Life and death have life, wealth is in the sky. A gentleman is respectful and does not fail, and he is respectful and courteous to others. Within the four seas, they are all brothers. - "The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan" Wang Jing's films always seem to have nothing to do with "feelings" and "salutations". But this "Chasing the Dragon", in addition to rewriting the stories of "The Lame Man" and "The Legend of 500 Million Inspector Lei Luo", let us see a serious and serious Wang Jing. "Chasing the Dragon" is his most complex and heavy work since he started filming, and it is also his best film work in the past ten years. Maybe it's because every action actor needs a literary drama to justify his acting skills, just like "Shinjuku Incident" and "British Showdown" are to Jackie Chan, "Famous" and "Ocean Paradise" are to Jet Li. After fading the halo of the national hero "Ip Man" as a good man, "Chasing the Dragon" is Donnie Yen's most breakthrough performance. The domineering and evil nature hidden under Sven's appearance was finally released this time in the role of Lai Hao. There is a scene in the film where he has blue sky and white clouds above his head, saying "Life and death depend on fate, wealth is in the sky" to the brother who died in front of him on the boat, and then directly seals the coffin of the enemy to be buried with him. Two details are impressive. In the first place, the dead Amei holds her son's hand and floats in the icy river water. The fast and fierce editing is accompanied by emotional music, and a tragic color emerges spontaneously. I am very grateful that Fatty Wang is not too provocative where he can be provocative. In the second place, in the last shootout, the fallen rose (A Hua) gave Lai Hao a grateful smile, and the moment he got up and raised his gun, the screen switched to a young A Hua, I have to say , these few seconds are enough to shake people's hearts. The deep sympathy behind these details also sublimates the theme of this entertainment film into a bit of epic arrogance. Chasing the dragon, Hong Kong slang, refers to drug use, beautifully said to be a wisp of poisonous smoke, which is beautified as a totem of power. In fact, it is obsession, it is human nature, and it is serenity; in fact, it may be nothing. You can't take it with you, only evil is with you. Today, with the rapid development of Chinese-language films, there are more than one or two directors who have been burdened by their reputation. It seems unfair to be particularly demanding of Wang Jing. In terms of style, he is not as open-minded as John Woo; in terms of temperament, he also does not have the author style of To Qifeng. But I am still very grateful that in the current impetuous market environment, we have seen a serious and serious "Chasing the Dragon".
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