The wages of avarice is death. Gang crime is To Qifeng's favorite subject. And revenge and escape are Du Qifeng's favorite themes. In this film, Cai Tianming, played by Gu Tianle, appeared on the scene as a fugitive, and even when he cooperated with the police, he never gave up his plan to escape. In the end, he who did not escape is the only protagonist of the film.
All the other characters are actually reduced to help shape Cai Tianming's existence. Du Qifeng intends to make Cai Tianming a ruthless and unscrupulous drug dealer through the group play of these characters. At this point, he is undoubtedly successful.
Facing the police, facing the imminent legal sanctions and death, the strong desire to survive prompted Cai Tianming to plan a series of serial schemes, from disregarding his wife and two elder brothers when the drug factory exploded, to defrauding the police. The trust of Cai Tianming finally designed to get rid of the Gang of Seven to get himself out. Cai Tianming's every step was vicious and premeditated. Just when he thought he had escaped, a pair of handcuffs were firmly locked on his ankles, and the punishment of death was tied to his life.
The climax of the whole film is the shooting scene at the end. Just like the epitome of the whole film, the ruthless and unscrupulous character of Cai Tianming has been further deepened and deepened.
Most people will believe that the ending of the mainland release version is not the best choice for To Qifeng, which is the pain of censorship for every director. For example, the title of the film "Breaking the Ice", which failed to pass the previous review, To Qifeng and Wei Jiahui took Galaxy Image to strive to find a shortcut that would not give up their responsibility and dignity to the film, but also smoothly pass the mainland film system. "Drug War" may not be an appropriate name, but we hope this is a good start, the beginning of a new era of police and bandit films pioneered by Du Wei and the two in the Mainland.
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