
A Better Tomorrow
2018

2019
Director
Daniel Chan Yee-Heng
Runtime
108 minutes
Average Rating
No ratings yetSynopsis
My brother "Investing" and his younger brother "Electric Rabbit" grew up in an orphanage. They were adopted by the school worker "Thunder Sir" and received the help of "Lei Master" and stayed in the village boxing gym. The intensive support for the younger brother to go to school, but the electric rabbit made an underground punch to make money, was expelled from school, and the two brothers turned against each other.
Overall Score
Fair
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film focuses entirely on fraternal bonds and mentorship. There is no evidence of queer identities or narratives addressing non-heteronormative experiences.
Gender Representation
The story centers on male-dominated spaces like boxing gyms and brotherhood. It lacks female characters in positions of agency or evidence of gender subversion.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The setting implies a non-Western perspective, likely within a Cantonese cinematic context. This disrupts the Western-centric norms typically found in the action genre.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The narrative critiques the failure of formal institutions like schools and orphanages. It explores how systemic failures force characters into underground survival.
Disability Representation
The documentation provides no mention of neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or mental health conditions.
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AI Analysis
We Are Legends is a gritty action drama centered on the fractured relationship between two orphaned brothers. The narrative explores the tension between institutional support and the necessity of illicit labor for survival. The film succeeds in providing a non-Western perspective on systemic struggle. By focusing on localized community structures and the failure of formal social systems, it offers a critique of upward mobility. However, the film lacks intersectional depth. The focus remains heavily on masculine-centric dynamics, leaving little room for gender diversity or LGBTQ+ representation.

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