"It doesn't matter if I am from Hongxing, but you Chen Haonan will always be my eldest brother!" Such a line pulled me back into the friendship years that belonged to "Young and Dangerous". The "Young and Dangerous" series was released in 1996 and caused a huge sensation after it was released.
"Young and Dangerous"
not only achieved unpredictable results at the movie box office at the time, but also mapped the influence of an IP such as "Young and Dangerous" to various cultural circles across the Taiwan Strait. This was undoubtedly a huge success at the time, which is why the "Young and Dangerous" series was able to shoot six in a row.
"Young and Dangerous"
If I say that the "Young and Dangerous" series was born to promote positive energy, many people will certainly sneer at it and think I am joking, but in fact, this movie was criticized by everyone and taught bad young people. The original intention of the movie is indeed to promote positive energy.
"Young and Dangerous"
In that Hong Kong society in the 1980s and 1990s, the torrent of the new era played triumphant songs and engulfed everyone in the torrent of capitalist materialism. The idea of money supremacy brought human affection. The indifference, justice, enthusiasm, loyalty, and morality were all trampled under the mud. The air of society is full of decay. It was in this environment that "Young and Dangerous" was born.
"Young and Dangerous"
"Young and Dangerous" preached brotherhood and morality, and the phrase "You always have to pay back when you come out." It all showed its attitude, but we were blinded by reality at the time. At that time, I couldn't see the deeper level. Under such an environment, "Young and Dangerous" can resonate with the public, which shows that the public needs such a film to make changes. (This article was originally created by "Sharp Film Critic". Reprinting without permission is forbidden!)
"Young and Dangerous"
It is not difficult to see "Young and Dangerous" compared with the novels written by Mr. Gu Long and Mr. Wen Rui'an. The blood and killings described by the two gentlemen are much richer than the underworld reality depicted in "Young and Dangerous". The ancients said: "Don’t watch the Water Margin" is the same reason. "Water Margin" depicts the story of the heroes of the Water Margin. Teenagers are often easily guided, but they don’t see the spirit behind the Water Margin, not Simply fall the grass as a bandit.
"Young and Dangerous"
"Young and Dangerous" has its own unique features. Unlike the novels mentioned above, the novels are all about ancient rivers and lakes, while "Young and Dangerous" is a modern society. The gangster factor is even more taken from reality, without any whitewashing, and straightforwardly magnifies the black shadow of real society for everyone to see.
The protagonist Chen Haonan and the pheasant in "Young and Dangerous"
are all magnified characters in reality. They are often passionate, heroic, moral, sentimental, and precious qualities that were missing in society at that time. In front of him, he was deeply infected by countless men with heroic dreams at the time, which also made the public see the throbbing soul and hidden blood in their hearts, and thaw the soul blinded by the desire for money and material again.
"Young and Dangerous"
is awakened in this way, Hong Kong is awakened to this day, Hong Kong is involved in gangster movies, no villain protagonist can end with a magnificent end, replaced by a thought-provoking tragedy. Finally, if there is still blood in your heart, I hope you will not disappoint your youth, not be bound by sophistication, sway your blood arbitrarily, fearlessly enter the world, do what you want to do, and bond with the people you love most.
