The villain Zhao Gongzi played by Jiang Dongyuan is unreasonably handsome, how much the director loves him! The decent characters are so ugly that they have no protagonist halo. It seems that the villain is the protagonist!
The whole movie is a one-man show of the big villain Zhao Gongzi. Although fate cannot escape the final death ending, he died humanely, beautifully and sadly.
The tone of the film seems to reflect the dark and cruel but elegant and beautiful of the high social class, and the vulgar justice of the low class. It makes people feel that the relationship between justice and evil should not be like this, but deep down, it feels as if it is sometimes like that. The good and the evil in people's hearts are so entangled.
In particular, under the performance of Jiang Dongyuan, Mr. Zhao, Mo Shang is like a jade, and full of the temptation of evil charm. Knowing that he is an abyss, he can't help but want to jump. The movie has made sufficient foreshadowing of Zhao Gongzi's dark character. Traumatic childhood, distorted upbringing, and mischief in adulthood seem understandable. However, there is still a trace of human warmth. When Zhao Gongzi saw that little nephew as pure as a lotus flower, it might remind him of being lonely and helpless. In the world of brutal killing, he saw hope in the already desperate. Deep down in his heart, he has always been like that helpless baby, wanting to rely on, want to pay attention, want to love! When he embraced his nephew, he seemed to have become a father, who could protect, rely on and love the child, as if he had satisfied his childhood self. He can give his nephew what he wants, and give it affirmation, because he can only give his father's approval what he wants!
The background music of the movie is also a big part of it. It's been around for three days, and it's heartbreaking!
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