When I see the male protagonist, I believe that most people will think of the role of John in "Blood Gangster", and as the same gangster theme, one starring is used; it is difficult not to make people compare the two works, so let's talk about the two first. Differences between works:
1. The times are different. "Blood" takes place in Birmingham after the First World War. A family tells the story of its own family's continuous growth and strength through its own horse betting business; the story of "London" takes place in modern times, a gangster system. A series of incidents and intrigues were uncovered by the eldest son of Zhongshan because he was shot and killed. Because of the different time, the difference is very different. The overall social unrest after the First World War has given the "Razor Party" the soil for continuous growth and development, and it has also enabled them to rely on their own minds and all forces to work together to achieve a win-win goal. It is the characteristic of the times, and it is also the chance of their generation.
And "London" takes place in a modern civilized society. The underworld is not a product that is recognized and legalized, so they are all dressed like entrepreneurs, and they continue to socialize themselves in the circle of the upper class. The police during the war could use the money for their own use, but now society has not allowed them to be so arrogant. They are like some well-dressed people who walk a tightrope at high places. One step is an abyss. In addition to guarding against the police, they also worry about gangs around the world taking a piece of their cake.
2. The character settings are different. Compared with the setting of the big male protagonist of "Blood", "London" uses the design of two male protagonists. One of the two male protagonists is a gang upstart, and the other is an undercover police officer, and he feels like a police officer. There are more scenes than that of the gangster young master. Not only can the police fight ten one at a time, but they are often able to defeat their opponents with small and broad hand-to-hand combat, and they can also rely on their own abilities to deal with the various forces within the gang. By the way, they also fell in love with the daughter of the gang elder. Frankly speaking, the policeman is a bit too powerful. I think this kind of person is only the male protagonist in Jin Yong's current writing. It's not like an undercover policeman can do it. The line.... is how the two male protagonists finally confront each other (I don't believe that the first season will kill the gangster young master), this line depends on how it develops in the future, but here Under the prediction, the proportion of the inner drama of undercover police detectives will further increase in the future.
3. The purpose of conveying is different, and the different personal feelings about conveying the theme are particularly strong. Because the time of the two stories is different, the development routes of the two stories are very different. The expression in "Blood" is a traditional gangster film. The principle we uphold is the concept of family. Once it is family, whether it is betrayal, betrayal or inaction, no matter how we deal with it, we will not kill the family. In the end, it is often the family who can help you and support you at critical moments. On the contrary, in "London", people's profit-seeking description, and cooperation, negotiation and struggle are based on interests. In fact, "London" has been constantly weakening the concept of family from the very beginning. It can also be said that In fact, among the Wallace family members, only Sean is in the gangster system, and whether it is the black uncle who grew up with him and Alexander who grew up with him can only be regarded as the last brother with different surnames. In the face of interests, brothers of the opposite sex or sworn brothers often meet with swordsmen. Just like Johnnie To's "Underworld", it also shows the story of the gangsters of that era based on the pursuit of profit. , maybe kill you the fastest.
Of course, aside from the comparison with "Blood", from the standpoint of a single work, "London Gangs" still has many unique features, especially the special bonus points for action scenes, and the narrative technique process is not protracted, and all forces have it. Unique, when we can see people of different skin colors and different nationalities fighting for reason on the same land, we should have expected him.
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