Unfortunately, the sound effect is too poor, which really affects the viewing effect. Some plots, such as the music box, such as the account of Ajie's mercenary identity and experience, are a bit abrupt, making people unable to understand for a while, and the characters' whereabouts and ideas are also imaginative, such as Azheng's vacation on the beach in South America, why is there A small Chinese shop met Ajie who bought a music box inexplicably, and then met again at Ajie's father-in-law's birthday party. In the end, Huihui was about to give birth, and inexplicably couldn't wait to run to the Hung Hom Railway Station, so that the station gave birth to a child. The so-called dangerous situation appeared, and Ah Zheng was clearly at the scene of Ajie's house, so why did he hijack the car and run to the Hung Hom Railway Station in a clear-cut way, and this completed the thrilling process of rescuing Huihui and helping with the delivery. Confused.
The above can be considered as flaws, but why only three points are given, the reason is that the concept of the film is expressed through the wrong characters. This is not to say that the actors' performances are not good. On the contrary, the roles of the three boys Wu Bai, Nicholas Tse, and Gong Shuoliang are very suitable for the actors' true colors, and the two expectant mothers are also delicious. An old actor like Huang Qiusheng is the icing on the cake. With him, the thickness of the film and the taste of life belonging to Hong Kong films have directly improved n grades. The problem is that the movie seems to want to express a kind of process of saying goodbye to the past, the prodigal son and the return of the prodigal son, because of the arrival of love and life, life has become clear and meaningful. Although it is tragic, as long as you have superb skills, you will never lose hope. In contrast, the character Azheng is not good enough to explain this concept. What is surprising is how he suddenly became a quite qualified bodyguard at the age of 21 and has been hanging out in bars, and the character Ajie, Just like Wu Bai's feelings, at the end of the performance, I found that this character is basically a negative character, apart from being good to his wife and showing his loyalty to Ah Zhengwang. And the movie asked him to deal with the gangsters who disrupted the concert by himself, and it was also abruptly trying to help him clean up, which was quite far-fetched. The reversal of life will never be so dramatic. Such a simple routine does not match the complex character relationships and huge emotional information created by the movie as a whole. It can only be explained that Tsui Hark really has uncontrollable romantic feelings. In the shaping of the characters of Ajie and Azheng, Ajie is relatively three-dimensional, rich and realistic, Ajie's character is very empty, but it stands to reason that Ajie should be the most important person reflecting the film's thinking, but unfortunately, apart from the eye-catching action In addition to being handsome, the whole person is very empty and boring, so it is even more difficult to explain the theme in depth.
So, this movie is a masterpiece, but all the force points are not concentrated, so it looks scattered, especially the first half. Of course, there are connection problems.
The above comments are a bit harsh in today's eyes. Tsui Hark is my favorite director.
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