Watch John To's "Underworld"

Jess 2022-12-23 16:18:55

Finally saw the legendary underworld that won N Golden Elephant Awards. It's not as exciting as I imagined, but the performances of Yan Dahua and Tony Leung are really remarkable. The scene starts with the uncle-level old guy in the gang rubbing numbness together and arguing about the new one. The use of color and environment is very traditional Hong Kong film flavor. The Cantonese used for the dialogue is also extremely colloquial. On the fishing boat, Big D asked Zhang Jiahui's Mazai to eat a spoon made of porcelain, which is the first violent scene in the whole film. Ah really smashed the whole spoon and ate it, even I was surprised. Since then, the film has highlighted the irritability and arrogance of Big D.


The clue of the film is a stick like JB, black and not slippery, and there is something like a dragon or a snake hanging on it. Anyway, every time it is changed hands, it is necessary to give a close-up. Big D (Leung Ka Fai) and Ale whoever wins the stick will become the boss of the entire gang. So there is a fight like a relay race behind. However, because Big D refused to accept Ale, who had been elected, he announced that he wanted to set up his own portal. So the person who originally helped him grab the stick ended up helping Ale instead. Ren Dahua successfully became the boss.


On the surface, the role of Ale looks loyal, generous, and loyal, and even makes people not look like a triad. But he can handle the conflicts of the gang with ease, and be ruthless at critical times. Although this role is not as good as a big D, I think Ren Dahua has a good grasp of the role, and his appearance and temperament are very suitable for the role. Sitting next to his son, he looks like a good daddy. It's not necessarily a good performance for someone else. As for Liang Jiahui, the film emperor let Ya take it. Not much to say here.


The climax of the movie, I think, started when Da D and Ale started working together. For example, they worked together to kill the boss of Tsim Sha Tsui. That part was very exciting, and the other was that at the end, Ale and Big D went fishing together. Big D once again mentioned that he wanted to be the boss of the gang, and said, Ale, you will not support me. While pulling out the hook in the fish's mouth, Ale said, "Is it okay?" Then the camera suddenly turned, and Ale picked up the stone and started smashing Big D's head continuously for 3 minutes. The irony is that a group of monkeys around them are panic-stricken when they see people killing people. Let the people watching the film also have a feeling of horror from their hearts.


Ale killed both the big D's in-laws and buried them. He drove his terrified son away from the scene, and the movie was over. However, it is said that the mainland version of "Dragon City Years" even changed the content of the movie. At the end, Jimmy, played by Gu Tianle, was a police undercover agent. After Ale killed Big D, he was arrested by the police brought by Gu Tianle before he could kill his wife. This also reflects the fact that the mainland has always liked to show justice in movies and will defeat evil, and the brave policemen descended from the sky to punish the gangsters to the law.

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