Why do many Hong Kong films now lose their "Hong Kong flavor"?

I think "Hong Kong flavor" is a label and a symbol.

In the last century, Hong Kong was once the cultural center of Asian films. At that time, Hong Kong movies were in a state of shock. But the current Hong Kong film market is somewhat sad, having lost that pure Hong Kong flavor. Why? That starts in 1997. The Asian financial crisis swept the world, and Hong Kong's economy plummeted. Not only the film and television industry, but also other cultural industries suffered heavy losses, and they basically came to an end in the 1990s.

Since 1997, the box office of Hong Kong films has continued to decline. At the same time, the emergence of piracy, the influx of Hollywood blockbusters, and the loss of the Southeast Asian market have dealt a blow to the already fragile Hong Kong film industry. At the same time, the mainland's economy is developing rapidly, and the emerging film industry is very prosperous, giving many new directors opportunities, large sums of money have been invested in the film market, and the box office has been soaring. For example, in 2002, the phenomenal co-production "Hero" was released and grossed 250 million yuan at the mainland box office. The total box office of "Infernal Affairs", which was released in the same year and was called a rescue film, was more than 60 million in Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Hong Kong filmmakers have noticed that life is getting harder and harder. Gradually, mainland elements began to increase in Hong Kong films, and co-productions became a mainstream genre. In film works, many Hong Kong actors have also begun to use "Cantonese Pu" to play mainland characters in the drama. The realism is greatly reduced, and they are very dramatic and nondescript. Even if a film is shot and produced locally in Hong Kong, in order to cater to the mainland market, several mainland actors must be inserted. Under such circumstances, can the Hong Kong flavor not be lost? On the other hand, the homogeneity of Hong Kong films has also caused our aesthetic fatigue. The assembly line operation, remakes, following trends, and plagiarism have become more and more intense. Hong Kong directors have entered the mainland to enter more and more co-production films. The types are repetitive and uncreative. As a result, the Hong Kong flavor in Hong Kong films has become weaker and weaker.

The golden age of Hong Kong films has left a place in the history of world cinema because it meticulously depicts the spirit of Hong Kong and is the nostalgia and recollection of childhood for a generation of Hong Kong people.

Quentin Tarantino once said, "There are three places in the world where movies have sufficient follow-up power, the United States, India, and Hong Kong, China. The only thing they have in common is that they have independence. With the star system, local stars are very popular, and movie fans are willing to spend money to watch movies and watch their favorite movie stars."

In the future, I hope that Hong Kong films will continue to have sufficient follow-up power. It also allows us to regain the long-lost "Hong Kong flavor".