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    The document discusses the history and genres of popular Hong Kong films from the 1800s to 1980s. It notes that martial arts and kung fu films dominated for overseas markets during Hong Kong's time as a British colony until 1997. Horror films did not emerge until the 1980s, taking influence from German expressionism. Hong Kong horror films in this era often mixed martial arts and comedy elements while critiquing outsiders and reflecting working class anxieties through corrupt police portrayals and a sense of impotence.

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    The document discusses the history and genres of popular Hong Kong films from the 1800s to 1980s. It notes that martial arts and kung fu films dominated for overseas markets during Hong Kong's time as a British colony until 1997. Horror films did not emerge until the 1980s, taking influence from German expressionism. Hong Kong horror films in this era often mixed martial arts and comedy elements while critiquing outsiders and reflecting working class anxieties through corrupt police portrayals and a sense of impotence.

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    Popular Genres and Horror in Hong Kong

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    The document discusses the history and genres of popular Hong Kong films from the 1800s to 1980s. It notes that martial arts and kung fu films dominated for overseas markets during Hong Kong's time as a British colony until 1997. Horror films did not emerge until the 1980s, taking influence from German expressionism. Hong Kong horror films in this era often mixed martial arts and comedy elements while critiquing outsiders and reflecting working class anxieties through corrupt police portrayals and a sense of impotence.

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    Popular Genres and Horror in Hong Kong

    History:
    Barry goes to Hong Kong.
    1800s Hong Kong British Colony
    1997 - Identity problems was handed back to mainland China
    Themes Kung fu, martial arts films, sword play for overseas markets
    Highly prolific
    Horror film doesnt appear in Hong Kong until 1980s.
    Taking back to german expressionism, which doesnt emerge until 1910. It was an
    experiment in cross generic hybridization.
    Horror genre in Hong Kong mixed Martial arts comedy ( slapstick comedy )
    Fat-si master of the occult
    Pusong Liong chinese ghost stories
    Religious beliefs are often alien:

    Budist
    Daoism

    Diaspora
    Realistic motivated psychologies
    Were Going to Eat you (1980)
    The boxes omen (1983)
    The witch from Nepal (1985)
    Ebola Syndrome (1996)
    Category III Films introduced in 1989
    - reflects the anxiety of the working class
    - the police are often showed to be corrupt
    - a sense of imputence
    - Critiques onto outsiders

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