The True Color of Heroes is one of John Woo's masterpieces, and it was regarded as a classic crime film in the 1980s. Changing scenes, close-up of the face, slow motion, belongs to the style of Wu's director, especially the scene of Ma Ge's revenge, Hokkien songs, slow motion, from the romantic style of painting to the violence of two guns rushing into the wine hall The style of painting, I believe that later directors have learned from it.
The movie is called a hero, and I don't quite agree with it. Maybe the loyalty and bravery of the underworld gangs in that era can be regarded as the characteristics of a hero. As for the concept formed since childhood, Hao Ge Ma Ge is a heroic "bad" character who prints counterfeit money and kills people. He can only be regarded as a hero. As a policeman, Xiaojie is a righteous policeman, but lacks the domineering power of a hero. , As for Ah Cheng and others, it's not even more...
In addition, Ma Ge and Xiaojie, as the main characters, give people the impression of being reckless.
Brother Ma: (1) Don’t leave the scene after killing people, make sure they are all dead, and then leave with confidence, although it’s a good way to go (2) In the same situation, when everyone is still alive, talk to Xiaojie about brothers at the end Love, but was shot cold, this time to death. (3) In Ah Cheng fraud, he said that there was a bomb in the box, and he opened the box rashly, and he may not have inspected the goods in the end.
Xiaojie (1) was too obsessed with his father's death, believing that it was his brother's responsibility, and did not even listen to simple advice. (2) Going alone in the face of possible traps and needing any cover. (3) The tapes received were not handed over to the police. This was enough for meritorious service, but he went to the trading place by himself again because he wanted to make meritorious deeds. Regardless of the vigilance of the wharf, he was taken as a hostage in the past.
Brother Ma's negligent performance and Xiaojie's reckless performance can all be seen as portraying the character's character. In terms of the plot, by the standards of today's people, there are indeed some slots, endless bullets, endless strength, and immortality. In the setting of heroic romanticism, we understand them as their unique male brotherhood, friendship, decisiveness, bravery, tenacity and informality. Those bugs are ignored.
Maybe I have seen too much Chow Yun-fat's role as the boss, so the role of the boss is naturally brought into this play. As for chatting and laughing with Brother Hao, and calling the wind and calling the rain, he was reduced to the point of cleaning the car and eating a lunch box. I thought the plot was abrupt. Thinking about it again, Zhou should be Brother Hao's follower (the second child), and when the elder brother lost power, he was taken advantage of by the younger brother A Cheng, which also benefited from the support of the backstage boss.
Leslie Cheung is an excellent actor. In the role interpretation, he showed the characteristics of fresh graduates, young and vigorous, courageous, determined, and strong. The performance seems to be a little hard, which is not satisfactory.
This is a movie about love. Although it is inferior to "Blood and Blood", it also establishes the style of director Wu. It also gave some inspiration and reference to later gangster movies.
May 13, 2018 after watching
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