"When the fake is real, the real is also fake" - Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming's "Infernal Affairs"

Gerardo 2022-09-08 08:27:37

When it comes to "Infernal Affairs", the first thing that comes to mind is not the classic scene of Liu Jianming confronting Chen Yongren on the rooftop, but the two listening to Cai Qin's "Forgotten Time" in a video store. Two people who have been misplaced for 9 years because of being undercover, suddenly had a humane meeting, whether it was a policeman who was a policeman, or a policeman who was a policeman, it turned out that they can both appreciate and discuss the same song. Song, at this moment their humanity is on the same sofa, equal and connected. It is this connection that makes the viewers have to sigh at the increasing opposition between the two as the plot unfolds. "I'm sorry, I'm a policeman" - the power of belief The reason why Chen Yongren's character is moving is that he reflects the power of belief. No matter how much he lost because of undercover, he always believed that "I am a policeman". So the head of the police station dies, and he salutes alone in a deep alley where no one else is. Despite being stubborn to Huang Sir, he still obtained information responsibly. Even though he felt deeply guilty for betraying his dead brother, afraid of being discovered and unable to sleep day and night, he was still the policeman. In the face of Liu Jianming's threat that he may lose his identity as a police officer, he still performs his duties as a police officer. It can be said that the adherence to justice implied by that simple sentence has become the core of Chen Yongren's life. It was this core that kept him from being completely lost while walking on the Infernal Realm. "Who knows?" - Compared with Chen Yongren, the role of Liu Jianming is obviously more three-dimensional in the swinging hell. He has always been confused and swaying, his life is like a floating raft, drifting with emotions and interests, and finally sailing into the hell of human nature. A scene in "Infernal Affairs II" has a high degree of overlap with "The True Story of Ah Fei" - Liu Jianming, who was rejected by Sister Mary, left the lakeside hut and Xu Zai left from his biological mother - the backs of both of them gradually emerged from the banana bushes disappear. Indeed, Liu Jianming is essentially A Fei without roots. At first, because he loved Sister Mary, he helped her kill Brother Kun so that Han Chen could ascend to the throne. He regarded himself as Sister Mary's person, and then because he couldn't get Sister Mary, from love to hate, he sold her to Ni Kun. He worked undercover for Han Chen and betrayed Han Chen in order to protect himself and gradually recognize his identity as a policeman. It can be seen that the most basic "righteousness" in Hei society cannot become the anchor of Liu Jianming's life. Why did Liu Jianming identify with the identity of the police? Some people think he wants to cleanse his sins and be a good man, I can't be convinced. Thinking about it, compared to the days of Ah Fei in the past, the policeman is a little more tired, but because of this, he has a splendid future and a beautiful wife in a mansion. Chen Yongren's living conditions can also be used as a supplement to understand Liu Jianming's previous life. Although Chen is Han Chen's right-hand man, because of his identity as guhuozai, he can't get his girlfriend's lifelong trust. He is often frightened and scarred. Can we say that Liu Jianming was actually tzized? So the identity of the police can not give him the root of life. "When the false is true, the true is false" In order to become a Liu Jianming, Chen Yongren must die. Chen Yongren's death and Mary's departure, coupled with the fact that there are still ghosts in the police station who are threatening his identity as a police officer, together give Liu Jianming's split personality. He has never been able to be a bad person (corresponding to the hei society in the film text) or a good person (the police), and he keeps wandering on the Infernal Affairs, which is the internal cause of his split personality. Combining the inside and outside, Liu finally couldn't tell whether he was a real policeman or a fake policeman? A scene appeared repeatedly in the three "Infernal Affairs": Chen Yongren was expelled from the police academy, and the police academy sir said that those who did not follow the rules would be expelled like him, and asked if anyone wanted to change with him, only Liu Jianming was embarrassed Hate looked at Chen's back and whispered that he wanted to change. It was not until the third part that this scene was directly echoed: when Liu Jianming completely split his personality, he saw himself in the mirror as Chen Yongren. At this moment, he seemed to finally become the expelled person he envied. But what is fake is always fake. Even if fake police officer Liu Jianming tries his best to be a real police officer, he is still a real sinner who bears the sins of the past. Can one really live purely in the present moment? A sentence "I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person", can everything be done all over again? Infernal Affairs has the answer. In order to achieve a Liu Jianming, Chen Yongren must die. Chen Yongren's death and Mary's departure, coupled with the fact that there are still ghosts in the police station who are threatening his identity as a police officer, together give Liu Jianming's split personality. He has never been able to be a bad person (corresponding to the hei society in the film text) or a good person (the police), and he keeps wandering on the Infernal Affairs, which is the internal cause of his split personality. Combining the inside and outside, Liu finally couldn't tell whether he was a real policeman or a fake policeman? A scene appeared repeatedly in the three "Infernal Affairs": Chen Yongren was expelled from the police academy, and the police academy sir said that those who did not follow the rules would be expelled like him, and asked if anyone wanted to change with him, only Liu Jianming was embarrassed Hate looked at Chen's back and whispered that he wanted to change. It was not until the third part that this scene was directly echoed: when Liu Jianming completely split his personality, he saw himself in the mirror as Chen Yongren. At this moment, he seemed to finally become the expelled person he envied. But what is fake is always fake. Even if fake police officer Liu Jianming tries his best to be a real police officer, he is still a real sinner who bears the sins of the past. Can one really live purely in the present moment? A sentence "I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person", can everything be done all over again? Infernal Affairs has the answer. In order to achieve a Liu Jianming, Chen Yongren must die. Chen Yongren's death and Mary's departure, coupled with the fact that there are still ghosts in the police station who are threatening his identity as a police officer, together give Liu Jianming's split personality. He has never been able to be a bad person (corresponding to the hei society in the film text) or a good person (the police), and he keeps wandering on the Infernal Affairs, which is the internal cause of his split personality. Combining the inside and outside, Liu finally couldn't tell whether he was a real policeman or a fake policeman? A scene appeared repeatedly in the three "Infernal Affairs": Chen Yongren was expelled from the police academy, and the police academy sir said that those who did not follow the rules would be expelled like him, and asked if anyone wanted to change with him, only Liu Jianming was embarrassed Hate looked at Chen's back and whispered that he wanted to change. It was not until the third part that this scene was directly echoed: when Liu Jianming completely split his personality, he saw himself in the mirror as Chen Yongren. At this moment, he seemed to finally become the expelled person he envied. But what is fake is always fake. Even if fake police officer Liu Jianming tries his best to be a real police officer, he is still a real sinner who bears the sins of the past. Can one really live purely in the present moment? A sentence "I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person", can everything be done all over again? Infernal Affairs has the answer. Can one really live purely in the present moment? A sentence "I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person", can everything be done all over again? Infernal Affairs has the answer. Can one really live purely in the present moment? A sentence "I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person", can everything be done all over again? Infernal Affairs has the answer.

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  • Mozelle 2022-04-23 07:02:02

    8.1/10 After watching "The Departed", I feel like a Mini version. The Hong Kong version pays more attention to the complex, while the American version depicts the characters more fully.

  • Clovis 2022-04-23 07:02:02

    Re-watch it to feel the classic taste.

Infernal Affairs quotes

  • Sam: What thousands must die, so that Caesar may become the great.

  • Keung: Remember this, if you see someone doing something but at the same time watching you... then he is a cop.