In "Zombie", Qian Xiaohao plays himself, an outdated Hong Kong film actor. In the era of Hong Kong movies, a failed career and a bleak family made him think of committing suicide. Those costumes and precious old photos that have been collected all the time have not only witnessed his acting career, but also witnessed the brilliance of Hong Kong movies. At the moment when he was hanged, a series of strange things happened. He was first possessed by two ghosts in the room, and then he was rescued by the hidden Shiyou Uncle, and then he got to know Aunt Mei, Uncle Yan, and Yang Feng's mother and son. Wait for a while, and finally step into the battle with the resurrected zombies.
After a near-death experience, the zombie possessed by the mad demon was finally defeated, justice was done, the world returned to peace, and the sun shone on everyone's face again. However, is this really the case?
All of this is possible in the world of cinema, and all in vain in real life. The truth of the matter is that after Qian Xiaohao hanged himself, there were no wild ghosts and ghosts to possess the body, nor any Taoist priests to come forward to save them, nor did a series of vigorous actions for heaven and demons and demons. Some are just cruel reality: the dead die humbly, and the living live miserably. Yes, the truth is so plain, so plain that it fades out, so plain that there is nothing left but a sigh.
This reminds me of Ang Lee's "The Fantastic Drifting of Pi". Two stories, which one is true? Which of the two stories do you prefer to believe?
I have acted in movies all my life, I have experienced too many joys and sorrows, and I have savored how many joys, sorrows and joys. Before dying, before the last trace of consciousness in his mind was completely wiped out, he struggled to use memory and fantasy to weave the last movie fantasy full of pride and ambition for himself. I can accept that I die violently in an unreal movie, but I can never accept that I die so humbly in a bleak reality.
Even without the deeply sublimated passage at the end, as far as the zombie genre is concerned, the movie "Zombie" has already achieved enough novelty and excitement. The story, characters, plot, scenes, performances, props, staging... all elements fit the narrative of the film just right.
Throughout Hong Kong's unique zombie genre films, its core is absurd, but it alludes to the varied life and changing human nature. "Zombie" is full of reminiscence and nostalgia for Hong Kong filmmakers and the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. Here, I would like to pay tribute to this film with this article. As long as there are filmmakers like you, as long as there are movies like Zombies, Hong Kong movies will not die, and Hong Kong movies will have hope.
Written at the end: Remembering "Mr. Zombie" in 1985 and paying tribute to the deceased Lin Zhengying and Xu Guanying.
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