Du Qifeng likes to divide a story into many lines, he will focus on one or two of them that he likes, and the others generally don't focus much. This is still the case in "Drug War", let the little fresh meat Zhong Hanliang make soy sauce and pee. To say the color, I think Guo Tao and Li Jing's two roles are more interesting. Deaf and mute people come up to communicate in spoken language. I really didn't expect it. But think about it, it is relatively safe to use this kind of person to make drugs. There were also two people who started to have a love for Gu Tianle. I really didn't want these two to be caught. Later, I found out that these two eldest brothers were ferocious outlaws who killed a lot of police, which I really didn't expect. Unexpectedly, it is reasonable, this setting is very impactful, and this is the effect.
Some of Du's films do have strong satirical (mainland) metaphors, and this film seems to have them too. I like to read movie reviews about metaphors, but I'm naive and it's hard to find out by myself, so I don't want to talk about it. The most I talk about is black humor. Du’s films are full of black humor, and this one is too. The criminals burn a lot of hundred-yuan bills. The police pay 5 yuan and 10 yuan to collect the toll; Dumb, killing a bunch of cops; the most famous drug dealer turned out to be a puppet; and Louis Koo's ending. . . . . . And so on, these are all ironic.
Some technical film critics said that the film's photography, lighting, and lens switching were all very To Qifeng. I have no doubts about his words. I don't know how to say it, but I really feel it.
Because of "Underworld 2", I fell in love with Gu Zai's acting. Coincidentally, it was also a Du movie. In this film, Gu Zai still did not disappoint me. He is a very three-dimensional character, and his interpretation is full of tacit understanding with Johnnie To. After several transformations, I woke up from the hospital, ran away, took a knife, and felt like a ruthless person; then, the police didn't try much, and immediately switched to "undercover", wondering if this person had some conspiracy; "undercover" did it conscientiously, I felt This guy may end up sacrificing a positive role "for justice"; in the end, he fooled everyone to run, killed everyone, full of heroic demeanor, he was about to escape successfully, and Sun Honglei returned to the light to shine a handcuff; the performance before his death, The heroic demeanor was completely gone, and he was scared into a lunatic. The style transformation of this character is very dramatic and impactful, and because of the arrangement of certain details, it is reasonable and reasonable. Besides, human nature itself is the most complicated thing in human civilization. Character is destiny, character drives the story, and surprising stories require surprising characters. Gu Zai's performance is very successful and can meet Du's needs.
Sun Honglei's acting skills are still so good, but there is no breakthrough. What he presents, he has before.
Personally, I think the Du's style of "Drug War" is very authentic, and the movie is also very good, and the plot turns around. I especially like To Qifeng's tribute to himself.
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