The good points are obvious, just look at the recent word of mouth, but the shortcomings are also obvious. The first thing that makes people criticized is that the villain is too thin and too facial. The bandit leader in the film is completely brave and grumpy, reminiscent of the anti-Japanese drama. Just imagine, if the enemy is really that stupid and simple, and the Anti-Japanese War has been fought for 8 years, is this operation so difficult? How could this person become the hegemon of one party by just being brutal, and how could he control so many outlaws? In fact, the real bandit leader looks like a kind uncle. On the one hand, he produces and sells drugs; on the other hand, he helps the construction of surrounding villages. He has a strong mass base. Every time he collects money, someone informs him about it, so it is difficult to arrest him. But these are not reflected in the movie, it only highlights our heroism, which makes people feel that something is missing after the blood boils, and it seems that they lack stamina. In addition, although there is a corrupt person (the local police chief), but the deep-seated factors are not explored enough (the reason is understandable), which makes the film not thick enough. Not much to say.
Secondly, it is too bright and positive, and the duo scenes are not exciting enough. The routine of the two-hero play is generally like this: conflict - building trust - sympathy for each other - falling into a dilemma - ending in tragedy. Therefore, the plot should be: Peng Yuyan has long been expected to do intelligence gathering work in the Golden Triangle, and he has been infected with many bad habits. The target sacrificed him, ending in tragedy. Just like Chow Yun-fat and Li Xiuxian in "Blood Two Heroes", there are contradictions and conflicts with each other, but there is mutual trust and appreciation. This kind of sympathy and dilemma is the attraction of the two heroes drama, but here It's not visible inside and lacks theatrical tension.
In addition, Peng Yuyan's role is not complex and deep enough. He played an intelligence officer who had been in the local area for 15 years. The director repeatedly worried that he was affected by the local environment. Just like Tony Leung in "Infernal Affairs", he should have a gangster temperament on the surface, but his heart was full of struggles, but what happened in the movie? Looking at the positive image of tall, sturdy, bright and handsome, there is no feeling of staying in the Golden Triangle for 15 years, neither image nor heart. This point has to be praised for Wang Baoqiang, who has been making a lot of noise recently because of the divorce incident. In "Detective Chinatown", he has the image of a Chinese who has been in the local area for a long time, and Peng Yuyan is always clean and handsome. , but this role is really thin and unremarkable. It's a pity that he is dedicated to his work. In contrast, the scenes in "Cold War" are much richer and more delicate, so it is still a matter of the script and the director.
I can't help but complain about some things that violate the rules. For example, Eddie Peng's makeup is really fake, his beard looks fake, and the glue on his face is even more obvious. Imagine a person who eats on the tip of a knife all day. A little fake might kill you, how dare you wear stage makeup to fool people? You should really put on a beautiful picture to show your beauty. Also, in order to highlight that our characters are flesh and blood, and also learned the little tricks of Hollywood, Zhang Hanyu constantly receives small videos from his daughter. How is this possible? Aren't you afraid that your phone will be cracked if it falls into the hands of the enemy, or that the bad guy accidentally sees it and threatens your family? I remember that a few years ago, the one person who touched China was the anti-drug police in Yunnan, who said that all their information was protected, and all their family members could not be disclosed, and it was absolutely impossible to carry any family information on them.
Due to the strength of the boss behind him, this time, not only did we see heroic characters swearing, but also many restricted-level scenes, such as child soldiers, drug use scenes, landmines, etc. Two children with poisonous spots on their bodies play roulette with pistols (a bullet in the revolver, one shot at the head in turn, the winner gets the money, the loser dies), when a child shoots one shot After collapsing himself, the people next to him didn't feel indifferent at all, and they started cheering after being stunned for less than 3 seconds. This kind of indifference made people shudder. Later in the film, Zhang Hanyu passed through a minefield when he was chasing the bandit leader. He saw that the mine exploded in mid-air after it was pulled up, which would cause great harm to people. Recalling that when they first arrived there, Peng Yuyan drove Zhang Hanyu through a village, and most of the villagers were short of arms and legs. They were all poisoned by these drug dealers and landmines, but the villagers still greeted them with a smile. The expressions of these people, including the performance of the child soldiers, were extremely natural and real, and there was no trace of performance. I have to say that these are their real lives, which are plain but extremely shocking and thought-provoking. I sincerely hope to reduce these scenes and reduce the harm of war and drugs to people. This is also the goal of this film. The motivation of the characters in the film is the driving force. From this point of view, this is indeed an excellent film to promote my public security personnel. Promotional film, but overall there are still shortcomings.
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