Since the protagonist of "This Killer Is Not So Cold" is a killer, it is natural that people will discuss this profession.
In fact, the Chinese film industry is really not unfamiliar with the profession of killer, or in other words, we are too familiar with it.
For example, Baodao film critic Lin Bei directly discussed this movie using the killer as the theme.
"The killer is a supplement to our ordinary life, which is a completely different state of life.
Similar words include pirate, spy, hunter, and wanderer.
I have always felt that these are purely male professions. In this era when men also have pierced ears, wear shiny clothes, and are indistinguishable from male to female, these types of people clearly give people a sense of primitive male charm and maleness.
Power. They are not seen in our daily life, but they do exist in legends. We understand them through events and complete their images through our fantasies. They are men's dreams, things that breed and spread in the night.
, to satisfy our most primitive desires and impulses, and our yearning for mystery itself.
There are actually not a few classic killer images in Hong Kong movies and Baodao movies in the past. There are sentimental killers, ruthless but gentle killers, killers who are cold and indifferent to everything, and perverted killers who enjoy the fun of killing...
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Men's attitude towards these professions reminds people of our martial arts novels: a girl in her boudoir is lonely in front of the window looking at the stars in the sky. On that certain night, there was a man in black who looked like a man in black.
Passing by her window. Suddenly, he came back, hooked his feet on the eaves, showed his white and neat teeth, and gave her a vibrant smile. Then he introduced very confidently: "Hello! I am a flower picker.
Thief." The girl was nervous and panicked because it was the first time she saw a flower-picking thief, such a charming thief, a thief who stole hearts. They broke up after talking for half a night, and the girl even became someone else's grandmother.
, I still remember this story sweetly. When it comes to the killer, the man’s attitude is very similar to this girl.
I have this kind of psychological grasp on girls. Because I am very heavy, I have not tried it myself, so I don’t know if it is true or false. I only know that a Chinese man grows up in the stories of various heroes.
Yes, the stories we heard most in our childhood were about heroes. Heroes, male heroes. However, by the time we grow up, all the heroes have been dead for many years. So, as men, we
We have no choice but to become women.
Women's little shoes are worn on their feet, and men's little shoes are tied to their souls; women dress themselves up to please their beloved, and men are servile and servile to meet the requirements of the agricultural social system; only one woman became a general, her name is Hua Mulan. There are many
Men castrate themselves to realize their personal value. They are called nine thousand years old, called emperors, and called kings. They are tougher than mothers, more patient than knitting sweaters, more rigorous than calculating trivial matters, and better than jealousy in the harem.
Jealousy is worse than pulling one's hair and spitting in the street. Only in the end can one become a great man.
Therefore, every man is like a pregnant and lonely girl, waiting for Mr. Killer to pass by his window. Looking at the blurry figure jumping and sneaking on the house across the street, looking at his little feet, they shed tears. Not every spring
Mr. Killer passed by at night, so the men cut off a rose lonely, inserted it into the vase, and let out a long sigh.
In this feminine atmosphere, the killer exists hard. The killer has already sold his life to Faust's old friend, so the killer is noble. "Hand" in Chinese means an operator.
The killer then gained an operational precision in ending life, and killing became a job that featured both violent aesthetics and black humor.
I remember that in the city where I lived, a killer knocked on the door of the Asian president of an international company. The door opened, a gunshot rang out, and between eyebrows. The door closed, and the body fell to the ground. A group of people were smoking cigarettes and discussing the matter.
Some people sighed and said: "Kill one person in ten steps, and leave no trace for a thousand miles. When it's done, take off your clothes and hide yourself and your name." Others said: "Look at this efficiency."
Leon in the movie "The Killer Isn't Too Cold" satisfies our needs very well.
Everyone has the right to dream. If you want to do it, just be the biggest and wildest one. Leon is wearing a coat and sunglasses, standing quietly behind you, using the knife on your neck,
Conversation with you. This most direct conversation is actually everyone’s favorite.
