How to evaluate the movie "A Big Tree Catches the Wind"

A big tree will attract the wind. When the storm comes, the tree will be quiet but the wind will not stop.

Before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, people in Hong Kong were in turmoil, and they all imagined the handover as a panic.

"A big tree attracts the wind" can be understood as having two meanings. One is that as the thief king becomes famous, a big tree attracts the wind, which will attract the attention of the police and colleagues. The other level can be understood from a macro perspective, that is, Hong Kong is about to return, which is another major event since the founding of the People's Republic of China. A big tree attracts attention. At this time, the world's attention will be focused here, and many forces hope to take advantage of the handover before the return. Hong Kong, which does not have the death penalty, makes the last profit, including the "Three Thieves" gang in the film.

Yam Xianqi's character, Ye Guohuan, is a lawless gangster who dares to take to the streets with an AK47 in broad daylight to rob a gold bank crazily. After returning to the mainland for refuge, he ran a business of smuggling electrical appliances that "had been distributed by Chow Yun-fat". If you want to make money while doing illegal business, you will inevitably have to deal with some government agencies. When facing the government agencies before Hong Kong's return to the motherland, we will naturally encounter many unspeakable secrets.

From the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, to the Customs, to the Public Security Bureau, there are staff at all levels, various meals and routines, and all kinds of officials. Every time Ye Guohuan orders food before a meal, he wants to eat braised pork with pickled vegetables, but he is despised as "not able to order" or "too tacky". There are various "vases" (bribery tools) of different shapes on display in his home, including the one temporarily taken from the toilet that is only as big as the palm of his hand. The shame suffered.

His experience is like a book called "Strange Occurrences Witnessed by Officials Before 1997". It is exaggerated, absurd and realistic. However, in that era of underdeveloped information, even the Chinese people who were kept in the dark did not know. That’s all. This part of the scene was so satirical that the director secretly went to Panyu, Guangzhou to shoot it secretly. The story may be about how our parents’ generation struggled to make a fortune in Guangzhou.

Choi Chi-keung, played by Jordan Chan, is based on the "thief of the century" Cheung Chi-keung, whose criminal proceeds set a Guinness world record. His most famous case was undoubtedly the kidnapping of the eldest son of Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, and the extortion of more than one billion Hong Kong dollars in cash. case. The film also focuses on the story of Zhang Ziqiang's kidnapping of two wealthy Asians, Li and Guo. In the film, he goes to a meeting alone, breaks into the mansion of the "richest man" alone, and negotiates while singing karaoke; he is domineering, driving a car full of cash. The luxury supercar was racing wildly on the road; he made full use of the flaws in the system and knew well that Li Ka-shing did not dare to call the police, so he manipulated the police into applause.

His story is a story of "heroes cherish heroes". As a representative of the richest and most powerful country among robbers, he also hopes to constantly surpass himself in his criminal career. By chance, a reporter took a photo of the "Three Thieves" in a restaurant together, and rumors spread that the three were about to join forces to commit a major case before Hong Kong's return. "If you want to play, you must play bigger!" After hearing this rumor, he also developed a sympathy for the other two thieves. "If the three thieves join forces, even if they open a shop to sell fish egg powder, the sales will go crazy!"

He made up his mind to summon the other two people and join forces to commit a shocking crime. He is even eager to try, fantasizing about kidnapping the Hong Kong governor, kidnapping the gambling king and other crazy criminal ideas. During this search, he was also deceived and tricked in various ways, but he still kept his promise and set up a special hotline to provide bonuses to those who provided true or false clues. Is the big thief really stupider than the little thief? If not out of sympathy, he would do this?

Ji Zhengxiong, played by Jiadong Lam, can be called a "changeable thief". If the first two "thief kings" were a bit reckless, then the last one is a cautious and clever mind. A criminal. Ji Zhengxiong's prototype is a thief at Guangzhou Railway Station. The thief then smuggled into Hong Kong with a pickpocket group and obtained a Hong Kong ID card. Later, he obtained ID cards from Canada, Southeast Asia and other countries by his own means, appearing with a different identity each time he committed a crime. The criminal associates he used were also stowaways and desperadoes recruited from Guangzhou and other places in mainland China. They dispersed after completing their work. In order to amplify the portrayal, his men were made to speak the dialects of each province in the film.

His story in the film is a story about morality. After he took a fancy to a gold shop, he took refuge in the home of a "shapot brother" who lived near the gold shop.

Although this brother's family is poor, he has quit smoking and drinking. He and his Thai wife have raised a little daughter and live simply in a cage house in Kowloon City. The arrival of Ji Zhengxiong broke the peace of the family. On the one hand, he used the little girl's cover to transport firearms; on the other hand, he also took advantage of the convenient location to plan the robbery.

At the moment when he was about to take action, he seemed to understand something and finally gave up the robbery plan. Morally, he is kind and righteous. Although he secretly harbors evil thoughts of robbery, even if he fails, he still gives a lot of money to his brother who is kept in the dark. He cares so much for the little girl that he could have killed the brother and his family in order to protect himself. But he didn't have the heart to take action.

Yam Xianqi's "fierce", Jordan Chan's "crazy", and Lam Jiadong's "ruthless" constitute the three major thieves in "The Big Tree Catches the Wind". The three stories were also written by Owen Jie, Huang Weijie and Xu Xuewen. They collected information and created characters for the three characters respectively. They were shot independently and finally edited together.

These directors are also members of the "grandchildren" of Galaxy Image. One of them may take over the mantle of the Galaxy creative team headed by Johnnie To, Wei Jiahui, You Naihai, Zheng Baorui, etc. in the future. This work Landing at the Berlin Film Festival is also the best affirmation. It has been determined that the film will not pass the censorship in mainland China. What will be the outcome of the collaboration between the "Three Thieves"? Can this shocking case be realized, or is it just a wave in the torrent of history? No spoilers here, but you can watch the ending if you have the chance. www.m80ys.com

The gangster can be filmed as a hero's end, there are many mysteries, it is very enjoyable, it is very funny, but it is absurd and sad, it is full of irony and metaphor, and it can nakedly plunge into society. The fate of Hong Kong is projected mercilessly. The reversal is not difficult to guess, but the mastery of the rhythm definitely inherits the essence of the Galaxy. The plot of Jordan Chan's phone call is a complete masterpiece. Jordan Chan's role also seems to be tailor-made. Lam Jiadong's psychological drama cannot be better. The supporting cast is also great