A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989 · 118 min · Director: Hark Tsui, Tsui Hark
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
At the end of the Vietnam war, Cheung goes to Saigon, intent on bringing his uncle and cousin back to Hong Kong. In Saigon, Cheung meets beautiful gangleader Chow, and relies on her help for their safe return. A love triangle develops between the cousins and Chow Further complicating matters, Chow's lover Ho, a gang leader, appears Ho deports the cousins, and kills their uncle. Cheung and his cousin return to Vietnam seeking revenge, while Chow and Ho also become entangled with a local vietnamese warlord. Chow tries to stop the battle, but the warlord kills Chow and Ho. Just before her death Chow gives the cousins the last two air tickets with which to leave Vietnam
Emotional fingerprint
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Love 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Love25%
- Excitement20%
- Tension15%
- Empathy10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Excitement. Genres: Crime, Action, War. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 47 % | 47 % | 7 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 48 % | 45 % | 9 % | 30 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 46 % | 41 % | 13 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 54 % | 51 % | 14 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 8 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 60 % | 45 % | 15 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 57 % | 33 % | 38 % | 49 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Love | 64 % | 49 % | 40 % | 58 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 65 % | 57 % | 28 % | 53 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 57 % | 48 % | 20 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 63 % | 56 % | 30 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 79 % | 68 % | 57 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 79 % | 60 % | 61 % | 65 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 70 % | 61 % | 41 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 71 % | 69 % | 44 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 79 % | 74 % | 56 % | 57 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 86 % | 83 % | 61 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sadness | 93 % | 89 % | 76 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 95 % | 88 % | 89 % | 85 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Sadness | 95 % | 83 % | 90 % | 87 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Sam Ho Cheung Ching
Michael's Father
10th Uncle
Pat
Ling
Jimmy
Bond
General with Bond
Bodyguard
Mr. Ho's Board Member
Details
- Written by
- Hark Tsui, Yiu-Ming Leung, Foo Ho Tai, Tsui Hark, Edward Leung Yiu-Ming, Tai Foo-Ho
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1989
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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