If there is a society, there will be a triad. Just as there is day and there is night.
Another society that is different from the government-administered society is the underworld.
Jianghu is a similar concept. The difference is that there are rivers and lakes and there is not necessarily a triad. There are rules and ways to play in the rivers and lakes, and everyone agrees to abide by them. Only by virtue of morality and personal reputation, there is no need for violent triads to intervene. However, if there is no violence, the problem cannot be solved, and the coercive force of the government cannot control it. When the vacuum is left, the underworld will come in to make up for it.
For example, the entertainment industry is a river and lake full of unspoken rules. These, the government can not control. Only the parties obey each other. If everyone follows the rules, they will be fine, but if the girl follows the unspoken rules and gets on the director's bed, what if the director doesn't act for her? What to do with these bastards? Just find someone to teach him. If it's the other way around, it might be the same. Therefore, the underworld is particularly easy to breed here.
It is difficult for the government to put out the underworld. As long as there is a gap between the rich and the poor in society, as long as there are a large number of people at the bottom or disadvantaged, the government cannot manage this part of society. Sometimes even when it arrives, because the bureaucrats are not so selfless in their work, the parties are not willing to let the government manage them. This is where the underworld comes into play. Unless the government is a very strong military government, there is no place for it to govern. This is equivalent to a big gang, sweeping out all the small gangs, otherwise, the underworld will survive.
As long as it is controlled within a certain range, the triad is actually a useful supplement to the social management function. Where the government cannot manage, order is better than disorder, even if it is the order of the underworld. Otherwise, the fringe elements in society will be in chaos everywhere and do whatever they want without control. Wouldn't the police be even more troublesome?
The government needs to allow a certain level of underworld existence. This means that, to a certain extent, the people at the bottom are allowed to manage themselves. You can manage everything, you can't manage it, you can't manage it well. However, if the underworld grows bigger, tax evasion, and drug delivery all make a living to a certain scale, it will not be weak. Gradually, it will endanger the interests of the mainstream social groups. So the latter dispatched powerful government agencies to suppress.
It seems to be a germ. As long as it is allowed to exist within a certain degree, it is a vaccine; if it exceeds a certain degree, it is a deadly toxin.
The governance logic in the rivers and lakes is not necessarily very rough. The established gangs are very strict and meticulous. The Taoyuan-style brotherhood was repeatedly emphasized in secret words and slogans, which made everyone inside and outside the bureau be full of excitement and blood boil. This often becomes a good subject for film and television works. Because, in peacetime, the people who go to the movies all day long need a little bloody and violent stimulation.
Johnnie To's underworld is very well shot.
Here, there are old-fashioned ceremonial rules and ways of doing things. Keeping promises, being loyal to the organization, giving up one’s life, fighting desperately, there are also new schools of belligerence, unruly, profit-seeking, and the rules of the jungle.
In particular, there is a breakthrough in the relationship between the police and the people. Obviously To Qifeng is well versed in the origin and operation of the above-mentioned underworld, and the story is true and credible, full of flesh and blood.
Dramatic. Revolving around the alternation of old and new leaders of a gangland society, an open and secret battle runs through the audience from beginning to end, during which gang vendetta, negotiation, police intervention, coordination, and the situation and mentality of all personnel are delicately and clearly portrayed. The actor's performance is also in place.
There are many underworld-themed films in Hong Kong, and it is not surprising that a few high-quality films can be produced. It can be said that, looking around the world, it is no exaggeration that Hong Kong is the number one film for the underworld.
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