's 1990
director John Woo
Screenplay Qin Xiaozhen Patrick Leung John Woo
, starring Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Simon Yam Yolinda Yam Fennie Yuen Waise Lee
23 years ago, the Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony, Wong Kar-wai with his "Days of Being Wild" swept the best film of the year, let sit Leslie On the throne of the actor, but the "Blood on the Street", which is known as Wu Yusen's violent aesthetics, only won a few nominations, and returned unfailingly.
The movie introduced this time is the uncrowned king in this movie.
To be honest, I did watch a lot of brothers' anti-purpose films. But this one really makes me infinite aftertaste.
At the beginning of the film, Ah B (played by Tony Leung) Ahui (played by Jacky Cheung) and A Rong (played by Li Zixiong) are three young brothers living happily in Hong Kong. The friendship between the three people is extremely deep. In order to prevent A B from worrying about his wedding, A Hui finds a loan shark to pay for his brother's banquet. Who wants to be beaten by the underworld, Ah B feels very uncomfortable when he sees his brother hurt for him. Regardless of the wedding night, the two go to the underworld to settle accounts, and kill the underworld brother by mistake. Since then, he has embarked on a road of no return. Shi Hao brother A Rong was also tired of the life of the poor. The three hit it off and decided to go to a chaotic place. The three were introduced to Vietnam during the war.
After arriving in Vietnam, the three brothers saw a different world, the death of civilians, the cruelty of the army, and the solemnity of the underworld. The former Hong Kong singer Zhen Xiuqing who has become a prostitute has become a prostitute. The frustration of the society was placed in front of them. At this time, the three of them had clearly shown their own personalities in the film. A B became obsessed with Xiuqing and promised her that she would take her back. Ahui fully exposed his kindness. , And Ah Rong's greed was also revealed at a glance.
Vietnam is not Hong Kong, so helplessness is everywhere.
With the help of a man named A Le (Ren Dahua), the three brothers killed the local gangster in a bloody gun battle, successfully saved Xiuqing, and planned to escape back to Hong Kong. Under his desperate protection, A Rong got a box of gold from the underworld bosses. For this box of gold, A Rong forgot two friends of more than ten years. In the suffocating pursuit of the army, he only looked after He, and two "stupid" friends are still helping him all the time.
Although he escaped the chase and got on the boat, Xiuqing was helpless and died from his injuries. When Xiuqing drifted further and further in the water, Ahui B and A Le had infinite sadness in their eyes. The three of them were all painted by the same woman. Deeply fascinated, but there is too much helplessness, especially Ah B. He promised to take Xiuqing back to Hong Kong. Although he is married, he can see in his eyes how much he wants Xiuqing to live. On a stable life. Only Ah Rong was ecstatic holding the gold he got.
The helpless ship was soon chased up. A Le was honored to run away. The three became prisoners. The dehumanized Vietnamese soldiers took the captives to play a killing game. This time, let the most kind-hearted Ahui kill the defenseless American soldiers. , Ahui couldn’t get off his hands, crying and yelling don’t. Ah B, who was hanging next to him, knew that Ahui would be killed if he went on like this. In order to survive, Ah B encouraged Ahui to kill, "You are awesome. Hui" "Save your life", "We want to return to Hong Kong alive." Ahui finally pulled the trigger, and one soldier after another fell. At this time, the Vietnamese soldier asked A B to point a gun at A Hui, and A B laughed and said to the Vietnamese soldier, "I make you happy." With a "bang", Ah B hit the Vietnamese soldier with a bullet. At the same time, Ah Le brought the American soldiers and another Vietnamese soldier back and killed them. The two sides fought again. In the chaos, Ah Rong found the box of gold. , And run away, anyway, in the hearts of A B and A Hui, even though A Rong has let them down, they still can’t rest assured of him. A B A Hui goes to A Rong. Thinking about it now, this may be the last regret in his life. Things. In order to protect A Rong, A Hui was shot. The pain was unbearable, and he kept groaning loudly. In order to fear that the Vietnamese soldiers would find out that A Rong had hit his brother, a friend of more than ten years, like a criminal bullet... ...
The battle was over and Ah B was also seriously injured. A Le broke his arm and only Ah Rong fled back to Hong Kong with the gold. As for Ahui, it was a little too close. The bullet did not kill him but ruined his life. From then on, he took drugs and went crazy endlessly. When he saw Ahui again, A B burst into tears, but couldn't bear to see his brother. Suffering so much, crying and using bullets ended Ahui's painful life.
