Although the bones are withered, one will never be completed

Ludwig 2022-03-23 09:03:13

I don't know when Du Qifeng's film became a kind of expectation for Hong Kong police and gangsters. Director Du also moved the stage to the mainland with the times. The most important thing in the opponent's play is that the two endpoints are extremely strong. Contest, Sun Honglei, Gu Tianle have this strength. And they did the same.
The story is the highlight of success in terms of subject matter, structure and involved areas. The big aspects are well controlled, and the small details are also very cleverly designed. It can be said that the story is very coherent, and the important thing is that the characters' psychological portrayal is undoubtedly in place. It is not only shown in the main actors, but also all the supporting roles. A good story with good actors is impossible without success.
The story has always been performed according to its own splendor. At the end, the film is actually a success in this position, but the shock at the end has been raised to a higher level. This is the style of Johnnie To, you will never know the ending he showed you until you read it. Underworld 1 and 2 have perfectly presented his style. This time he did the same. The ending was tragic enough. Gu Zai won everyone. He was smart enough, but he couldn't win the sky. It can only be said that from any point of view, it is very worthy of appreciation.

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  • Eusebio 2022-03-19 09:01:08

    No benevolence, no morality. The film itself has a lot of room for interpretation, including many conscious hints. But just from this ending, it is already worth the score. Not only is it a reversal, but it also deepens the theme and characters, so you can't help but recall some of the previous plots. The fatalistic sense of Johnnie To's movies has been planted into the context of mainland police and criminal movies. It is rare to see such a tragic battle between police and robbers.

  • Frances 2022-04-19 09:02:44

    The rhythm, scheduling, and atmosphere are still very To Qifeng, including some small ironies to the mainland, but under the censorship requirements not to vilify the police and beautify drug dealers, the characters are all squashed into symbols of good and evil, and the story is as simple and rude as when the legal system was in progress. . Of course, even To Qifeng's middle-level films are considered to be the most popular films of mainland police and gangster films, and the scale has ice-breaking significance.