brings together multiple roles such as gamblers, kidnappers, dancers, policemen, little girls, black car dealers, etc., to stage a drama of human struggle that "begins with crime, is obsessed with greed, and finally is tender."
dealt with such a story by the young director Gan Jianyu-he once made his mark at the FIRST Film Festival with his graduation work "Primary School Chicken Movie", and the then judge Cao Baoping naturally noticed this talented young man and was also His love and persistence for genre films were impressed, so he helped the filming of "Riskness" as a producer.
Judging from the filming of "Let's Take Risks", Gan Jianyu handed in a good answer sheet, which is shown in the following aspects.
1. The genre is clear, and it can be called the "most fierce" crime film in the summer.
. You should know that crime films have always been a genre that is very popular with audiences, especially for fans who have watched more Hong Kong films and Hollywood films. Film can be regarded as a very popular genre.
But for creators, how to tell a crime story in about two hours, how to shape a good character in this crime story, and how to torture humanity and even expose social problems in the crime story and the relationship between the characters is not a problem. Little test.
Gan Jianyu obviously has a relatively solid accumulation of crime film types. Although still has room to polish his personal style and maturity of his work, he has achieved a high degree of completion when dealing with the crime story of "Look at Risk". Has a good quality. The story background of
is set in the mountain city of Chongqing. Like "Crazy Stone" and "Hot Pot Hero", the city's own sense of space and blur gives the film a unique and distinctive "mysterious" temperament. . The director himself is a native of Chongqing. He has enough knowledge of this mountain city. He has shown good design ideas in integrating the story with the geographical environment: intricate architectural frameworks, rugged surrounding roads, and multiple dark and wet fields. The rain play and night play effectively enhance the texture of the tone of the image, and also highlight the exploration of the dark side of human nature in the core of the story.
In addition, he also deliberately tends to dark-style visual effects in terms of screen presentation, making the characteristics of the crime type of the whole film a very intuitive expression.
In fact, the story structure of "Take Risks" is not too complicated: Liu Xiaojun, the owner of a car repair shop, played by Dapeng, is a gambler. He was accidentally involved in a kidnapping case due to gambling debts. A huge ransom was suddenly dropped. Under the temptation, several people and horses entered the arena, each actively or passively involved in a crime that was full of excitement.
Perhaps, compared to the classic crime films admired by movie fans, the story and the relationship between the characters of "Risk" is easier to understand, but in terms of the genre of the entire film, it still has a high degree of completion. . The film does not fall into the arrogance of those who blindly emphasize the plot, nor does it rely on complex narratives. Instead, guarantees the drama of the story on the basis of realism, and then highlights the difficulties and difficulties of each character in terms of characterization. The human nature of "going hard" is varied.
In my personal opinion, the most outstanding feature of "Risk Risk" is its characterization. Five groups of characters competed around a kidnapping case. Each character was portrayed with distinctive characteristics, not caught in a facial routine, and also created emotional touch points. In the vortex of fate, the truth of the incident The kindness and justice of the essence of human nature are reflected. Moreover, the rhythm of the film is also tightly controlled, and the plot advancement is also linked together, which is enough to create a thrilling viewing experience.
, as the first cinematic work of a newcomer director, has a high degree of typification of "Take Risks". The crime film has an obvious temperament, and it is indeed worthy of the title of "Summer Crime Movie" crowned by some audiences.
2. The actor breaks through himself and broadens the play path
When most audiences see the lineup of "Look at Risk", they may have some doubts: Dapeng starring in a crime film?
This doubt is obviously based on the previous impression of Dapeng as a "comedian". Indeed, for the audience, Dapeng wasEveryone knows that they basically originated from the interpretations in some comedy works: from the early web drama "Men of the Cock" to the self-directed and self-acted "Pancake Man", from the performance of the Spring Festival Gala to the self-written and self-directed "Sewing Machine Band". Peng used his "comedy image" to show people. Including the impressions created by various variety shows and entertainment news, obviously, it also strengthened the audience's recognition of him as a comedian.
When Dapeng starred in a crime film, acting as a small character who "wanders between the greed and kindness of human nature and fights fierce criminals", it will inevitably arouse some audience's doubts. But in fact, actors who have aspirations never want to stay in place, and they don't want to be fixed in a kind of drama. They often pursue change and try to broaden the drama by trying different roles.
In fact, starting from the "Wang Gongdao" in "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", Dapeng deliberately tried a breakthrough in the role. The interpretation of Liu Xiaojun's role in "Look at Risks" is a big transformation. He subverted the previous comedy image in one fell swoop. In the film, interprets the helplessness and depression of small characters when they are in low ebb and loneliness, the evil thoughts of greed when they meet interests, the tense and wandering when rushing into danger, and the steadfastness and fearlessness of humanity choices. Not only need to be beaten all over, but also need More solid and delicate acting skills to show the aforementioned characteristics of many characters.
