Still didn't hold back

Mariela 2022-02-04 08:01:13

The movie "Eavesdropping" was able to be released in the mainland thanks to Er Dongsheng's support. According to the film's directors Zhuang Wenqiang and Mai Zhaohui, the script they originally wrote did not pass the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and was unable to shoot for a long time. In the end, Er Dongsheng adjusted the script and passed the review. After that, Er Dongsheng found funds for them and finalized the actors. With his help, the film was released smoothly. Of course, the producer of the film must be Er Dongsheng.

When I say this, I want to say that Er Dongsheng is very familiar with the mainland market environment and knows how to operate the film so that the film can be released in the mainland. However, his masterpiece "Shinjuku Incident" was not released in the mainland. Imagine that the works of a person who is so familiar with the system did not enter the system. What does it mean? It's impossible, it's impossible. Er Dongsheng's intransigence just shows the importance he attaches to the film. He doesn't want to compromise the quality of the film because he compromises with the system. In his own words, "If it doesn't work, you can't fool people.

" Speaking of this movie, it really gave me the expectation of an epic film at the beginning, whether it is the story background of going to the northeast to shoot, or the current situation of the Chinese at the bottom of Japan, or even the scene of landing on the beach, it shows that this is an ambitious film. , it is unfolding a grand picture step by step. According to my expectation at the time, the film should be more than 3 hours long. I spend an hour or more to describe the living conditions of the Chinese, and another hour to describe how Jackie Chan's Iron Head is difficult to ascend to the top. One hour of how he went to ruin. And this process must be calm, the atmosphere is a little more sluggish, the characters more complicated, the narrative a little more relaxed, and then we can boldly announce that the Chinese version of the gangster epic is born.

However, the reality is cruel. In the end, the film didn't hold back, and the more and more hurried it developed, it eventually fell into a tailspin. Jackie Chan's rise to the top is too fast. Yesterday, he decided that he could no longer be bullied; today, he killed two Japanese bosses; tomorrow, his own gang was formed. I feel that this matter is so simple and rude, there is no such thing as an elixir stage or a primordial infant stage, and it directly ascends from an ordinary person. Then all the plots began to speed up, and finally, this movie with an epic opening was lost among the many Hong Kong gangster movies and could not extricate itself. Let's not compare it with those gangster epics in the United States, even with Japanese movies of the same theme, such as "Swallowtail", such as "The City That Never Sleeps".

In this case, you say that Er Dongsheng is not talented enough? There are also factors in this regard. According to Li Haipeng's words, among novelists, some people's talents can only maintain a short story, some people are novels, and some people are long stories, and they can always maintain a high level of writers in a full-length novel. , that is talented, such as Marquez. Li Haipeng said that Marquez's hair is not as big as the waist of contemporary Chinese writers. I think the same is true of film directors. Maybe many directors can shoot adventure movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark or zombie movies like Zombies, but they can shoot Schindler's List or The Lord of the Rings. "There are not many directors of epic films like this, and there are even fewer directors who can play various types of films. Er Dongsheng obviously couldn't do this, so it was inevitable that he would be embarrassed. Some fans are looking forward to the 3-hour director's cut of "Shinjuku Incident", I don't hold out my expectations, it won't be much improved.

In fact, this is not just a problem of Er Dongsheng, but a common problem of Hong Kong filmmakers. They have always been unable to be serious or grand. Their advantage is sharpness, entertainment, and sharpness in entertainment. The problem now is that the system does not allow them to be sharp, and many Hong Kong directors have gone to pursue grandeur again, so there is "Famous Name", then "Painted Skin", then "Seven Swords", then "Red Cliff" , apparently unsuccessful. Er Dongsheng said that Hong Kong films will die soon. Yes, after compromise and grandeur, Hong Kong films have lost their characteristics, how can they survive? Now the stubborn Du Qifeng is still sharp and uncompromising, but it is difficult to speak alone.

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  • Sigrid 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    Has the potential to become a classic, but unfortunately, as always, Jackie Chan is more naive than Gillian

  • Elissa 2022-03-18 09:01:10

    A brother who had two lives behind his back, asked Japanese gangsters for territory, received protection money every month, and made a fortune before either stealing things or selling fake cards, asked in confusion: Are we a gangster? Very happy to ask.