英文摘要 |
Monga is a popular and best-selling gangster film, which describes the gang recruiting teenagers on campus in the 1980s. This film is controversial because it contains a lot of violent scenes, so it may have a negative impact on under-age audience. A serial of factors and events lead to the formation and development of gangs. Gangsters’ behaviors deviate from social norms; however, the gangster film is a cultural product and does not entirely reflect the real situation. The director usually considers commercial, cultural, social values, rearranges relevant social events, and portrays the gangster as a person who pursues success, exhibits anxiety for national identity etc. The study adopts case study method and relevant criminal theories to examine the issues related to the juvenile gang revealed by Monga and to arouse public concern for these problems. The research findings showed that the director followed the gang genre and enhanced Monga by representing some topics including disadvantaged youth’s struggle for survival, the anomie of youth gangsters, and the conflict between local residents and mainlanders. Nevertheless, the director emphasizing youth gangsters’ brotherhood through the leading actor’s narratives might cause teenagers’ misconceptions of juvenile gangs. |