What I want to say about Stephen Chow’s movies

One afternoon, I thought of Comrade Stephen Chow. What comes to mind are his movies. What comes to mind is that I have seen all of his movies. From the star boy he once was, he has become the star master he is today. He has also gradually faded out of the film and television industry, but his legend still exists in the world, because he is a film monument, standing there, unmoving, and no one can shake it.

I have seen movies that he has starred in and movies that he has directed.

I have seen the movies he made when he was at his peak, cooperating with his gold medal partner Ng Meng-tat.

I have seen the movie he made when he matured and left Uncle Wu to go solo.

The first time I watched a Stephen Chow movie, and the movie I have watched the most, was God of Cookery. God of Cookery stars Stephen Chow and is also directed by Stephen Chow. The actors include leading actors such as Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, and Ng Meng-tat, and of course there are many supporting roles. The one that impressed me the most was, of course, Ruhua. The other supporting characters are also very impressive. To this day, I can still remember the faces of these supporting characters, although I can’t remember their names. After all, I have watched Stephen Chow's movie many times. It was so familiar that my parents felt disgusted when they saw me and the God of Cookery. In fact, they are the ones who don’t understand.

The God of Cookery tells the story of a gourmet who likes to cheat and is arrogant. Because of being plotted by others, he got various opportunities and returned to the food world. Looking back now, this God of Cookery tells the story of people not forgetting about themselves when they gain power, and not belittle themselves when they lose power.

The plot of the story is very simple. In abstract terms, it is a story of revenge. In the process of revenge, one has an open-minded attitude toward human nature and life, that is, letting go. It’s liberation, it’s not fighting and doing nothing. It means to delve into your own interests, hobbies and careers to develop and strengthen yourself. Only in this way can we see the world and ourselves.

The movie God of Cookery is very funny from the beginning. It starts with the gourmet known as the "God of Cookery" eating a bowl of fat intestine noodles at a roadside stall. The intestines just caught in the chopsticks, Suddenly I found Yikuai shit inside, so I questioned the owner of the roadside stall, Karen Mok, as Sister Hua. Sister Hua’s appearance was really ugly, with a scar on the left side of her face, fluffy hair, and a protruding buck. Teeth make people fall in love at first sight and cannot forget them. In the play, Sister Hua is a fan of the God of Cookery and likes the God of Cookery very much. However, Sister Hua did not know that the middle-aged man who ate shit at her roadside stall was the God of Food. So, Stephen Chow took off his sunglasses and said to Sister Hua, "What can you say, I am also the God of Cookery! Give me some face!". After hearing this, Sister Hua put down the spoon in her hand. He and the God of Cookery looked at each other, and at the same time, the scene changed. Not far from the roadside noodle stall, there was a fortune teller who was arguing with a passing gangster who refused to tell fortunes. Just after these two scenes appeared. Then came the God of Cookery Evaluation Conference, where the God of Cookery commented on the chefs who participated in the God of Cookery Conference. When I saw this detail before, I just thought it was funny, simply funny. After experiencing the complexity of life, when watching this scene, I couldn't help but burst out laughing. It turns out that this is the way the world is. Life depends entirely on acting! Now think about Mr. Xing's movies. They are all textbooks on human nature and sophistication. They are not comedies at all!

Let’s talk about the first “God of Cookery” I watched! The most impressive thing is that after the God of Cookery was framed by Uncle Da, he discovered that Tang Niu, who followed him and was a dog licker all day long, was actually one of the main force in framing him. Moreover, Tang Niu is more capable and level than him. Tang Niu started to play devil’s advocate and commented on the Love at First Sight Couple Noodles developed by the God of Cookery. Just like the comments made by the God of Cookery to the chefs at the meeting, they were to the point and without mercy. I found that licking a dog without the purpose of gaining superiority is not a good licking dog. If you want to be a licking dog, you have to be like Tang Niu. The God of Cookery tells him to poop in the toilet, and he goes to poop. Just do whatever you are told. It is possible to guard against such a person for a day, but it is very difficult to guard against such a person for a year or several years. Being licked feels good for a while, and when you feel good, you get bitten. This is the unchanging truth!

Just when the God of Cookery was preparing to counterattack, a bigger trap lay behind. The picture is that Hong Kong’s food and drug management personnel should be similar to our mainland’s Food and Drug Administration. Of course, we did not have this department here at that time. At that time, I thought it was so advanced! So he took the God of Cookery away, and as a result, the God of Cookery fell into decline. I was so depressed that I couldn't even eat.

At this time, he came to the place where Sister Hua ate noodles again. It was the same plot, and he ate another bowl of fat sausage noodles, and another piece of shit cake. However, this time, he was not as lucky as last time. Perhaps, when a person is in power, everything goes smoothly. When a person is out of position, his teeth are blocked even when he drinks water.

After finishing the same conversation, he was severely beaten by the person next to him and then thrown aside. At this time, Miss Turkey and Goose Tou started fighting. Brothers on both sides refused to give in to each other and negotiated at the negotiating table. The reason for the negotiation is to compete for the business of beef balls. Just when they were talking about beef balls, the God of Cookery used his professional ability and evaluated the beef balls as useless outside the crowd. Later, when he was found out, he wanted to cut off his hand, but Miss Turkey blocked the knife...

The subsequent plot, It was Stephen Zhou, Turkey Sister, and Goose Tou who jointly developed the peeing beef balls and became a big hit. At this time, Uncle Da and Tang Niu did not want to see the God of Cookery turn over, and were thinking of ways to plot again. This time a fierce one came, really trying to kill the God of Cookery. After that, Sister Turkey helped block the gun, and the God of Cookery escaped and entered the Shaolin Temple to practice. All kinds of plots, in the end, he was successfully counterattacked, maybe not called a successful counterattack. Even the God of Cookery himself has seen through all this glory and wealth. Turning to look for Turkey Sister, the ending is open-ended and the audience can freely imagine. This is Xingye's movie. The difference between this movie and several other Xingye movies is that "The God of Cookery" falls from high to low and climbs up from the low. In all of Xing Ye's other movies, he starts from a lowly person and then climbs up step by step through various chances, coincidences and hard work.

The movie "The God of Cookery" is my introduction to Stephen Chow's movies, and it is also the one I have watched the most. I don't know why, but I never tire of watching it. I know where the plot will be, even if I can memorize it, but I won't feel tired or bored.

In addition to the movie "The God of Cookery", those who have the deepest appreciation for Xing Ye's movies include "The Thief", "Play Back to School 1/2", "The Deer and the Cauldron 1/2", "Westward Journey 1/ 2", "The Tricky Expert", "Su Qier" and so on. Anyway, as long as it is a movie by Xingye, there is no movie that I have not watched. Once you have watched it, you will definitely have to watch it more than once.

After Xingye turned into a director, it is no longer difficult for the movies he makes to reflect his taste. Only when he is the protagonist can his movies have that natural nonsensical flavor.

When I watched Xingye's movie, I felt like it was a joke at first, but it was actually true. It turned out that I was kidding myself, thinking that I was on one level but actually on many levels. Watching Xingye's movies over and over again, you think you are watching a joke, but in fact it is your own life.