Troubled times, human nature, killing, brotherhood, destiny
In times of turmoil, the darkness of helping humanity grows wildly. Some people sacrificed tragically, like Ah Hui; some fell into hell, like Ah Rong; some were burdened with grievances, like Ah B;
It was doomed that the three parted ways, and the box of gold was just a fuse.
I feel sorry for Ah Hui the most, he is just the purest and kindest child who suffered all the so-called "unintelligible disasters". Jacky Cheung's performance was a little hard, but in the end, the state of being stupid and crazy was too sad. With Tony Leung's painful and affectionate eyes, the tears could not help falling.
The director has ambitions, a grand theme and vision, but to be honest, there are too many things to express, and they are too heavy to carry.
After thinking about it, perhaps only war films can express such a complex and profound theme. Although the scenes of "Blood on the Street" are comparable to war movies, and the main plot is also promoted on the battlefield, it is not a war movie after all. The three protagonists have experienced this war from Hong Kong to Vietnam, but neither the protagonists nor the audience have a "sense of belonging" to the battlefield itself. They are the intruders of this war, they want to leave and there is a possibility and reason to leave, and the audience is also looking forward to them leaving, they are just passers-by to this war.
In war movies, the protagonist is basically unable to escape. Soldiers, prisoners of war, refugees, they are all "in" the war, either because of their occupation or because of their place of origin, they cannot leave the battlefield, they cannot escape the war. This desperation, which is necessarily at war, is better for something deeper.
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