Infernal Affairs, the beginning of no return

The four main characters in the Infernal Affairs series: Chen Yongren, Liu Jianming, Huang Zhicheng and Han Chen are all very delicate and real. The so-called realness is from the development of the three dramas. We can see that they are not absolute good and evil. . It is a mixture of good and evil, a living being of flesh and blood.

Between good and evil, there is always something that prompts him to change

Huang Zhicheng and Han Chen to be good friends in the early years. Huang Zhicheng, as a policeman, colluded with Mary in order to solve the underworld boss as soon as possible, or used Mary to hire a killer to kill Ni Kun. Han Chen, a man who is loyal to the boss, is diligent, and loves his wife deeply. If he is not engaged in such a profession, he is a good man in the traditional sense. Huang Zhicheng, after his close friend Lu Sir died in his place, matured completely and became a qualified good policeman. After his lover was killed by Ni Yongxiao, Han Chen completely became a ruthless underworld boss who no longer trusted anyone. This is what makes Hong Kong police and bandit films attractive. They don't simply praise the police, portray the police as godlike beings, and they don't completely demean the underworld. Movies allow audiences to experience their tangled side of being human.


All the contradictions between "I am a policeman" and "I want to be a good person"

finally focused on Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming. One was the illegitimate son of the underworld boss but chose to be a policeman, and the other was innocent but chose to be a gangster. But both share the same fate, to go undercover. One is a policeman, but he takes drugs, fights, and has blood on his hands; the other is a gangster who is respected in police uniform. Neither of them got a good death in the end. Chen Yongren watched his master Lu Sir die while undercover, experienced the death of Huang Sir who was like a father to him, and watched his good brother Siqiang die but could not do anything. When everything was over, he could finally return to his identity, but he died inexplicably. Since then, the tragedy belonging to Chen Yongren has come to an end.

Liu Jianming, a shameless person who has been working hard to climb up and betrayed his friends at the same time. After encountering love, he will welcome another child. At this time, he begins to yearn for an ordinary life. , want to be a good person. But the difference between wanting to be a good person and being a policeman is his original choice, and everything can't be reversed. Buddhism emphasizes karma. In the end, he imagined that he was Chen Yongren, followed the clues to find out the undercover "Liu Jianming", killed "self" and killed "Liu Jianming" himself, and lost himself forever. From the scene where he was typing Morse code on his wheelchair at the end of the film, it can be seen that he has fallen into the role of Chen Yongren. The end result can be said to be self-inflicted.




Infernal hell, starting from death

, everyone's death in the film makes you feel so sudden, yet well-arranged. According to the time, Ni Kun died as soon as "Infernal Affairs Prequel" came up, and it was Huang Sir's arrangement afterwards. Later, the other four eldest brothers died, and Han Chen's woman, Mary, was suddenly hit and killed by a car. Immediately afterwards, the undercover agent who had been with Ni Yongxiao for seven years was suddenly beaten to death. The film simply explained that he was an undercover agent. Sir Lu went to persuade Huang Zhicheng, and he died in a sea of ​​fire the moment he turned to get into the car. Next is the unexpected death of Ni Yongxiao, which is also the climax of the prequel. When all the contradictions intensified here, Han Chen calmly went to death, but Ni Yongxiao suddenly learned that his family's life was in danger. After a gunshot, it was not Han Chen, but Ni Yongxiao who died, but Huang Sir was the one who shot.



Next is "Infernal Affairs", no one expected that Huang Zhicheng and Chen Yongren met on the rooftop as usual, and after breaking up, they were thrown from the rooftop and fell to their death.
There is also the death of Chen Yongren at the climax. When Chen Yongren threatened Liu Jianming with a gun, he was ready to go down from the elevator and face the police and tell the police that he was relieved. When the elevator door opened, he died in the hands of a small supporting actor. Opening and closing seems to be mocking us, such a good person who died like this when he was about to get good rewards. There is also "Infernal Affairs", everyone's death will give you this feeling, just die like this? It's a little stunned, but you can't find the unreasonable place.

Finally, the lyrics from the episode "Long Sky" are attached: I will be left alone in the second half of my life, and there will be no end and no freedom to continue to bear.

Author: Dumbo

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