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A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; Pinyin: Yīngxióng běnsè; Jyutping: Jing1 hung4 bun2 sik1; literally True Colors of a Hero) is a 1986 Hong Kong action film which had a profound influence on the Hong Kong movie-making industry, and later on an international scale.
Directed by John Woo, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung. Although the movie was made with a tight budget and was relatively unknown until it went on screen due to virtually no advertising, it broke Hong Kong's box office record and went on to become a blockbuster in Asian countries. The success also ensured that a sequel would be released: A Better Tomorrow 2, also directed by Woo, and A Better Tomorrow 3: Love & Death in Saigon, a prequel directed by producer Tsui Hark
A Better Tomorrow depicts mob violence in a romantically surreal fashion. Not only did the movie make Woo and Chow international stars, it started a whole new genre of films which followed its unique style of romanticized violence. One of its most famous followers is the director Quentin Tarantino, whose portrayal of the mob (e.g. Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) bears the distinctive John Woo trademark.[citations needed]
The plot is one that resonates well with audiences, especially in China. Two friends lead a carefree, immoral life, until suddenly it all comes crashing down. The two friends then take different paths, but ultimately they find that they must come together to set things right again. Despite its criminal content, A Better Tomorrow resounds with messages about morality, family, shame, responsibility, and forgiveness.
The film is a standout in a few ways: first and foremost, for the exceptional performance by the actors. In particular, Chow's portrayal of Mark Lee goes through a dramatic transformation from a stylish, cynical crook (Hong Kong teenagers took up the circular-shades-and-duster-jacket look for years) to a shamed, broken man with a dream to regain his dignity. His performance at times elevates the film from a pulp crime story to an emotional quest for understanding and dignity.
Secondly, it was the film that introduced most of Asia to the John Woo style, which includes tightly-choreographed violence and gunplay. It contains one of film's all-time great gun battles, one that is similar to a music video in style and concept.
Although 20 years have passed from the time A Better Tomorrow was made to the time of this writing, one can still find traces of its influence in Hong Kong action movies, even though Woo and Chow have long gone on to Hollywood for further advancement in their careers
Ho and his brother-in-arms Mark work for a triad whose principle operation is focused around printing and distributing counterfeit US bank notes. Ho is the top agent for the crime family and handles the most important transactions while being assisted by his best friend, tough guy Mark. Ho is very loyal to his organized crime family and has the respect of the eldest big boss, having the title of "big brother" and often wears the all-white outfit of the boss when representing the organization in deals.
On a parallel note, Ho has a little brother, Kit, in his real family whom he cares deeply about, along with a surviving father and Kit's live-in girlfriend, Jackie. The irony of the story is that Kit decides to become a police officer and enrolls in cadet school, a route that Ho seems to encourage. Thus Ho has kept his and Mark's participation in the crime family secret from his little brother. There are undertones in the movie that appear to imply that their father knew what Ho was doing and possibly had to do this in order to support the family as he, the father, became infirm.
After the introduction of the movie, Ho is sent by the boss to Taiwan to finalize a transfer of counterfeit notes in exchange for real money. Instead of Mark, going along though, the new "little brother" member Shing is sent along as a learning experience. As the new guy, Shing is
* Emily Chu - Jackie * Waise Lee - Shing * Shing Fui-On - Shing's Right-Hand Man * Kenneth Tsang - Ken * Tsui Hark - Music Judge (cameo)
* John Woo (cameo), the director, is the Taiwanese police chief walking along the corridor of the bloodshed restaurant in slow motion. * Stephen Chow, while at early
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