Contemporary Asian Cinema Popular Culture in a Global Frame - Assignment Example

In their films, Hong Kong has the influence of British elements, but Chinese people have some American elements. Hong Kong cinema has a worldwide identity in the view that it does have a worldwide market of its own, but the same cannot be said about Chinese cinema (Shimin 15). We can look at how specifically Americans and Singaporeans are influenced by the Chinese films, which are their main markets, unlike Hong Kong which focuses on the entire global market. Singaporeans are busy training karate due to the influence the films have had on them.

The most recent Chinese film that I have watched was Man of Tai Chi starring Tiger Chen and Keanu Reeves. The film is action-based just like a majority of other Chinese films where the two actors decide to take revenge for their family who was murdered by the rulers of the land. What is common about these films is how Chinese have strong family ties that two people can decide to fight an entire army just to avenge their family.