398 'Dark War' is coming, I am Chief Inspector Huang Qifa!
On the 29th, today is the premiere of "Dark War", and it is also the day when "Slaying the Wolf" will be released.
"Slaying the Wolf" was released for one month, and the box office in the first week exceeded 6 million. The following three weeks added up to less than 10 million. The total box office result of 15.7 million is not good, but it is twice as much as the original time and space. It has achieved
profit.
And this box office performance is actually not bad in terms of this year's Hong Kong film market. If you line it up carefully, it can still be ranked in the top ten, just dozens more than Zheng Yijian's "GTO" and Andy Lau's "Dark Horse Prince" in eighth and ninth place.
Ten thousand.
In terms of reputation, "Slaying the Wolf" is also good, although some media have been badmouthing Jiang Yan's "Stars and Seas", saying that the recent works have lower box office than the previous ones, which is a manifestation of "Jiang Yan stepping down from the altar"
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But Xingchenhai and Wang Jin didn't pay attention at all, because "Dark War" came.
"Dark War" is a film for Andy to win awards. In last year's "Infernal Affairs", Andy's transformation can be said to be very successful. An Academy Award for Best Actor nomination transformed him from an idol to a powerful actor.
But if you want to be a real player, you have to win a real award.
The Hong Kong Film Awards are actually a bit similar to the Oscars, or in other words, they mostly borrow from the Oscars.
The selection of the Best Actor will not be given directly based on a single film, but based on the actor's previous performance.
For example, later on, DiCaprio did this to himself several times before finally winning the Best Actor Award.
Speaking of which, this is objective and reasonable, and increases the value of the award, but after all, it has a stronger commercial atmosphere, unlike the European film industry which is more based on the film itself.
Each has its pros and cons, but these are the rules of the game. If you want it, you have to abide by the rules.
Therefore, part of the publicity before the release of "Dark War" was aimed at marketing Andy's ambition to be the best actor.
As a king, Andy is already very popular in Hong Kong. After "Infernal Affairs" made fans' eyes shine, this time "Dark War", which is used to challenge the actor, naturally made many fans look forward to it even more.
However, many film critics are worried.
Generally speaking, the plot of a movie that is considered to be the best actor is a bit weak, so will "Dark War" be like this?
When director Johnnie To heard this, he responded in one sentence: "It's a police and gangster film about two heroes, and the screenwriter is Jiang Yan. What are you worried about?"
As a result, the criticism circle temporarily quieted down, but the pen still needs to be used.
The temptation of the topic "Jiang Yan steps down from the altar" is huge. If it can really be realized, it will really be able to support the media industry for a long time.
However, it is the right of the strong to act arbitrarily. If you have absolute strength, you can be so willful.
Xingchenhai still disdained this, so he simply added a few keywords to the main promotional poster of "Dark War".
Produced by Xingchenhai, written by Jiang Yan and directed by Johnnie To.
After having "Infernal Affairs" and "Gunfire", these three keywords are completely enough.
So many fans were once again incited to go to the theater, wanting to see what heights Jiang Yan and Johnnie To, together with the actor Liu Qingwan, would push Andy Lau to.
"Oh, Lau Ching Wan, Andy Lau once again competes with the best actor in terms of acting skills. Who will be more powerful?"
"To be honest, it should be Lau Ching Wan, a super veteran actor, who specializes in making movies. Although Andy Lau was also good in "Infernal Affairs", I feel that he will still be bombed!"
"Not necessarily. Andy's acting talent is very good, okay?"
"I don't know what the plot is like. It's not as good as "Infernal Affairs", but it's better than "Gunfire", or about the same..."
With the theme of two heroes acting on the same stage, fans are talking about it. While comparing their acting skills with "Infernal Affairs", they are also looking forward to the plot.
However, as the premiere began, everyone temporarily restrained their emotions before entering the venue.
The premiere began, and Zhou Zhiruo and Andy Lau walked onto the red carpet arm in arm.
Andy received a lot of attention today, and Zhou Zhiruo was not weak either.
In addition to the heroine, a large part of the reason is her mysterious boyfriend.
Jiang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo had a wild day yesterday, and today the newspapers were flying all over the place.
To be honest, Zhou Zhiruo is not even considered a second-tier actress, let alone a second-tier actress, or a third-tier or fourth-tier actress in Hong Kong. She has no works and is infrequent in activities. She only gets the attention she has now because of Jiang Yan.
So there were rumors about "child brides" from the beginning.
However, although such news was quickly suppressed by Jiang Yan, almost everyone in the circle believed that Zhou Zhiruo definitely had a special relationship with Jiang Yan.
Otherwise, if Zhou Zhi has acting skills but no acting skills, talent but no talents, and doesn't take many roles, she will directly play the female lead in "Dark War". If it doesn't matter, who would believe it?
As a result, Zhou Zhiruo suddenly broke out about her relationship.
The male protagonist is not Jiang Yan, but someone else.
Zhou Zhiruo didn't give a clear answer. The key point is that Jiang Yan didn't react at all. She still asked her to walk on the red carpet with Andy Lau.