Dapeng obviously made a lot of effort in controlling the role of "Liu Xiaojun": he not only showed good interpretation in the action scenes such as chasing, running, and hitting, but also showing the helplessness, entanglement and entanglement of the characters. Wandering, firmness and other emotional aspects contributed delicate and vivid performances. One detail of
that deserves attention is that Dapeng's image used to be shown with glasses, but this time, in order to deduce Liu Xiaojun's evasive eyes, he took off his glasses to make himself closer to the character. In the post-screening communication session, Dapeng also joked that he felt "inferior" for his image without glasses, but in fact, such detailed changes for the role were very effective.
For some audiences who define him as a "comedian", his performance will be regarded as "somewhat hard" to some extent, but combined with the role itself, Dapeng's attempt and breakthrough in this role , Is obviously worthy of recognition, and his future play is also worth looking forward to.
is also worthy of being affirmed, as is the actor Ou Hao who "has a lot of lines and fights the most".
Many viewers’ impressions of Ou Hao are probably concentrated on labels such as "singer", "youth idol", "campus boy", and "singing and jumping sportsman". But in fact, since appearing in "Left Ear" and being familiar with the audience, Ou Hao has been practicing himself as an actor through his works. From "Left Ear" to "Youth", from "The Legend of Wukong" to "The Legend of the Demon Cat", from "The Founding of the Army" to "Heroes of Fire", Ou Hao's roles can be said to be rich, although there are also controversial moments, but His progress cannot be ignored.
In this time, "Going Risk", he played the taciturn but cruel "Xia Xi" from the kidnapper brothers. This character is not the same as most villains: he not only needs a lot of chasing and fighting scenes, but also needs to show the inner characteristics of the character with very few lines-real people don't talk hard and grow up. I have had pain in my life, and I emphasize brotherhood.
In the process of interpreting the role of "Xia Xi", Ou Hao has not many lines and cannot express the character's characteristics through language. He can only show the inner world of the character through facial expressions and body movements. For the actors, this is actually a big test. , but Ouhao did a good job. Not only did he perform fierce and ruthless action scenes, he also showed excellent performances in details. "This role is impressive.
In fact, throughout the film, in addition to Dapeng and Ouhao have new attempts and breakthroughs, other actors have also performed well. In particular, the little actor Ulan Tuoya Duo has "good acting skills for young people", and he has a sense of proficiency, and portrays the role of the little girl so attractively.
3. After the intense excitement, return to warmth
There is no doubt that "Go Risky" is a fierce and fierce crime film, although it does not use suspense as the promoter of the plotSegment, but with distinctive character characteristics and wonderful fighting, chasing and other dramas created a high level of visibility.
watching such a movie can get a thrilling and hearty movie-watching experience, , but it also has a touching part, that is, the care for the fate of small people and the warm expression of kindness and justice.
In fact, the main characters in the film are facing their own dilemmas. All of the dangers are not ruthlessly chasing benefits, but have their own different demands: Although Liu Xiaojun was only looking for money at the beginning, it finally happened because of a little girl. At the turning point, he chose the kind and just side of his heart; the kidnapper brothers seem to be ruthless and seeking for money, but they have a pursuit of a better life and an emphasis on brotherhood. Characters of all colors, including other characters, have troubles, but they also have tender points.
It can be said that under the cover of the dark and ferocious crime film, "Let's Take Risks" actually wraps the heart of warmth. The characters' affection and righteousness, justice and kindness, helplessness and resistance, can more or less arouse some empathy from the audience. In the final analysis, they are just the "nameless people" in life, but they all have the softness of human nature that is admirable or sympathetic.
Liu Xiaojun changed from greed to kindness in order to protect the little girl, and the emotional bond with the little girl pinned a certain lack of paternal love; Xia Tao and Xia Xi two kidnapper brothers also took care of each other and cherished each other under their fierce faces. Emotions, they may be cold kidnappers, but there is also a flash of brotherhood. These are all the warmth under the fierce shell of "Going Risk".
In general, the movie has the exciting side of crime movies (car scenes, fight scenes, gunfight scenes, chase scenes, etc.), but also the torture of desire and humanity, and at the same time it is not lack of warmth. It's worthy of a "criminal fierce movie with softness".
Although there are still places where the new director is not mature enough in the film, it is indeed a domestic crime film with a high degree of completion and a good genre, which is worth watching.
PS: The text is original by the author, and the pictures are from the Internet.
