The murderous details are brought out after the opening of the film as the pursuer of the former criminal police and the current pimp Zhonghao, who is looking for the missing prostitute. It is connected with the confession of Chi Yingmin, presenting a "three-dimensional" three-dimensional picture, with the audience in front of the screen. Participation, which combines the perspectives of different characters, prying, facing, and guessing. As a result, the character of Ji Yingmin was deeply shaped without knowing it, cunningly splitting the dark sides.
In the police station, he does not attack himself, but he is tight-lipped on key points. He is good at dying after death. His rich experience in prison life has improved his anti-investigation ability, especially in terms of psychological tactics, he is tricky, sometimes frank and sincere , sometimes pretending to be crazy and selling stupid, sometimes violent and perverse, in short, there is a meticulous battle plan. These are the intuitive feelings of spectators who see through the characters. In fact, the director did not typify Chi Yingmin's criminal image, nor did he impose the director's subjective opinion. Instead, he emphasized the facts of the crime with a criminal state that weakened his motive for murder.
Therefore, many scenes in the police station are good performances, and they have unconventional and anti-type portrayals of police and gangsters. Those police uncles who were provoked and forced to fight, personally, they never thought of taking "corpse collection" as their lifelong image, they were not so stupid, and they were not so easy to deceive. The results are not satisfactory, because individual police officers cannot speak for the conscience of the industry, let alone the conscience of politicians. Since it is so useless, they are naturally used to compromise for petty profits in the face of conflicts of interest. Although anti-type, it is a realist approach.
The anti-type of criminals is mainly manifested in the use of extremely restrained ways to tile the contrast between the inner and outer yin and yang of the characters. Chi Yingmin's cruelty is hidden in the timid and cowardly mask of the old solid wood. There are two sets of pictures that have a strong impact. Chi Yingmin, who has a talent for painting, painted the walls of a friend's house with images of Jesus and religion. The perverted look of the painter is like the appearance of a painter when he is fully devoted to a painting. He began to expose himself hysterically until the psychiatrist got right to the wound that had distorted and destroyed him.
In line with the theme, Chung-ho and Ji Young-min meet on a narrow path. In the "chasing" scene, the dramatic processing method of sound matching and editing is deliberately used. The fast running picture is brought to life by the rhythmic drum beat, isolated from irrelevant The front and back sections of "Pursuit" are simply a miniature of the movie's story, with a blood-thumping atmosphere, a life-related pursuit, and a cat-and-mouse battle full of variables.
I saw the figure of "Memories of Murder" in "The Chaser", and it was inevitable to make a comparison. Even without the strength of Feng Junhao and Luo Hongzhen, "Memories of Murder" still completely beats "Chasers" in terms of texture, but in terms of the shocking effect of horror, it stimulates adrenaline hormones to soar, and the movie "Chasers" is even better.
However, because the Korean serial killer Yoo Yong-chul, the ogre, is used as the character prototype in "The Chaser", and he comforts the common people by subduing criminals, in a sense, "Memories of Murder", which is also derived from a real case, uses "summoning" the criminal. Appearing as intentional, failing to meet the audience's expectations, anti-genre noir films highlight social significance, and naturally occupy a special position that is regrettable and profound in the post-viewing impression.
In fact, the right to compare is funny. For people who are good at horror movies, "The Chaser" is not less amazing. Considering the narrow definition of a horror film, all the characteristics of horror are not only comprehensive in "Chasers", but also almost penetrated to the bone marrow. , the movie is still worth watching.
This is due to the tone of the movie given by the real case first. The time point of the case is used to connect the linear structure followed by the narrative method, which is clear and clear, which also naturally forms a unique storyline in the promotion of the plot. In addition, the atmosphere created by the film will not lose its charm because it follows the vulgarity. As long as its specific props and sets have a narrative function and a sense of hierarchy, "The Chaser" just sits through the vulgar words and sits out of its belongings. its own future.
The rhythm of the film that does not allow viewers to breathe is completely changed in the white-hot after the acquittal of the murderer Chi Yingmin. This plot imagined by the director has become the most valuable horror of the whole film. On the premise of not hurting the national sentiment and not overly humiliating the state apparatus, another realistic tragedy without a winner was created in half an hour. In short, when the process does not play out as expected, the whole result also gives people a mysterious suspense, which can reverse the embarrassing spoiler effect of the adaptation, and the film has a new life.
Since there is the background of the adaptation, the viewer must return to visit the people and events in the real story. Although Luo Hongzhen's adaptation method is conservative and has almost no discrepancy with the real case, he is really proficient in how to prune the messy and lush foliage, zoom in on the material he needs, and then obscure or suggest seemingly trivial but logical clues. For example, Chi Yingmin is good at painting, the prostitutes found by the police who were not killed by Chi Yingmin, the elderly couple who were killed, the fact that they committed crimes as soon as they got out of prison, etc. These are well documented in the Liu Yongzhe case. In addition, Ha Jung Woo and Kim Yoon Suk are the ones who have made contributions, and Ha Jung Woo's performance is particularly outstanding.
The son inherits the father's business, and it is easy to understand. Therefore, in the entertainment industry, the second generation of stars will continue to appear, and it will not be too harsh. As a newcomer, no matter where you enter, there is a risk of being shattered. Of course, with a parachute, relying on him, the factor of safe landing must be large. If you have a little more effort, you can turn around a few beautiful somersaults, easily get extra points and develop. The road is basically OK.
On the other hand, there are also those who fall to the ground with parachutes on their backs. There are still a lot of people in this category. Whether they can support them or not, they will first fight for the name of A Dou. Second generation.
It is rare in the Chinese dynasty to be ashamed of parachuting. It is probably a big shame of "wasting resources". Smart people don't do that. But there are many such "idiots" in foreign countries, like Nicolas Cage, there are many people who change their names and surnames in order to "release". In South Korea, Ha Jung-woo is one of the first, making his debut in a low-key manner, avoiding the identity of the son of TV drama veteran Kim Yong-gun, so-called starting from the grassroots level, struggling in various supporting roles and small roles, and finally making his own small country with real effort. . To be honest, this kind of fool is hard to do, so it looks amazing.
Although Ha Zhengyu's new film "Group Thieves" released this summer was robbed of the favorable position of the box office battle by "Ming Liang", which came by Yi Sun-shin's "iron ship", this sudden small situation does not seem to shake the loyal fans. Brother Zhengyu loves Wu and Wu's enthusiasm.
My attention to him is increasing. In addition to following the trend of the process of identifying potential stocks and transforming into high-quality stocks, and because of another heavyweight related to it, Yu Hua's "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" will be edited by him. Directed by himself. I hope he can continue to carry forward the chattering spirit in "Roller Coaster", liberate the film pattern from TV sketches, and cook small snacks into a big meal. In fact, I am curious whether his directorship can handle the dark dishes he is obsessed with. "Roller Coaster" is too mediocre. Directing and acting are indeed different jobs.
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