How to evaluate the movie Shockwave 2?

I recently went back and watched the movie Shockwave 2 again. At first, the crack of bomb explosion was the most common thing. The loud sound is quickly transmitted to the heart by the eardrum, and it is always scared by the sudden explosion inadvertently. It is thrilling from the outside to the inside.

Many actors in this film are familiar faces. Needless to say, the big coffee Andy Lau, and some old faces we often see in TVB dramas, such as Louis Koo, Nick Cheung and Aaron Kwok, are all unfamiliar, perhaps because our generation grew up watching TVB dramas, and those people still occupy a place in our memory.

From beginning to end, the film makes people feel nervous and dignified, and every second counts. In particular, Zhang Zaishan, the bomb disposal group played by Andy Lau, is surprised and scared every time he bombs. With the plot, he is worried about whether it can be dismantled smoothly and how to dismantle it, which makes people think about different possibilities. Crisis is imminent, which seems to be accompanied by heavy agitation and tension. No one can predict what will happen in the next moment until the bomb is safely dismantled. Just like in the cross-harbour tunnel in Hung Hom surrounded by bandits, a young man was found to be a policeman by bandits, and was later taken hostage by Wujiang. At the moment he was released from the tunnel, he tied a bomb and started the detonator, hoping to see the pain of Zhang Zaishan when he was helpless. When the young policeman saw Zhang Zaishan, he tried to keep calm, hoping that he could defuse the bomb on him to remove this imminent danger. However, with the passage of time, there is still no progress in the demolition process. At that moment, all the calmness of the young policeman collapsed and could not be concealed. People's truest emotions in the face of danger are also well presented in front of the camera, constantly shouting "help" to Zhang Zaishan. His panic and fear tormented everyone's heart. At that moment, he wanted to have hope for life, and his despair tortured the heart of the bomb squad. Although he has been looking for ways, he finally has to accept the facts before him. When there was not much time left, Zhang Zaishan solemnly and seriously emphasized to the young policeman, "You are a policeman, and you have a responsibility. Don't go near the crowd or the car", trying to make him accept this cruel fact and remind him of the final outcome and his responsibility as a policeman. I don't know how many people have been moved by this picture, but I was moved by the real powerless pain. Apart from being a policeman, he is just an ordinary man. His life is still very long, but at the moment when the bomb exploded, all the unwillingness may have ended here, leaving nothing behind. I have to say, no matter how powerful you are, you will still be afraid or fragile in the face of life and death.

Finally, the film needs to dismantle two powerful bombs that explode at both ends of the tunnel at regular intervals. Facing the choice of red line and yellow line, Zhang Zaishan clearly knows his responsibility. For the stability of Hong Kong as a whole, he made the final decision without hesitation, leaving the hope of life to another person, who was buried in the explosion and could never come back to life. We didn't see a happy ending.

When I left, my colleague told me, I don't like this ending, why isn't everyone happy? I said that only regret can impress people, make people think deeply, and can't be calm for a long time.

Liu Tianwang is the only star I have ever been fascinated by. Probably when I was in middle school.

This time, watching him shoot this film at his age and position, he fell off the truck and felt hurt for him. He was really dedicated.

The scene is a big scene. The ending is also inevitable, which increases the attraction.

And it's not the kind of hero movie where heroes can do anything.

I'm a little confused about Wujiang's brother's reform. Is the three views correct?

Song Jia is too tall, and they stand together, making Liu Tianwang short.

Many people say that the appearance of the little policeman is very touching. Why do I feel a little strange? A policeman, why can he inadvertently lose his police officer's card in that environment? I've been waiting for this little policeman and three retired policemen to sabotage and rescue the hostages in the tunnel. I've watched too many hero movies.

Shockwave 2, which was generally looked down upon before its release, actually achieved a counterattack, broke through the May 14th major Chinese films and firmly occupied the top spot of the May 1st new film.

Even Andy Lau, who is still recovering, excitedly recorded the VCR and said, "Lao Tie, thank you for your efforts at the box office." .

