"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" is the first epic Chinese-language film () since "Hero" , and it is currently the closest Chinese genre film to Hollywood standards. Hark Tsui revival of the Chinese hero Detective Dee). In the posture of Di Renjie, he can move freely in the temples and rivers and lakes of martial arts movies, and cooperated with Chen Kuo-fu to create a new type of Chinese film "historical police film" ()
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The film is written in temples instead of rivers and lakes. It can be described by the four words "odd, dangerous, urgent, and full". As Hark Tsui's consistent style, this film is particularly prominent. The self-immolation case at the beginning is curious enough. Next, the Tongtian Buddha, the underground city, and the Taoist Temple of the National Teacher are far beyond the imagination of most filmmakers. Di Renjie, Wu Zetian, Shangguan Jing'er/Guo Shi, and Pei Donglai were all in a dangerous situation, and only the Shatuo Group was in danger. Hark Tsui's eagerness to pull the five mountains to cover the Akagi and Sammo Hung's action director produce a chemical reaction, that is, the fighting scenes continue to be exciting. The look of the film is also good, especially Li Bingbing and Chao Deng. The former costume looks like Brigitte Lin's version of Oriental Undefeated, and his face looks like Yuki Amami in the Japanese movie "The Tale of Genji". Neutral dressing is a plus for heroic actresses. Chao Deng is an albino version of Cao Shaoqin. Hark Tsui tried to say too much truth in this film, and it overflowed quickly. The most important one "Politics is a dirty game" was rendered extremely accurately. The destruction of human nature, ethics and friendship by politics made the audience look and reflect. The special effects and actions in "Di Renjie" are actually not very prominent, but Hark Tsui's criticism of politics is worthy of repeated taste. Di Renjie has been in prison for eight years. He has been reading all national documents and deliberately extracting important information. He is looking forward to one day to show his skills. This is a politically ambitious and responsible person. In history, Di Renjie is a famous figure and a detective. In the movie It also added high-strength martial arts. Di Renjie is the projection of Hark Tsui. Born in troubled times, Hark Tsui is willing to be an outstanding person like Di Renjie who penetrates the rivers and lakes and temples ()
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