Election (2005)

“it’s an old tradition. it’d be hard to persuade the uncles.”

lol people complain about the large cast size then go and rate infinity war 5 stars…

not the stereotypical, guns blazing, mobster movie, election concentrates on the political inter-workings of hong kong’s criminal underworld. it is a fictionalized democracy, bereaved of morals, stained in blood and legitimized by money. an intensifying and winding journey that emulates the godfather, this is a film that commands your complete and undivided attention.

we witness self-discipline and meticulous tradition decompose as greed feeds—resulting to primitive brutality, executed in the name of power. differing from western depictions of organized crime, johnnie to’s picture is elegant in its delivery of allegiance and ritual, employing violence as a…