A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

Dir: John Woo
Scrs: John Woo, Chan Hing-kai, Leung Suk-wah
Cast: Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, Waise Lee, Emily Chu
1986 / Colour / DCP / Cantonese / Chi & Eng subtitles / 96min

An adrenaline-pumping action-thriller that left moviegoers forever in awe, John Woo's masterpiece is widely recognised as a pioneer in the heroic bloodshed genre and a true essential in Hong Kong cinema. The script (co-written by Woo) defies the cliché of the fallen hero rising up once more by telling the tragic story of Mark Lee (Chow Yun-fat) and Sung Tse-ho (Ti Lung), two gangsters who are beaten down by their own people and live the rest of their lives merely trying to survive another day. Though a glorified depiction of loyalty and brotherhood in the underworld, the film also doesn't shy away from showing the violent betrayals within it. An influential work in its own right, A Better Tomorrow is the perfect hybrid of romanticism and tragedy in action cinema.

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