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Released in 1986, "A Better Tomorrow" was
John Woo's
first foray into the
action film
genre
, after many years as a
director
of
comedies
and
cheesy
kung-fu
flicks. First
film
to feature the team of
Chow Yun Fat
and
Woo
,
Hong Kong's
version of
De Niro
and
Scorsese
. The story centers on three main characters: Ho (
Ti Lung
), a
career
criminal
and
counterfeiter
; Kit (
Leslie Cheung
), brother to Ho and an up-and-coming
police officer
; and Mark (
Chow Yun Fat
), Ho's best friend and
partner-in-crime
. As opposed to
typical
action films
, "A Better Tomorrow" focuses a lot on
character development
and the
relationships
that bind them. Themes explored in the movie include
brotherhood
,
loyalty
,
betrayal
, and
revenge
. The
movie
opened in
Hong Kong
to an
amazing
reception
and for a few years stood as the top
movie
in
box office
receipts there. Two
sequels
were filmed, with the second being
directed
again by
Woo
, and the third
directed
by
Tsui Hark
.
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