Eight Hundred and Ninety-Five. Soldiers and Thieves in Hong Kong Movies

"Is there really hope for Hong Kong films to be revived?" Zhang Zirong asked curiously, looking at Cao Meng who was talking eloquently on the premiere stage.

Wang Yifan shook his head and said, "What is the revival of Hong Kong movies? In the early years, as long as it was a movie, the male and female protagonists must be actors from Hong Kong Island or Taiwan, and mainland actors could only play supporting roles. Actors from Daobao Island play supporting roles, but now, if you look at it again, there are countless niches and florets in the mainland, while the older generation of stars in Hong Kong Island are getting old, but the newcomers have a generational gap. It is impossible to compete with the mainland. The stars, the point is, their directors are also depressed, after so many years, how many movies can I watch?"

"Then "Dark War"..." Zhang Zirong was a little puzzled, if that was the case, why did Wang Yifan write such a script.

"However, although the revival of Hong Kong films is unlikely, feelings can still be sold for a few more years. In fact, as long as there are good stories, why should they be so clearly divided? They are all Chinese-language films. Why should they be divided into Hong Kong films? Treasure Island movies, mainland movies? As long as their minds are still stuck in this kind of regional distinction, then there will never be a so-called possibility of revival!" Wang Yifan shook his head.

Thinking of the Hong Kong Island movies in the previous life, "Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs" were once called the last glory of Hong Kong movies, but what happened?

After these movies, how many movies can be called classic Hong Kong movies?

And look at those Hong Kong island directors in the previous life who were able to achieve good results when the Huaguo film market was booming. Which of them made Hong Kong island films?

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On stage, the reporter asked Cao Meng: "Director Cao, do you think "Dark War" can become the starting point of the revival of Hong Kong films?"

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Cao Meng shook his head and said: "The topic of revival of Hong Kong films is actually somewhat petty. Now that the Chinese film market is so big, I can only say that "Dark War" will be a Hong Kong-style film, but it is absolutely It is not the starting point for the revival of Hong Kong films, but I hope to retain some Hong Kong flavors in the development of Chinese-language films."

Many Hong Kong Island filmmakers in the audience sighed and nodded.

In fact, do they really understand this?

In fact, of course they understand, but many people can't accept it in their hearts.

But the facts are in front of us.

Cao Meng is a relatively understanding person. "Dark War" can indeed be said to be full of Hong Kong flavor, but so what?

No matter how well a "Dark War" sells, it's still just a genre film.

Look at those movies that are selling well in China, which one is full of regionalism?

Today is different.

Cao Meng can only say that movies like "Dark War" are mainly about the plot and the story.

Of course, this also gave Cao Meng a little inspiration.

Perhaps Hong Kong-style movies may not be unable to continue to occupy a place among Chinese-language movies, but it must not be like before, everything is about money, just to make a profit and leave.

What the audience needs is sincerity.

But it's not easy, at most he can do it himself, and he can't control others.

In fact, why Hong Kong Island stars have fallen from such a good situation in the early years to the present. Many young actors on Hong Kong Island are unable to make their debut at all. The big reason is that they have not yet recognized the reality.

You can imagine that many Hong Kong actors still cannot speak Mandarin well.

When you say dedication, the lines themselves are the most basic link.

Some actors in Hollywood, in order to act well in a play, can specially train British-style accents.

Some actors in the mainland can deliberately learn dialects in order to make a movie, but some people in Hong Kong Island, why can't they even learn Mandarin after so many years?

Is it really a qualification? Obviously not, but their attitude has a big problem.

Closer to home.

After Cao Meng and the main creators were interviewed, the screen went dark and then lit up again quickly.

Liu Yu has already taken out his notebook.

Professionals, of course, do professional things.

Although many people are used to using high-tech products such as tablet computers, Liu Yu still likes to use a notebook and write with a pen.

The movie started, and the sound of the scene gradually decreased until it was completely silent.

At the beginning of the film, Andy Chan, the leading actor, is told that he only has four weeks left in his life.

Seeing this, listening to the dialogue between Hua Tsai and the doctor.

Liu Yu couldn't help showing a smile.

"Looks like we won't see each other again!"

"It's just this life, doctor!"

Hua Tsai's free and easy, is really free and easy, after knowing that he only has four weeks to live, he was not shocked, instead he had a kind of indescribable free and easy!

This life only!

Many people watched the plot, but what Liu Yu saw was the long-standing Hong Kong flavor!

Their dialogues, actions, and everything, gave him the feeling that they were so familiar!

And the following plot proved Liu Yu's idea.

Hua Tsai's identity is a thief, a thief who is about to die, and he can live for four weeks at most. In order to complete the last task, he asked the doctor for painkillers for four weeks!

And the other male protagonist is also one of the four heavenly kings of Hong Kong Island, Chen Qingyun.

He plays the policeman, a policeman on Hong Kong Island.

Why repeat this sentence?

Are the police on Hong Kong Island any different?

Yes, the Hong Kong Island police in Hong Kong movies are different.

He used to be the killer of the Flying Tigers, but he was transferred to a civilian position. He became a negotiator. He is a very smart and somewhat arrogant person. He was transferred from the Flying Tigers to be a negotiator. his interest.

In fact, many people already have a familiar taste when they see this place.

Such a pair of opponents rarely appear in the current police and gangster films of Chinese-language movies.

A soldier is a soldier and a thief is a thief, the difference is clear!

The police and robbers in Hong Kong movies are different.

Or you can say that their policemen are not like policemen, and thieves are not like thieves.

But this is the characteristic of Hong Kong flavor.

This is the case in "Dark War", and the same is true of Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren in "Infernal Affairs".

There are many more. Some people say that in Hong Kong films, especially those classic police and gangster films, the villains will not always be the real gangsters who do all kinds of evil!

Such as "The King of Guns", such as "The Big Event", and so on!

In fact, the police in Hong Kong movies are somewhat similar to the protagonists in some Hollywood gangster movies.

They have always been special cases, such as Chen Jiaju in Police Story, and Yuan Haoyun in Hard Detective. Although they are very powerful and desperate, they don't know how to understand the world.

Perhaps this is the unique charm of the police in Hong Kong movies.

They are all desperate Saburos, but they are all capable of handling affairs, but they are even more capable of causing trouble!

Back to "Dark Wars"!

For a thief like Hua Tsai, he is the protagonist, yes, he is also the protagonist, not just a villain.

This is a role that is difficult to appear in current mainland movies, or a role that rarely appears.