The three brothers met by chance. If it wasn't for Jiang Wuyang, who later became the second child, insisting on Pang Qingyun's pair of "officer boots", perhaps the story would not have developed. So Pang Qingyun, who was born in a warlord, entered the bandit den like this, became a hero in a fierce battle with the official army, and met Zhao Erhu, the Shanzhai leader. The three people who thought they had similar interests then agreed to vote and became brothers. This was also a weight used by Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang, who were originally bandits, in order to stabilize Pang Qingyun, who was originally an official. It's a pity that the two were wrong from the beginning, and this brotherhood was not strong from the beginning. In the first fierce battle, Zhao Erhu's gaze towards Pang Qingyun was not entirely a form of appreciation and admiration, but also revealed some doubts and fears. Originally, as the boss of the cottage, he was stole the limelight by an outsider. Normal people would not feel well, but Zhao Erhu has no scheming and Pang Qingyun, the eldest brother, he still recognizes it, so he has maintained a harmonious brotherhood for the time being. It is obvious that Zhao Erhu and Pang Qingyun are completely two-class people, which lays the groundwork for the following plot. In the same way, Pang Qingyun's feelings for Mrs. Zhao made his attitude towards Zhao Erhu very complicated. At the same time, the second brother's personality was also destroying everything he had worked so hard to manage, so he killed him in the end. Brothers actually mean nothing to him, just as Jiang Wuyang's voiceover said, "Big brother has never believed in submitting a certificate from the very beginning."
Pang Qingyun's ambition was the main reason for the brothers to fall apart. He is a loser in the ruling class, so he has always wanted to take back everything that belongs to him, including making a name for himself, including revenge against the Kuizi camp, and the appearance of the mountain bandit brothers gave him a chance to turn over. It's a pity that he is not a bandit, he doesn't know the rules of bandits, and he doesn't understand the loyalty and credit of bandits. Therefore, after massacring countless surrendered Taiping soldiers in Suzhou City, a huge rift has developed between him and his second brother Zhao Erhu, because In his eyes, everything can be sacrificed for his great cause. And also when Zhao Erhu stood on the pile of dead people created by his eldest brother, he felt that his principles of being a man had been trampled on, and he and his eldest brother were not the same people. When watching the famous Beijing opera, he laughed bitterly, as if the story of the three brothers had never happened. It's just that he didn't expect that the eldest brother would attack him. Even after the brothers broke up, he still did not accept Kuiziying's bribe. He still firmly believed that the eldest brother would not forget to vote because of his ambition, but it was a pity that he overestimated Pang Qingyun's reputation. memory.
Although it is nominally a remake of Zhang Che's classic martial arts "Thorn Horse", Chen Kexin's "Famous Name" has obviously done a lot of new creations on the original, and it can basically be regarded as a new work. We can see some differences in ideas from the modification of names.
Zhao Erhu, judging from his name, is a very earthy but very down-to-earth person. The sentence he shouted when he joined the army with his elder brother: "When a bandit we want to be the biggest!" We can see that this person is a full-fledged bandit person from the bottom of his heart. Bandit here is not actually a derogatory term. One hundred and eight generals in Liangshan are bandits, but everyone says they are heroes. As a bandit, he is loyal and trustworthy, and what he believes must be done. Therefore, even if he violated his elder brother's order, he would still fulfill his promise to give the surrendered Taiping army a way out; therefore, even if he splits with his elder brother, he will never betray his elder brother and join the hostile Kuizi camp, even if he falls into the trap set up by his elder brother, he will never be forgotten. Still concerned about the safety of the elder brother. He is a rough man, so he cannot communicate with his wife. But in the words of a woman: "He is a good man." He is indeed a good man who values love and righteousness. Andy Lau's performance is quite satisfactory, which reflects the characteristics of the characters.
Pang Qingyun really wanted to step on the blue sky. There is more than one opinion on this character. We can say that he is a villain through and through. From the beginning of the film, he has been crying hypocritically about the soldiers who died for him. In fact, he was helpless because he lost his promotion chip; he robbed his brother's wife. ; he can beg the Kuizi battalion, which he keeps saying for his ambitions; he can kill all those who stand in his way without changing his face, including thousands of unarmed Taiping soldiers, including his men who have followed for many years, and even signed The brother who was named, and then said with great disgust that "all sacrifices are worth it"; he killed his brother with his own hands, without shedding a single tear, but wept bitterly for the death of a woman. Or we can also say that he is a tragic figure, maybe his nature is not very evil, maybe he is really crying about his brothers at the beginning, maybe he and Mrs. Zhao really have love, because they belong to the same world. The fame that he pursued all his life finally became the murderer of his death, which is embarrassing. There was a hint of relief in his dying eyes, a hint of relief, and I suddenly felt that he was not so hateful anymore. He did kill his brother, though, for whatever reason. As Jet Li grows older, he still has experience in the control of such shrewd characters, but as he said, the emotional part is still lacking a bit of enthusiasm. After all, Jet Li is a kung fu movie. his specialty.