Before the film was officially released, various social platforms were full of comments about Shockwave 2' s plan to save the streets.

In addition to the strong competitors in the same period, the decline of Hong Kong gangster films in recent years is also the reason why many viewers are not optimistic.

Gangster films, as a major symbol of Hong Kong films, were once the guarantee of word-of-mouth and box office. I don't know when it started, but Hong Kong gangster movies seem to be under some kind of spell, which not only gradually lost their former elegance, but sometimes even became synonymous with "bad movies".

Unexpectedly, after the May Day holiday, "Shockwave 2" actually became the box office champion of the last new film, which not only "successfully hit the face", but also made many fans who love Hong Kong gangster films exclaim: "The familiar Hong Kong gangster film is back!"

Douban netizens rated the film as "the return of Hong Kong gangster films"

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To say "Return", you have to know first, what was the gangster film like in the past?

In fact, as early as after World War II, with the prosperity of Hong Kong's film industry, the theme of police robbers was frequently put on the big screen.

At that time, the police gangster films were mainly suspense reasoning, mainly telling the story of detective solving crimes, which was very different from the Hong Kong police gangster films we know now.

Jackie Chan 1985 never admit defeat

By the end of 1970s, influenced by the new martial arts films, a new generation of Hong Kong filmmakers, represented by Jackie Chan, successively shot many classic gangster films such as Never Say Never, which set off a new "gangster craze". However, most of these movies are action movies or comedies with the shell of "police bandits", and they are not strictly police bandits.

It is generally believed in the industry that the real origin of Hong Kong gangster films began at 1986.

Mark of the true colors of heroes

This year, The True Color of Heroes was born, which not only broke the box office record of Hong Kong films, but also won numerous awards by several main creators, completely subverting people's cognition of gangster films and opening the way for the emergence of gangster films.

In The True Color of Heroes, gangsters and bad guys are no longer nonsense gangsters who only know how to fight, but are endowed with more "romantic colors" and become complex figures with flesh and blood. The image of "Mark" is deeply rooted in people's hearts and once became the object of imitation.

With the help of "True colors of heroes", John Woo has made films such as "True colors of heroes 2" and "Hot-blooded heroes", all of which have achieved good results.

Immediately, more and more people began to try to make gangster films. This type of film took shape in this period and ushered in the first golden age.

However, the good times did not last long. With the disappearance of the initial craze and the chain reaction of Hong Kong's return to China in the literary and art circles, Hong Kong gangster films have gone through a period of silence from 1992 to 1996.

Two epoch-making names broke the silence: Liu Weiqiang and Du Qifeng.

The classic screen image in Young and Dangerous

1996 or so, the former brought the comic "Young and Dangerous" to the big screen and gave a shot in the arm to the gangster films in Hong Kong. The images of Chen Haonan, pheasant and other young and dangerous people once again subverted people's cognition of gangster films, and set off a "young and dangerous wind" at that time.

Du Qifeng created the Galaxy image in 1996 and published the birth of a prefix in 1997. Later, some masterpieces that can be recorded in film history were released one after another, such as Dark Flowers, bullets and PTU. These works not only established the "black" style of Galaxy images, but also pushed Hong Kong gangster films to another peak.

Since then, Hong Kong gangster films have become another symbol of local films in Hong Kong after martial arts films.

Go north

In 2002-2003, Hong Kong gangster films reached an unprecedented peak, among which Infernal Affairs series was the most representative.

Infernal affairs: Andy Lau against Tony Leung Chiu Wai Tiantai.

Infernal Affairs not only retains the characteristics of traditional gangster movies, but also makes a great breakthrough in the plot. More complicated characters, ups and downs of plot settings, and more literary plots all give people a refreshing feeling. Some people commented that the appearance of Infernal Affairs was a summary and upgrade of the Hong Kong-made gangster films, which changed the embarrassing position of heroic action films or comedy films in the past and became a fully mature genre film.

The new never loses.

In the following years, gangster films continued to gain momentum. Black society, Chen Musheng's new Never Give up, etc. Yinhe Ying is the masterpiece of this period.

