If only from the appearance point of view, good! Crooked Good! Such a bloody and brutal scene is indeed rare in action movies, enough to understand the desire of some audiences who have a perverted taste for blood and violence. Donnie Yen acted as the action director himself and showed his real kung fu to others. He had a street battle with Wu Jing, another powerful martial artist after Bruce Lee and Jet Li, as well as a red set space similar to an entertainment venue with Uncle Sammo Hung, who had already become fat and fat. It can be said that this film has been pushed to a climax, and the climax is stopped abruptly and the film is collected smoothly. , It's like nibbling on roasted chicken legs in a month of fasting rice, it's really enjoyable and hearty.
Therefore, Donnie Yen is full of confidence in his film. First, he personally took the post as the commander, and secondly, he vented his skills in the film. No wonder he always held his arms in the film or With his trouser pockets in his hands, he was not in a hurry or slow. When Ren Dahua brought his good teammates who were able and capable but died miserably in the end, he was full of righteous indignation for Wang Bao, played by Uncle Sammo Hung. Crooked one side of the mouth hangs a pair of poised, confident and smiling - waiting for all of you to die, and at the end of the film, I will be a master at the end of the film.
This film always permeates a kind of sadness, and the director is constantly laying the groundwork from the beginning. Ren Dahua was told that there was a bulla (tumor) in his brain, and he learned the truth that he would die soon; Make a phone call and try to show the warm side of a man; the capable police officers who are not good enough to die are celebrating Father's Day... The "sorrow" revealed by these details lays the groundwork for the fierce battle and emotional eruption that follows. brewing. The director put a lot of effort into it, but unfortunately, after watching it, he still felt that something was wrong. These emotions were too trivial, and there was no emotional thread to put them together. Therefore, it seems that Sammo Hung, the old devil, has shown that he loves his wife and loves children. The warm side of the film is not enough to fill his character's emotions and personality. The director obviously didn't do his best on this. He only arranged for the audience to watch him make a few phone calls and chat with his wife. Wouldn't the audience be so good at coaxing him? ?
Compared with the previous Hong Kong films "Infernal Affairs", "Black and White Forest", and "Sanchakou", this film can only succeed for a while, and cannot stand pondering and pondering. Hong Kong films have always been good at storytelling. The above three films have clever ideas, mellow plots, and distinctive characters. In short, a main line can be found in it, and this main line is centered on "love". The good and bad guys in the film are flesh and blood, not thin, even the characters with few scenes have a more three-dimensional "human shape". Among them, the depiction of human nature is relatively in place. The promotion of the plot is not driven by the death of a few people, but by the progressive, twisting and bizarre psychological confrontation of character conflicts. While the plot is promoted, the personalities of the characters are also full and the level is improved. Therefore, the people presented to the audience are not only persuasive, but also have the meaning of figuring out the film after watching the film. For example, the torture of human nature and black and white in "Black and White Forest", and the complex emotions of the hapless policeman portrayed by Aaron Kwok in "Sanchakou", these undoubtedly played a role in supporting the whole film and adding depth and thickness.
However, "Slaying the Wolf" has eliminated such a "nucleus". The plot and character creation are too rough, trying to prop up the film's strength through fighting scenes alone, which is really unachievable wishful thinking and blind conceit. The film reaches the final peak of the outbreak, venting all the long-standing hatred, which is achieved by the death of countless people, but this just reveals that the director has no intention to work hard on the plot and is unable to promote the development of the plot. weakness. Even Donnie Yen finally breathed a sigh of relief and took out a bottle of wine to drink, which made me think that on "tomorrowisanotherday", the director let him be kicked out of the building for a while - the death method of falling objects. When I saw this, I was anxious, how could these people have to die! Suddenly I understood why I heard the old man say that dying is the best way of life. I know the director wants to add a bit of a gimmick to the film with such a seemingly fantastic trick—all the good guys die—but just like the gimmick of the origin of the film's title, it can only be seen as a mere appearance.
Of course, it can't be said that it is not good. If "Hero" can also say that "the audience will recall those colorful pictures in their minds a few years later", then the same can be said about "Slaying the Wolf": After the film, the audience recalled the images of blood rushing in their minds, and the sound of sharp weapons freely shuttling in their bodies was incessant. It can only be said that the director's positioning is different. "Slaying the Wolf" only wants to position the film in the action film category. As long as there is something to watch and box-office profit, it will be crooked.
But that doesn't mean there's nothing to say. Just as "words are not words, actions are not far away", the quality of the film can naturally be handled simply by time. Big waves wash the sand, good or bad will naturally have a final settlement.
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