"It reminds me a sorrow still unsolved for 20 years."

A Better Tomorrow III (英雄本色3夕陽之歌)

Director: Tsui Hark (徐克)

Main Cast: Anita Mui (梅艷芳), Chow Yun-fat (周潤發), Tony Leung (梁家輝)

Year: 1989

Even it is done by Tsui Hark instead of John Woo, A Better Tomorrow III is a film out of my expectation. Tsui Hark, who is born in Vietnam himself, successfully portraits a chaotic world that John Woo cannot achieve in Bullet in the Head (喋血街頭), though Bullet in the Head is far better in terms of story and character.

There are number of moments with strong sentimental attachment. The suit in French style, the sunglass and big jacket on Chow Yun-fat, the replacement of national flags, and especially scenes with student riots , an amulance crashing into tank and Tony Leung standing in front of a tank with a scary face, which revokes our fear hidden so long, a fear tracing back to the year when the film is made. In that year, we were fearing and trembling, and still listening to Anita Mui’s 夕陽之歌 (Song of Sunset).

The film ends with 夕陽之歌 while a helicopter goes into the sunset. The journey of exile starts with no return. It reminds me a sorrow still unsolved for 20 years.

Obscure Rating: 7/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098691/