That is, in the same period, something happened that changed the fate of Hong Kong gangster films again: in 2003, CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement between Mainland and Hong Kong) was formally signed, and a large number of Hong Kong-made films had the opportunity to land on the mainland screen.

In addition, the local film market in Hong Kong has hit the ceiling. In the following years, a large number of co-productions began to appear, and more and more filmmakers chose the mainland as their new orientation. The mainland market and capital have also become an important factor in determining the future direction of Hong Kong gangster films.

However, it is not so easy to continue the glory of Hong Kong gangster films in the mainland. When Hong Kong films go north, the first problem we have to face is naturally acclimatization.

Because of the lack of relevant emotional and cultural background, many viewers said that "the police bandit film can't understand". For this reason, Hong Kong filmmakers either regret leaving after many setbacks and blows, or have to make some choices between tradition and change to adapt to the new situation.

"We will rely more and more on the mainland market. As our key market, our story takes care of the mainland audience, and we must have a * * * to shoot. " Jiang Zhiqiang, president of Hong Kong Anle Film Co., Ltd., said this when talking about this issue.

In addition to the audience, censorship also makes "large-scale" Hong Kong gangster films feel bound and uncomfortable.

The "double ending" is a kind of "spectacle" formed in this period: in order to take care of the audience in both places, many co-productions will prepare two versions, the Hong Kong version is more "original" and the mainland version will pass the censorship better.

However, such a strange appearance has not been recognized by the market. On the contrary, many blunt endings were unanimously opposed by the audience.

In the past few years, Hong Kong gangster films have not been successful. Except for a few works such as Chill, most gangster films (whether imported or co-produced) have not received a good response in the Mainland. In 20 16, Du Qifeng's Trilateral was a fiasco in both word-of-mouth and box office.

The trip to the north of Hong Kong gangster films was not smooth.

wake up

However, acclimatization is not the only reason why Hong Kong gangster films have been difficult to capture most audiences and gradually declined.

After Infernal Affairs, Hong Kong-made gangster films themselves fell into deep confusion.

Infernal Affairs can be said to be the "peak of literature and drama" of police films. It is said that Andy Lau even took the initiative to delete the action scenes before filming to highlight the literary drama.

This makes the audience tired of fighting and killing find everything new and fresh, and also changes the direction of the police bandit film.

Du Qifeng once said: "The greatest success of Infernal Affairs lies in the revitalization of the Hong Kong film industry. I hope that the success of this film will not set off a follow-up craze, but stimulate filmmakers to create more interesting themes. "

Contrary to expectations, the success of Infernal Affairs has greatly restricted the development of Hong Kong gangster movies in a sense, and the shrinking Hong Kong market has further reduced the investment in movies. More and more movies began to give up fighting and gun battles and replaced them with literary dramas and dialogues, so that many movies smelled of infernal affairs for a long time.

However, the northward movement of police bandit films has opened up the mainland market, attracted mainland investment, and brought police bandit films to the other extreme: they emphasized the big scene and greatly weakened the plot.

Some creators pointed out that this is precisely to please mainland audiences who are used to Hollywood blockbusters.

The emergence of benchmarks and the expansion of the market are two good things, but they make the Hong Kong gangster films that have been growing wildly for a long time somewhat at a loss.

Even more disturbing is the age of the creator.

Du Qifeng, a famous Hong Kong director.

Apart from Liu Weiqiang and Du Qifeng, there are only a few excellent police film creators. Many people have a brief flash, but then they are silent.

As far as actors are concerned, apart from Du Keqi Feng, who likes to use a fixed team, there are really not many actors who can perform this kind of film well.

Playing Ji in "The Tree Catches the Wind"

Last month, Lin Jiadong won his first Oscar for Best Actor for "The Tree of the Windy Wind", and then someone asked: Will there be no more actors like him? Who else can I call if I want to shoot this role in the future?

Although Dong Shengyi, Lin Jiadong and others have denied this view, we have to admit that at present, Hong Kong gangster films are still in a state of complacency.

