"Underworld 1" is a virtual underworld story, which tells the story of a traditional gang's biennial selection of the boss, the gang's bosses and young people trace the boss's token and join the boss competition. There are many characters and clues in the movie. The director originally changed the plot of more than 4 hours into the Hong Kong version of more than 90 minutes, which is very compact, and it is a pity that the mainland version has been shortened to more than 80 minutes.
The movie begins with the Hongmen Fuqi, starting with a seemingly ordinary morning tea. A circle of old people sat around discussing the candidates for the next boss. One was the powerful Big D, and the other was Ale, who was loyal and friendly. During the discussion, the police rushed in and arrested everyone. The purpose was to hope for an orderly election. The two candidates competed with each other and cooperated with the elderly inside. In the end, the boss took the lead in choosing the good-natured Ale. But the token of successor needs to be retrieved. So the characters from several parties secretly fought for it, and Ale successfully took the gantry stick and reconciled with the big D. But in the end, when Big D talks about wanting to be the boss, murder immediately.
On the whole, this is an upper history of underworld gangs, showing the cooperation and conflict of interests among the seniors, candidates and young people. "Harmony and Liansheng" originated from the "Hongmen" who opposed the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. Article 36 of the canon advocates living in harmony and working together. Now the same form, the same intrigue. The elders gain the right to speak with the generation they saved when they were young, and they are coerced and lured to stand in the line of the election. The powerful are like the boss who want to find the next boss who is easy to control. powerful chess pieces.
Young people each have their own personalities, Zhang Jiahui is loyal and bloody but has no strategy, Lin Xue is honest and loyal at all times, Lin Jiadong has some tactics, and the last Gu Tianle is the leader, brave and scheming. They both recognized Ale as "Godfather" in the end, but their differences are expected to be revealed in the next episode.
Big D and Ale are two regional leaders with very different personalities. Big D, played by Tony Leung, is short-tempered and carefree; while Ale, played by Yam Dahua, is steady and seemingly righteous, but is actually sinister and vicious. Before he took office, Ale looked like he worked hard for the gang. After he took office, he actively won over people's hearts. It was only during the private conversation that he showed his scheming. In the end, he temporarily killed the big D and his wife. The plot shows that His hidden greed and insidious character.
There are many conflicting scenes in this film, but the fighting plot is very restrained, and most of them are told through refined literary drama. I like this kind of plot setting very much, as precise as the gears bite, and some small plots in the Hong Kong version are very intriguing. In addition, the soundtrack of the scramble for the dragon gate sticks is very good, and the faint tense rhythm makes people gradually hold their breath until the street corner fight finally reaches its climax.
In the end, it's a pity that Shao Meiqi's big D's wife is too plain.
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