Hong Kong Flavor Hollywood

Jess 2022-01-12 08:02:24

After reading the list, I realized that this movie was directed by Lin Lingdong, no wonder the plot is a bit familiar. I am used to taking pictures of the prison situation in Hong Kong, and the battlefield is transferred to Russia, and the prisoners are replaced by Americans. I always feel that something is wrong. The most admired and exquisite loyalty and loyalty in the Hong Kong film underworld is completely incapable of showing up. The plot turns far-fetched, and a bunch of mobs are united without interests, which sounds like a sprinkling mirror moon. The story of the fighting nation being led by an American foreigner is inevitably a bit sentimental. The 2003 movie also portrayed Russia as a harsh impression of a dictatorship during the Cold War. There are also a few enchanting images of gay male prisoners, which are similar to "Prison in the Air", and it is estimated that they are all designed to cater to the requirements of the American film market. The content is not new, it can be regarded as the violent version of "Xiao Shengke's Redemption", the black version of the soul master and the implicit version of "The King of Power". The "Prison Situation" series is enduring, in addition to its perseverance reflected in adversity, it also has a somewhat humorous and self-deprecating attitude towards life. "Forbearance is calm for a while, and the sea is clear." This kind of open-mindedness also has the traditional Chinese values ​​of forbearance, even if it is not under a high wall, it can be applied in daily life. The prison is a condensed society. The big people have the responsibility of the big people, and the little ones have the slits of the little ones to survive. Every word and deed, every move is the crystallization of wisdom. However, this film blindly intensified class contradictions, putting anti-oppression and anti-hostile struggle for freedom in the first place, adding elements such as Western religious beliefs on the way, and turning it into a typical Hollywood inspirational movie, but it lacks a lot of charm.

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  • Lottie 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    The film is so-so, it's just cool to watch

  • Dakota 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    Life itself is like hell, it's just that we are in it and can't see it. We are trapped in a deep state. We can either be silent and be safe in the world, or resist, grit our teeth, and fight to the end. But it is easy to fight alone, but it is difficult to fight for a lifetime. Sometimes I think about it, the reality is like this, and life is just like this.

In Hell quotes

  • 451: Unity of people can bring down any establishment. Their power was gone.

  • 451: People say one thing and do the other. It's just all bullshit. Don't waste words. Just best not to say anything.

    Kyle: Yeah, OK shut up.