Although I haven't seen Sir Du's previous films, as far as this drug war is concerned, it is more like a mixture of mainland China and Hong Kong. It has the fierce gunfights and exciting car chase scenes in Hong Kong police and bandit films, as well as postmodernism. Realism, and always simple and refined dialogue. Many people say how complicated the characters in this film are, such as Louis Koo's character, Tian Mingzi. It always seems unpredictable, you never know what he is going to do, but if you think about it, other people may do the same, after all, each of us will have a strong desire to survive, even if you do Bad things, they will not admit their mistakes, and they will try their best to escape. It's better to die than live, even if you live as a fugitive all your life, I believe most people will do that. Unless your thoughts have gone beyond the desire for the flesh, there is nothing to be afraid of. Tian Mingzai, a typical example of most characters in society, is shown as a cold and cruel machine through To Qifeng's film language, the most incomprehensible person.
As for the style of the film, if there is no absurd and real scene at the end, I believe that most people will end it hastily as a good-looking popcorn film. But after such a scene where the police were all dead, Tian Mingzi still did not escape the fate of the death penalty. I don't know whether to strive for truth or to pave the way for Tian Mingzai's crying before his death. If Tian Mingzai fights and escapes the legal battle again, wouldn't it make people feel more disgusted by this person and reveal our inner self. A mercenary like this is not taking advantage of the society.
In fact, the plot of the film is quite simple. A group of good-blooded police officers, led by Sun Honglei, have the feeling of serving the country and are conscientious. Due to an accidental accident, they found a drug master and coerced him to try to get rid of the entire drug group in one fell swoop. There are some wonderful passages like Mission: Impossible 4. It looks like a clichéd storyline, but To Qifeng uses a unique style to make the film real and violent.
Well, such a commercial film with an obvious literary and artistic flavor does not have so many plot twists to make the audience watch with excitement and fun, but it can profoundly give people a thinking space to expose the people who are more poisonous than drugs.
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