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April 1-15, 1982
Reflections:
On the Chinese Film Industry
by William Der Bing
The world's most prolific producers of movies are not
located in Hollywood. That title belongs to a group lo-
cated in Hong Kong, and some of the trash being turned out
at an alarming rate from that direction have found a mar-
ket right here in Houston and are being shown on the local
TV Metromedia station and certainly elsewhere in the
country.
Because we Chinese Americans have enjoyed positive steps
in the area of equal employment opportunity, due to our
forefathers' endurance and strength, these movies are in
one fell swoop depicting Chinese as being very violent
and capable of anything for material gain. Gone are the
ethics. Gone is the honesty. Gone is the loyalty. Gone
is the family structure, if one is to believe these movies
which pander to the greed of businesses all over the
world. Violence has replaced gentleness. Greed and cor-
ruption has replaced honesty and integrity. Breaking the
law is more acceptable than society's laws to protect the
majority.
If one susceptible to outside influences sees enough of
these movies, one's sense of values could deteriorate very
rapidly especially vulnerable are the youngsters who
view these movies unrestricted. Is money so necessary
that it doesn't matter if our younger population's values
are destroyed? Is it worth the few paltry dollars to
undermine an image of honesty and thrift and hard work?
Is it worth disrupting the family structure of those who
view it?
Evidently, these types of movies are capable of "big
bucks." And in our society, unfortunately, money not only
talks, it screams. With the preponderance in Houston of
these releases which exhibit excessive violence, a commu-
nity can well expect that there will be some violent acts
within its ethnic family structure and also outside of its
family structure. Perhaps, God forbid, we're seeing this
at the present time.
Movies are a powerful medium. Coebbels found that out
and so did Mussolini, Idi Amin and Eva Peron. The U.S.
has also recognized its power and used it very effectively
during the World War II years for the purposes of infor-
mation and morale. Used wisely, it benefits all. Used
corruptly, it can destroy a generation if not generations.
We should, as responsible citizens, make our voices heard
across the Pacific. To do less simply means..."we don't
care!"
Houston International Film Festival
The 15th Houston Inter-
national Film Festival will
be held April 20-25 at the
Greenway 3 Theatres. In
years past, HIFF has pre-
sented films from throughout
the world which have been
critically acclaimed and
which have often received
their initial exposure in
Houston through this festival.
"Kagemusha," "The Last Metro,"
and "The Secaucus 7" repre-
sent the quality of films
which were presented last
year.
The 1982 festival shows
promise of surpassing all
previous heights. Eagerly
anticipated is the German
film already chosen to close
the festival-"Das Boot,"
Germany's first World War II
epic, about a marauding
German submarine in 1941. Of
particular interest to the
Chinese American community
is an entry from the Repub-
lic of China in Taiwan-"Man
of Immortality," the story
of Lo fu-hsin, the martyr
who sought to liberate the
island of Taiwan from the
Japanese in the early years
of the Republic of China.
This film will be shown
April 21 at 7 PM.
Tickets for the festival
can be purchased at the
Greenway Theatres, located
in Greenway Plaza East (South-
west Freeway at Buffalo Speed-
way) or Ticketron (all
Joske's stores).
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