I don't agree with this comparison at all. 五個小孩的校長 would be slightly closer -- a populist success with an emotional background story.
十年 is a zeitgeist vote, but I am more "acceptable" of its win than 撐起雨傘 for 2 reasons. One, 十年 is actually quite ambitious in tone and even style (just judging from clips for now). I have no problems at all if HK filmmakers try to tap into ideology/genre of 十年, whereas 撐起雨傘 is ultimately no different from songs like 明天會更好/同步過冬/We are the World. And two, 獨家村 already offer a great combination of artistry and timeliness so I always wished that had won instead.
I don't agree with this comparison at all. 五個小孩的校長 would be slightly closer -- a populist success with an emotional background story.
kin888 發表於 2016-4-4 18:54
十年 can also be described as a populist success with an emotional background story. Obviously, it's on a different stage and a different scale when compared to 五個小孩的校長. For the film people who don't want to vote for 十年, I think they will just disregard it as a populist and emotional sentiment.
It is a very good point. I guess I mean Kwan Gor is trying to go very commercial with that song, basically risk free. But I can see how 十年 can be considered a commercial pull too for the more cynical among the film industry.