Although as a fan of Galaxy, I can't look at this movie completely objectively, but as a boy who liked toy guns and soldiers since he was a child, grew up watching Hong Kong police and gangster films, and once aspired to be a police officer, he finally made his first appearance on the big screen. I am afraid that ordinary people cannot understand the excitement of seeing a more realistic and high-level mainland police and bandit type film.
In the interview, Director Du mentioned many times the difficulties of filming in the mainland. I summarized them in order of importance: 1. The censorship system; 2. Better props and guns in Hong Kong are not allowed to come over; 3. The professionalism of mainland actors and communication in Mandarin etc.; 4 Cross-regional and multi-local support, etc.
The Galaxy team must be very different in the mainland from the home court in Hong Kong. It can be said that these factors that cannot be changed in the short term directly restrict the quality of the film. Many characters, especially the mainland anti-drug police, cannot dig deeper into the inner drama. ", all kinds of characters are very vivid, everyone has a small abacus in their hearts, you don't think the policeman is much taller than the gangster image)
Different from the previous small pattern, multi-line narrative but rich in details, this time a huge The drug trafficking network and the anti-drug police teams in many provinces, so even the absolute first protagonist, Cai Tianming, who is extremely dark-bellied, his role is not nearly full. Be objective and calm to the point that everyone is like in the report of "The Rule of Law", and when necessary, they come out for interviews, and they are concise and comprehensive. I also don't think Gu Zi's performance is not good, and I can't think of a more suitable person to play (why does Mr. Chen suddenly flash in my mind?)
It is undeniable that the core appeal of the film, the "people's heart is more poisonous than poison" printed on the poster More poisonous", the interpretation is indeed in place. You never know what a person will do to survive. What if you were in the same situation as yourself? Very thoughtful.
Du sir's usual excellent scene scheduling and the rare script of the Galaxy screenwriters with Wei You's words is the absolute highlight of the film, which alone is worth the ticket price. The final battle scene that made people's adrenaline soaring all the way is even more stunned. Although "Very Sudden" is ahead, in terms of rationality and plot tension, it is even better. I used to draw a map of the actors and cars according to this paragraph, frame by frame, and I really admired the complexity of the scenes and characters and the rigor of the shots needed in the play.
It is true that "Drug War" may not be like the classics such as "PTU", "Gunfire", "Underworld", etc., which makes me want to bring it out every once in a while, but I will never forget the first time I watched it. My heart beat faster and I shuddered.
The scenes of the mainland cities in the film caused laughter several times when watching the movie. The garbage can be seen everywhere on the streets, the noisy seafood market, the small Internet cafes and hotels that are hidden away, the vulgar performances in the clubs in the third-tier cities, and the construction piled up at the high speed. The messiness of materials and raised dust, which is characteristic of the mainland, is definitely something that other directors can't avoid when choosing scenes. Admittedly, it makes the picture less than aesthetically pleasing, but it's pretty real. I would like to believe that this is the real case of the adaptation, the disgraced and exhausted drug captain and the life-saving drug lord seem to flash by. Not the imaginary Bond style, the suit is straight and the hairstyle is not messed up with a gun in one hand and a beauty in the other.
Therefore, it is really helpless that this film does not have the delicate scenery, exquisite lighting, and exquisite actors in most of the previous works of Galaxy. I believe that it is not easy to give up these high-end red wine cigars for an old man with high taste. This is a new attempt by Du sir. The experimental nature and a study that he mentioned many times in the interview can also be understood.
Therefore, when many audiences holding romantic men's friendship, exquisite tough guys and handsome guys came out of the theater, their faces were stunned; some female audiences who bought tickets for Guzai found that the only person they wanted to watch not only gnashed their teeth in hate, He also gave a bad review angrily when he scalded his face and covered it with adhesive tape. I think some controversial films may really need time to confirm.
On the 20th anniversary of the Galaxy, after the screening of "PTU" in the 6th Beijing Film Festival, Sir Du came to the scene in person. On the huge screen, the old Wang Jie's cool photo with "romantic battle" was very bright. Eye.
It is undeniable that "Drug War" is a non-romantic battle, it is not galactic enough, it lacks Hong Kong flavor, but I still buy it.
Persistence in originality, unwilling to be confined in the field that I am good at, and always looking for breakthroughs are the characteristics of Galaxy products and the reason why I have followed them for many years.
There are flaws and breakthroughs,
but without romance, it directly hits human nature.
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