The End of the Golden Age, Ni Yongxiao

Brett 2022-04-23 07:03:45

When Ni Yongxiao and Ni Kun just died, the Hong Kong police were on pins and needles. The four black bosses (five to be precise) gathered around a table to eat hot pot, discussing that starting from today's 14th, they would not pay the Ni family any more. Ni Yongxiao appeared, with some exhaustion, he used two phone calls to get this group of people. For the next six years, he replaced his father and took over his "business", and even had a more stable seat than him. You will find that Ni Yongxiao doesn't really like his identity. Unlike Han Chen in the first film, and also different from many other black bosses, he is not addicted to killing, nor is he greedy for money and beauty. Everything he does is It's for the Ni family. At the end of the film, before the return party, he was selected as a candidate for the CPPCC. He said to his younger brother Yongren, "If I am elected this time, our Ni family will be able to raise their heads and be good people from now on." At the party, senior police officers said that Director Chen hated the underworld the most. He was noncommittal and smiled. Han Chen finally said to him, "You will definitely kill me, you will definitely kill me today". Ni Yongxiao was very calm, "Why should I kill you, I haven't done such a thing for a long time." He did not honor the ability to easily take the lives of others, and he did not abuse it. You will also find that the director deliberately portrayed Ni Yongxiao's every murder to be very delicate and "beautiful", from the perfect strangulation of the four black bosses, to killing the undercover, "killing" Han Chen, each time is different, It also reflects the different aspects of Ni Yongxiao's character. He is emotional, but at the same time heartless. He is heartless, but at the same time affectionate. Ni Yongxiao's heart is very clear, and his intentions are lofty, but he is always walking on a dangerous and inclined road. Even if every step is calculated accurately, mistakes are inevitable, and such mistakes are abyss. He likes to say a sentence very much, "Dad said, come out and hang out, sooner or later you will have to pay it back." When he finally fell under Huang Zhicheng's gun, did he feel very unwilling, because it was only a little short of the last finish point, the finish point that made the Ni family proud, as if he could reach it with his hand. Finally, he tentatively touched his brother's pocket, and sure enough there was a monitor. I don't agree with some film critics saying "he was shocked". With Ni Yongxiao's meticulous thought, it is impossible for him not to find out. In fact, he found the clue long ago. When he killed Curly Hair who had been undercover beside him for 7 years, Say "I gave them a chance four years ago and they didn't want it. If I gave you a chance now, would you want it". Are you talking about curly hair? But when he said this, he was clearly facing Yongren. He found it, but he never broke it, because he believed that his younger brother would not put him to death, and was always better than outsiders, and of course that was the case. Recalling the whole movie, Ni Yongxiao can face various incidents calmly, and the only thing that can make him furious and tremble is when someone hurts his family. This is his weakness. When people have weaknesses, they have flaws. Ni Yongxiao, who has always threatened others with weaknesses, eventually lost to his own Achilles' heel. 2. The Ni family The Ni family is a product of the golden age of gangsters. It has risen, dominated, and even survived. The police are helpless about it. And with the ringing of the return bell, it also came to an end with the era. In the first and second episodes, all the people who appeared in the Ni family have disappeared. The names of the members of the Ni family have their own meanings. Ni Kun is similar to the name of the Burmese drug lord Kunsha. Ni Yongxiao can indeed bear the word filial piety. Chen Yongren can also afford the word benevolence. 3. Chen Yongren Yongren's motto seems to be "I am a policeman", which is an important and even the only way for him to escape from his origin and gain self-identity. He also has a way for the Ni family to be redeemed, which is to collect evidence and let Ni Yongxiao squat in the fence for a lifetime. I personally don't like his mentality and way of doing things (both in the first and second), but he's a good guy for the protagonist without a doubt. 4. After watching the second film, Liu Jianming can fully understand his behavior in the first film. He killed Ni Kun, killed Mary, and finally killed his own boss Han Chen. He is simply the mortal enemy of the black boss. Liu Jianming is a person who is completely in a state of chaos. He has no moral values ​​and no obvious weaknesses, but although a powerful ship without wind direction can float freely, it is unknown whether it will get lost. Chen Yongren's motto seems to be "I am a policeman", which is an important and even the only way for him to escape from his origin and gain self-identity. He also has a way for the Ni family to be redeemed, which is to collect evidence and let Ni Yongxiao squat in the fence for a lifetime. I personally don't like his mentality and way of doing things (both in the first and second), but he's a good guy for the protagonist without a doubt. 4. After watching the second film, Liu Jianming can fully understand his behavior in the first film. He killed Ni Kun, killed Mary, and finally killed his own boss Han Chen. He is simply the mortal enemy of the black boss. Liu Jianming is a person who is completely in a state of chaos. He has no moral values ​​and no obvious weaknesses, but although a powerful ship without wind direction can float freely, it is unknown whether it will get lost. Chen Yongren's motto seems to be "I am a policeman", which is an important and even the only way for him to escape from his origin and gain self-identity. He also has a way for the Ni family to be redeemed, which is to collect evidence and let Ni Yongxiao squat in the fence for a lifetime. I personally don't like his mentality and way of doing things (both in the first and second), but he's a good guy for the protagonist without a doubt. 4. After watching the second film, Liu Jianming can fully understand his behavior in the first film. He killed Ni Kun, killed Mary, and finally killed his own boss Han Chen. He is simply the mortal enemy of the black boss. Liu Jianming is a person who is completely in a state of chaos. He has no moral values ​​and no obvious weaknesses, but although a powerful ship without wind direction can float freely, it is unknown whether it will get lost.

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Infernal Affairs II quotes

  • Ngai Wing-Hau: My father always says "what goes around comes around."

  • Ngai Wing-Hau: [takes videotape out of briefcase] You got a VCR?

    SP Luk: Is it worth watching?

    Ngai Wing-Hau: It's an awesome show.