipei 101 in well…Taipei. It seems that skyscrapers are always the ‘go to’ association when it comes to first mentioning a city’s architecture, as their outstanding height and presence in

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[FIELDWORK] ACES GO PLACES, OCEAN CENTRE

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ACES GO PLACES, DIR. ERIC TSANG (1982)            Ocean Centre, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Aces Go Places was the first film in its series. The comedy and action film accomplished remarkable achievements and gained wide popularity in Hong Kong. The plot of the movie was about King Kong (the thief), Albert Au (detector) and Nancy Ho (Policewoman) cooperated to find missed diamonds. In the process, they faced obstacles from local gangsters and foreign mafia (white gloves). The humorous elements of the movie was mainly brought by non-sense/ mo lei tau dialogues between Kong and Au. This

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[Field Report] Cyber Dream: From Ghost in the Shell to Hong Kong Architecture

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On December 10, 2020, when I sat in front of the computer and opened Cyberpunk 2077, I could not restrain the restlessness and excitement in my heart. When my cyber body traveled through the three-dimensional and complex Night City, I never imagined that I would come to Wan Chai District on Hong Kong Island half a year later and find a bridge and ground structure similar to the Night City. Coming to Hong Kong, as the holy land of cyberpunk subculture, it folds and unfolds its body that is difficult to contain growth in a narrow space. Above its body,

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[FIELDWORK]SPARROW, POTTINGER STREET

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SPARROW  Dir. Johnnie To(2008) Pottinger Street, Central,Hong Kong The protagonists of the film are four idle pickpockets. They are Aqi, Zhenbo, Xisu, Ma Zai, of which Aqi is the eldest among them.They stole from pedestrians,mostly for fun.One day, they suddenly met Jenny, who seduced four “Wenques” one by one, and brought disaster to them, under questioning. It turns out that Jenny wants to get rid of the control of the rich Mr. Fu, so they need them to steal her passport for her. After a battle of wits, Jenny got her passport as she wished.By contrast, the thief’s leader, Aqi,

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Selected Film: Vampire Cleanup Department (2017) by Anthony Yan Site: Tai Wo Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong         This film tells a story about imaginary zombie events happens in urban city. The scene was set in Hong Kong in 21st century in Wan Chai, when zombie activities were secretly monitored and controlled by a group of special operation organization. This group of people disguised themselves as cleaners in the city. In this story, the male lead is a new member to join the team, and later he fell in love with a female zombie. This kind of

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