After Ah B returned to Hong Kong, the former bride was still so beautiful. The family is still so kind, and he has a son who has never been in a certain year. But Ahui’s hatred has not yet been reported. It is his other brother, the current rich man, the big boss, Arong...
A B took Ahui’s cremated skull with Arong on the street. In the final duel, scenes of past events came to mind. After fierce fighting, Ah B ended the damn Ah Rong...weeping in the flames.
When Tony Leung was young, he was definitely a beautiful man without 2. With his clear smile, melancholy eyes, and helpless crying, Wei Zai in the film once again moved the audience.
On the fleeing boat, Ah B kept throwing Ah Rong’s gold into the water. Ah Rong pointed his gun at Ah B. The brothers turned their eyes back. At this time, Ah B felt extremely cold and said a classic line, "For the box. Kaneko doesn’t even have to be a friend, would you still say the word “friend”. That’s right, for more than ten years of friendship, but because of this box of gold, he drew his sword and faced each other. At this moment, the word “friend” seemed so fragile. Tony Leung’s eyes were full of disappointment. In fact, it was not just disappointment, but also the loss of friends. sad. This kind of look is Tony Leung's signature, and it has been presented in many film and television works afterwards.
It is true that using money to measure feelings is unacceptable for many people. Throwing away the film, in real life, there are also many friends who have forgotten their gains and even betrayed their friends. The true brotherhood depends on Ah Hui and Ah B. Both of them are very upright people. Although they used to fight, they are not bad-hearted. They are both good people. Ahui has always listened to what A B said and always called him the eldest brother. In the passage where the Vietnamese soldiers forced A Hui to kill people, A Hui did not go to kill those innocent people no matter what. Jacky Cheung's acting skills exploded, all kinds of helplessness, fear, and vivid expression on the face of the god of song. The way of performing in the whole film is a bit like the same "exciting" Leslie Cheung.
Ah B knew that if A Hui didn't kill someone, he would definitely die. He knew it was wrong, but he still encouraged A Hui to shoot because he wanted A Hui to survive. That was his brother.
For a long time after the war, Ah B and A Hui did not meet. When they saw each other, Ah B couldn’t help crying. He was his best brother, but he became unnatural. Jacky Cheung played A Hui who went crazy. Superbly, Ah B has no choice but to change Ah Hui. The most touching part of the film is that Tony Leung cried and talked about the past to Jacky Cheung. The replay of the past is heartbroken...
For Jacky Cheung, most of the knowledge comes from music. In this film, Jacky Cheung showed his acting talent to the fullest. Some even said that Jacky Cheung was the number one male in this film. Unsurprisingly, he was also nominated for the film's actor, even though he was eventually defeated. elder brother. But since then, people have a new recognition of the singer Zhang. His acting skills are really good.
I believe that many people, like me, know Li Zixiong after Ah Cheng in "The True Colors of Heroes". Indeed, it can be said that he is the leader of the Hong Kong villains. He is a bit more evil than the later Zou Zhaolong. This evil comes from the heart of the character. . So A Rong and Li Zixiong of this film have completed a task that fans hate.
Let me also talk about Ren Dahua, the actor of the other character Ale. Ren Dahua, who debuted in 75 years, is also rich in acting. The role of Ale has a beard and a cigar. He is sexy and just in a white suit, although he won only a few years later. Won the title of actor, but at that time in the industry, Ren Dahua also had a good reputation and a large number of appearances.
As for Wei Zai, I don’t have to say 5 Golden Horse Awards winners, 3 Golden Horse Awards winners, and Cannes winners. It can be said that he is the first winner in the Chinese film industry. He was 28 years old when shooting this film, but he looks like Such a sunny and handsome, but very precipitous man, in fact, there are not many fierce gunfights in this film like Wei Zai, this film really interprets the actor's comprehensiveness. The classic and timeless Ah B.
There is also the classic soundtrack dandelion, yes, life is like dandelion, seemingly free but involuntary, the most memorable thing for every movie fan is the nameless harmonica, which appears in every sensational plot. This film is just like this harmonica song. When it was released, its reputation was bleak at the box office, and it was slowly forgotten. Little did it know that this is indeed the pinnacle of Wu Yusen's violent aesthetics.
I really feel that this film should not be buried. It should be seen by more people who have not watched it. Although it has been 24 years, it is like that harmonica song. Good things should be kept by the world. No matter how old he is.
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