Reject the Emperor's New Clothes

Russ 2022-04-19 09:02:38

Looking back at this movie, if there is a good point, it is that the two characters Zihao and Xiao Ma are well portrayed. The friendship between friends and the brother's father-like warmth to his brother are very touching. Then there is the logically confusing plot design, and the whole thing is unclear. So, why did Xiao Ma still work in that company later? Why does Zihao, a taxi company, go down the wrong path when he starts working, but the boss and other drivers are not counted? Zijie just fell down when he wanted to push his girlfriend, showing no warmth. Knowing that Zijie was going to arrest him, why did Zihao tell him the time and place of the connection? Didn't that hurt him?

In fact, it can be seen that at that time, the film industry in Hong Kong was still superficial and rough. There was some thinking in some specific scenes, but the details of the whole film could not be controlled at all, which made it impossible to scrutinize carefully. When watching it, you could only pretend to be confused and pretend Ignore a lot of gangs and inconsistencies.

The movie is always filled with a feeling that young people from the countryside have just entered the city, because they do not know the depths and are full of unfamiliar imaginations about the world. In fact, the world is not that big, nor is it that small. It is because the screenwriter and director are also in the arena, not because of intellectual background.

Performance theory is backward, exaggerated and superficial.

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  • Mark Gor: That's enough! I don't need your pity! You don't owe me anything. I would never force my own friends to do something they wouldn't do. I have my own regulations. I just don't want to live like this any more. Do you think I like to beg? I've been in bad shape for three years, waiting for this opportunity. This is my only chance, not to prove that I'm the best, but to simply take back what I have lost. Look at yourself. Look at what you've become. Back then, people rejected you. Now you can't even take two steps without someone following you. Have you ever fought for a chance? You never have. Never! don't want to be like you.

  • Mark Gor: If we don't watch, we'll have nothing.