When talking about "Gangs of London", the biggest promoter behind the series that has to be mentioned is Gareth Evans, the director who successfully created the "Assault" series. Although born in the United Kingdom, Gareth's career focus is undoubtedly in Southeast Asia, and his association with Indonesian boxer Iko Uwais has given him the opportunity to carry forward the style of hard bridge hard horse action films in Southeast Asia. Most people never imagined that this chubby looking white man would use the "Raid" series as a "textbook" to redefine the genre of brutal and violent action films that punch to the flesh. To this day, many B-level action films in Hollywood will still take "The Raid" series. Raid series for comparison. Although Gareth, who has become popular in the North American disc market, has obtained a considerable "master" status of genre films, he has hardly broken away from the film and television soil of Southeast Asia except for "The Apostle". The reason is nothing more than "software" and "hardware". Point, this is also the key to Gareth's choice to return to his hometown to shoot "London Gangs". The so-called "software", that is, cultural context. Gareth, who has been deeply involved in the action film market in the East for many years, is well versed in the film language of the East that pays attention to the sense of form. So it was successful, so the reason why the Fast Attack series was successful. Behind the still-unfinished "Gangs of London" script, what the audience can see is Gareth's oriental interpretation of Western stories, or in my opinion, it is simply the British resurrection of old Hong Kong film elements: the thief kills the boss The design is like "PTU", and the design that inherits the gangster family business in the chaos is like "Infernal Affairs 2". The intricate human race competition is more specific and the atmosphere is more "dreamful" than the traditional gangster films like "The Godfather". Gangs of London's London is one of the most dynamic and diverse cities in the world, and the influx of global immigrants has made race a central feature of the city. Just like "Gentlemen", which is a metaphor for the exploitation of Britain by China, Russia and the United States, "Gangs of London" brings together more diverse immigrants, and the black-box operations of Albanian, Turkish, Pakistani, Chinese, Italian and Irish gangsters can be It can be seen as the gangster itself, and it can also be seen as a new melting pot of nations like London, where the guests are eyeing the host. The so-called "hardware" means motion design. It is often difficult for Eastern and Western movie fans to reach a consensus on the understanding of action films: Easterners require fast action, Westerners require clear vision; Easterners advocate hard bridges and hard horses, while Westerners advocate imaginative and unrestrained... After all, the West can't make the most oriental action films. The main reason is the lack of real trainers like Iko Uwais, Tony Jia, Donnie Yen, so even Keanu No matter how cool Reeves played in the "Speed Strike" series, action fans can't help but feel sorry for the half-slow set and the last resort 3 editing. "London Gangs" almost found the balance of action scenes. Sope Di Ruisu, who played Elliott, at least kept up with the design of the camera with his excellent physical fitness. "The action design that is stronger than "cool" is full of the wonderful evil taste of B-grade films, and the pure display of violence makes it full of exaggerated horror - you certainly know that no one can take a dart and settle a gangster in a bar , but when the protagonist presses the enemy's face and wipes the concrete wall, you will still get goosebumps from the blood marks on the wall.
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