"Top Secret Tracking", formerly known as "Monitors" in Korean, is a remake of the 2007 Hong Kong film "Stalking", directed by You Naihai. Although most of the plot is the same as the original, it is obvious that the Korean version has entered a modernization: high-tech equipment, a compact plot, more character interactions, and the director's atmospheric and diverse shooting techniques will make this film a success. created as a refreshing commercial adaptation. It's a pity that the excessive personal heroism not only loses the fateful taste of karma in the original work but also slightly reduces the authenticity and emotion.
It is very difficult to remake "Track," which originated in Hong Kong, into a complete Korean drama. How to make new ideas and develop your own taste on the basis of ensuring the high quality of the original work is very difficult. criticized by fans of both countries. This Korean adaptation of "Top Secret Tracking" is undoubtedly a success. One of the directors, Cao Yixi, originally liked the films of John To's team (Galaxy Imaging) very much, and liked the diverse themes, charismatic protagonists, and unique sense of rhythm in their films. This remake of "Tracking" also shows full sincerity, and many camera angles are the same. However, the Koreans have further improved the quality of the film by relying on the development of film technology. For example, the subjective perspective shots used in scenes such as the police car crashing into the truck and Xue Jingqiu jumping off the building make the audience feel more immersive, while aerial photography and CG special effects More input also improves the visuals of the film. The one-on-one tracking scene made use of the special scenery of the street corners and alleys, coupled with the music with a strong sense of rhythm, to create the most tense and breathless pursuit scene after "The Chaser".
At the same time, the "localization" in the details can really make people feel the good intentions of the main creator. Whether it is the city center where the bank robbery happened, the convenience store where the first clue to solving the case was discovered, the villain's base camp hidden in a dilapidated alley, the overpass where the police and bandits were chasing, or the famous landmark of Seoul, Cheonggyecheon, when the villain's identity was confirmed for the first time, will make the Korean audience feel that "surveillance" and "surveillance" are really happening around them. Of course, it is difficult for Chinese audiences to fully appreciate this point, but the urban architecture of the two countries with similar styles is believed to have more intimacy than watching Hollywood blockbusters.
Talking back to the story itself, the film still tells the story of the members of the surveillance class tracking criminals, but the Korean version of "Top Secret Tracking" simplifies the complexity and removes the master-disciple friendship of the villain in the original work. The heroine looks back on the past, and the squad leader speaks The complex clues such as jokes have increased the cooperation and interaction between characters, high-intensity action scenes, and the use of traffic control to block robbers. It focuses on the dynamic process of chasing criminals from multiple angles, which is more compact and more visible. It is worth mentioning that, in fact, the vast majority of Korean movies portray the police as incompetent. Such movies that sing praise for the police are really rare, and they also give the audience a new perspective.
In terms of character setting, the director not only directly moved the team leader played by Ren Dahua and the "pig girl" played by Xu Zishan in the original work, but deliberately formed several main team members into a "zoo": the surveillance played by Xue Jingqiu The squad leader "Falcon" has rich experience. Han Xiaozhu plays the newcomer "Plum Blossom Pig" and gradually grows into a seasoned "Sika Deer". Junhao plays "Squirrel", flexible and optimistic, as well as "Raccoon", "Parrot", and "Ostrich". Members They cooperated tacitly and jointly pursued criminals, showing more teamwork than the original, and the group play was very brilliant.
The villain "Shadow" James, played by Zheng Yusheng, is more ruthless than the villain played by Ren Dahua in the original version. He beats subordinates who don't obey orders, brutally kills witnesses, or uses a pen as a weapon. His skills are amazing. However, this "superpower" seems to be a bit too "facebook" and lacks the human touch of the original. And the original setting of this character is a "shadow" that cannot be detected by others. It's too easy to be targeted for such a tall and handsome appearance. It really doesn't matter that all kinds of handsome close-up shots make female audiences become obsessed with acting in minutes. ? In addition, at the end, the squad leader, who had several knives in his body, just chased the criminal and shot him like an undead Xiaoqiang. Such excessive personal heroism may be more suitable for the needs of commercial films, but it is not a wise one without a sense of reality. change. However, relatively speaking, too many coincidences were used in the original work to show the fatalism of the director and screenwriter. For example, the villain played by Tony Leung said, "How can God bless a bad guy like me?" In the end, his neck was hooked on a fish hook while being chased and he died accidentally. Whether the original work or the adaptation is better or worse in terms of plot can only be a matter of opinion.
There is no doubt that "Top Secret Tracking" is a high-quality entertainment blockbuster that expertly blends crime, action, suspense, and thriller. the release time is a year later than that of South Korea, many people have seen pirated copies on the Internet. Coupled with the lack of domestic publicity and other reasons, the box office performance of the film is destined to not be very good, but it is indeed a movie worthy of theaters. a high-quality cop film for a tour, although it's not perfect either.
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