The characters in Chasing the Dragon are bloody enough, and the plot is ups and downs!

Personally, maybe my favorite movie on National Day is chasing dragons.

Before talking about movies, let me talk about my feelings in the cinema. Chasing the Dragon may be my first time to watch an action movie, and so many people in their 70s will come to watch it. Before that, I only met the scene of the old man going to the cinema in two movies: Shengmen and Mr. Sheng's Flowers.

At the screening, there was an old couple sitting next to me. There are several scenes in the film where the old lady is silently wiping her tears. At the end of the movie, there was even intermittent applause in the back row.

I think, maybe this film really restored Hong Kong during the British colonial period in the 1960s and 1970s, or the works directed by Jing Wong still pay attention to the older generation. Otherwise, how can so many old people be willing to pay for the cinema?

A film can shoot the plot and scenes that make the audience enter the play, and it can make people feel something, which should be the guarantee of the quality of a film.

When I came out of the cinema, my friend asked me if I wanted to write a film review. I said I couldn't write it because I knew nothing about the historical background of Hong Kong in the story, and I couldn't think of any clues to praise the film except "good-looking".

But I still recommend it. At least this time, Jing Wong is no longer like the "self-destructive and self-indulgent" Jing Wong in recent years. Although he has been continuing the routine of consuming classic works, he is absent-minded this time. It can be said that he played the legend of the lame Hao and the mayor very well.

How good is it? Don't talk about history, let's talk about characterization and plot in movies.

Before that, I would like to say that the movie picture of Chasing the Dragon is definitely the most beautiful among Hong Kong gangster movies in recent years. Maybe you can't imagine that a gangster action movie can present such delicate colors and rich film texture. Especially in the lens of the city fortress, the seemingly casual scenery and every decoration all reveal the scene of street culture in Hong Kong at that time.

It is said that Jing Wong also invested in the construction of a real-life Kowloon walled city to restore the chaotic and dark walled city culture to the maximum extent. If there is an opportunity, you can really go and see it. I remember the love on the stage a few years ago, and this year's "peerless master" and similar castles, which are still fresh in my memory. It's just that the castles in these two films are a bit like Wubangtuo, and the castles in Chasing Dragons are simply too restored. Anyway, this is my memory of Hong Kong.

Back to the point. In the process of watching "Chasing the Dragon", my biggest feeling is that the characters are bloody enough and the plot is ups and downs.

Needless to say, the roles in the film starring Donnie Yen and Andy Lau, playing the lame Hao and the mayor, are quite good. The lame underworld and the mayor of Bailu rule Hong Kong's underground economy.

Hao, the lame man, is from Chaoshan. It turned out that he always spoke Chaoshan dialect in the movies, which I learned later. A Hao, a poor young man, sneaked into Hong Kong. His statement is that "life and death are rich in the sky", which makes him a gangster from an early age, with a temperament and the style of a big boss, but he attaches great importance to the friendship and friendship between brothers in a vicious way.

The mayor is relatively more rational and calm. He is introverted and steady, cautious and takes care of the overall situation. He is also affectionate and righteous, with a little Bole image, and knows who can achieve great things. I think Andy Lau played a brilliant role in this role. At the beginning of the film, he became a detective and spoke with a little flattery and lust. Later, when he was chased in the castle, his fear and timidity tested his acting skills, but Andy Lau did a brilliant job.

This is also a very good place for me to create this image in Chasing the Dragon, because the film span is a bit long. The whole film has gone through the process of two people from small figure to big figure and then evolved into legends. Such a life experience must have a very poor change in the appearance, personality, tone and expression of the characters.

In addition, the supporting roles, Black, Fat, Tang, and one of the "Wireless Five Tiger Generals" are all old tricks, and Lacker also played well.

Besides, why do I think the plot is good?

Maybe the whole movie made me feel like I was telling a story in an orderly way, without adding too many complicated plots.

Say gangsters are gangsters. In the movie, we watched the lame Hao lick blood from his younger brother in Kowloon City Village and climb to the position of a drug Lord in Hong Kong. We also watched the mayor climb from a little detective to the position of Chinese chief inspector, holding the hidden rules of public security in Hong Kong. Apart from a short shot of the death of the mayor's wife, there are not many scenes of being immersed in love.

Talking about brotherhood is brotherhood. From mutual appreciation at the beginning, to mutual suspicion and distrust in the ascendant, and finally to a phone call when they are old, only the lame words "life and death are life, wealth is in the sky" can explain their lives.

The mayor finally said on the phone, "I have a very good scenery here, come and have a look when you are free", which is actually super emotional. At the most turbulent time in Hong Kong, the two supported each other and experienced acquaintance and struggle. The two heroes changed the era of Hong Kong, and finally returned to the dust. In the old age, the past grievances can only be put down and regretted.

I can't take it away, only evil is with me. Lame Hao's last sentence, the finishing touch, also tells the essence of the whole movie.