white and underworld

Caterina 2022-10-22 12:55:02

Looking back from You Naihai's fast-paced "Tracking", this "Dragon City Years", which basically won the Golden Horse and the Golden Statue Award, seems to be more atmospheric. Whether it's Luo Dayou's music or the whole story structure.
There are many characters, indicating that there is a lot of room for manoeuvre to advance the plot. To Qifeng made good use of every piece, although the main line of the story seems simple, but without the supporting characters with distinctive characters, the whole story will be vulnerable.

Speaking of actors. Liang Jiahui's big D, although he is the protagonist in the film, does not eat well. It seems that such an exposed role is not easy to impress people. On the contrary, the prudent mountain brother of the "Tracking" center is easier to ponder.
The other protagonist, Ren Dahua, seems to be the opposite. In addition to the breakthrough in the image of the old man "dog head" in "Tracking", the director did not give the characters much room to show. "Dragon City Years" has given any good point. The character of Le Shao is gentle, polite, modest, and family-oriented. He is always kind and prudent, but at the end of the film, when he unexpectedly appeared in the big D Behind him, when he lifted the stone and slammed it down tenaciously without hesitation, the dubbing of "dong dong" was particularly harsh in the surrounding quiet environment, but Ren just slammed it down again and again firmly and persistently. Brutal, hidden under his gentle appearance, is even more hideous.

Since I watched the Hong Kong version, I didn't see the ending of Le Shao's arrest by the police. Personally, I think the open ending of Le Shao driving a car to reduce travel and distance is more meaningful.
There is a strong political flavor in the film, and I smelled it from the beginning, "The gang still conducts elections?" "That's ~~ 100 years before Hong Kong's election of the chief executive!" What a good comparison! The gang and the SAR government!
In fact, if they are as democratic as the underworld, any collective will develop well. It's a pity... people who advertise white may not necessarily understand the secrets of red people.

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Election quotes

  • Big D: [to Lok] Don't talk to me until you have the baton!