As for popular film critics, although the ratings of "Infernal Affairs" are not large, they are exaggerated and scary.
9.8 points!
Of course, this rating is definitely watery, but it also proves how good this movie is!
The key is that movies with the theme of police movies never receive particularly high ratings.
Because they are all commercial and entertainment films, this is the first time they have seen a police film, and it is a Hong Kong police film, receive such a high rating.
But this made the fans who were looking forward to this movie even more depressed.
Because this movie is so awesome that it doesn’t even have a midnight screening. If you want to see it, wait until tomorrow!
Although many people have already booked their movie tickets for tomorrow, after all, they still have to wait one day.
So of course I had to read the movie reviews first to enjoy myself.
But the more I read the short reviews, the more uncomfortable they become. Everyone says it’s good, but what’s so good about Te Meow?
Also, is he really that awesome?
The word classic is actually used by many people in short reviews.
You know, there are not many movies that have received rave reviews, especially since they just premiered.
But even if it is a compliment, most people will rarely use top-notch words like classic to comment on a movie.
Words like classic are usually rarely used when a movie is first released, but this time, the word classic appeared many times in these few short reviews.
You must know that even though Li Yi has made so many movies, all of which have a very good reputation and are both well-received and popular, there are not many movies that can be called classics.
Is "Mom Love Me Again" tear-jerking enough? It originally made countless movie fans burst into tears, but few fans call this movie a classic!
"War Meridian" has a good reputation and a high box office, right?
But similarly, few people use words like classic to describe it.
It doesn't mean that the movie has high ratings or that the movie is a box office hit, it can be called a classic.
Time passed very quickly, and three hours had passed since the premiere of "Infernal Affairs" ended.
The first person to issue a film review was Ho Si, a well-known film critic and writer on Hong Kong Island.
The title of his film review shocked countless people: "Li Yi recreates a classic, the pinnacle of Hong Kong police and gangster films, "Infernal Affairs," which will be difficult to surpass in the future!"
"The most glorious era of Hong Kong film was that although good films were produced frequently, one of its attributes also restricted its development to a certain extent. Due to excessive following in the footsteps of Hollywood, the Hong Kong film market was
A purely commercial film system. Therefore, everything from production to release of Hong Kong films is driven by the pursuit of profit.
And such works often only pursue gimmicks and ignore the artistic achievements of the film. So when we watch Hong Kong Island movies, we find that although many works are very popular with the audience, they lack content. So we look back at mainstream Hong Kong movies.
At the time of the Island Movies, many of the more popular series did not become timeless classics. These works often performed well in the market of a specific era, but after the environment changed, it was difficult for these works to attract audiences.
This is especially true for police and gangster films. As one of the genres with the highest production rate in Hong Kong films, police and gangster films have a lot of critical acclaim and box office hits, but there are still very few that can be called classics.
Initially, I was skeptical about Li Yi's Hong Kong police and gangster films, because although he is a Hong Kong film director, his specialty has never been in police and gangster films, but in sensationalism and tear-jerking!
This is undoubtedly contrary to the themes of most police and gangster movies. In the movies directed by Li Yi, you rarely see any intense gunfight scenes or action scenes.
In my initial impression, these should be the essential features of a Hong Kong police and gangster film.
However, at the premiere, I was completely shocked.
We all know that it is very difficult to make a movie that has the flavor of old Hong Kong movies while still needing to innovate.
Judging from the structure of the story, "Infernal Affairs" is based on the classic police and criminal themes of Hong Kong Island, but the final theme of this work is not only the confrontation between justice and evil, but the exploration of the meaning of life.
And when I watch "Infernal Affairs", I will find that the rhythm followed by the whole film is still the flavor of old Hong Kong films. But in terms of the grasp of the plot and the sublimation of the connotation of the entire story, "Infernal Affairs" is very mature, and
Its maturity is entirely due to its upbringing in the Hong Kong film system.
What’s even more rare is that the core element is that the entire film has an excellent inheritance of the Hong Kong film system. The film’s subject matter, creative methods, and creative concepts are all responses to traditional Hong Kong films. On this basis,
Director Li Yi further sublimated the theme that has remained unchanged for many years in Hong Kong films.
The characters in "Infernal Affairs" are actually somewhat martial arts. Although the content of the entire work revolves around the conflict between police and gangsters, the director cleverly developed the theme of the film through the story structure of mutual undercovers.
of sublimation.
This seemingly simple symmetrical narrative structure cleverly glimpses the essence of human destiny in a simple story of confrontation between police and gangsters. Everyone has their own destiny, just like Chen Yong played by Liang Feng in the film
Yan is the same as Liu Jianming played by Chen Weijie. Although they are nominally young and Dangerous boys or policemen, when they return to their actual identities, they have their own persistence.
Just like Liu Jianming wanted to choose to be a good person, but the real situation has already doomed his final ending. Although Chen Yongren lost his nominal identity, deep in his heart, he still couldn't get rid of the fact that he was a policeman.
Responsibility. So even if there is no chance to continue to be a policeman, Chen Yongren still insists on bringing Liu Jianming to justice, and even sacrifices his own life in the end. Although Liu Jianming longs to be a good person, he still wants to do it secretly
Doing illegal things to cover up his sinful past.
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Through the exchange of spaces, the exchange of identities, and the rotation of the times, the film sends out a low growl and a sob from life itself to the audience in a seemingly tense game of confrontation between police and gangsters. The duel between Liang Feng and Chen Weijie in the film is worthy of recognition.
Called a classic, these two movie-star-level figures inspire each other to perform better. Their low-key and restrained interpretations further demonstrate the texture of life.
This kind of movie is so amazing. It is a police movie and has the flavor of a Hong Kong movie, but it is different from our previous understanding of Hong Kong police and gangster movies. It makes the movie give people an endless aftertaste!
Especially the handling of details in the film makes the film sublime, making people unable to help but watch it a second or third time.
However, the current situation in Hong Kong Island is that actors are in short supply. It is too difficult to recreate such a lineup. Therefore, except for director Li Yi himself, I think it is difficult for others to have the opportunity to create a classic Hong Kong film like "Infernal Affairs".
Works.
Of course, if this film really brings about a revival of police and gangster films in Hong Kong, then maybe one day such a classic will be recreated!"
