"The Detective" is not the most typical and distinctive style among the Galaxy productions (such as "Gun Fire" and "Very Sudden"), nor is it the most intense and mellow atmosphere (such as "The Detective") "Dark Flower" and "True Hero"), not to mention the biggest and most popular scenes (such as "The Big Event" and "Drug War"), but it is definitely one of the masterpieces of the galaxy (personally thinks it is only the same as "Drug War") Gunfire").
In terms of subject matter, "Detective" belongs to the "Police and Bandits" of the two major factions of the Galaxy. From the perspective of the creative team, director To Qifeng, screenwriter Wei Jiahui, starring Liu Qingyun, Lin Jiadong, supporting roles Lin Xue, Zhang Zhaohui, and An Zhijie are basically the fixed team of Galaxy. See the date in 2007. If you follow the usual practice, "The Detective" is at most a Hong Kong-land co-production that doesn't hurt or itch, earning some box office, and then sighing a few old sayings that Hong Kong films are dead.
What changed all of this was the cornerstone of the film, but also the pillar, the script.
All the highlights of the film are basically based on the script and the idea of "Ghost in the Heart". The deconstruction of the previous "fine points" films in the film, especially the idea of "ghost in the heart" or split personality, which chose to play the role of the film with real people entering the country, can be said to be a major key to the success of this film. The supporting role resources accumulated by the Galaxy Corps and Liu Qingyun's excellent performance have brought this creative setting to the extreme and achieved a very contagious effect.
At the same time, the film also inherits the consistent characteristics of Galaxy: short-length, short-paced, fast-paced, tight, no-urinating, and soundtrack. These characteristics basically run through most of the works of the Galaxy police and bandits, and have also become a major business card produced by the Galaxy.
Different from other "fine points" films, "Detective" not only spends most of the space to shape the various personalities of the characters, but also spends a lot of space on the generation of fine points or the formation of ghosts. That is to say, the ghost in the heart has nothing to do with the so-called "original sin". The ghost is not born, but is produced under the semi-coercion of self-preservation and profit-seeking desires. It is a subconscious self-protection mechanism, a kind of forgiveness. An excuse for one's own faults and sins, a measure to avoid reality and avoid risks. For example, the wife in Liu Qingyun's heart, and finally the cold-faced woman behind An Zhijie.
At the end, the two sentences that Liu Qingyun switched tones before shooting can be called a masterpiece, and the scene of changing guns is also worth pondering.
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