Our will penetrates into and controls each other's soul and body along the cold metal, which is far more direct and straightforward than compromise, mediation, coordination, and balance. When we are struggling among various forces in reality, when we are struggling among the entangled forces,
When all kinds of relationships are struggling to reach the goal, Leon uses a knife to prove one thing to us: Alexander is not the only one who can solve the "mysterious thread" with the simplest method. Leon is hidden in the darkness, strong and fierce, with a
The extraordinary power and control of an emperor. But under the bright sunshine, we are pale and powerless, crawling weakly.
What I like is the simple life of the killer and the clumsiness that a man should have. There is no doubt that there is a metaphor through the pot of plants in his hands that never blooms: the killer has to close something. We think we are in
He was so happy that he even built a garden, but he didn't know that he had become a gardener who was under heavy labor and heavy responsibilities all day long.
Building a garden can easily make people dull and mediocre, because the love for this garden makes us shrink under the square sky forever.
In fact, a person can’t even take away a pot of flowers. But we have built an entire garden and become refined and delicate. A refined and delicate man feels off-putting to others. Men should be good at using an axe.
Splitting the log into two pieces at any precise arc, rather than being good at flying needles and threading. In this clumsiness of hands and feet, we leave a vast space for the tenderness and delicacy of women to fill. This world
It's very complicated, but we can only put down a pot of plants that don't bloom; the world is very simple, as long as you can use an axe.
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There will come a day when they will redeem their lives from the devil and donate them generously to the things they cherish. If a killer kills for money all his life, then he will always be just an emotionless machine. A person with nothing.
The life of those who cherish it is incomplete. The killer is destined to die. Before that day comes, he must find something and put his life on the altar in order to complete himself. His simple life, because of his
He pawned his life, so he transcended the fetters and became the self he wanted. The only thing he could not control was his own life, so he had to redeem it and end his life to combine humanity and
The dignity of life is back in hand, and at the last moment, it has the integrity of life. Such a killer can die without regrets, and his plants can finally find a piece of land and grow peacefully.
Director Li Yi undoubtedly put great care into shaping the character of Leon in "The Killer Isn't Too Cold".
If you watch it carefully, you will find that the movie has always avoided direct showing of murder scenes.
In several murder scenes, death was mostly expressed through indirect means. For example, in the first gunfight scene, the entire atmosphere was tense, but only the blood splattered on the ground, legs hanging high and a large number of bullets exposed on the door were used.
Kong Lai's performance of the murder not only did not give the audience excessive bloody and terrifying excitement, but also reflected Lyon's extraordinary skills. The film uses this method to gradually build the audience's closeness to the protagonist Lyon, and avoids damage to the protagonist's image caused by murderous violence.
The final gun battle featured a large number of shocking violent scenes, this time emphasizing the cruelty and ruthlessness of the world, while also showing his bravery and fearlessness, thus reaching a "tragic" state."
Some people also think that in "This Killer Isn't Too Cold", Li Yi used the present to talk about the past and the killer to talk about the knight.
Hong Kong Island and Treasure Island can be said to be the places where Chinese martial arts culture flourished.
Therefore, it is natural for people to associate the two.
"In everyone's eyes, what does a killer look like? The profession of killer is to kill people for a living. It is undoubtedly synonymous with coldness and cruelty. Their life belongs only to darkness. So when a killer has concerns or even love, he has already
He is no longer a good killer. Leon in "The Killer Is Not Too Cold" is such a killer. After meeting Matilda, his career as a killer is no longer pure like darkness meeting sunshine, and even slowly dissipates.
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In fact, if we change places carefully, we will find that if Leon is replaced by a knight in a martial arts novel, it may be easier to understand.
In today's society, when it is said that murder requires a life, the killer is an actual criminal.
As for the protagonist Leon, he is not 007 with a license to kill, nor is he a law enforcer with law enforcement powers. He is just a killer.