Jiang Wuyang, like the noon sun, has no cover, and his feelings are straightforward. Jiang Wuyang believed in his eldest brother the most at the beginning, and the words he said the most were: "eldest brother is right." Because in his mind, eldest brother not only saved his life, but also taught him a lot of things. And when the eldest brother became a betrayal, he picked up the knife without hesitation and fulfilled his promise to surrender. In the final tragic fight, even if he was bruised and bruised, he should not let his eldest brother go further and further on the wrong road. He is a very simple person, that is, he has recognized the reason for his name. Pang Qingyun could have killed him in the end, but he didn't. Maybe it was because the third brother's persistence aroused his memories of the three brothers' past. Although it was the gunman who was in ambush by the Queen Mother who finally killed the elder brother, Jiang Wuyang's oath to vote for his name with tears in his eyes after completing his mission was the highlight of the film, and it was also the most moving part of the film. Takeshi Kaneshiro's performance has the style of an international movie star, and his extremely expressive performance makes Jiang Wuyang's characters fuller. His language and actions give people a kind of enjoyment, which is an indescribable sense of fun, which makes people enjoy watching his performance.
In addition, the general of the Suzhou garrison in the film was the person who moved me the most. In order to let his subordinates and the people get out of this cage of death, he sacrificed himself and voluntarily died under the sword of Zhao Erhu. Although there are very few scenes, the gloomy appearance and fraternal heart still left a deep impression on me. Maybe this sacrifice is worth it.
In the first half of Chen Kexin's first half, he used a main color of earthy yellow, which has a grainy texture full of dust and sand, and also sets off the fierce fighting on the battlefield. Wu Zhi Cheng Xiaodong rarely does not use Weiya props, less falsehood of everyone flying in the sky, and more real blood and fists. Especially the battle of Shucheng, it was a textbook for the war between cold weapons and hot weapons. The director used the different ranges of weapons to construct a very well-organized war scene: first, the shield soldiers rushed forward, grabbed the range for the archers behind, and then used the time difference between the enemy's muskets to fill the gunpowder and used the archers to consume part of the firepower. , and then the cavalry charged, and the three brothers messed up the 5,000-strong army with only 800 men. Finally, when the reinforcements arrived, the smoke of gunpowder was billowing, and the three brothers shouted in unison, which was very shocking, and the scene where Jiang Wuyang carried the head of the enemy general and howled at a high place also became the iconic scene of this film. This passage not only depicts the cruelty of war, but also depicts the invincibility of brotherhood when it is strong. Then, Chen Kexin used a few cuts to connect the brothers cockfighting, Peking opera performance and siege together, neatly. In the second half, the whole film seems to be immersed in an ink tank, and black becomes the main theme. Especially the layer of airtight black window curtain where Pang Qingyun killed Zhao Erhu, symbolized the darkness in his heart, and also showed the estrangement between brothers. It can be said that Chen Kexin has handed in a satisfactory answer sheet in the control of the film.
I have to once again express regrets for the film review of the SARFT. Some of the passion scenes were obviously deleted, and replaced them with unreasonable scenes that faded out. I think the passion scenes should be deleted. After all, passion is not very important in this drama. What can't be tolerated is that more than half of the process of standing to vote, which even the trailer has tried to render, has been deleted. An important part of standing to vote is to find a few irrelevant people to kill to show that brothers are the same. As a result, this scene disappeared in the official film. The superiors meant that the dark side was overdone. Come on, we moviegoers still have a minimum of judgment, and doing this is simply despising our IQ. Not to mention changing the line of "grabbing women" to "grabbing territory", refusing to explain the background of the army that fought with the three brothers. I really don't understand what it would be like to tell everyone that the three brothers were attacking the Taiping Rebellion. I hope the SARFT won't make me feel too lazy to complain next time.
The "Voice of the Name" says: "Today, there are Pang Qingyun, Zhao Erhu, Jiang Wuyang, who accept the name of the vote, form a brotherhood, trust each other in life and death, and save the good and the bad. Wealth and misfortune depend on each other, and we help each other in adversity. Outsiders who disturb my brother, regard the vote as a certificate, I will kill them. Brothers who mess with my brothers will kill them as they take their names. Heaven and earth are proofs, mountains and seas are alliances, and if there is an oath for this, heaven and earth will punish them.” Some people believed and sacrificed everything for them; The ending is bleak. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what you say on the nomination, the most important thing is the depth of the relationship between the brothers. Perhaps, if you are a brother, you should submit your name, but not on paper, but in your heart.
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