"Snatch" is an authentic Hong Kong film, but this time, "Drug War" has a solid background in the story, and it is drug trafficking, which is quite a test. Of course, Director Du did a good job. First, the story is good, hard, but smooth.
The following contains some spoilers, you can skip this paragraph if you mind.
Generally speaking, police and gangster films begin with a conflict between good and evil, then the contradiction deepens, and in the last battle, the police win in the end. But "Drug War" is different. The drug dealer played by Gu Tianle was caught by the police not long at the beginning. Therefore, our expectation is no longer the criminal's subdue, but Louis Koo's escape. Yes, from the very beginning, we were on the side of Louis Koo. Because he actually possesses some elements of a solitary hero: alone, behind bars, tenacious fighting, and quick thinking. And we, the moviegoers, always sympathize with the weak and care for those with a strong will.
The story unfolds like this, and then there is Louis Koo's escape plan, or survival plan: step by step to induce the police to cooperate with him to catch the boss behind the scenes, in the process he is waiting for an opportunity to escape. Therefore, the main part of the story is a game of cat and mouse, which is a bit like the old routine mentioned earlier. At this time, Gu Tianle became an undercover agent, digging layer by layer, and finally digging into the old nest.
But if the story is like this, it would be too boring, because the final foothold of this story is Gu Tianle's escape rather than the arrest of the police. So, did Gu Tianle escape or not? no. If there is, it would be good to become Hannibal, but if it can be released in China, how can it escape.
The final climax was a melee. In order to escape, Gu Tianle made the police and his accomplices (the people behind the scenes) bump into the face, and the guns were bloody. As soon as he's gone, even if all the main characters except him are dead, he still can't escape.
In the end, the powerlessness of dragging Sun Honglei's body and looking around at a loss collided with the desire for survival gushing out of his body.
The unfulfilled wish is always regrettable, and it is still so desperate. At this time, you will see that a person has no ties, no turning back, betrays his wife, brothers, godfather, and accomplices, and the final outcome is not detached, but even more tragic. In addition, positive values are the foundation.
I like this kind of energy, keep rushing, and finally succeed. It's like the dam blocking game you played when you were a child: find a ditch, block it with mud and stones, and the embankment will gradually increase as the water level increases, but in the end, there will always be a flood of water. At that time, at that time, you will have an indescribable satisfaction, as if the process of blocking the dam is only for this last flood of water. Maybe this is the beauty of gorgeous failure.
In addition, there are many beautiful places in this film. The first set of shots are very good-looking: the camera is shot at a low angle, the vehicle, the window, the glass, the scene changes with the lens, there is a lazy God's perspective. It is said that this film is Du Dao's most sub-lensed one. It is short and smooth, and the game is speed and passion. In addition, Gu Tianle is really good this time. Sun Honglei played a drug dealer last time (frontier situation) and this time he played a policeman, and he all participated in the play, especially the encounter with Haha, which was lively and interesting.
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