As a protagonist, such a killer would naturally be an unjust person if viewed in today's civilized society.
But if he is placed in martial arts and martial arts arena, then his identity and profession cannot be called unfair.
We Chinese seem to have a deep-rooted chivalrous complex. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Republic of China, for more than two thousand years, there are endless rumors about chivalrous people, thus forming a special culture, that is, "chivalrous culture", the core of which is
The chivalrous and righteous behavior of chivalrous people, and the chivalrous complex is the social psychological basis that produces chivalrous culture.
In the minds of Chinese people, the spirit of chivalry includes many virtues such as punishing evil and promoting good, hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, not fearing life and death, being wise and courageous, promising a large sum of money, and not showing hesitation in his achievements.
At its core, it has a very distinct moral value orientation. And because chivalry and righteousness are often associated with high martial arts, martial arts has almost become a necessary condition for the implementation of chivalrous behavior. Therefore, most of those who are famous for chivalry have superb martial arts. This is the Chinese nation
The basic connotation of "Xia Ke" in history.
In feudal society, the so-called strong and evil people were almost all from the upper class of society, either corrupt officials or powerful and evil gentry. Therefore, the swordsman's sword was usually directed towards the ruling class.
Social injustice is the root cause of "violating the forbidden by force" and the historical root of the Chinese people's chivalrous complex. As the "Water Margin" said: "The Zen staff opens dangerous roads, and the sword kills all those who are unjust."
Although the rulers have repeatedly suppressed them, they cannot change the nature of "social injustice", so they cannot fundamentally put an end to this phenomenon of knight-errants. For example, since the early Western Han Dynasty, knight-errants have appeared one after another in Henan and Shandong. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, in order to suppress
The suppression not only "executed all" the knights from all over the country, but also wiped out the most famous Guo Xie. However, "since then, there have been countless knights". It can be said that "the wild fire cannot be burned out, but the spring breeze blows again".
Therefore, the knight-errant style in China is endless, and it is generally consistent with feudal society. "Using force to violate the prohibition" has become an ongoing historical phenomenon in China's feudal society.
To sum up, it is not difficult for us to find that ancient knights were not righteous men at all levels, but these people who could be called knights generally had some admirable characteristics.
Almost all of them have special skills, but they have their own principles.
They also kill people, but in the world of knights, that doesn't seem to be a big deal, just like Leon!
Leon is a killer, but he has principles and does not kill women and children.
The villain in the movie, Stan, undoubtedly represents the corrupt government in the martial arts world, so there is a reason for "violating the ban with force".
There has always been a large class of vagrants in society, such as monks, witches, advocates, beggars, bandits, etc., as well as a large number of people in the world of rivers and lakes and idlers. Most of them have no legitimate occupations and often resort to extraordinary means to make a living, and often
Involved in the secret society. This is the most unstable social class in history, and is often regarded as the eternal challenger of the existing order. Most knights are "civilians", who originally belong to the lower class of society, and can be said to be the poor and weak.
They speak with the same voice and pursue the same spirit, so "to inspire others, start with poverty and lowliness." They are undoubtedly the most free-spirited and adventurous group among the homeless class.
Knights are the last to want to be restrained. They are used to being unconstrained and independent, and even disdain to associate with secret societies. They rely on their excellent martial arts skills and act secretly, and they don't pay much attention to the government. Knights have a sense of justice.
, taking it as their own duty to punish evil and promote good, to hoe the strong and help the weak. All these determine that they always have to fight against corrupt officials and against the corruption and ugliness in society.
So, is there a clearer picture?
When villains such as Leon and Stan confront each other, there is a certain degree of justice, because their corruption and ugliness make it reasonable for Leon to confront them.
What's more, there is Matilda here.
So, everything became a matter of course!
But whether it’s a killer or a knight, once you enter the arena, time passes and you can’t help yourself when you’re in the arena. The same is true for Leon!"
