A typical gangster movie. However, in terms of its storytelling, it is really not as good as "Infernal Affairs".
There are not many thoughts and insights that can be aroused.
The English title of the film is actually called "election".
Yes, the election, the film starts from the gang election.
The clerk of Helianzhong (gang name) is elected every two years. This time there are two contenders
1: Big D, violent elements. With his blood and blood, he fought in the rivers and lakes, and he conquered most of the sphere of influence of Helianzhong. He is just too domineering and not good at calculating.
2: Ale, as a father. He looks kind, but he is actually proficient in scheming . It can be a bowl of water, and it is very popular.
The older generation has to hold a meeting and vote for the leader. In fact, he is the leader of the entire gang.
Among them, the big D is bribed with money, and he will succeed at sight. The most qualified Uncle Deng asked why everyone called a bunch of useless old men to vote every time, because everyone has a lot of experience, and everyone will listen to what they say; if you don't make good use of it and vote against your will based on money and interests, then this will only make the gang more and more troubled. In chaos, no one can control people's hearts.
One sentence made everyone feel their mission immediately, so they chose Ale as the clerk.
There is a state law, and there are gang rules.
The gang stipulates that the clerk must hold a leading stick. (Actually see here He wanted to laugh, as if it was some ancient artifact.)
Big D refused to accept Ale who was selected at the beginning. He felt that Ale had not done any merit, so why should he be considered. So he kidnapped two gang members, And tortured them with cruel methods.
So the story suddenly changed from elections to grabbing sticks. The scenes of fighting and killing are also the most here, but I don't understand what the meaning is. Do you mean to use this to reflect the blood and courage of the gang members? ?
In the end, through coercion and persuasion, Ale finally succeeded in getting the big D to give up the idea of starting his own business if he couldn't be elected. He wanted to see a group of peace.
Big D made a vow that he would never go against it. He persisted at the beginning and lived happily. But some people will definitely go against it
. Ah Le was finally forced to kill him, and the whole film was over.
Many parts of the film were interspersed with some traditional philosophical concepts. For
example, when the superintendent arrested Uncle Deng's gang, he said: "There are so many gangs in Hong Kong, only Fighting by the anti-gangster group is not enough; in fact, you only need to suppress the early gangs, and then let the gangs contain each other. Don't cause trouble, then you can develop smoothly and stably." About 50,000 people are involved in gang activities. If everyone is arrested and thrown into prison, the prisons in Hong Kong will not be able to be filled.
What is needed is balance.
I don’t really read the story about the establishment of the Hong Gang I understand, generally speaking, these organizations have a long history, and they gathered a group of people for good reasons at the beginning. The police officer also said: "The underworld has been choosing officers for more than 200 years, and it is even bigger than the election of the governor in Hong Kong. Early, what to do?" The
director seems to be telling us a fact: the underworld is also a society, and it also needs democracy and balance. But the underworld has some special methods on these foundations, such as killing people. The director is more inclined to use it in this film. It shows the sociality of the underworld, not the latter. Some other gangster movies, such as "Young and Dangerous", show the special life of the gangster. I won't say more here.
Uncle Deng's performance in the film is very good . In place, no one would have imagined that a fat old man who was walking and swaying would be the spiritual leader of this gang. When controlling the election, he picked up a pot of tea without hesitation and poured tea for each "boss", and then slowly Speaking of it, it has the demeanor of a general. At first glance, people will know that this role must have been killed for a long time before, and has experienced a lot of wind and waves. I feel that
it is better than the two famous actors. Impressive film, can only say some features.
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