February 2nd, 7:00PM in Garland 104 (2441 E. Hartford)
Blurring the lines between reality and satire, four Hong Kong B-list celebrities decided to comment on the absurdities of the then recent boy band craze by creating their own fiction band Alive. This film is that story, told in the style of a mockumentary/behind the scenes video.
The band sold tickets, toured around East Asia and created elaborate fan groups to promote their band with at its hart is an amalgamation of all of the excesses of the boy band model. They are joined by a wide range of other major and minor celebrities playing themselves. But not just playing themselves, they are playing to their media image, typically in an exaggerated and self deprecating manor that further blurs fantasy and reality.
The tittle is a reference to a group of four individuals who were known as the Heavenly Kings of Cantopop back in the 1980's and early 90's including Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and Leon Lai, with the term itself taken from Chinese mythology. And like mythology, the lines between fantasy and reality are tenuous at best.
Hong Kong, Director Daniel Wu Yin-Cho, Cast Daniel Wu Yin-Cho, Terence Yin Chi-Wai, Andrew Lin Hoi and Conroy Chan Chi-Chung, 83 minutes
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