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“Rigor Mortis (2014) and The Death of Cantonese Cinema” FT Subconscious Realms - General Lee. Jin and Lee journey into the hell realm of Juno Mak’s Chinese Vampire 2014 feature to decode its most esoteric layers using Chinese etymology, numerology., Buddhism, Daoism and Chinese necromancy. We discuss the socio political nature of Hong Kong cinema, and how the Jiangshi genre has its own conventions in regards to handover anxieties and modernity vs tradition. Drawing from Teo’s seminal work “city on fire” -we discuss the production, financing and early studio system, and it’s multiple declines in the subsequent years. This film serves as the perfect metaphor of the canto language industry and its rise and fall, and perhaps rebirth in the post-national era. but it is in its mythological and esoteric layers that this film takes on a life beyond the grave, rich in sorcery and allusions to 神魔 (shenmo) “gods and demons” literature from the Ming Dynasty, and spiritual practices spanning all of south east Asia. In this eerie and chilling, contemporary, 🥷**Jin The Ninja - Twitter # @WukongReborn */* Insta # @thresholdsaints */* LinkTree # https://linktr.ee/thresholdsaints?utm_source=linktree_profile_share** General Lee: *Email - subconsciousrealms@gmail.com              */* PayPal - Subconrealms33@gmail.com   */* *Twatter* # @SubconRealms33 / Insta # @subcon_realms33 / MINDS - @subconscious_realms / Subconscious Realms T-shirts are available - https://subconscious-realms.teemill.com/search/?search-term=Subconscious%20     👽🦎💣💣💣&🔥🔥🔥