The words spoken by different people have different influences.
If a movie is praised by the audience but not liked by the critics, then everyone can be happy if they don't disagree with each other!
For example, "Infernal Affairs", those who like it call it a classic, and interpret the details, characters, plot, etc. at various levels, and never tire of watching it.
But for people who don’t like it, they always think it’s a bit over-praising. They will fish out many past classics for you, and then use them to refute "Infernal Affairs", saying that this movie is not that good!
These are the most normal phenomena. To become a classic, you need to rely on the accumulation of time. Only when it can still be discussed and mentioned by people after many years, can it be called a true classic.
For example, the box office of "Infernal Affairs" has been rising, and the ratings of "Infernal Affairs" have been stable, but many people still don't think "Infernal Affairs" is the so-called pinnacle of Hong Kong films.
But at this time, Chen Han's film reviews reduced the doubts a lot.
As a veteran Hong Kong film director, Chen Han's status is not comparable to that of ordinary Hong Kong filmmakers.
He specially named Li Yi's "Infernal Affairs" as "the pinnacle of Hong Kong movies". Maybe that's not true, and maybe he has his own selfish motives, but it is undeniable that his review is considered
The above is the real "Infernal Affairs" and Li Yizheng's name.
He doesn't often write film reviews, and he rarely publicly expresses his opinions on a certain film, but sometimes, the more he does, the more rare it becomes.
For this reason, those who were originally critical may continue to criticize, but at least when they criticize, they will give a premise that ""Infernal Affairs" is indeed a rare masterpiece of Hong Kong films in recent years", and then come up with a but!
In fact, Hong Kong films still have their limitations, such as "Infernal Affairs"!
Although the box office is very good, it is difficult to truly dominate.
The box office exceeded 1 billion in the first week, but starting from the second week, although the decline was healthy, some decline was already showing.
The box office revenue in the second week was 620 million!
On Hong Kong Island, on the other hand, the box office in two weeks exceeded 50 million, which is already the highest box office for Hong Kong films in the Hong Kong Island market.
In the third week, the mainland box office shrank again, but the box office officially passed the 2 billion mark!
On Hong Kong Island, it is close to 70 million.
At this point, no matter how much you dislike Li Yi, no matter how envious or jealous you are, you still have to admit that the dog director is a real dog.
"Infernal Affairs" is really top!
"Infernal Affairs" is here, and it can be said that it has broken all box office records that can be broken in Hong Kong Island movies!
The highest single-day box office, the highest weekly box office, the highest national box office for Hong Kong Island movies, etc., etc.!
"Infernal Affairs" is also the only real Hong Kong film with a box office of over 2 billion.
If you look at the history of Hong Kong films, then Li Yi and "Infernal Affairs" will definitely occupy the most eye-catching place.
For a time, Hong Kong police and gangster film projects sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
This is what Li Yi hopes to see. Does he really believe in Hong Kong police and gangster movies, or is it possible to continue the glory of Hong Kong movies?
Li Yi was actually a little confused at this moment.
What are you struggling with?
The main thing is "Infernal Affairs"!
Because this movie is actually a series!
Li Yi also has "Infernal Affairs 2" and "Infernal Affairs 3" here!
But to be honest, the second part was better, but in Li Yi's opinion, the third part is really a continuation of the story.
Even the second part is hard to compare with the first one.
But the script just fell into my hands. To be honest, it was a bit of a pity.
Li Yi himself didn't really want to film it. The first part of "Infernal Affairs" is a real classic, and the next two parts are actually derivatives of the first part at most!
But what Li Yi didn't expect was...
He has not yet decided how to deal with the subsequent two spin-off series films. Should he make them himself or leave them to other directors?
In fact, if Li Yi were to choose, he felt that giving Chen Yongren the background of the Ni family would give people the feeling of a bit of a character collapse.
Although in the real world, we usually say the word "exterminate relatives for justice", but what is the actual situation?
People who kill relatives for justice are often not liked by others.
Because such people seem less real, but truly dehumanized.
However, if placed in a movie, it can indeed increase the complexity of Chen Yongren's character.
In my memory, everyone has their own preferences for the "Infernal Affairs" trilogy. Some like the first part, while others think the second part is the best. Similarly, Li Yi thinks the third part is a bit far-fetched.
My thoughts are twisted into twists and turns.
However, there is still a small group of people who feel that the third film is the most satisfying to their taste.
But if "Infernal Affairs" is taken simply, there are actually a lot of blank spaces. The second part filled in those blank spaces a lot, and the logic is pretty good, but the third part is really messy.
If viewed from God's perspective, the second part of "Infernal Affairs" does provide reasonable explanations for the seemingly unreasonable aspects of the first part.
Therefore, if we say that the trilogy of "Infernal Affairs" is a complete story line, it is really okay!
After all, in the first part, there was no detailed introduction to Chen Yongren’s background. Why did he work as an undercover agent? Why did he work as an undercover agent for so many years?
Why can Huang Zhicheng be so confident?
How many three years can there be in life?
As a result, movie fans actually interpreted and discussed it, and raised the possibility of a sequel.
"There are actually a lot of blank spaces in "Infernal Affairs"! Therefore, I personally doubt whether "Infernal Affairs" actually has a sequel in the hands of a dog director."
"First of all, why is Chen Yongren willing to be an undercover agent?
We start with "Infernal Affairs". Although there is no need to introduce it in detail, it can be seen that Chen Yongren's grades in the police academy should be very good.
So here’s the problem. Chen Yongren has good grades and can obviously follow Liu Jianming’s path and receive a promotion and salary increase. In ten years, he may not be able to do worse than Liu Jianming.
But he became Huang Zhicheng's undercover agent. You know, there is really no future for undercover agents. If you become an undercover agent, even if you return to the police force alive in the end, the upward passage will be blocked!
If you have poor grades in the police academy, it is understandable because there is no hope of promotion, but if you have good grades, there is no reason to be an undercover agent!
Therefore, I secretly believe that, judging from the quality of the script of the first part of "Infernal Affairs" and the strict logical style of the story that Director Gou is accustomed to, there must be a reason why it was not filmed.
There is a reason why Chen Yongren has to be an undercover agent!
Some people may say that there are always things that someone has to do, but we still have to follow basic logic, right?"
