What I saw this time was the restraint of Sir Du's maturity.
From the intensive gun battles with traditional violent aesthetics in "Gunfire", to the gorgeous and artistic gun battles in "PTU", to "Underworld" and "The Money" without a shot being fired...
He has been looking for room for growth in the theme of police movies.
"What a great performance!"
Zheng Xiuwen looked at Su Ze who was swaying freely in front of the camera, and couldn't help but said to Johnnie To: "Much better than Hua Zai when he was young."
Du Qifeng laughed, this is possible.
I am very satisfied with Su Ze's performance. The role of Zhuang Shiton is difficult, not only because of his blindness, but also because of his complex and changeable personality.
Nervous, smart, stingy and demanding, he has a certain personality and a sense of human fireworks.
This young man did it perfectly!
Let alone Andy when he was young, even Liu Tianwang now may not be able to do it!
In fact, I originally thought about looking for Liu Tianwang. After all, he and Sammi Cheng have worked together for many years and are known as the on-screen couple and have countless fans.
When I finally chose Su Ze, as a director I also wanted to try new things, firstly the script, and secondly definitely the actors.
Not using actors will bring a different style to the script, and even replacing the same script with different actors can produce completely different chemical reactions, which is what I look forward to most.
Last time I accidentally discovered the treasure of Su Ze. Many times, watching the works and being there are two different things.
I have seen too many actors, including many so-called powerful actors. After all, the movie is a finished product, and the audience will not know what is happening on the set? How much hard work is behind a simple shot?
To be fair, if Johnnie To is asked to comment on the actors he has worked with, even if the kings and queens are purely comparing their acting skills, many of them can only be regarded as hard work or dedication.
There are very few people who can capture the essence of a character right from the start, but this young man in front of me...
done!
Not only was it an accident, this time the more difficult blind detective once again proved his strength. The status problems that he once worried about did not exist at all. He was as natural and smooth as a truly blind person.
The filming went very smoothly, and the cooperation with Sammi Cheng became more and more harmonious. If the logical chain of storytelling can pave the way for the main meal, then the use of small jokes and fun is what makes the whole plate colorful.
The key to rational use of these is to grasp the rhythm, so that they can be integrated into the main meal without conflict, and the taste can be changed to create an interesting combination, just like Johnston shouted in the charnel house that his mood was not right!
In that scene, Hong Kong-style nonsensical jokes were made, and the crowd was directed to recreate the scene of Uncle Qiu's murder. It was discovered that the murderer stopped for a moment after hitting Uncle Qiu, and then chased him out nine times to hit him again. There is an important point in the emotional tentative process.
The mystery:
What is more important than killing one person? It must be killing another person.
Recreating the process of the scene, the camera moved forward, and the two corpse-collecting staff, one fat and one thin, were speechless, watching the two people perform, and finally integrated into the scene and volunteered: I play the role of Uncle Ball.
Regardless of the main meal and the preparation techniques of the ingredients, what is the primary purpose of people eating?
It is to absorb nutrients for life maintenance. The spiritual connotation of a movie is nutrients and is indispensable.
Whether it's "Gunfire", "Wenqiao" or "Drug War", Johnnie To, the godfather of noir police films, is always willing to pay attention to the black and gray areas of society, using strong and stimulating methods to remind the audience to stay away from right and wrong and embrace the light.
Zhuang Shidun said to He Jiatong, "I don't know why God made me blind. Later I realized that only when the eyes are blind and the heart is not blind, can we investigate the old news that others ignore and comfort the victims."
For individuals, you don’t have to do great good deeds, but you must never do small evils. If you have enough energy left, you can pursue the small sense of justice in your heart and make your life more fulfilling.
Therefore, any director can be clever and use commercial elements, or he can use gimmicks to cover up the situation, but he should not forget that the audience is not blind, nor is their heart blind.
The reason why Galaxy Image is a golden brand is because of its deep respect for the audience and its own requirements.
This is not a very serious film. It conveys an exaggerated and crazy ghostly temperament from beginning to end, which is not only reflected in the style, but also in the performances of the actors.
The detective he plays is said to be blind but not blind. He has sensitive hearing and smell, and has genius-like logical reasoning. He is called the god of breaking eucalyptus. He always looks confident and confident.
But this talented man has inherent shortcomings and has many shortcomings: greed for money, arrogance and rudeness.
And it is precisely because of such distinctive character traits that the audience feels a kind of reality that comes from life and is full of comic tension.
And He Jiatong, played by Sammi Cheng, is a bit neurotic, has a carefree personality, and has an idol-like admiration and love for Zhuang Shidun.
When imitating the crime scene during the investigation, he changed various costumes and styles, which was a great hardship and produced a strong comedy effect.
It is precisely because of the exaggerated and crazy performance method that it injects a fresh and unique temperament into the work.
This is where Johnnie To is smart. He takes the originally serious criminal reasoning process and turns it into a comedy, dispelling the solemnity of the detective film but adding humor and playfulness to the comedy.
Especially when recreating a crime scene, the boundary between authenticity and hypotheticality is deliberately modeled, so that one can personally put oneself at the crime scene to empathize with it, which is worth pondering.
In the words of Sir Du: What I film is not a suspense mystery film at all!
After Su Ze is released, there will definitely be viewers who will criticize the blind detective's reasoning for not being rigorous enough.
Indeed, if measured according to the standards of detective films, many processes cannot stand up to scrutiny, and many logical clues cannot support the structure of the entire story.
It can be regarded as a rhapsody played by Johnnie To and his Galaxy Image for the entertainment of the audience. All the audience has to do is enjoy the carnival in the dark cinema.
Just be happy,
That's all.
Thriller, suspense, love food!
Su Ze got fat from eating all the way!
I have to say that this is one of the rare complex works since its debut. It’s like a hodgepodge, with all the elements included?
That is Johnnie To, if it had been anyone else, he would have been doomed!
The screenwriters of Sir Du's movies and Wei Jiahui always reveal the mystery of fate. Whether it is a lonely man and a widow who shuttled among the cubicles many years ago, or a slim man and woman wrapped in thick fat, they have lost a good figure and a share of the world.
Touching love.
This time is no exception. People come and go in the city, and more and more people are blind to their hearts and become more and more paranoid. So the detective Zhuang Shidon appears out of nowhere. He is not a savior, but an ordinary citizen. He has shortcomings, but
Fresh and agile.
I have watched movies one after another, and time is passing by bit by bit. On the screen, you are laughing, crying, and yelling. In the audience, I am crying and laughing with you. Even if I get wrinkles from laughing and get dark circles from crying, it is all because of you.