All kinds of problems determine that Hong Kong gangster films will inevitably face great impact under the torrent of the times. The dilemma of going north is only a reflection of the problems it faces. In essence, it is the limited Hong Kong film market's restrictions on police films, as well as the pain and choices it must face to break through the restrictions.

In this context, the success of Shockwave 2 may bring some impetus to fans and creators.

As for whether this can lead to the revival of police and bandit films, it may be too early to say now. However, the key to its success: the proportion of literary drama and martial arts drama, the combination of big scenes and small emotions, the integration of traditional elements and the development of new themes, and the participation of various actors are all worth studying and even learning from in the future.

Hong Kong's film market is limited, and it is inevitable for Hong Kong films to go north if they want to break through under the background of cultural globalization. However, in the process of going north, all creators should consider how not to lose their own things and be complacent.

Shockwave 2 gives us some hope: Hong Kong gangster movies are not dead yet.

As for the future?

I hope that the sentence "The best gangster film is still in the future" directed by Dong Chengyi can come true.

I went to see "hurt locker 2" with my best friend tonight, and the first feeling after watching it was "burning" and "exploding". The whole trip is tight and slow, and the fare is very worthwhile.

Two minutes before the opening, I went directly to the nuclear explosion site and showed it to me in a daze. Afterwards, I told the story of the protagonist Hua Zai, how his character changed due to injury, the causal relationship with the terrorist organization's resurrection meeting, and the emotional entanglement with his comrades-in-arms and girlfriend. In this film, Huazai's acting skills are extremely brilliant. His acting skills in two different personality states always capture the emotions of the audience. Liu Qingyun is as stable as ever, and Nini has also contributed a good performance.

The special effects in this film are also extremely brilliant. The initial nuclear explosion, the subsequent continuous gun battle, the blasting picture and the final big explosion can all be regarded as well-made, especially the details after the explosion have been made great efforts, which can give people a great shock with the sound of the theater.

Shockwave 2, as this year's Lunar New Year file, is undoubtedly extremely successful, and I think the subsequent box office will continue to rise. If you like Andy or this movie, don't hesitate to go and see it.

Just remember this scene:

Andy Lau said to the young policeman with a bomb strapped to his body, You are a policeman, and you have your responsibilities. Stay away from the crowd, stay away from the vehicles, and stay where you are. You got it?

The young policeman cried and said, I am a policeman, and I have a responsibility to stay away from cars and people, so that casualties will be minimal. Until it was blown to pieces by a bomb.

Judging from this scene alone, I think this is a very good movie. In the face of death, everyone will feel fear and fear, but he is a policeman. His duty is to protect public life and property. He gave his life and fulfilled his promise when he joined the police.

This policeman is a hero, and the core of the movie Shockwave 2 is embodied in him.

Finally, when he fell into the sea of fire and looked at his tacit understanding colleagues, I wondered if he could "throw it on the ground and save it, and then die and live again" ... I was a little looking forward to the third part.

First of all, "Shockwave 2" completed a rare Hong Kong film counterattack in recent years. In the case of a general decline, it was a good result that it was released for 6 days and swept 250 million box office.

Judging from the script, at least the description of the main task is more three-dimensional, the positive character (Zhang Zaishan played by Andy Lau) has weaknesses, and the negative character (Wu Jiang's fiery character) is not heinous. In addition, the bridge section that echoes the bandits' attempt to blow up the tunnel in the Hong Kong stock market is also very clever. Let's talk about Andy Lau. Undeniably, this film was released during Andy Lau's injury, and there are indeed many diehard fans who support the emotional factors of idols. But most importantly, Andy Lau played an imperfect and perfect hero in it. He was single-minded but not good at talking about feelings until he finally sent a text message to his girlfriend saying "I love you". On the process, Andy Lau, who plays hurt locker, is not omnipotent. When a policeman carries a bomb, he knows that there is nothing he can do. He can only ask the former to stay away from vehicles and crowds, which is closer to reality. As for the ending, Andy Lau did not save everything, but chose to sacrifice himself to save the basic structure of the tunnel.

