As a gangster-themed film about Chinese people, what kind of sense was it made by Americans in the 1980s? Of course, in light of current social events, racial discrimination is inevitable, especially in the United States in the 1980s. I did a little research on the film. It was released in the 1980s, and it caused dissatisfaction among Chinese in the United States. It was listed as an anti-China film by our country, and the Vietnam War repeatedly mentioned in the film is based on this background. , the male protagonist's violent tendencies and emotional extremes are traceable. But what I want to say is that this movie really made me uncomfortable. If it wasn't for Zunlong, I probably wouldn't be able to keep watching.
The words "China guy, scumbag, Chinese mafia" that appear repeatedly in the film, as well as the stereotypes of Chinese in the film and the various attitudes of the protagonist talking about the Chinese community, are obviously full of arrogance and unreasonableness. The paranoia and willful behavior of the protagonist policeman made me think in the second half of the story, whether to risk my life as a Vietnam War veteran and to eradicate Chinese gangsters to complete the police mission, or just to consider my career Can it be wider and wider? In a series of situations in which his wife was killed and his lover was gang-raped, he did not rule out revenge just for personal grievances.
In the film, the interests are related, the protagonist is the power, and the reporter is in the name. When the protagonist Stanley has an affair with the Chinese female reporter Tris, and cleverly uses Tris's Chinese identity, and then abandons his own wife, I really hope he can die. ! It's a pity that the protagonist's halo is too strong, and there is no way to kill him in the face of assassination.
Speaking of Zunlong, the funeral of the Chinese gangster at the beginning of the film and the funeral of Tai Joey played by Zunlong at the end of the film are quite interesting, like a reincarnation. As a Chinese gangster, young is naturally promising, if not for the suppression of the protagonist Stanley, I believe he is definitely the "godfather" level figure of the Chinese in Chinatown. Speaking of this gangster, Joey killed the boss of Nam Soon in Thailand, and the ruthlessness of going to the mercenary area alone was not used on Stanley. In that way, Stanley is estimated to have died thousands of times. It can be seen that this gang is still not very strong.
Just to commemorate Zunlong, aside from his prosperous beauty, we are talking about the movie itself. The Chinese elements interspersed throughout the film make me feel good about it. Switching back and forth between Cantonese, English and Mandarin, Zunlong is really a perfect person.
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