"Slaying the Wolf": Chen Guozhong is a senior police officer of the serious crime team. On the way to protect the witness's family of three to the court, he was caused by the black boss - Wang Baopai's people to create a car accident, resulting in the death of the witness and his wife, and the little girl was seriously injured Amnesia, Chen Guozhong himself was inadvertently diagnosed with brain cancer. Just when Chen Guozhong was about to retire, the newly appointed police detective Ma Jun was transferred to their serious crime team, and the undercover agent Chen Guozhong arranged beside Wang Bao did not find out that he was dead. In order to prosecute Wang Bao, Chen Guozhong and others did not hesitate to create perjury, but Wang Bao seized the evidence and bit back, and all his brothers were killed by the killer sent by Wang Bao. In order to take revenge, Chen Guozhong and Ma Jun decided to "just want to help the brothers get their dignity back". His wife and children also died on the spot because of Wang Bao's actions.
"Slaying the Wolf 2": Hong Kong's undercover detective Zhijie does not hesitate to become a drug addict, and Mr. Hong, the mastermind behind the investigation of a hidden criminal group. Mr. Hong planned to use his brother's heart to save himself due to a heart attack, and sent someone to hijack his brother at the port of the ship. Zhijie was accidentally injured while helping his immediate superior and uncle, Brother Hua, to protect Mr. Hong's younger brother, and was thrown into prison on a fabricated charge by the Thai warden who was rescued by Mr. Hong after his identity was revealed. Thai policeman Achai was turned into a prison guard to raise money to treat his daughter suffering from leukemia, and happened to be in charge of taking care of Zhijie. Zhijie and Achai do not understand the language and have different identities, but they are the only bone marrow donors who can save Achai's daughter. Brother Hua disobeyed the order and searched privately. Under the lure of Mr. Hong, he learned about Zhijie's situation, so he went to rescue him alone, but was also found and thrown into prison. During human trafficking, Ah Chai suddenly found out that he had rescued Zhijie and Brother Hua, but he was trapped in the den of bandits. In order to rescue Achai, Zhijie lured the warden to the hospital, cooperated with Achai and fought a life-and-death struggle with the warden, and finally saved Achai's daughter.
Compared with the two films, although the second film has a broader perspective and elevates the struggle between the two sides to an international level, there are two fatal problems. First, the portrayal of the villain in the film is not three-dimensional and profound, especially the warden. Personally, I think his appearance is a big boss at the bottom. No taste. Second, the plot should have been quite tortuous, and the two clues could have run in parallel and then crossed occasionally, which made the structure of the whole film more bizarre and thrilling. But the director combined them in the simplest way. Yes, after the film was halfway through, it became a very ordinary fighting scene and action film, and the storyline suddenly fell to the bottom.
The reason why "Slaying the Wolf" is a rare good film is not because of how big its stars are, but because of its strong storytelling. The story itself tells the story of the police wanting to destroy the gang, but in the middle we can see the gangster's eldest brother - Wang Bao's gentlest side to his family, even when he didn't know that the opposite was the witness he planned to kill. When he was a daughter, he would reach out and touch the girl's head dotingly.
There are two central ideas in "Slaying the Wolf" - relatives and brothers. In order to take care of his daughter in the future, the brother of police officer Chen Guozhong privately deducted the drug money that should have been handed over to him, but he did not expect to kill several of them; Chen Guozhong and Ma Jun gave up in order to avenge their brother. His identity as a police officer and even his life would kill Wang Bao. What Wang Bao wanted most in prison was not how to get rid of the crime as soon as possible, but to report the safety of his wife, and lied to his wife with white lies that he was still busy; He just didn't finish some small things, and asked his wife not to go upstairs to pick him up; finally, after throwing Ma Jun out of the building, he found that his actions had killed his wife and children.
In addition to the story, the character portrayal of "Slaying the Wolf" should also get rid of the three Chang'an Avenues of "Slaying the Wolf 2". Both sides have their own weaknesses, have their own lives, and have things to maintain even if they give their lives, such as Wang Bao's unswerving love for his wife and children, the friendship between Chen Guozhong's brothers, Chen Guozhong, etc. The care of the goddaughter of Chen Guozhong's goddaughter is beyond the reach of "Slaying the Wolf 2".
For the suggestion of "Slaying the Wolf 2", in simple terms, since it cannot be surpassed in terms of connotation, it is better to show the story in terms of structure. For example, keep the parallel relationship between the two lines, but make the two lines interact with each other.
In detail, on the one hand, Brother Hua was wanted by the police for robbing Mr. Hong's younger brother. On the other hand, Zhijie managed to escape from the prison and accidentally killed Achai in the process. Afterwards, on the one hand, China's pursuit of Hua Ge, on the other hand, Zhijie met Achai's daughter in the hospital and inadvertently knew each other's identity and what happened. How did Brother Hua find Zhijie while escaping the pursuit of the two countries, and whether he could let go of his hatred and trust each other with the little girl directly? How did Achai's brother, the little girl's godfather, Aji take revenge for Achai? Mr. Hong Whether the operation can be carried out smoothly, whether the prison warden will continue to serve Mr. Hong or suddenly defect to gain benefits. This kind of shooting can keep the story running on two parallel lines and have a strong interaction with each other, so that the story will not suddenly fall into a cliché and become an ordinary action film showing muscles and fighting.
Still want to talk about the director of "Slaying the Wolf 2", he is the director Zheng Baorui who filmed the Lunar New Year file "Havoc in Heaven". I really couldn't continue to complain about that New Year's film. After watching this movie, I was still thinking about why everyone likes "Slaying the Wolf" so much, but when I saw the director of "Slaying the Wolf 2", I suddenly realized . Perhaps the director could not control so many lines at the same time, and the narrative could also have a good influence on each other, so it was simply dealt with as a line of revenge and fights, but no matter what, "Slaying the Wolf 2" is after all the destruction of "Slaying the Wolf 2". The classic "Slaying the Wolf" has become an "ordinary film that relies on
Finally, can we really make money by making sequels just because of a classic movie?
Unless, you are the "Infernal Affairs" series!
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