Watch the two movies "Eleven Arhats" and "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Tale" together because they are related to each other.
"Eleven Arhats" was released in 2001, and "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Plan" was released in 2018. The protagonists of the film are siblings. The older brother's name is Danny Orson. My sister's name is Debbie Orson. They're all old thieves. It's all about the process of their crimes. The two of them are the main planners. The latter is suspected of plagiarizing the former.
The two films have a lot in common.
"Eleven Arhats" organized a group of eleven men to commit crimes. The robbery was the casino's treasury, totaling $150 million. The film begins with Danny Orson paroled, and immediately after he comes out, he plots the theft. A total of 11 big-name stars were summoned, each with their own responsibilities, and the one who started it was obviously a Chinese acrobat. In the end, they worked together and succeeded in unexpected ways.
The same is true of "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Plan". It begins with Debbie Orson on parole. The plan was to steal a necklace worth $150 million. Small size, easy to carry. Obviously better than the last film. After being released from prison, I also wanted to gather eleven female stars, probably because female stars always have a heart for acting as thieves, and only eight were found. There was also an oriental man who was not sure if she was Chinese. Judging from her height and appearance, she was somewhat similar to the Japanese.
"Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Plan" is dominated by women. In fact, this kind of film doesn't matter if it is male or female. If the director is a feminist, it can be played by women. If it is an advocate of racial equality, it can be played by black people. If it is Chinese, it may not be impossible to find Zhang Hanyu, Zhang Jiayi, Zhang Fengyi, and Zhang Tielin. If it is a Chinese female thief, you can also find Maggie Cheung, Zhang Jingchu, Zhang Shaohua, and Zhang Xinyu to play. Celebrities go into battle together for a paycheck and for eyeballs. Anyway, everyone in the film is playing tickets, no one is acting seriously, and no one is digging into the depths of the thieves' souls. The audience is watching the plot.
The plot is very unique, and the director has made a lot of effort. Both films have their strengths and weaknesses. After reading it carefully. The thinking process should be like this: 1. You can't like the ordinary stealing process, you can first slip through the door to pick the lock, and then find a place to sell the stolen goods, then it will be dull. 2. Since thieves are used as a positive image, their actions must be successful. 3. Come up with an unexpected result, and then move forward from the end, dig one pit after another, let the people in the play lead the audience to jump in, and the audience who falls into the pit will also exclaim from the heart "High IQ crime" ". 4. Create some unexpected scenes, and then the protagonist responds calmly to highlight the protagonist's political correctness and evil energy. 5. There must be a little emotional condiment. After adding it, a good dish can be served. You see, being a director isn't that mysterious, is it?
To say the difference between the two films is that "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Plan" lacks a little feeling. After seventeen years, movies with the same plot have not advanced but retreated. In "Eleven Arhats", the reason why Danny Orson planned this robbery, in addition to money, has another idea, that is, to bring back his ex-wife Roberts, who was seduced by the casino owner. In the film, Danny asks Tess to watch this video conversation. Danny said to the casino owner: "If I can return your money, and the price is that you give up Tess, what will you choose?" The boss answered without hesitation: "I will say the deal." Faced with this situation , Tess deeply felt that, whether it is casino owners or Trump, for their businessmen (and perhaps many people who are ready to become businessmen), the status of money is paramount. The pursuit of money is the pursuit of happiness and success, the ultimate goal of their life. Women, affection, and affection are just by-products of money. And in "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty Conspiracy", Debbie Orson's goal is to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend, without the slightest pity or hesitation. All feminine softness and emotion is lost with her boyfriend's betrayal. But in the eyes of the audience, the impression is just "this woman is so cruel". Of the two, I prefer the former one.
In the real society, maybe thieves really have groups like beggar gangs. Once you get used to it, it's hard to stop. As said in the film: "People like us will not change, either to stay sharp or to rust". I heard that after an old thief was caught, he was still restless in court and even stole the clerk's pen. As long as people don't steal from their own heads, most people don't have great disgust with them. Instead, it is considered a way of redistribution of wealth. So the same theme as the two films came into being. Affected by it, there may be an unknown number of "American animals" who have been lured on the road by them. However, no matter how tempting it is, no matter if you have a low IQ or a high IQ, no matter if you steal a small wallet or big jewelry, no matter if you target the poor or the rich, stealing is always a lowly and shameful thing matter. The right path in life is up to you to choose. What is needed here: knowledge and concentration.
As entertainment, both films are good. Don't look at it with the idea of education, and it is impossible to get enlightenment in life from it. Just chatting to relieve boredom when you are bored.
I don't know the name of the film "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Trick", which is the name that came up with the person who yearns for the trick all the time. A little bit of a sincere pursuit, okay?
My rating: 6.0.
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