has always known that "Infernal Affairs" is a classic movie, but has never had time to appreciate its classics. When I finished watching the movie, I felt a deep sense of stillness and sadness, sadness for their misplaced life, sadness for their heavy life, sadness for their missed or lost love. The movie "Infernal Affairs" seems to tell a very simple story. A policeman goes undercover to a gangster, and a gangster goes undercover to the police academy. The original purpose of the two is to help their own organizations fight against each other's organizations. But the time is too long, ten years is enough to change many things, people's temperament, people's habits, and even people's original heart. Even in the past ten years, someone keeps reminding yourself of your original identity and reminding you of your past, but people will change.
Maybe most people yearn for a sense of respect. Why should a police officer who can be respected be a gangster who everyone shouts and beats, even if he sacrifices in "work", one is killed in the line of duty, and the other is unmanned. Inquiries. So I feel that Chen Yongren is firmer than Liu Jianming. He has been persistent in finding his identity. He has been waiting for ten years, maybe even suffering. He also made me feel more distressed. Originally, he should have a respectable job and a complete family. But he was chosen to work undercover, and for ten years he lived on the opposite side of himself, doing things he might have hated. There are times when he loses control, but his loss of control makes me feel like a kind of catharsis, a kind of helpless release, a kind of wanting to give up, a kind of hysteria, but he still has a string on it, I'm a policeman . From the light to the dark side, we must always face the light and yearn for the light. He may never be able to adapt to the other self, but he has to convince himself. His insomnia and his psychotherapy are perhaps the best proof.
For Liu Jianming, at the very beginning, he had a rebellious mood and wanted to be a gangster, and wanted to be a gangster who shouted and killed. His first "I want to exchange with you." Like a child who yearns for freedom, he doesn't want the restraints of the police, but wants freedom in society. But with age and psychological maturity, he may have tasted the sweetness of being a decent person. His undercover work is more like a springboard for him to gain his own interests, allowing him to rise to the fore. He also has secrets, and his secrets are equally heavy, but he slowly adapts and gradually enjoys the process of playing another identity. In the end, he chose to destroy what he once was, and this ending is not surprising.
I have always been a person who is very sensitive to time. The two people exchanged positions for ten years. This torment is really terrifying. What kind of torture both of them have gone through in the long years. Chen Yongren has always been determined to find his former self, and Liu Jianming has been planning to give up his former self. Come to think of it, if I was given ten years to be another person, I don't think I can. So I admire them and feel sorry for them as well. Another reason I can feel sorry for them is that their acting skills are really good, making the audience feel immersed in them. Both the lead and supporting roles in this film are outstanding in terms of acting. The eyes and movements are also in place, and the lines are not inconsistent. Fed up with the blunt acting skills and empty eyes of some actors now. Looking back at these kinds of movies now is simply a pleasure. Movies that have a sense of substitution are the movies that are in my heart. As an obsessive-compulsive sufferer, I also feel comfortable in the costumes and details of the film, Chen Yongren's stubble and messy hair, Liu Jianming's suit and neat appearance. It all adds up to this movie.
I feel that the film likes to use the language of fragmented photography. The connection between the clips is very natural and smooth. The language of the clips tells the growth of the two people, which is more shocking than the long shots. For the main plot, it returns to the orthodox photography method to avoid the audience being unable to keep up. The embarrassment of the plot. The memory killing of the fragments in the main storyline is also a good adjustment. Overall, the rhythm of the whole movie is very comfortable, and there is no visual fatigue. The only place I played in the whole movie was the music that served as a backdrop for the death of Superintendent Huang, which is now used in various "moving China" videos. I don't know what this soundtrack was used for, but it seems that , there is some drama.
This is a very orthodox man's play, but the woman has become a sunshine-like existence in the whole play. Liu Jianming and Mary are relaxed and happy when they are together, and his real laughter in the whole play is to be with her. Chen Yongren can really relax at Dr. Li's place. The sentence he said to her, "Actually, I am a policeman." It seems like a joke, but it is actually full of sadness. Maybe this sentence he can only say to himself over and over again, finally Speaking of which, I should be really happy about him. And Li Xiner has also become the most important part of Chen Yongren's recovery of his identity. And Chen Yongren's first love and his daughter are the best comfort for him. It can be regarded as a comfort to the tragic policeman.
Two misplaced people, two misplaced lives. Chen Yongren sacrificed, but he eventually recovered his reputation and was relieved. Liu Jianming has cleaned himself up, but he still has to live with secrets and fear. "I want to exchange with you." But everything can't be exchanged, everything seems so absurd, yet so reasonable. A bit too much to say, a bit verbose and confusing. Ask for forgiveness. Differences in opinions, welcome to exchange, please do not spray.
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