When Jiang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo stood together, they were still the same as before.
So what is the relationship between Zhou Zhiruo and Jiang Yan?
Is it possible that Jiang Yan is her "child bride"?
Under the flashing lights, Zhou Zhiruo's sense of mystery suddenly heightened.
Come to think of it, after "Dark War", she was able to reach the second line.
As usual, Jiang Yan deliberately lowered his presence during the premiere, leaving the stage to the main creators. Reporters have become accustomed to Jiang Yan's demeanor of not taking over the guests, but this also made many reporters ask:
"Jiang Yan, when will you star in a movie?"
When Jiang Yan heard this, he just smiled and said, "It's coming, it's coming." Then he went into the venue.
And these few words also became a hot topic the next day.
However, no matter how popular this ambiguous answer is, it cannot compare to the popularity of "Dark War".
Soon, the movie starts.
As the title sequence of Best Partner, Galaxy Image and Sea of Stars finished playing.
When the tragic and epic-like soundtrack sounded at the beginning, many people felt that it was indeed Jiang Yan.
The CD of the Yangyin Symphony Edition of "Trilogy" has been released in Hong Kong a few days ago. The number of sales is not important. What is important is that the critics' views on Jiang Yan have been severely refreshed.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! During the previous promotion of "Dark War", many people did not notice that "Jiang Yan participated in the soundtrack", which directly attracted many musicians.
After hearing it now, I really have the thought, "As expected of Jiang Yan."
Speaking of which, this song is also the theme episode of the movie. The male voice hums in harmony, and then the Scottish bagpipe, which is rough and powerful and has a loud tone, is very suitable for expressing heroic spirit. It plays a romantic and legendary feeling, but also has a touch of sadness.
, at the funeral of a Western police officer, Scottish bagpipes are bound to appear, and the opening song sets the tragic and melancholy melody and tone of the entire film.
This song was very popular among fans in its original time and space, but the song has no name.
In fact, many movie interludes are not specifically named. The most common ones are soundtrack interlude 1 and interlude 2. This theme interlude was nicknamed "I No Time" by netizens in the previous time and space.
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In the movie, the appearance of the protagonist Hua also directly points out this point.
Yes, I don't have time!
"How much longer?"
"Four weeks, but if you bleed internally, you could die at any time."
"It doesn't matter, just give me four weeks of painkillers."
"I don't think we'll see each other again."
It is extremely rare for Johnnie To's movies to have a happy ending like "Gunfire". Director Johnnie To is a person who "doesn't feel comfortable with the undead protagonist". He likes to kill the protagonist "unreasonably", especially the male protagonist.
Basically, the ending of the male protagonist in every movie is doomed, and that is death! There are really only a handful of male protagonists who can "survive" in Johnnie To's movies.
Therefore, the tragic tone is set, and the subsequent plot of the film is naturally dragged into a "race against time", and a tragic and tense atmosphere spreads.
The film continues, it is a two-hero police film. After Andy appears, the other protagonist policeman Ho Sang-sheng also appears. Compared with the tragedy and sadness of Andy's appearance, the appearance of negotiator Ho Sang-sheng is much more joyful. It switches to a comedy in one second.
déjà vu.
In a bank robbery case,
He Shangsheng: "Have you talked about it?"
Huang Qifai (played by He Shaoxiong): "We talked about it twenty minutes ago."
He Shangsheng was immediately furious: "Are you going to talk to people again? You must tell them that you are Chief Inspector Huang Qiqi and tell them to abandon their weapons and surrender within three minutes? Alas..."
At this glance, I knew there was a story. Sure enough, I clicked on the recording to listen to it.
"I am Chief Inspector Huang Qifa!"
"I am the commander of this case. You have been heavily surrounded by us. Release all hostages within three minutes, put down your weapons and surrender!"
He Shangsheng sighed and shook his head, looking as expected. When he heard that the gangsters originally wanted a bulletproof car but Huang Qifai forcibly negotiated for a helicopter, he was so angry that he jumped on the spot, but Huang Qifai wanted to pass the blame.
The whole audience couldn't help but laugh.
"Pfft, I'm Chief Inspector Huang Qifai!"
"Why do you feel so gay? Oh dear, these two have a story..."
The drama between the two heroes has not yet begun, but first there is the "enemies drama". God-like teammates and pig-like bosses. It is difficult not to laugh at this combination.
And then, He Shangsheng's power was immediately revealed. After listening to the small details of the recording, he found clues thoughtfully. After entering the bank, he discovered a psychological flaw in a gangster in a few words, and started the psychological warfare mode in a big way, forcing him to
The plainclothes policeman who was behind the scenes and was hiding among the hostages couldn't bear it and came out to kill his teammates to save the situation. However, He Shangsheng saw through his cold and sniffling sound on the spot, and cleverly set up a trap to trick him and force him to do what he did.
