"Police Story 2013": From Hong Kong A sir to the mainland police

Kathryne 2022-01-20 08:02:35

I have a little cousin in her sophomore year. She said she went to see a movie on Christmas Eve last night. I asked her what she saw. She said "Police Story 2013". Hey, but it's still pretty good-looking and very touched." "Woo" (the second voice of Yangping) is our native dialect, which means long-winded. It seems that for the little sister born in the 90s, Jackie Chan, who is in his sixties, is a bit long-winded this time, but let her Paid the bill (Of course, it won't be her who actually paid the money^_^).

It’s a bit long-winded, but Jackie Chan does not make sense in action movies once or twice. In the "Red Fan District" that opened the Chinese Lunar New Year market, the eldest brother is also taking lessons at the same time, but this time, Jackie Chan didn’t go straight to the point. Talking about life is reasonable, but as a dereliction of duty father, communicate with his daughter with heart and soul. Young people hate their elders to teach themselves, but who can stop a father from crying and letting out his daughter? The character really sinks, sinking into the hearts of the audience, and the image is also established.

The entire "Police Story 2013" has no sense of violation of the actors. This is not easy. Needless to say, after a whirlwind in the Mainland, Hong Kong movies are experiencing increasing bottlenecks recently. At the end of the year, no Hong Kong-style police action movies are popular, but for mainland audiences, there is always a layer of skin, and the box office "money" scene is far less optimistic. However, "Police Story 2013" provides a good example. In fact, the "Police Story" series created by Jackie Chan can be regarded as a benchmark for Hong Kong police films and a milestone in Jackie Chan's transition from a Kung Fu boy to a modern urban hero. , Chen Jiaju, the Royal Hong Kong police officer, almost became the screen spokesperson for the Hong Kong Disciplinary Forces. The protagonists of the first four "Police Stories" were all Chen Jiaju. In the fifth part, the name was changed, but it was still the Hong Kong policeman. However, in this part, Jackie Chan completely performed a mainland policeman Zhong Wen, but it did not make people feel that there was anything. It can be seen from this that "Police Story 2013" marks the complete transformation of this series, and it also reminds Hong Kong filmmakers-to conquer mainland audiences, or to tell mainland stories.

When the first movie was released, my little cousin hadn't been born yet. So, how can the seemingly old-fashioned theme communicate with the new generation of audiences? When "Police Story" debuted, the public did not know what the Internet was (it was only used by the US military at the time), but I watched the trailer for "Police Story 2013" on a friend's mobile phone, and it seemed that there was no audiovisual content. The loss of effect (2D of course) immediately shines. Ding Sheng's "Tough Guy" style is also vividly reflected in the trailer. The entire editing is very sharp (the director is also the film editor), and it is straightforward. These characteristics are also fully reflected in the movie. It can be seen that the trailer is not foolish. Young audiences are not scourges. In fact, what they want is very simple, the most simple love, family affection, the most authentic character setting, plus the production that never cut corners, these are enough-"Police Story 2013" is exactly what it is. These basic requirements, and in terms of emotional structure, the director and screenwriter Ding Sheng even avoided the construction of a love scene. In a story of an offensive and defensive room, the characters are basically supported by family affection. After all, Big Brother Jackie Chan is already an uncle to young audiences. It's weird to think about it when he sees him making love on the screen.

In retrospect, there was not a bad guy with facial makeup in "Police Story 2013". The screenwriter also broke through the simple "good-evil" binary opposition, and carefully laid out for five years, just to recover justice for the sister, and those who witnessed that year His speeches have also reflected the current state of society.
Detective Conan once said: "There is only one truth." In front of the invincible and invincible mainland policeman Zhong Wen, the true face of the villain will eventually be exposed.

Dad will not go anywhere. Dad will always be by his daughter's side and guard her safety.

Because the bad guy was not brought to justice in the end, maybe he will come back.

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  • Ophelia 2022-03-14 14:12:28

    If the police story is not innovative, it will only go downhill. The story here has begun to fall into a general routine.

  • Friedrich 2022-04-20 09:02:24

    Suddenly I want to watch the six groups of serious cases