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Black Mask

1996 · 99 min · Director: Daniel Lee ★ IMDb 6 · 13,098 ratings

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Micheal, a former test subject of a project to create supersoldiers, is forced to escape with his comrades after the project was cancelled. Months later, he is trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with a tough cop as his best friend. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of his former compatriots who seem to have turned to violent crime. Realizing that the police are helpless to fight these soldiers, Micheal decides to take them on himself. Donning a mask to protect his identity, Micheal must fight these powerful villians as the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.

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Black Mask (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Fear. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 28 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingExcitement
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension53 %38 %13 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor50 %26 %11 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension55 %41 %25 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension63 %60 %35 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor64 %59 %41 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Disturbing72 %63 %62 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor48 %40 %15 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension59 %53 %29 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension64 %60 %36 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Tension59 %48 %25 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Humor59 %39 %15 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Tension71 %60 %31 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Tension80 %76 %46 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Tension75 %65 %34 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Empathy68 %54 %19 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension69 %63 %16 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Tension76 %76 %31 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Tension80 %79 %56 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Tension80 %77 %68 %43 %
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

LC
Lau Ching-Wan

Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho

FY
Françoise Yip

Yeuk Laan

PL
Patrick Lung Kong

Commander Hung Guk

HF
Henry Fong Ping

Ricky Tai

SM
Sze Mei-Yee

Chief of Library

CS
Chan Suk-Yee

Librarian

CK
Chung King-Fai

Police Commissioner

KL
Ken Lok Tat-Wah

Sgt. Crap

LA
Lawrence Ah Mon

Operating Room Doctor

Dion Lam

Sour

RP
Russ Price

Rocket

MC
Moses Chan Ho

701 Squad Member

ML
Mike Lambert

701 Squad Member

VH
Victor Hall

701 Squad Member

WE
Winston Ellis

701 Squad Member

Details

Directed by
Daniel Lee
Written by
Hark Tsui, Tsui Hark, Koan Hui, Teddy Chan, Teddy Chan, Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
99 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 13,098 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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