Running in this society full of desires, in order to survive, people will inevitably become what they hated at the beginning. Maybe we should often ask ourselves, where did the original me go?
No. 7 Rating: 8.07
Synopsis
Ho Ka On (played by An Zhijie) is a detective of the West Kowloon Crime Squad in Hong Kong.
Because of a police officer's disappearance, he found Chen Guibin (played by Liu Qingyun), his old boss who had retired, for advice.
Chen Guibin also worked in the West Kowloon Crime Squad 5 years ago. After his boss retired, he even cut off his ear as a gift.
As a result, he was found to be mentally ill and forced to retire.
His investigation method is very peculiar, and he also claims to be able to see the ghosts of people's hearts.
Out of obsession with solving the case, Chen Guibin agreed to help out and learned about the case.
Eighteen months ago, police officers Wang Guozhu and Gao Zhiwei (Lin Jiadong) went to a grove to hunt down a thief.
As a result, the thief was not caught, Wang Guozhu disappeared with a gun, and only Gao Zhiwei returned alone.
After the incident, there were three armed robberies, two of which were shot, and the warhead was confirmed to be police officer Wang Guozhu's gun.
Chen Guibin decided to start with Gao Zhiwei to investigate the case.
When following Gao Zhiwei, Chen Guibin saw that he had seven ghosts.
He has never seen a person who can appear seven heart ghosts at the same time, which shows that Gao Zhiwei is a person with an extremely complicated mind.
The strength of the opponent made Chen Guibin even more excited.
Through investigation and analysis, he determined that two of the three robberies had shot the same person, who was ruthless and unscrupulous.
The other person who didn't shoot was another person, who was bad but didn't want to hurt anyone.
So Chen Guibin went to the grove where the incident happened to investigate further.
Surprisingly, he saw Gao Zhiwei looking for something here.
what on earth is it? What is the truth of the matter...
Video Analysis
The film is very peculiar in conception, and the story told is not complicated, but it is still very laborious to understand the complete plot. In short, this is a movie that is extremely interesting during the viewing process and unforgettable after watching it.
The plot of the film was influenced to a certain extent by the "Tsim Sha Tsui shooting case" in 2006, which resulted in two deaths and one injury, and some of the police officers involved were found not to have their own guns. The case was once confusing, but it was certain Yes, any complicated case comes from the complicated mind of the perpetrator, and the theme of this film comes from this.
The male protagonist Chen Guibin can see people's ghosts. The so-called ghosts are the unknown side of everyone's heart. It may be timid and weak, or it may be a lie, greed, or even violent and murderous. The so-called unpredictable people, only you know what you are thinking, and the interesting thing is that the director set this function for the male protagonist, you can see what others are thinking.
This function is good and bad. From Chen Guibin's point of view, the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages. For example, his ex-wife Zhang Meihua, she is selfish and selfish. When her husband was diagnosed with mental illness, she chose to leave, and then came back to find him. In fact, she didn't care about his life or death, but just wanted him to help break some of her own problems. Unable to deal with the case, so that he can be promoted. Imagine how painful it is when Chen Guibin completely takes these selfish thoughts of his wife into his eyes, so he doesn't want to see Zhang Meihua, because he can't imagine that the wife he once loved has become He looked scared.
If we have this function, we may be startled by some of our relatives and friends. After all, people in this world are selfish, and it is better not to know some facts.
But where did our ghosts come from? The film made an answer, which was generated under the influence of the environment and the society. Zhang Meihua's ghost said to Chen Guibin, "Everyone has ghosts, but you don't have one. If it's true, then you have a problem."
Indeed, in order to adapt and survive in this world, people need to accept changes, and not all ghosts are bad. Take Chen Guibin as an example, does he have ghosts? Some are the prototype of Zhang Meihua who has been following him and obstructing his investigation. This ghost does not have any harmful thoughts, but just advised Chen Guibin to think about himself and not to lose his life in order to investigate the case, which means that Chen Guibin has long realized that continuing to investigate this case will put him in danger, but He is not a man who will not be saved, even at the risk of his life.
In the film, Gao Zhiwei's development history of ghosts can be made into a textbook. At the beginning, he was himself. Occasionally the cowardly ghost would come out to steal things, but as things developed, for self-protection, he Slowly gave birth to murderous ghosts, calmly arranged ghosts, etc., and finally abandoned his own personality, completely reduced to a person who would do anything for profit by unscrupulous means.
Returning to reality, we are the same. When we first entered the society, we simply had dreams, but in order to survive, we gradually turned into what we hated at first, selfishness, greed, lying, and even secretly doing some harmful deeds. This leads us to reflect that perhaps our own personality is lost somewhere and needs to be brought back home.
Will you stick to being yourself or go with the flow? Adapt to the social environment to make changes or stick to the pure land of the soul? Who knows, because only you can see your inner ghost.
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