"The King of Comedy" is a 1999 film directed by Stephen Chow and Li Lichi, starring Stephen Chow and Cecilia Cheung. The style of the film continues Stephen Chow's comedy style. Funny and nonsensical are constantly presented in the film. In addition to these superficial splendors, there are also distinctive characters and nuanced plots, as well as the "unspoken rules" and philosophies of life.
The story tells that Yin Tianqiu, played by Stephen Chow, is an actor who loves to perform, but he always adds extra drama to himself and is not welcomed by the crew members. Later, I got to know the big star Du Juaner and Liu Piao Piao, who was a dancer in a bar, and gradually came into contact with the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry (entertainment circle) and the sadness of actors. But he "directed" a scene together with the undercover agent played by Wu Mengda, and finally reaps the story of love with Liu Piaopiao.
The film industry is very chaotic, and this phenomenon is fully reflected in this film. Dragon actors do not have the right to choose how to act, and even endure some physical and mental pain. Yin Tianqiu carefully pondered the plot and his own actions, but was considered by the crew as a waste of everyone's time. The casting of the leading role is even more sensitive. When Yin Tianqiu showed that he was not Du Juan's boyfriend, the investment group directly brushed him off and asked him to play a lawyer with only three lines. People who do things seriously don't get enough attention. When he teaches dancers, he is not respected. Even those dancers bluntly say that he is a trickster, but he still emphasizes that he is an actor. This reached a climax at the end, when he and Wu Mengda directly destroyed a criminal gang. In the end, he emphasized that he is a qualified actor, an excellent actor.
Not only in the background of the story, but also in the music and other details of the design. Some very sad and heartbreaking scenes not only evoke some regrets, but also some ironic smiles. Hong Ye, Sunny, and the glasses man who received the protection fee are all the little people at the bottom of the society. They tried their best to adapt to this society by acting, but in the end they were still helpless. But a child without clothes, a little girl with a doll, and an old man singing, act as real, and live as real.
A very special scene in this film is when Yin Tianqiu is about to be exposed when he delivers food. The dozens of seconds of footage constantly shakes around him at a 360-degree angle. The tense emotions are skillfully combined with the impulsive music in the background.
When Yin Tianqiu said the phrase "I support you" to Liu Piao Piao, Piao Piao burst into tears in the taxi, and when she cooked for him at the end, she revealed a kind of extreme warmth. There is nothing more contagious and lethal than this sentence and this behavior.
He was an actor first, and then a dragon actor.
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