"Underworld" - Order and Reconstruction of Jianghu Powers

Uriah 2022-04-11 09:01:08

Du Qifeng's "Underworld" describes the gangs from a larger perspective, depicting the ukiyo-e under the interests of the rivers and lakes. Compared with the previous personal grudges and hatreds, storms and rivers and lakes, the swords are quickly turned into pleasure and grudges, and the big picture is taken into account. , Compared with the brotherhood of the rivers and lakes in the past, and the portrayal of people, he focuses more on the blood and blood in the world of rivers and lakes. People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. In order to protect themselves, they either kill each other or kill each other.
The beginning of the story is based on the underworld election. We all know that politicians can make things out of nothing for elections. They can cross rivers and demolish bridges. All kinds of means are used to the extreme. But after all, under the sun, the underworld has always had their survival rules, gray The hidden space under the belt is to use various means to the extreme. The eldest brother of Liang Jiahui (Big D), sitting on soldiers and horses, has sufficient food and forage, and has a sharp edge. He has become the leader of the community under the recommendation of various uncles and uncles. The highest candidate, Ren Dahua (Ale) is also popular, but after all, his strength and prestige are far below Liang Jiahui. However, his advantage lies in the support of his well-respected uncle Wang Tianlin (Deng Bo). Liang Jiahui is too powerful and defiant. , Wang Tianlin (Zheng Bo) chose Ren Dahua to succeed him because he hoped that Ren Dahua could contain Liang Jiahui, and at the same time, it was also to prevent one person from becoming bigger and to avoid the consideration of dictatorship. Wang Tianlin understands that the election mechanism of the elders system in the election of the underworld, if the gang falls into the In the hands of a certain person, not only will the original system and order be gone forever, but these old guys have to stand aside and become idle characters. This gang is similar to the predecessors of the "Godfather" role, and can lead the country for a long time and control the overall situation. The reason why he has been standing still in the bloody storms of the rivers and lakes for decades is that he understands that in order to maintain order, it is necessary to follow the traditional system. In the end, no matter who is the final winner, their status as vested interests will remain unchanged, the original order and principles have not been broken, and they are still important figures. There is an intriguing scene in the movie. The police said in the dialogue that people chose the chief executive of Hong Kong by universal suffrage a hundred years earlier. I don’t know if it was a metaphor or a satire.
The drama of the story lies in the competition for the "Leading Stick". In order to protect himself, the former eldest brother had to keep the leading stick in the dilemma. This symbol of the highest power of the gang symbolizes power, reputation, interests, History is concentrated in one body. With the competition between Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua for the "leading stick", not only the bosses at the top are undercurrents, but even the younger brothers at the bottom understand that whoever can send this token to the eldest brother, whoever can After getting more appreciation, Gu Tianle finally made his first contribution, got Ren Dahua's promise, and made a steady progress. Gu Tianle, Zhang Jiahui, Lin Xue, Lin Jiadong and Zheng Zhaohui are also a development of the world's pursuit of fame and fortune when chasing the leading stick. The last five people became Ren Dahua's "god sons". Ren Dahua finally got his wish and ascended the coveted throne, but for him, the matter is far from over, and his confidant, Leung Ka Fai, is far from settled down. Leung Ka Fai's move to make an independent division is a major matter that must be resolved first for him. In order to resolve the gang split, he killed the son of the former boss and threatened him not to provide evidence to the police to appease Tony Leung. The most incisive, and finally reached an agreement, burning yellow paper, sworn sworn, and fought the country.
After obtaining the site in Tsim Sha Tsui through cooperation, the two of them danced and danced together, overlooking the great rivers and mountains below. Leung Ka Fai felt that if it weren't for you, I might still be squatting in that small place in Tsuen Wan, while Yam Da-wah was smiling and humble. Said: "Without you, I would not be able to take down this territory. The intimacy between the two seems to indicate that the dispute will subside, and peace will make money, but I don't know that under this scenery of singing and dancing, undercurrents have long been surging.
