"The Murder Chaser" is a black and humorous suspense film released in the inland in 2016. It is led by Liu Ye and Zhang Yi, and starring two beauties, Wang Ziwen and Tan Zhuo. It is about a very cruel murder in a western village. The case revolves around this difficult murder case in which the protagonist Song Lao Er (played by Liu Ye) spontaneously pursues the murderer in order to clear his suspicion.
The film uses a very simple style, a bit similar to Huang Bo's "Killing". In addition to explaining the storyline, it also restores the living conditions of people in remote areas as much as possible. In some details, there are intentional or unintentional. It shows the local economic level and general work income. It is a very good realistic style.
In the plot of the story, the director skillfully used the "montage" shooting technique, dividing the story line into three branches:
1, Song Lao Er (Liu Ye)'s chase line
2, Wang Youquan (Duan Bowen) escape route
3, Dong Xiaofeng (Zhang Ze)'s pursuit and killing line
The three lines are interspersed together in three ways: normal narrative, interspersed narrative and flashback, forming the story line of the whole film, which can be described as intertwined and the plot is tight. The most distinctive feature is that the film starts with the story line of Song Lao Er, and presents the main trends of the entire incident in a narrative manner. There are many suspense and easter eggs set in it, and then the story of Wang Youquan is continued and supplemented. , Fill in the content, and finally end with Dong Xiaofeng and eliminate the suspense.
under the premise of a relatively simple suspense case, ingeniously complicated the plot and content of the film, thereby enriching the entire story line, making this event changed from a real case more confusing and fascinating.
Zhang Ze played Dong Xiaofeng, a self-proclaimed "five-star" killer, who was forced to go astray by life. On the one hand, he was cruel and cold-blooded. On the other hand, he also showed the hardship and hardship of little people. In order to buy a house and live a life, Dong Xiaofeng accepted the murder of the illegal mine owner. Just because the nail households were unwilling to move their graves, they pressed on every step of the way and did not hesitate to kill them.
And Dong Xiaofeng is not a wicked person. He originally bought a house and was pitted. He promised that the river was a smelly ditch and the garden was a bunch of broken water pipes. The helpless Xiaofeng was forced to rob the gold store with his friends. The fake gold and silver jewelry was also betrayed by friends. The sad life forced Dong Xiaofeng to sink deeper and deeper into the illegal road, and finally fell into the muddy water of buying murder.
Zhang Ze is very good at performing this kind of little person who is not under the weight of life, with a cowering attitude to life, a vicious process of murder, and a humorous and comical way of committing crimes. Without exception, he interprets the character of Dong Xiaofeng. Distinct. Moreover, the shadows of "Little Master" and "Chen Jianghe" are always revealed in the lines and styles, which has a special flavor.
In addition, there are one or two very fascinating shots in the film. I won't explain them all here. You might as well look for them in the film with expectations and doubts.
recommendation index: ★★★★☆ (8/10 points)
