Looking at the Hong Kong movies in the past ten years, there are no more than the following ones that can be set as benchmarks for gangsters: "The True Color of Heroes", "Dark Flower", "Gunfire", "Infernal Affairs". In "The True Color of Heroes", the pony in a black trench coat and a white scarf uses a gun with both hands. Every shot will hit, as if there are endless bullets. That classic gunfight almost perfectly fulfilled a man's dream. In "Dark Flower", it is a fateful arrangement. The character played by Tony Leung is so ruthless and brilliant, but in the whole process of the development of the plot, he always shows a kind of sadness. He has been trying to control his own destiny. In the end, the fateful arrangement could not be escaped. The car door of the old man at the end of the film was closed at once, and the narrator was Tony Leung's doubts about how capable this old man was at the beginning. Maybe this is the case: no matter how many words a person says in the face of fate, he is still vulnerable in the end. "Gun Fire" is a classic work of group structure. The characters are controlled freely, the contradictions are handled neatly and neatly, and the narrative style without any heaviness makes the whole film without any sense of tediousness and procrastination, and has a unique charm . "Infernal Affairs" was produced under the background of the continuous downturn of the Hong Kong film market. The whole story is not novel, but the grasp of the overall rhythm is extremely wonderful, and the accompaniment keeps the viewers nervous all the time. state, and the discussion of cross-fate also deepens and sublimates while the characters in the play die one by one... This gangster film is extremely heavy. The directors Liu Weiqiang and Mak Zhaohui make the whole film full of philosophical sense. It can be said that it not only completed the historical mission of saving the market, but also stimulated the fanatical plot of gangster films in the Hong Kong film industry. As a result, the gangster, male, and fate-led image style has become popular again. Unfortunately, behind the enthusiasm, not many people can submit works that are particularly satisfying. Everyone is shouting beyond "Infernal Affairs". However, even Liu Weiqiang's favorite "Infernal Affairs 2" is regarded as a tribute to "The Godfather", and cannot be compared to the previous one, let alone "Black and White Forest" and "Jianghu" and other films.
This kind of regret continued until after watching "Dragon City Years", the film originally called "Underworld" was cut into an 80-minute version after it entered the mainland market, but Du Qifeng is amazing, such a short time Li not only told the story clearly, but once again pulled the gangster film to another level with four or two thousand pounds.
If I showed you these few shots, you might think "Dragon City Years" is not a gangster movie at all. Among them, you will see Ren Dahua dressed in ordinary clothes, without entourage, walking through the market, and asking the meat seller to leave him two kilograms of good meat; Gu Tianle listens to economics courses in the university... The most amazing thing, the whole film There was no scene of the gun being exposed. It can be said that this is really a strange film, but considering that the director is John To, it makes sense. We can even see a complete Du Qifeng from this film:
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of Du Qifeng, this film is a bit anti-trend, when everyone is used to discussing the underworld in a delicate background and complicated fate, but Du Qifeng suddenly returned to the source , In his eyes, the underworld was born out of Hong Kong's profound corporate culture, and the community does not have to have a decent place to live. It is everywhere, and it may be close to the game. It is this This kind of thinking has established the style of the whole film - a gangster film with some literary colors. Against this background, everything that appears in the film is understandable. The influence of the underworld was finally conveyed through Wang Tianlin's mouth: We and the Associated Press have hundreds of thousands of members, how do you catch them?
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Qifeng, this film with a rough-looking plot is full of tension. Although the main line is the simple process of competing for the leading stick that represents the highest symbol of power in the society, the details are handled with a sense of delicacy and rhythm. The sense of proportion in the story makes the development process of the whole story extremely tense. The street battle scene in which Zhang Jiahui and Gu Tianle participated is reminiscent of the last shootout in "PTU", but compared to "PTU", the rhythm of this film is more compact. As for the black and white tone, it can be said to be the symbol of the Galaxy movie.
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Therefore, the performances of the actors in this film are very brilliant. Leung Ka Fai, uncharacteristically, has become a violent and unrestrained character. He takes on the heavy responsibility of provoking conflicts in the play, like a spicy condiment, which stimulates the audience from time to time. Nerve; and Ren Dahua's subtlety is indeed just right. His calm and ruthless style not only calms the contradictions in the film, but also slowly reveals the desire for power hidden in the heart of a gangster boss. Especially when he got the faucet stick, he turned around and said: It's the first time I've seen him. The expression on his face at that time revealed another side of him that was unknown to him.
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Qifeng, we can see Lin Xue and Wang Tianlin, these royal actors continue to write their own supporting role legends, Lin Xue still left a deep impression on people in a short period of time; the most worth mentioning is Wang Tianlin's original role The role of the boss of the club, his huge figure, and his slow words, after Zeng Zhiwei, created a classic image of a big brother in the underworld. The majesty of his gestures always shocked his opponents. He was in prison The scene of Asking Leung Ka Fai was particularly brilliant. The usually mighty Leung Ka Fai did not dare to make trouble beside him. One was irritable and the other was calm. The wordless contest between the two filled the monotonous picture with tension!
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, this film is pessimistic. In the end, it seems that the contradiction has been reconciled or intensified. Ren Dahua can make Liang Jiahui obey the overall situation, but he can't make him forget his desire to be a family member. This aspect is human greed, but what Ren Dahua can't forget is also the desire for power. In the end, Ren Dahua did not use a gun or a knife, but smashed Liang Jiahui to death with a stone. The seemingly pure white society constructed was suddenly dark to the extreme.
It can be said that Du Qifeng expressed the underworld in his eyes from a purely personal perspective. This Du's style "Dragon City Years" can be considered to satisfy my appetite from "Infernal Affairs". Now what I want most is to find the said There's a three-hour long "Underworld."
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