Happiness among men: It's not that I want to win you, but I want you to win.
There are basically no heroines in the police and bandit films directed by To Qifeng, and they are full of male dramas. Among them, there are many exciting and hot scenes, and some dark and gloomy colors, but the only one that can bring a relaxed look and feel - "Dark War" - even feels a little loveable.
"A game of two unruly male protagonists"
One is a dying criminal who stole 80 million worth of jewelry without killing a single person, and the other is a frustrated policeman who was transferred to a civilian post but often rushed to the front-line crime scene.
The two drifting in the river of fate, began with revenge and ended in love.
Before dying, Andy Lau, who wanted to avenge his father, carefully selected Liu Qingyun, who had first-rate case handling skills, hoping to bring the murderer of his father to justice. From the beginning of "why me" doubts, Liu Qingyun slowly entered the role of the game, hoping that the criminal Andy Lau would be arrested and brought to justice.
The two may not have expected such a huge spark between each other at first, or were attracted by each other's wisdom and talent.
"If you drive to the police station, even if you win," three bets run through the 72-hour game, and each time appears in a key plot. Without exception, all three times ended with Liu Qingyun's failure, but Liu Qingyun's emotions were not static.
For the first time, Liu Qingyun was driving, and Andy Lau shot the crowd blindfolded in the back seat and forced Liu Qingyun to stop. Liu Qingyun was scared. The second time, Andy Lau was driving, and Liu Qingyun was sitting in the back seat. When Andy Lau accelerated and hit the stone pier, Liu Qingyun must have been surprised. The third time, Liu Qingyun drove the car, Andy Lau fell asleep in the co-pilot, vomiting blood, and in the last ten seconds of the time bomb, Liu Qingyun stopped the car, turned and walked to the police station alone, he laughed - he knew he had lost again , also lost convincingly.
Why isn't Andy Lau like this? At the beginning, Liu Qingyun was chosen out of recognition and appreciation for Liu Qingyun's ability. Later, every time Andy Lau wanted to slip away after finishing his work, he was caught by Liu Qingyun. He also admired it from the bottom of his heart. It seems that Andy Lau won against Liu Qingyun between the two, but is it not helping Liu Qingyun get a new life.
They cherish each other, but unfortunately their identities are different. Both have nothing to lose though, so enjoy the game!
"Two male partners that I have to mention"
Huang Sir played by Xu Shaoxiong and members of the underworld played by Lin Xue will undoubtedly bring ease and fun to the whole drama. One is the senior inspector who usually relies on Liu Qingyun in every critical moment but always wants to suppress Liu Qingyun, and the other is a member of a major criminal group. However, the tiger's head and the head can't remember every time that Liu Qingyun is a low-level villain of the police. The roles of the two are not much, but they are impressive.
"Meng Jiahui with only three plays"
Meng Jiahui's role in the movie is very lovable, pure but not glamorous, active and just right, persistent but not hard to pursue. It can be said that the appearance of Meng Jiahui added color to the rest of Andy Lau's life, and also gave the film's ending a possibility other than death.
"Happiness Among Men"
It's not that I want to win you, it's that I want you to win.
Sometimes it's that simple.
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