我城·异域·强国:近年香港警匪片的叙事空间策略

My City, Foreign Lands, Great Powers: the Strategy of Narrative Space in Hong Kong Gangster Films in Recent Years

文章分析了香港警匪片近些年在电影空间方面的探索,大体分成三类:一类是《寒战》《拆弹专家》等影片,致力于塑造香港这座城市的正面新形象;一类是《扫毒》《杀破狼·贪狼》等影片,致力于营造一个可以自由容纳犯罪叙事的异域;一类是《毒战》《湄公河行动》等影片,致力于开拓内地语境中的警匪电影创作空间。

This essay analyzes the exploration of film space in Hong Kong gangster films in recent years that can be classified into three categories.Firstly,films like Cold War strive to portray Hong Kong the city with a positive new image.Secondly,films like The White Storm and Paradox commit to building foreign lands that can freely accommodate crime narrative.Thirdly,films like Drug War and Operation Mekong attempt to explore the creation space in gangster films in context of the mainland.