Nicholas Tse was 20 years old when he filmed "Downstream and Against the Current". Google the definition of teenage and you will find that 20 years old just can no longer be counted as teenage, it should be counted as an adult. Maybe it was only then that I realized that one of the reasons why I have liked Nicholas Tse so much all these years is that he has always been serious about growing into a good adult.
The part about him in "Upstream and Downstream" is almost such a story - strictly speaking, this is not a movie related to youth growth; even if Nicholas Tse is the first star in the credits, the effect of the film and fans In terms of their feedback, at best he is only the deputy and partner of Brother Wu Bai. Such a character formula may be somewhat similar to "New Police Story": a big brother who can fight and fight with affection and righteousness, partner with a silly and kind-hearted child, and collide with a series of dangerous, humorous, cruel and tender characters. Great story. Coupled with the fighting scenes that make good use of daily scenes and various props, fierce gunfights, and the old-fashioned scenes of pregnant women delivering babies, it is true that you can taste some popcorn flavors that Director Tsui Hark returned from Hollywood; classic recipes, familiar The taste of the story, but "Downstream and Countercurrent" is wonderful to disrupt all these things and start over again, like cheesy colored paper cut into flowers, making the mediocre story suddenly smart and colorful.
The reason for all this to happen and to be established is likely to have little to do with Xiao Xie himself. When people love "Upstream and Downstream", they love that its editing has style, the pictures have aura, and the way of story stitching is free, easy and avant-garde. Choosing Wu Bai to play is even more unique. Few people comment on Nicholas Tse in this play, except for his good looks and handsome. It seems that in the era of roguelike swordsmanship and swordsmanship, the affectionate and righteousness of mature men is more worthy of preference - and the 20-year-old big child's chaotic sincerity and naive and bold courage are just laughing and entertaining the audience.
I do not know either. Maybe it's because I'm just a kid myself? Compared with Wu Bai's dashing and affectionate "hero", A Zheng played by Nicholas Tse seems to be more likely to exist in the real world - he seems to be the kind of boy you would like in high school, the kind that would match him in the Oxford English dictionary The teenage boy in the photo annotation. He is first of all good-looking: whether he is a street gangster or a bodyguard, he always has long bleached yellow hair and an ill-fitting plus-size suit; whether it is convenient or not, it is cool It is as necessary as breathing. His character is also a bit stinky: the eldest brother played by Huang Qiusheng in the movie asked him how old he was now? Then he said with emotion, at your age, I was thinking about how to fix the world. I didn't expect that after more than ten years, I still couldn't think of it. Instead, I made a mess of everything. As for him, he had already sat in prison for no reason, was beaten until his nose was blue and his face was bruised, and there was nowhere to go, but at this moment he took a cigarette and said, "If you can't handle it, let me continue to handle it." The words are so dashing, but he is actually a little green and a little silly: From "Downstream and Against the Current" to "New Police Story", do you see that Nicholas Tse's fighting scenes are always good for his life and good for his life? Embarrassed; the character's survival depends entirely on his life, and even he, as an actor, is worrying. How easy is it to get hurt like this? And aside from all that, there's only one thing I like most about him: he's a real nice guy, so good that you might even feel a little squeamish.
How can you do such a stupid thing? One night stand happened to make a les girl pregnant, obviously the girl refused to see him at all, and he was stubborn to give birth to bb. He had to be a bodyguard who would die at any time, earning money and stuffing it into the girl's house one by one; In a dangerous situation, at any time, a group of South African special forces will be shot to death, and they have to risk their lives to protect Wu Bai and his wife who have never met before. Before the battle of life and death, Wu Bai asked him: Didn't you say you want to have a bodyguard? Open today, protect my wife from leaving, how much do you charge? ——He's stupid, what's the point of saying millions of dollars; not to mention that they may all die today, but they really escaped, how many people Wu Bai keeps their promises and loves their wives Will the money be given to him? But he had to answer in a cool way: I will open today, and I won't charge you any more.
It's a stinky fart, a handsome, an adolescent child who wants to learn the voice of an adult - but his efforts are real, and his kindness is real; he hopes to be a responsible, responsible, and decent adult. The innocent heart, which has not been soiled by the greasy smudges of any adult society, is also true.
I really want to mention again the year Nicholas Tse won the Golden Horse Best Actor Award for "The Informant", his acceptance speech. There are so many Hong Kong movie stars that I like, and I have seen a lot of acceptance speeches, but only Nicholas Tse's speech is the most memorable to me. In front of the shining spotlight and thousands of audiences, he just imitated his old bean speech a little childishly, pretending to be a rebel and repeating the cruel words of his youth: You have made so many movies and TV series, but you have not Won a Golden Horse trophy. Over the years, the spirit has been filled with enthusiasm, and even the 30-year-old new actor said these words, which also moved people to this terrifying and enterprising young generation. When the full audience applauded, he changed his words sharply: I only understand today how naive and ignorant I was at that time. I'm sorry dad, you are the best actor in my heart.
——How can people not be moved. Under the halo and criticism of the second generation of stars, under the attention of the streaming media and the record of the screen, he has really been growing up well, a Nicholas Tse who makes himself and those who love him proud.
There are two of my personal favorite scenes in "Countercurrent": one is when Wu Bai aimed the gun at the pigeon parked in front of his window when he was blindfolded. He was a killer, and he didn't shoot that shot at all. He needed a reason, but he just pursed his mouth "piu", the snow-white pigeon fluttered its wings and flew away; the other is Nicholas Tse's character after he was released from prison, he learned that the girl who was carrying his baby raised money to redeem him, he ran He went over and ran in front of the girl, his long broken hair half covering his face, he didn't know what to say for a few seconds, and finally he just said "thank... thank you" with uneasy eyes. The girl then laughed. She doesn't love him at all, she doesn't even love men at all. But at that moment, she smiled so tenderly and beautifully that I also laughed along with me before the screen.
It is completely understandable that many people love "Downstream and Countercurrent", even for myself, the so-called avant-garde advanced editing brings a lot of confusion and confusion, a lot of indigestion and incomprehension, I can't do as much as I like "Gunfire". ” or “Exile” to cherish it; but despite all the differences, Director Xu’s romance is still truly moving and warm. In the intricate and bloody world, it may be the sincere kindness at that moment that makes people hopeful. Many people say that the name of "Downstream and Countercurrent" has deep meaning. I think it's more difficult and persistent to choose a simpler life, either downstream or upstream. That may be the same for 20-year-old Nicholas Tse and many young people in front of the screen. The audience is struggling with the issue. No matter where the water flows, the juvenile nature that never loses the original intention in the torrent is the most precious and beautiful to me.
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