By the green lake, Liang Jiahui and Ren Dahua are fishing. The impatient Liang Jiahui has no patience for fishing, and his eagerness for quick success is his portrayal. During the chat, he said intentionally or unintentionally: "It's better to set up two leaders in the club. As always, Ren Dahua smiled and said, "Uncle may not agree." When Liang Jiahui was so happy that he was completely defenseless, Ren Dahua picked up a big rock and smashed his head. After he died, he slammed a few more times to ensure that he was really dead before letting go. One second ago, he was still talking about the world, and it was very intimate. Liang Jiahui thought that the big fish was going to be caught, but he never thought that he would become the bait. Ren Dahua has always been a scholar with a good face, but he never thought that he would be blacker than anyone else. Ruthless. Suddenly I remembered the words of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, "Friends are fake in the first place, but when you are my enemy, see how long you can hold on, it's still the same sentence, everything in the world is for profit, The world is all for profit. There are no friends, only eternal interests.
In the second part, Gu Tianle was promoted from a small leader to a very light-weight figure in the society. At first, he did not want to intervene in the status of the leader of the society. However, when Ren Dahua sought re-election when his term of office was about to expire, naturally Wang Tianlin would not agree. With this precedent, there is a possibility that it will be repeated over and over again. Therefore, in the second film, Gu Tianle played a role similar to Ren Dahua in the first film. As a check and balance figure, he was put on the table. At first, Gu Tianle, who refused to run for life and death, was finally arrested in China because of a transaction, and the other party warned him. Do not engage in business activities unless you are a clerk. As a last resort, he could only run for election, and Ren Dahua tried his best to get re-elected in order to kill him quickly. Not only did he kill Wang Tianlin, but he also instructed Zhang Jiahui to kill Gu Tianle, and finally it was a scene of negotiation in a car. , Zhang Jiahui understands that everything he has done in the past is but in vain, although he has always emphasized that I have always tried my best to do a lot for the society, but when the final election, a group of uncles said of him, "Who is the plane ( Zhang Jiahui) don't even know him?", so when Gu Tianle wanted to recruit him, he threw away the business card without even looking at it. He understood that he would never be the "big brother" in this life, or just be obedient. Do the act of killing yourself.
When Gu Tianle rebelled against Ren Dahua's men, he was also extremely cruel. When he smashed other people's hands to leave blood, his big bag of money was covered with blood, which also proved that the money behind the underworld was full of bloody and cruel killings. exchanged. When he overthrew Ren Dahua and thought it was all over, he found out that the people above not only asked him to overthrow Ren Dahua, but also asked him to continue with the village. In the Colosseum, he can only maintain what he has now through more and more bloody slaughter. In the end, he buried the dragon-headed stick, which symbolized the highest power, along with Wang Tianlin's hiding. Does it symbolize the disappearance or reconstruction of some old forces and order?

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Extended Reading
  • Amani 2022-04-22 07:01:59

    The English title of this film is very interesting, it is called Election "election", and it is so democratic, why do I find it a bit ironic. Watching a group of movie stars play is really a very enjoyable experience. There have been many reversals in the plot, and in the last ten minutes, my love for this film has risen sharply. Of course, I am referring to the uncensored Hong Kong version.

  • Shawna 2022-04-21 09:03:53

    The passages of Kaixiangtang had more exciting and vivid descriptions in earlier Hong Kong movies, but in this one they became empty slogans and pretended to be somber. The gang-led order was broken by the members themselves, which is probably the fate of this group. The plot is still compact and the scheduling is acceptable. Luo Dayou's soundtrack is where the movie really shines. As for the practice of using blunt weapons and prolonging the duration of violence in violent paragraphs, it is no longer new. The biggest shortcoming is the lack of emphasis on the humanistic and spiritual outlook of the entire Hong Kong, and it has always been trapped in a very small circle.

Election quotes

  • Big D: [to Lok] Don't talk to me until you have the baton!