Review of Xing Ye's works (37)

Toney 2022-04-20 09:02:25

In the subtitles at the beginning of the film "Domestic Lingling Paint"
, I saw Zhou Xingchi's name in the column of director and screenwriter, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that in the movies I watched before, Xingye only participated in the performance , can basically be regarded as acting according to someone else's script, and this movie should be the first movie that Xing Ye participated in the director, and also participated in the script writing, which makes this movie more Zhou style.
When Xingye is running around, it is good to show his face, sometimes even a back, not even a line, but he has come to the point where he is today, on the one hand, because of his own comedy talent, but more importantly. What matters is his hard work and perseverance. Those hardships and difficulties that we have never understood may not really be understood at all. How much sin and how much suffering did Xingye suffer in exchange for today's achievements?
When I saw Xing Ye's name in the editor and director column, I suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness in my heart, maybe it was because I was happy for Xing Ye, or maybe it was sympathy for Xing Ye.
Zero Zero Paint is actually a red second generation. His parents once made contributions to the country, but he can only hide in the countryside and be a pig butcher. In fact, it is mentioned more than once in the movie that Zero Zero Paint is a pig butcher, even if He just said to Li Xiangqin: "I'm ordinary, I'm a pig butcher." The
so-called Da Yin is hidden in the city, but in fact, Zero Ling Qi is not a hermit, but the organization is about to forget him. However, when the organization needs it, But think of him, let him come to die.
I don't know if this is ironic, or if there is any other metaphor. When Linglingqi went to see the leader, he said, "It's been ten years, and I thought the country had forgotten me at all." The leader said, "How could it be? Well, even a pair of underwear and a roll of toilet paper are useful." Then Zero Zero said, "This analogy is too good."
This conversation with the leader is actually a spoof, but I heard a chill, and at the end, Ling Lingqi was tricked into being shot, and ended up with a hundred dollars and a pack of cigarettes to get the executioner. This movie was released in 1994. At that time, Hong Kong had not returned to China. The situation in the mainland was not very good. The incident in the capital a few years ago may not have completely faded away in the hearts of Hong Kong people. There is a lot of confusion and worry about the return. In many Hong Kong movies, we can see the description of the mainland, more of which are satirical and smeared, and there are few positive descriptions.
I don't want to say too much about politics. I personally hate politics. I have always felt that politics is the most hypocritical and greedy, so no matter whether there is any innuendo and satire in this film, I will not comment.
The reason why this movie has become a classic is not only the mature nonsensical performance of Xing Ye, but also the things he began to inject into the movie, those dreams he had since he was a child, and his ideals about the movie life.
A very civilian hero, a pig-killer can become a hero, but in fact, throughout history, the chivalrous thing was born from the bottom, but in the present, it will show a strong contrast, the boss is the boss. It's the ultimate villain, and the little guy at the bottom is the hero who turns everything around, so although Zero Zero Paint is 007, it's not that 007.
The most classic scene in the movie is the scene where Li Xiangqin takes a bullet for him after Zero Zero Paint is injured. Master Xing's performance is superb, and the scene of taking a bullet while watching a movie is also a classic scene in film history.
And the dramatic love story between Ling Lingqi and Li Xiangqin told in the movie is by no means comparable to the performances of other star girl vase characters. Anita Yuen's performance made the character more vivid and appealing. When Master Xing was playing the piano and singing, Li Xiangqin, who was about to shoot zero paint, suddenly stopped. At that time, Anita Yuen didn't know why there was a way of saying no. The beauty that came out, I couldn't match her in "Dragon Gate Escort" at all.
Maybe it's the ruthlessness of the years, people will get old after all, but Yuan Yongyi at that time really left a deep impression on me. Now the beautiful woman is old and her face is no longer, but I can't find the same girl when I first saw Zero Paint. I feel, and Lord Xing is as always, from young to gray on the temples, from immature to mature, although the years have left traces, it seems that he is still the same person, as if he has never changed.
Although the movie is over, the pig-killing knife at the end still comes to mind, and the words on the knife are even brighter red.
National hero - Xiaoping gift.

January 19, 2015 at 22:23 in the dormitory.

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  • The Commander: What kinda of knife is that?

    Ling Ling Chai: Meat cleaver. Simply for cleaving beasts.

  • Da Mansi: [Chai and Mansi are on their way to the national agency after being summoned] So, Chai, you've been working as a pork merchant in these 10 years?

    Ling Ling Chai: No, I'm just a down and out pork butcher.

    Da Mansi: I'm not doing well either, I'm just a poor little greengrocer. But luckily, I have a part-time job in the National Psychiatric Hospital doing research.

    The Commander: What research?

    Da Mansi: Being researched.

    The Commander: [nods] That's great.