As far as the film itself is concerned, it is just a second-rate police and bandit film. The idea of the film is still very much the main theme. The shooting part is very exciting and has a PTU feel. But there is still a certain distance from the real Duchenne film. There is absolutely no dramatic tension in "PTU", and the characters' faces are relatively facial, but in a sense, this is also some compromise of Director Du. If there is no compromise, maybe some unknown subtitles will be added at the end of the film. and narration too. The significance of this film is that Director Du has finally found a balance point, so that the audience does not have a feeling of being brain-damaged after watching this film in the theater.
Regarding some interesting film details in the film, most of the scenes in this film were shot in real Tianjin (I am a native of Tianjin). There are quite a few policemen who have died. So far, so many Chinese policemen have not been killed in any police and bandit films released in the mainland. The documentary style is very strong. Looking at the scene of arresting all the drug dealers and horses to the hospital in the opening scene reminds me of the people in the police station of the detective Hunter Zhangli. There is also the scene of the final execution, which is very realistic. Personally, I imagine that according to Lao Du's path in the past, Cai Tianming will definitely have to escape in the end, or an open ending or something. However, since it was difficult to pass such a final review, we simply added a clip of execution after Cai Tianming was caught, which enhanced the documentary sense of the film. Still a lot of fun. It can also be said to be a tentative (for radio and television) segment of Director Du. Of course, there are parts in the film that I feel very abrupt, such as the scene where Cai Tianming was in a car accident and hit two apprentices on the way to escape, which was a bit stunned in transition. Besides, Li Jing, the actor who made my eyes shine in this film, has the feeling of being a bit of a gangster. I don't think Li Jing's acting skills are so strong, but I appreciate Director Du's training skills. That is to say, a good director will not be picky about actors, and Director Du still seems to be at ease with commercial compromises (purely personal speculation).
In short, this film is worthy of reference by various Hong Kong film directors, and strive to make more Hong Kong and mainland mixed-blood films with Hong Kong film style (there is a long way to go).
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