In this hurt city, everyone has an unknown secret in their hearts.
This is a movie released at the end of 2006. It is a film that Liu Weiqiang, Mak Siu Fai, and editor Zhuang Wenqiang, known as Hong Kong's "iron triangle", have collaborated again after "Infernal Affairs". The cast is very strong, starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei and Shu Qi. The soundtrack and sound effects in the
movie are very good. The soundtrack adds a sense of sadness to the whole city, and the sound effects also add to the tension of the case. The soundtrack and sound effects of the film were also nominated for the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards.
The film is a crime subject. The whole film revolves around two mysteries: Chief Inspector Liu Zhengxi (played by Tony Leung) and his wife Shuzhen (played by Xu Jinglei) are a happy and sweet couple. Jin Shuzhen’s father Zhou Yuansheng is a rich man. He suddenly They were killed between them. Although the police consistently pointed the finger at the two vagrants, Shuzhen always believed that the murderer was someone else, and they were just scapegoats for others.
Qiu Jianbang (played by Takeshi Kaneshiro) is Liu Zhengxi’s former colleague and friend. Five years ago, his girlfriend committed suicide at home. This made him depressed and drunk all day long. He has been investigating his girlfriend's suicide since he resigned. The real reason was that he would not give up until he found out, and later became a private investigator.
1. Because of the sadness of one person, the whole city has become a hurt city. The beginning of the film
is on Christmas Eve, and the whole Hong Kong is celebrating, a scene of joy and joy. In a bar, there are two men joking. They are Liu Zhengxi and Jianbang, but the two seem to be lonely, and they seem incompatible with the lively atmosphere of the city.
Jianbang has been unable to let go of his girlfriend's death, so he has been investigating the cause of his girlfriend's suicide. He became decadent, he didn't care about everything, he kept his hands on alcohol all day, and wanted to use alcohol to numb himself. Life seemed to have no meaning to him, except to investigate the truth.
from the beginning of the film tells the audience who is the murderer, it is Liu Zhengxi, there is almost no suspense. But it was not until the end of the movie that the truth behind the killing was revealed to be another cruel truth. 25 years ago, Liu Zhengxi witnessed the brutal murder of his family by Zhou Yuansheng. For 25 years, he has been incognito and has carried a heavy burden. Therefore, the meaning of his life is revenge. He is a man with two faces, one is an inspector, to get justice; the other is a cruel murderer.
2. Beware of letting go of the burden, learn to let go of
Jianbang met the beer sister Afeng (played by Hsu Qi) in the bar, and the two people wiped out the spark of love in the process of getting along. Jianbang found out that his girlfriend was pregnant before his death, but the child was not his. Afeng helped him find the man and became a vegetable in a car accident. It was precisely because he knew this, his girlfriend committed suicide. Originally, he thought that finding the man would join him, or kill him, but he didn't. Now Jianbang will help him clean up every week. It was Afeng who changed him. She was simple and happy. In the process of interacting with her, he was healed and got comfort in his heart. He let go of everything.
Liu Zhengxi wanted Zhou Yuansheng to pay back the blood debts and planned to kill Zhou Yuansheng. In the process of killing, the methods were extremely cruel, the movements were clean and neat, and the eyes revealed fierceness and terror. In the film, Tony Leung's eyes are a bright spot, a performance that can be called a movie king, and he can switch freely between love and evil.
Shuzhen is part of Liu Zhengxi's plan. He deliberately approached her, got her love, and finally got married. At the same time that he designed Shuzhen to die from a gas explosion, he knew that Shuzhen was not Zhou Yuansheng's daughter. At this moment, Liu Zhengxi's complex facial expressions were vividly interpreted by Tony Leung. Shuzhen suffered burns all over her body and was unconscious. Later, Shuzhen woke up and asked him: "Have you ever loved me?" Liu Zhengxi hesitated and replied: "Loved." Shuzhen cried and said, "You didn't." He always thought it was a good one. There was nothing wrong with her plan until she saw the injured Shuzhen in the hospital and suddenly found out whether she was Zhou Yuansheng’s daughter or not. She was my wife and my family. At the end of the story, Shuzhen is dead and Liu Zhengxi isShe shot herself by the bed.
Shuzhen loves him, she has always known that he was drugged in her soup and did not say it, but until the last moment of her life, she was disappointed with this man because her love did not get his love . In fact, I think Liu Zhengxi loves Shuzhen, but he told himself rationally that she is the enemy's woman and she must die.
This is a sad story. All the hatred started in a massacre that happened 25 years ago. There is no final winner. The film is more about human nature. The bad guys get the retribution they deserve. The good guys have been living in pain. In the end, Liu Zhengxi shot himself to death, which may be a relief.
