英文摘要 |
"The society and the film industry of Taiwan underwent great transformation in the 1980s. At a challenging time like this, several important gangster films were still being made by local filmmakers during the late 1980s. This paper investigates the development of Taiwan’s gangster films from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, with a specific focus on the gangster trilogy by Tsai Yang-ming (Ouyang Chun): Gangland Odyssey (1990), Fraternity (1990), and Joe-Goody (1992). By analyzing the theme of family, particularly the father and son relationship, in Tsai Yang-ming’s gangster films, this paper explores the collective unconscious behind the male gangster’s loss of sense of belonging, and the cultural significance of Taiwan gangster films during this period. This paper argues that Tsai Yang-ming’s gangster trilogy also reveals the director’s view on post-martial law Taiwanese society, and his critique is the most obvious in the last of the gangster trilogy, Joe-Goody. The film further elaborates the impact of capitalist modernity and the society’s struggle over national and cultural identity during the post-martial law period. With the frustrated and lost gangster figure, Tsai Yang-ming sets the foundation for later gangster-themed films in Taiwan." |