Why Isn’t Hong Kong Making Movies Like the 80s-90s?
The Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema, spanning roughly from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, was a period of unprecedented creative explosion. During this era, a tiny British colony became the “Hollywood of the East,” producing a staggering volume of films that redefined action, comedy, and crime genres globally. From the kinetic “gun fu” of John Woo to the slapstick brilliance of Jackie Chan and the neon-soaked melancholy of Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong movies were a cultural juggernaut. Today, the landscape is unrecognizable. While the industry still produces gems, the sheer dominance and experimental fearlessness of the 20th century
