Symbiosis under Conflict: On the Convergence and Symbiosis of Left-wing and Right-wing Films in Hong Kong from 1950s to 1970s
Abstract
The left-wing and right-wing films in Hong Kong from 1950s to 1970s do not demonstrate strong antagonism in the capital and image noumenon. Therefore, the ideological conflict should have been resolved indirectly under the unique industrial structure and media attribute of Hong Kong films at that time. Based on this resolution, the left-wing and right-wing films have entered an era of complementary market and active new generation directors. Under this background, the left- wing and right-wing films began to converge, and finally reached a symbiosis in many aspects: 1) the symbiosis of left-wing and right-wing films capital driven by film industry and commercial attributes; 2) the symbiosis of film’s commercial and artistic attributes; and 3) the authenticity illusion and symbiotic cognition of image ontology, namely, the image symbiosis under the process of symbol deconstruction and reconstruction.