Compared to the collaboration between Liu Qingyun and Du Qifeng in the new film "Detective", the combination of Wei Jiahui and Du Qifeng is even more exciting. The "Du, Wei, and You" Iron Triangle of Galaxy Image created a glorious Hong Kong movie, but then it fell apart, leaving Qifeng To continue to steer the Galaxy Image. Compared with You Dazhi who came to Hong Kong from Malaysia to develop, Tou Qifeng and Wei Jiahui were born in the local TV industry in Hong Kong. "A Thousand Waters and A Thousand Mountains Is Always Love" is a TV series directed by Tou Qifeng, and Wei Jiahui as a screenwriter is even more prominent in the TV industry, "Intolerance" , "Big Times", "Rogue Tycoon" which one is not familiar. Du and Wei were well-known before the creation of the Milky Way, while You Dazhi is like a shooting star. Its brightest light all burst out during the Milky Way imaging period, dedicating the three most representative of the only four film works. The series "Two Only Live One", "The Dark Flower", "Very Suddenly", but before and after are all ordinary.
Wei Jiahui is the best screenwriter in Hong Kong. Generally speaking, screenwriters usually have to be directors. Wei Jiahui is no exception. He has directed many works, except for a few classics, most of which are commercial comedies. And Qifeng To is the best genre film director. After Wei Jiahui left Yinhe, fortunately, You Naihai was on top, and even the original cooperation was quite brilliant. The only pity is that You Dazhi did not continue his noir film style after leaving the Galaxy, and fell into a sudden decline, and finally could only take over some commercial TV series. Back then, the combination of the Audio-Technica complemented each other, and there were endless boutiques. After the dissolution, Du Qifeng was the only one who was not immune to it. Because he was the most domineering and always guided the direction of the Milky Way image, and Wei Jiahui’s dependence on the Milky Way was not high, but Yinhe can often give full play to his talents. Only You Dazhi is the most dependent on Yinhe. His directing style is greatly influenced by Lao Du, but it is also restricted by the script. The image of the Milky Way is always Du Qifeng's Milky Way. Even if the screenwriter You Naihai became the director, the work "Tracking" still cannot escape the influence of Du's style.
Eleven years ago, "The Birth of a Prefix" represented the birth of the Milky Way. The film's producer Tou Qifeng, director Wei Jiahui, and starring Liu Qingyun once again gathered together to launch the new work "The Detective". The title is very unconventional, but after you watch the movie, you will find that the title is appropriate, because the god in this "superior detective" is not the "god" in the conventional understanding, but is actually the "nervous" "god" ". In addition to Wu Zhenyu, Liu Qingyun may be the most suitable role to play this kind of crazy and neurotic. Generally speaking, this kind of role is more difficult but also the easiest to shine. A good movie needs a good script in addition to a good actor. Wei Jiahui has put a lot of effort into the script this time, and he is very cleverly conceived. And Qifeng To’s performance in the film is an unexpected new attempt to change the genre. Push to a new level. For more than ten years, the Milky Way image has been able to go better and better. I'm afraid Johnnie To constantly introduces the old and brings forth the new, never sticking to any inherent form, and always injecting new things into the film. There are many kinds of films produced by Yinhe Ying, including comedy, cop, love, and all kinds of themes. Although the gangster shootout is the best genre of the galaxy, it seems that each one has a unique style and is never limited. The shackles of the previous successful works.
The story of "The Detective" is very simple. Even shortly after the film began, the criminal was told to the audience, and the rest was how to find the basis to infer the answer. Although the process of verifying the answer is clever, no matter how many twists and turns, the dangers may not be able to escape the inherent mode of police and criminal films. The wonderful idea of the film is that the detective Chen Guibin played by Liu Qingyun can see through human nature. He can see what is hidden deep in people's hearts, and how to express human nature has never been realized, because human nature can only be passed through virtual reality. Show to show. But Qifeng To and Wei Jiahui boldly embodied human nature, innovatively using multiple characters to express a person's multiple character elements. In Chen Guibin's eyes, the suspect has become seven people, and they represent cunning, violence, fear, greed, etc. The person who dominates in multiple personalities controls the behavior of the suspect. This expression technique is probably the only innovation. Although he may not be perfect in expressing human nature, it has unparalleled significance in the creation of film techniques.
In contrast to the criminal’s complex human nature, another police officer He Jia’an, who is played by An Zhijie, is hidden deeper. In the first half of the film, He Jia’an and Chen Guibin are looking for clues to the criminals. They have always been very normal, but until the film turns. In the second half of the journey, He Jiaan instantly became a helpless child in Chen Guibin's eyes. He was flustered and timid. This was the heart of a strong-looking young police officer, forming a sharp contrast. In fact, when Chen Guibin entered He Jiaan's heart, it was only half the way, until the woman who appeared next to the child, the woman who represented the dark side began to control the child, and the cowardly heart began to be dominated by the darkness of human nature, and finally Leading He Jiaan to another ending. The ending of the film is so dark and somewhat unexpected, and this is the world controlled by the ugly side of human nature, and this is also the iconic black ending of a galaxy image.
The screenwriters who are best at telling stories and the director who is best at presenting stories on the screen, their cooperation is indeed not disappointing, and surprises are often extra gifts. There has never been such an intuitive way to express the complexity of human nature. You never know how many people are hidden in your own heart, and maybe some of them will never be exposed. Just as the police officer He Jiaan would have avoided those dangers if he did not go to Chen Guibin, his life would have been smoothly promoted step by step. It could be because of the temptation that he encountered fear, and his heart exposed his dark side when faced with a choice. Only when a person is faced with difficulties and challenges can he expose his heart, and in good times he will never be able to reveal the light or dark things in the nature of others.
To make movies, Johnnie To can always simplify the complicated things, and explain it to you in an orderly manner. Even the emptiness of human nature can still be expressed on the screen, so that the audience can easily see it, so it tells a story. Few directors can outperform them. In a film like "The Detective", except for a pure role like Liu Qingyun that requires him to perform an unreasonable performance, the performance of other characters is easier to be downplayed, because even the inner drama allows the director to express in another specific form. Later, their interpretation of the role may not require them to bother. Lin Jiadong and An Zhijie are like two chess pieces in Du Qifeng's hands. As long as they can follow the director's thinking control, then they can successfully complete the task.
"The Detective" is a rather weird movie I have seen. Although it still retains many inherent traces of the Milky Way and Du's, it has jumped out again, unlike the past. It can be said that this is a strange film, with so many unexpected things flooding it, Du Qifeng seems to open a window with this, looking out a whole new world. The film’s depiction of human nature seems to be unattainable in previous works. Although this is only a commercial genre and cannot be compared with purely artistic films, it is also unique among similar films. From "Detective", you can see the footprints of the Milky Way image step by step, and use one by one to transcend to continue its glory.
Text: Eyebrow Ruler
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