The first time I watched "Exile", I was a sophomore in high school. I watched it again last night. I can't remember how many times I watched it. Every time I watched it, I found something different. In recent years, John To's most re-watched movies are "PTU", "Gunfire" and "Exile". I think these films are the strongest and most representative of Du's style. It's best not to look at the films of Johnnie To's series separately. The same elements appear in many films, such as coins and sunglasses.
"Underworld" asked: "Love brothers or love gold?" "Exile" undoubtedly gave the best answer. How much does a ton of gold weigh? It is very heavy, very heavy, but compared to the affection between brothers, what is the loyalty between men? "Exile" is very manly. How many people can understand the heroism of giving up a ton of gold for a brother's widow in this age of pseudo-girls?
Let's talk about this movie. Consistent simplicity, subtle style, like Gu Long's novels. John To's story may not be the best, but the one he tells is the best. The scenery, lighting, lighting, and mirror movement are all pleasing to the eye. The rhythm of the story is not as tense as "Gun Fire". The first half of the story seems to be paving the way. After A He's death, the story takes a twist. The four-person Guanyin Mountain shootout brought the story to a climax. The action of the bandit gunfight is too handsome. He unhurriedly loads the bullet, pulls the bolt, aims, and shoots. It makes people not feel that he is at a disadvantage. It may also be the reason why the four admire him. The four of them could have waited for him to be killed by the robbers before taking action, but instead of doing so, they chose to fight side by side with him. This may be cherishing each other and knowing heroes and heroes.
Shef's hotel is a highlight in the film. It looks like a Gothic-style hotel from the outside, but it feels dark and scruffy on the inside. From the outside, the hotel seems to have many rooms, but inside the director used light and lighting to make it seem that the hotel only has two rooms where Shef runs around. And the character of Xie Fu is also very interesting. He is probably a character like Bai Xiaosheng in Gu Long's novel. He is greedy, cunning, and mercenary. The role of the four is to use their greed and lack of morality to contrast the four people's emphasis on righteousness over profit. However, there was a small flaw in the layout of the hotel. In the end, when they negotiated, a mural was hung crookedly, but it didn't hurt.
When my friend watched it, he asked why Da Fei refused to let Huang Qiusheng go. In fact, Ren Dahua explained this in "Gun Fire": "Get him, or no one will be afraid of us in the future." This is the survival law of the underworld. Always maintain prestige, and only die for the disobedient younger brother, otherwise the younger brother will not be obedient in the future.
In this film, there are many elements that To Qifeng is used to. Take sunglasses, for example, when Huang Qiu died, he had to wear them. In "Revenge", Huang Qiusheng jumped from the upstairs and fell heavily to the ground. The first thing he did when he got up was to put on the sunglasses. There is also Lin Xue's coin, which was also used in "Dark War 2". The ending of the two coins is the same. In "Dark War 2", Lin Xue put it into the donation box. In "Exile", Huang Qiusheng worked hard smashed it into the lake. "Dark War 2" expressed that Lin Xue put down the burden and everything was relieved. In "Exile", throwing coins into the lake is the central idea of exile. Don't ask the sky or the ghosts and gods, do what you think is worthwhile, and completely exile yourself in the rivers and lakes. The living self is exile. Of course, this is very exciting for people who live by the rules in the city.
There are several scenes of big men pushing cars repeatedly in the film. I watched a TV series before, and the male protagonist said that there are three most embarrassing things for men: pushing a car, shaking a watch, and tossing a pen. It is more appropriate to use the collective push car to reflect the downfall of this group. The most tragic thing in the world is that the beauty is late and the hero is dead. And the heroes at the end are often the most explosive.
Compared with "PTU" and "Gunfire", the ending of the story is not amazing, but it is still remarkable. The four of them knew that Shef's hotel was the Longtan Tiger's Den, and they were able to make jokes unscrupulously. "There won't be an ambush, right?" "Do you think there will be more than 100 people in ambush here?" Then the four of them laughed. This was not pretending to be calm, it was laughter from the heart, and it was contempt for Da Fei and others . In the end, Wu Zhenyu pushed He Chaoyi out of the door, and then closed the door with a thoughtful expression as if telling himself that I can be worthy of my brother and my conscience. Perhaps conscience is the least valuable in this day and age, huh, conscience? Domesticated wild? How much is a pound?
Regarding the performance of the actors, they are basically quite satisfactory. I personally think that the most stylish ones are Wu Zhenyu and Ren Xianqi. Knife N with apprentice, haha. Although Ren Xianqi's scenes and lines are not many, he is also amazing. His harmonica play makes this tough guy show a tender side, making the character more plump and humane. He Chaoyi is a very interesting actor. She is the daughter of Macau gambling king He Hongshen. She has thousands of acres of fertile land and herds of cattle and horses. She herself likes to act, and she plays well in this drama. is in place.
Just happened to think that this movie has killers, prostitutes, gold, inns, and brotherhood. Isn't this my favorite Gulong novel in high school?
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