Although it is called "The Detective", the theme is not to tell a detective story, but to explore human nature like "Big Brother" (Andy Lau's film). Personality performance, the film uses "ghosts" or "bad things" to represent a personality, indicating that people's different personality manifestations are due to "ghosts in their hearts", that is to say, they do not come from the original sincerity, but are distorted by external forces. of. For example, An Zhijie's first ghost is a "child" derived from fear, while the second ghost is a special plan and plan derived from Lin Jiadong's modus operandi after a series of events happened. The leading "woman", even Liu Qingyun couldn't hold back at the end and spawned a "ghost", but we couldn't see it, but the last sentence "I am also a human, why can't I kill him" is enough to prove !
The whole film does not use the usual detective film techniques, but has the characteristics of a thriller. Liu Qingyun's detective focuses not on "detection" but on "God", but at the end of the film, Liu Qingyun's "God" is also pulled back. "Human" is a person who will "have a ghost in his heart".
The film also vaguely shows the question of whether human nature is "good or evil". Generally speaking, if someone in modern films is a "god" from the very beginning, or he is regarded as different from ordinary people (that is, he has mental problems), or he is a child, such people are often regarded by the director as a "god". It is a person who is close to or implying the new origin of adulthood, and it is used as a contrast to reflect the "evil" of adulthood, that is, "human nature is inherently good", but the influence of external forces gradually becomes "evil". The content of this film also seems to continue this line of thinking. While showing "God", it also explains the process of "being good and becoming evil", which shows that the human heart is fragile in the external environment, and even "God" cannot escape. "Ghost" ending!
The layout of this film is quite meticulous, but the only thing I can't understand is why the two ghosts of Liu Qingyun's wife are not with the main body like other ghosts, but can be separated. One of them still lives with Liu Qingyun, the other Just live alone! I think there are two explanations here: one is that the one who lives with Liu Qingyun is derived from Liu Qingyun; the other explanation is more mysterious, that is, it is really a ghost, not the "human nature" or ""human nature" we discussed above. One of the "personality"! But no matter what kind of explanation there is a certain contradiction with the film, let the director explain it!
The film leaves a lot of suspense at the beginning and end, so this will have a sequel or trilogy structure! I'll make a bold prediction!
Take the structure of the trilogy as an example:
the story of the second part should feature "An Zhijie" as the starring role, interpreting his story after he gave birth to two ghosts. The subsequent development is that he will have more ghosts. He will replace the role of "Lin Jiadong", even more so after he becomes the chief superintendent. The number of ghosts will exceed "Lin Jiadong", or he will be smarter and harder to deal with, but the final outcome is still a perfect victory for the good guys over the bad guys. ending! During the period, a person who will replace "Liu Qingyun" will play a supporting role, and among the women who play "An Zhijie" girlfriend will become a scapegoat, and a strong opponent of "An Zhijie" is "Lin Xilei" (Liu Qingyun's wife).
The third part of the story is of course the first half of Liu Qingyun's life, how he became a "special detective", maybe he had the same experience as "An Zhijie", but he chose a different path, and also explained why he "cut his ears" . I think he should have said something like "Everyone has a ghost in his heart" early on, maybe he made a bet with someone or himself, and "ear" was the bet, when he found out that the chief superintendent he was pushing towards was a "heart" When there are no ghosts", ear cutting becomes a reasonable explanation! The film won't talk too much about Liu Qingyun's wife, because it's really hard to talk about~! ~ (Beat me!) So "Lin Xilei" in the film is the most mysterious person! Just like "Carina Lau" in "Infernal Affairs".
Brief introduction
Two police officers went to the woods to investigate the case, but one police officer Wang Guozhu (Li Guolin) went missing with a gun, and the other police officer Gao Zhiwei (Lin Jiadong) returned safely, but lost his gun but was involved in different robbery and murder cases one after another. .
Inspector He Jiaan (An Zijie) of the serious crime team was ordered to investigate the case for several months without progress. He Jiaan decided to seek advice from his old boss, Chen Guibin (Liu Qingyun), who had retired.
Chen Guibin is a genius in solving cases. He has never been able to solve a case. Many years ago, he cut an ear off himself for a retired police superintendent. He was found to be mentally ill and dismissed.
Chen Guibin and his wife Zhang Meihua (Lin Xilei) were already living a secluded life. He Jiaan's appearance allowed Chen Guibin to be able to play, and his sleeping heart became hot, but his wife knew that the world would only treat her husband as a lunatic.
When Chen Guibin first contacted Gao Zhiwei, he believed that Wang Guozhu had been killed and that Gao Zhiwei was the murderer, but the motive for the murder was yet to be investigated. He Jiaan was surprised by Chen Guibin's judgment. Chen Guibin said that he has the ability to "see" the dark side of people's hearts, and to see people's "lost personality" due to mistakes.
Chen Guibin's method of handling the case is peculiar. For example, he will return to the scene of the crime to play the role of the murderer and the victim to feel the mentality of both, intending to find out the motive, and the process is constantly breaking the rules. One word took away He Jiaan's gun.
Under investigation, Chen Guibin finally found the truth in the woods that day, that is, Gao Zhiwei lost his gun during the mission, his "ignorance" (Lin Xue) blindly grabbed Wang Guozhu's gun in panic, and his "ruthless" during the conflict (Zhang Zhaohui) Killed Wang Guozhu, and his "greed" of different levels robbed and murdered with Wang Guozhu's gun.
Just when Chen Guibin excitedly informed He Jiaan of the result, he saw He Jiaan's "weakness". He Jiaan's confidence in Chen Guibin had been shaken, and he turned to Gao Zhiwei and believed in his "hypocrisy".
Chen Guibin knew that Gao Zhiwei's "ruthlessness" would definitely kill He Jiaan, and chose to risk his life to save Gao Zhiwei to prove who was the real murderer.
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