Hong Kong Film Awards fails to attract attention at home

The inside of the Hong Kong Cultural Center was fairly quiet. Though over-size posters of stars set to attend the film ceremony had been set up, they were in a corner where people would only see them if they happened to walk by. The stars in their fine suits were smiling or making cool poses, but seemed lonely due to the lack of attention.

香港文化中心里面一片宁静。尽管这里已经竖立起了将要参加第35届电影金像奖明星嘉宾的巨幅海报，但只有当人们经过这个角落的时候才能发现它们。海报里的明星们身着华服，或笑或摆着潇洒的姿势，但少有人问津，显得有一丝落寞。

Kevin Auo, a 30-year-old young man, stopped by the posters with his friend, but when asked if he knew when the ceremony was to be held, he replied that he had "no idea."

一个30岁的年轻人Kevin Auo和他的朋友在海报前停下了脚步。但当问到金像奖颁奖晚会时间的时候，他回答“不知道”。

"I prefer films from the West," he told the Global Times. "I feel there is nothing special about Hong Kong films and do not pay much attention to coproductions [between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland]."

他对《环球时报》的记者说道：“我更喜欢欧美的电影。我觉得香港的电影没有什么特别的地方，也没有对香港和大陆的合拍电影有过多的关注。”

A fan of actor Nick Cheung, Auo admitted that he would like to see more local productions be made but it also depended on what kind of film. "What interests me are those films discussing the future of Hong Kong," he explained.

Auo是张家辉的粉丝，他说他的确希望看到更多的香港本地作品，但也取决于是什么体裁的电影。他解释道：“我对‘探讨香港未来’这类题材的电影感兴趣。”

Having just graduated from college, 22-year-old Wu is a loyal fan of Hong Kong films. She is one of the few people who I talked to who knew the exact time of the HKFA ceremony. Wu said she is very disappointed that the number of local productions is so small. "It is a lean period [for Hong Kong film talents]," she said.

22岁的吴小姐刚刚大学毕业，她是香港电影的忠实粉丝。在我采访的人里，她是少数几个知道金像奖颁奖晚会确切时间的人之一。吴说她对香港电影界现在作品太少的现状感到很失望。她说“香港电影人现在处于一个青黄不接的时期。”

Also a fan of Cheung, 39-year-old Jacky Wei was spending some quiet time with his wife and 9-month-old baby outside the center. He told the Global Times that though he knew the HKFA was kicking off soon, the event was not something he talked about with his friends very often.

39岁的Jacky Wei也是张家辉的粉丝，接受《环球时报》采访时他正与妻子和9个月大的孩子在文化中心外休息。他说尽管他知道金像奖颁奖晚会马上就要开始了，但他和他的朋友们都不太关注，也不经常谈论这件事。

"It is no longer that exciting," Wei said. "It’s always the same faces year after year, nothing fresh."

他说：“这个颁奖典礼不再让人感到激动了。每年都是那些旧人，看不到新新面孔。”

"The best Hong Kong film I like is still Infernal Affairs," Wei’s wife added.

他的妻子补充道：“我最喜欢的电影还是《无间道》。”

"Now many coproductions are made intentionally for the market. They are not interesting anymore," she explained, referring to the very recent From Vegas to Macau III, directed by famous Hong Kong filmmakers Wong Jing and Andrew Lau.

她说道：“现在很多合拍片都是针对国际市场。这些电影没什么意思。”例如最近由香港著名导演王晶和刘伟强执导的《澳门风云3》。

Wei said he likes to watch mainland productions as well. "Some period films," he said, adding that though Hark Tsui’s The Taking of Tiger Mountain (a nominated film at HKFA) was well received among professionals, the story failed to catch the attention of locals who didn’t know much about the battle. "I would prefer some more commonly known stories, like The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Water Margin."

Jacky Wei说他也喜欢大陆的电影，特别是“一些历史片”。但他认为，尽管徐克的电影《智取威虎山》（本届金像奖提名）受到了业界人士的广泛好评，但是对于那些不了解这场战役的香港本地人来说，这部电影缺少吸引力。他说：“我更喜欢那些广为人知的故事，比如《三国演义》和《水浒传》。”

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来源:Global Times爱语吧作者:陶祥飞