I have nothing to do tonight, and suddenly I want to find an old Hong Kong film that I have been wanting to watch for a long time, which is "Carmen Mong Kok", because I heard that this is the pinnacle of Jacky Cheung's acting career, and he won the first time in his life with this film A Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Award. Perhaps this film is in line with the social background of Hong Kong at that time, and has strong practical significance and realism. This may be the key to the film's ability to touch the hearts of the audience and achieve a certain success. Here, I will temporarily use the educational significance of modern society. Comments on the level, personal humble opinion, please forgive me for any inappropriateness.
After watching it, I felt a lot of emotions, but not many "good", because I personally think that the film did not reflect too many obvious "good" inspirations to the audience. The basis for my rating of this film is that if it weren't for the excellent performances of such big names as Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, and Maggie Cheung, I wouldn't even give it three stars. why? Personally, I feel that many gangster movies in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s have a common problem. Although after watching the various flavors, it can be said to be thought-provoking, but I always feel that the theme is not clear enough. ruthless. From the very beginning, Ah Hua went to a small restaurant to collect protection fees, was rude to his ex-girlfriend, and went to Wu Fei to play billiard hall for his younger brother. He was stunned to portray the social scum who is rude, uneducated, extorted, and deceived. positive character. It is true that the protagonist played by Andy, from the domineering of managing the site and collecting protection fees at the beginning, to the loyalty towards his subordinates throughout, is indeed "bloody", and the film also shows Ah Hua's heart everywhere. Contradiction and Wu Fen's helplessness and despair, "people like us have no future" seems to be admonishing such people to rein in their horses and put down the butcher's knife and turn around. The tragic atmosphere deliberately created in the film does make people feel an inexplicable "movement" that may not be there. It is moved by the deep brotherhood of Ah Hua and Wu Fei, and also by Wu Fei in order to prove himself. The courage and courage to fight to the death, in fact, when I think about it carefully, this moving is nothing but concentrated in the two lines near the end of the film, namely Xueyou's "I would rather be a hero for a while than be a black fly for a lifetime" and Andy's "If you go, I will accompany you, and if you are knocked down, I will fly for you" (original subtitles).
It is undeniable that the performances of almost every actor in the film are almost impeccable. Andy is very diligent and devoted as always, Maggie Cheung and Wan Ziliang's acting skills are well-deserved, and Xueyou's performance is even more amazing! But judging from the film's theme and ideological expressiveness, there is always a sense of chaos and ambiguity. What I want to say is that not every audience has a clear mind and correct values, and audiences are also divided into ideological realms and age groups. Films that are sensationalized in this style and way can make people with correct values and values. Cool-headed audiences really get it, but what about the immature teenagers? What will those gangsters who have similar experiences and even "underworld people" who have difficulty choosing at the intersection of life think? Do you want them to learn about Andy's "loyalty" and "domineering"? Or learn from Xueyou's "I would rather be a hero for a while than be a black fly for a lifetime"? . Obviously, in today's society, as a group of people living at the bottom of the society, even if you have a certain amount of power in your own acre of land, even if you are a Taoist person, even if you have a relatively powerful force behind you to rely on. , but if a bloody crime like the one in the film is committed in broad daylight, even if you happen to save your life, there is not much chance of getting away with it.
To give a real-life example, a colleague of mine is not bad by nature, but his mind is a bit "two". I am always envious of the bosses in Hong Kong gangster movies. Although I never took the initiative to cause trouble during school, I often think that I have a sense of loyalty and love to "fight the injustice". After the accident, the police came to check, but he was always proven to be the cause of the incident and the "leader brother" of the fight. Often times all become dung in other people's hearts! For this reason, he was detained several times, and his family spent a lot of money. After work, I got along pretty well. When I asked him why he was doing this, he was shocked by his answer: it was all caused by gangster films like "Young and Dangerous"... Maybe the director of the movie Unexpectedly, a gangster movie that entertains the public has a subtle guiding effect on some teenagers...
I have no intention of complaining or attacking Hong Kong films. After all, in the era when the mainland film industry was still closed for self-entertainment and unknown in the world, Hong Kong has already won the reputation of "Oriental Hollywood", representing Asian films and even The highest level of the world's films, and Hong Kong's various styles of films also reflect the diversity of "Oriental Hollywood" elements. Gangster films, as one of the styles, also bring us different sensory stimulation and ideological impact, which to a certain extent drives the It has increased the box office of Hong Kong movies, and it has also provided a good reference for similar movies in the world. But from the perspective of immature teenagers, I personally think that films such as "Mong Kok Carmen" and "Young and Dangerous" series can easily lead them astray, and even embark on the road of no return. I think this is also the main reason why such Hong Kong films have gradually lost their original characteristics in recent years...
But to be honest, I was still moved by this film. I was moved by Ahua and A'e's persistence and dedication to love, Ahua Wufei's righteousness and true love for his brothers, and the wonderful performances of the heavenly kings and queens. . But I don't want some children and prodigal sons to misunderstand and misinterpret this feeling in confusion. I hope that they can truly absorb nutrition and positive energy from film and television works, and take a healthy and upward path without regrets!
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