Inspector He's super high IQ was clearly demonstrated, and the most exciting thing was his bravery and decisiveness. First, he was not afraid when the robbers pointed a gun at him and even shot at his feet. When he found out the mastermind behind the scenes, he was also beaten.
The man was pointing a gun at someone who wanted to kill someone, but he still continued the psychological warfare naturally with a fearless expression. He turned around and walked away without looking back while fearlessly saying: "It's hard to explain if you hit me with your own gun. You can't escape."
Yes, let’s go.”
This calm and calm demeanor made the mastermind behind the scenes dare not shoot. In fact, no one is really afraid of death. He Shangsheng was also afraid that the crazy gangster would shoot. The moment he stepped out of the bank door, he
He immediately stuck himself to the wall on the left side of the door and hid.
Without this action, the character's creation would be weak. This evasive action, apart from being "cute", instantly perfects He Shangsheng's heroic image, which can be said to be profound.
"Bang!" a gunshot rang out, and the gangster chose to commit suicide. The bank robbery and hostage-taking incident ended. Inspector He coolly turned the walkie-talkie to the police light on the car: "I'm hungry, go buy something to eat."
There is not only one kind of handsome man who never looks back at the explosion, but also one who buys "pineapple buns" after work, stays away from the focus, hides his achievements and fame, and grabs a box of Vitasoy and wolfs it down.
When people fall in love with him in a second, they also want to buy some bread to eat.
The tragic and sultry theme interlude "I Don't Have Time" sounded at the same time, exaggerating this atmosphere to the extreme.
"handsome!"
"So chic!"
"Liu Yun's acting skills are outstanding!"
"You're kidding, you're the Best Actor Award winner, okay?"
"That's awesome, how can Andy pick it up?"
The audience thought together, and Hua Tsai appeared.
The "Hua" played by Andy Lau is wearing makeup and filming him right now.
Seeing this, everyone understood that the two heroes, the police and the robbers, met for the first time. It was not mentioned before that Jiang Yan was a gangster. After the police came out, Jiang Yan could only be a gangster.
In addition, Andy's current appearance as an old man is very natural, and it looks like he spent a lot of money on it.
Wa Jai said that of course, it took him a whole day to make this makeup!
The movie continues. This is the first time the two of them have met. Hua has a purpose. Inspector He just thinks he is a reporter and just nods from a distance. From the foreshadowing of the film, it is obvious that the two are "lifelong enemies."
"Yes.
The invincible He Shangsheng is very lonely. This awesome former captain of the Flying Tigers is now working as a civilian. He is a workaholic and has nothing to do. There is no work at hand that has not been completed. Even the police uniforms have to be measured by himself.
, I almost even wanted to do the job of the cleaning lady. Of course, I gave up after learning that my "taoist friend" pooped.
Hua Zi is also lonely, especially before death. The idol's face with melancholy eyes, looking slightly haggard and expressionless at the bar while watching animations on the TV, is enough to make many of Hua Zi's fans go crazy until their eyes change.
It has become a sea of stars.
The foreshadowing of the plot is over, and the curtain on the main plot has been completely opened. Hua robs the financial company, Xiang Zhuang dances with the sword, and aims at Pei Gong. The real purpose is the enemy company next door. However, if you watch the movie for the first time, you will not guess Hua’s intention.
of.
After the layout was completed, negotiator He Shangsheng was fished out. The first showdown between the two was destined to be extremely exciting.
However, it was Huang Qifa who stole the show the most.
"I am Chief Inspector Huang Qifai of the Crime Unit!"
I don’t know why, but when Fa Ge spoke, the whole audience laughed like crazy. He was so cute.
Black humor is everywhere. This movie probably satirizes those police officers who do nothing and just want to "get a salary". He Shangsheng arrived quickly and tried to take the elevator but was blocked, "Sir, if you don't go up, I don't have to carry it."
"You go up and take the blame." Huang Qifai said in the face of a bomb threat: "Why should I believe him or not you? If it explodes, I will take the blame. I don't need to take the blame."
However, the supporting characters and small details are just embellishments, and the main plot is what all movie fans focus on.
Hua: "You're here? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
He Shangsheng: "Sorry, there's a traffic jam."
When the two met and negotiated on the rooftop, they sounded familiar like old friends they hadn't seen for many years. This natural feeling was unparalleled.
"Some people want money, cars, planes, or to meet their wives. Do you have a girlfriend?"
"It doesn't matter, I don't want those things either."
The first confrontation between the two brings the film to its first climax.
In the 72-hour game, you will be deemed as the winner if you are sent to the police station. In this cat-and-mouse game, Inspector He accurately locates Hua. However, Hua, who has a gun in his hand, undoubtedly takes all the initiative, closing his eyes and firing at pedestrians unscrupulously.
The gun put great pressure on Inspector He, but also allowed Hua to escape smoothly.
At this point in the film, no one knows Hua's true purpose, but fans know that the showdown between two people with incredible IQs will surely be exciting.
In Huang Qifai's words, when a fool meets a fool, suspense immediately arises, and the fog is thick. The whole heart of the movie fans is hanging in suspense and extremely nervous.