Kill the Wolf - a very manly movie

Adonis 2022-04-19 09:02:44

I watched a Hong Kong movie "Slaying the Wolf" last night. It feels good. In recent years, it is rare for Hong Kong movies to make people feel good.

The film mainly unfolds among three men. Gang boss Wang Bao (played by Sammo Hung), police officer Chen Guozhong (played by Yam Dahua) who is about to retire due to illness, and Ma Jun (played by Donnie Yen), his successor, represent the seven killings, breaking the army and corruption respectively. Wolf, the meaning of the film's name is precisely this. The content of the film will not be introduced, because it is purely redundant for those who have seen it, and it is unfair to those who want to watch it without watching it. As for those who have not watched it but do not want to watch it, they will not care what I say. In general, this is a very manly movie. Whether it is a decent or a villain, the firm and persistent belief is moving. The film focuses on the procedural justice and outcome justice of the law, who is right and who is wrong, and how the police in this dilemma should make a choice. Many police and gangster films in Hong Kong have touched on this issue, which is an issue worthy of discussion in Hong Kong, a legal society. This film is based on this theme, and it is inevitable that the police with a sense of justice and brotherhood will hand over their guns and police badges to their superiors who are obsessed with evidence and police majesty. Big cliché. As a gangster Wang Bao, who claims to be his world after 12 o'clock in the night, who is stunned by the situation in Hong Kong, he will let two police officers, and his own nemesis come to the door for a little money, and finally he personally goes into battle. , I don't think this is possible in reality. Of course, in the movie, out of the need to suppress the righteous, it can only be like this. No matter how many people there are, the boss has to go out in person.

Since we mentioned the heads-up, we have to talk about the action scenes in the film. Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, and Wu Jing, who plays Wang Bao's powerful killer, are real kung fu trainers, and their fights are naturally good-looking. The action director is Donnie Yen, and the action scenes he designed have always been known for being tough. However, I feel that Wu Jing's movements always have shadows of Tai Chi, and killing the policeman Ale is too fancy-is it possible to commit such hard work against a person who is not an opponent at all and has no strength to fight back? That scene took so long, maybe the director wanted to show the ruthlessness and kung fu of the killer, so as to improve the starting point for Donnie Yen who later killed him.

Also worth mentioning is the film's soundtrack, especially the violin. The timely sound of several piano sounds greatly sublimated the characters' feelings. Especially after Chen Guozhong said to Wang Bao in the hospital, "As long as I am alive, I will stare at you", he pulled the little girl away, and the mournful violin that followed was heartbreaking. Another fateful ending.

The plot of the whole film is tight and the rhythm is well grasped. In just 80 minutes, the protagonists, regardless of black and white, are all made with flesh and blood, and the supporting roles are not thin, each with its own story.

All in all, this movie is a good one and worth watching. Of course, if you don't like gore and violence, that's another story.

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  • Aryanna 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    why the hell did I watch this? or did I?

  • Myrtis 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    From the beginning to the end, the boundary between justice and evil is discussed, and what is the correct way to do it, considering that Hong Kong action films are between first-class action and second-class plot. It's said that Ale was the most handsome and died the worst, I'll go!