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Sophie 2022-04-21 09:03:30
Zhou Xingchi has starred in eight costume films so far, in which it can be found that he prefers Qing Dynasty dramas. This movie is one of the most memorable movies of my childhood. At that time, because I was too young, I was only impressed by the comedy effects of accident, reversal, and deconstruction produced by Stephen Chow's nonsensical performance mode. But when you watch the movie again after you grow up, you can find that this film is the criminal investigation film with the most rigorous logic and the most meticulous reasoning in the Zhou's comedy film series. The content of the story echoes before and after, making the whole film's hilarious scenes interlocking and endless. The details, moments, characters or objects that appeared in the previous scene or even earlier scenes were all used one by one as the murder case was solved. This seemingly farce exaggerated performance style shows a criminal investigation story with a complete plot, reasonable evidence and ultimately justice, which is really the top grade in nonsensical movies. In terms of soundtrack, it adopts a method centered on reflecting the theme "Bao Qingtian". Interspersed with songs that are familiar to the public such as "New Yuanyang Butterfly Dream (Pure Music Version)" and "Bao Qingtian". After making Bao Longxing a famous family, he can be as tender as water in front of his sons and daughters, and he is majestic and upright in the court. The fullness of the characters is well accentuated. In this film, Stephen Chow expresses the growth process of the characters very clearly. From Bao Longxing's submissiveness, lack of resourcefulness, and lack of momentum when confronting lawyer Fang Tangjing to his confidence, cunning and even righteousness in the final court. All of these expressions are done in one go, and the ancient Chinese traditional values - namely, loyalty, integrity, diligence and other beautiful qualities are shown in a nonsensical way. It can be called the mainstay of Zhou Xingchi's mid-term works.
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