Andy Lau is not a perfect hero, but this truth is even more touching. Finally, I have to spit it out. First, Song Jia's acting skills are really urgent and totally off-line. Second, Jiang Haowen, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, has no amazing eyes. I think the award of the Oscar is more like compensation for Jiang Haowen's hard work for many years. (Wen h)

I'm happy to comment on your question.

Just one person, Huang Tiannuo.

Yes, the young policeman with the bomb.

After the whole movie, I can't forget this little character who appeared in the first half of the movie.

Young, inexperienced and sincere, he looks like a rookie who just joined the police.

I have a strong sense of substitution for this role. A heavy bomb in the chest, a heavy responsibility in the chest.

Although he was trembling with fear, as a policeman, the young man tried his best to calm himself down. "My dad taught me! He's a COP, too! He told me to calm down! "

After Zhang Zaishan ordered everyone to retreat, he collapsed. How desperate it is to count down for yourself.

"You have to remember that you are a policeman and you have your responsibility. Stay away from cars and people, so the damage is minimal! "

This is the last order the young man got.

Although I know that ordinary people will choose to do this without being a policeman, his identity finally gave him the courage to face death.

The cries of despair echoed in the night.

"I am a policeman! I have a responsibility! Get away from the car! Stay away from the crowd! "

"I am a policeman! I have a responsibility! Get away from the car! Stay away from the crowd! "

"I am a policeman! I have a responsibility ... "

After the loud noise, the word Huang Tiannuo will always flash in the police badge.

Shock wave 2 looks good.

This kind of film is difficult to make. Looking at the title of the film, almost everyone can guess the content, so it's hard to be original.

Coupled with "I am a policeman", the meaning of this sentence has been deeply interpreted in the series of Infernal Affairs, and it is difficult to have a more brilliant interpretation.

However, Shockwave 2 did all this.

Zhang Zaishan (Andy Lau) is a bomb disposal team of the Hong Kong police. When he was on an undercover mission, he exposed his identity in order to prevent gangsters from detonating car bombs against the police.

After the criminal leader Hong Jipeng (Wujiang) escaped, he hated Zhang Zaishan's "betrayal" of arresting his brother. Later, Hong Jipeng returned to Hong Kong and planned many bomb attacks. He even took hundreds of hostages in the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in Hung Hom and threatened to blow it up. This is not only to retaliate against Zhang in the mountains, but also contains a huge conspiracy.

The most brilliant part of the film lies in the interpretation of "I am a policeman", which is more direct to people's hearts.

Talking about why he chose the high-risk occupation of bomb disposal group, Zhang Zaishan said that he believed that "justice is higher than life" and he was a policeman, so he had to "protect life with his life".

Zhang Zaishan always takes the lead in facing danger at the scene of bomb disposal; He took risks alone more than once, bravely faced Hong Jipeng and tried his best to rescue the hostages. When his girlfriend is in distress, he faces life and death together; Even the gangster's brother had a car accident, and the first reaction was to send him to the hospital; Finally, I left my hope for life to my colleagues and sacrificed heroically to protect the tunnel.

In the film, I was moved to tears by a young policeman, Huang Tiannuo (Cai Hanyi).

On the day of the incident, he was traveling with his father and friends and was taken hostage in the cross-harbour tunnel. When the gangster discovered his identity as a policeman, he was tied to a bomb and released in public.

The young policeman was afraid, but tried to stay calm and hoped to have a chance to survive. But time is too late, and Zhang Zaishan must choose to give up. He encouraged young people, "You are a policeman, you have your responsibility, stay away from crowds and vehicles, and stand where you are, with the least casualties."

Huang Tiannuo, desperate but firm, exploded in his cry, "I am a policeman, I have my responsibilities ...".

The loud noise hit the audience's heart.

"Protecting life with life" is Zhang Zaishan's bounden duty. "Dare to sacrifice" is Zhang Zaishan's oath.

