The idea of this movie is good. The so-called big incident happened in an accidental exchange of fire between police and bandits, and then the two sides made this incident bigger and bigger for different purposes, and finally became a veritable big incident.
Ren Xianqi and his brother came from the mainland to rob the bank's cash truck. However, the police accidentally discovered the clues, so before committing the crime, he was chased by the sky full of O's mind. The opening shootout, which lasted for nearly 10 minutes, was relatively innovative. It was shot by pulling a camera back and forth in space to express their first encounter.
During the retreat of the gangsters, one of the two uniformed patrol officers was injured and the other shamelessly raised their hands and surrendered to the ground under the threat of the gangster's pistol, which happened to be photographed by reporters at the scene. There was an uproar through the media. At this time, among the senior police officers, the superintendent played by Chen Huiling thought of using this opportunity to rebuild the image of the police among the citizens. So a simple hunt for the gangsters gradually turned into a farce with the participation of the whole people. This is the so-called "big event".
It should be said that when the director considered this subject, he included a lot of irony elements, which may point to the media system in Hong Kong, or the current police system, and it is more likely that he was judging the values of Hong Kong citizens, but he did not spend too much money. The space to discuss these things only makes arrangements for some small plots, and the more important scenes are on the confrontation between the police and the bandits. Much of the story takes place in a cramped, old-fashioned high-rise. This group of gangsters encountered another group of killers, as well as a man named Zhang Jiahui who refused to obey orders.
Personally, I don't like the police role played by Zhang Jiahui in it. Maybe he has always felt that his acting skills are not suitable for such roles. The two villains are too enthusiastic, and they don't look like bad guys at all.
It should be said that the idea and idea of the whole film are very good, but the director returned to the old way of shooting movies when shooting, but he did not capture the taste of the urban satirical film that he should have discovered.
When it comes to the themes of urban shootout films, I personally think that the best movie in recent years is Time And Tide directed by Tsui Hark. It was a 2000 film with many stars. At that time, Huang Qiusheng hadn't turned over because of Infernal Affairs, and he was still a more traditional role before. But Wu Bai's role as a killer is too interesting. Tsui Hark shoots shootouts, especially in the narrow space of the city, in the passage of the old building, to express the feeling of hunting and confrontation. I think it is the big one. The essence of most urban shootouts.
There's not much to write about, but I just don't want to break the habit of writing something every day. So I just talked about it casually, and many things were not delved into.
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