Shockwave 2' s "Justice is more important than life! Protect life with life. " Zhang Rushan, a police officer, said on the podium: While comparing himself with the mouse in the fable, I know that the ending of the story is doomed to be a tragedy.

The film mainly tells that Zhang Zaishan, played by Andy Lau, is a senior inspector of the Explosive Disposal Division of the Hong Kong Police Force. Seven years ago, he sneaked into the most wanted gang played by Wujiang. In an operation to rob the vault, Zhang Zaishan exposed his undercover identity in the bomb squad, cooperated with the police from the inside, successfully stopped the bomb from detonating, and wiped out the criminal organization of Re and his brother. Unfortunately, at the critical moment, he escaped and threatened revenge.

After his reinstatement, Zhang Zaishan was quickly promoted to the police bomb squad. Seven years later, Hong Kong was bombed one after another, and the police even received a tip that a large amount of explosives had been smuggled into Hong Kong. All indications are that there will be major cases in Hong Kong. Just when Hong Kong people were in panic, the busiest cross-harbour tunnel in Hung Hom was blocked by bandits and hundreds of hostages were taken. Finally, the appearance of the tunnel threatened the police to blow it up. Only when Zhang Zaishan brings the fiery heat to justice can he dismantle the shocking conspiracy behind this anti-terrorism storm.

No more last-second rescues, no more heroes with happy endings, and China genre films are gradually changing. The technical arms of the "bomb disposal team" were replaced by the enemy, providing methods and means to deal with various bombs. Hanako's anti-hero drama, which left the police hostages full of bombs to escape, greatly opened his eyes, and can be directly written into the history of police films as a wonderful anti-type case. The competition for the red tunnel is also fierce. Its "main theme" is Hong Kong-style, and Andy really prefers this "ending". For Qiu Litao, who has worked with Li Xiuxian in many police films, he is very familiar with these action scenes. Although it is still in tune, the actors are well integrated, and there is no compromise on the mainland market in content, which is commendable.

The shelves and elements of commercial blockbusters are complete, but they lack the texture of blockbusters, and the characters and emotions are more delicate. The overall evaluation is 3 and a half stars.

The above content only represents my personal opinion, and I hope it can help you. Thank you!

The movie Shockwave 2 is about Zhang Zaishan Si Tong, a senior inspector in the science department of the Explosives Division of the Hong Kong Police Force. Seven years ago, he was lurking around the criminal gang of Hong Jipeng, the most wanted man. In an operation to rob the vault, Zhang Zaishan exposed his undercover identity in the bomb disposal team and cooperated with the police inside and outside to successfully stop the bomb from detonating. Hong Jipeng and his brother's criminal gang were caught in the net, but when Hong Jipeng escaped, he threatened revenge. After his reinstatement, Zhang Zaishan was quickly promoted to the bomb squad of the police force.

Seven years later, Hong Kong was attacked by explosions one after another, and the police also learned that a large number of bombs were brought into Hong Kong. All indications are that there will be a big war in Hong Kong. Just when Hong Kong people were in panic, one of the busiest cross-harbour tunnels in the city was intercepted by bandits, and hundreds of civilians were threatened. Finally, Hong Jipeng threatened the police to blow up the tunnel. Only when Zhang brings Hong Jipeng to justice can the shocking conspiracy behind this anti-terrorism storm be dismantled.

In the previous heroic narrative, all the policemen were incompetent except the hero. To some extent, the same is true of this film, but I still watched several films, although the personality is not distinct. For the bomb squad, I can only look back and forth, but I don't lose my energy. I am also an extraordinary tough guy.

The first one-minute rescue was expected, and the only thing that surprised us was tears. In the ending, between the red line and the yellow line, he actually chose the wrong one this time. The happy ending that I thought I could eradicate a villain and win the return of a beautiful woman has been wiped out in this 500-pound big explosion. The message I love you in my mobile phone, like a feeling that it is too late to say it, has become a conclusion. He was extremely confident when he rescued his kidnapped girlfriend, but when it was his turn, he made the worst plan. We are deeply touched by the ending of this film.