Hong Kong's director who is most able to shoot hazy emotional scenes is Peng Haoxiang. With the popularity of the "Zhi Ming and Chun Jiao" series, the essence of "lost love" is depicted in the smoke and the frantic running. Yu Chunjiao said: "I'm older than you." Zhang Zhiming hugged and responded: "It doesn't matter, I'm higher than you." This shot will always remain in the hearts of movie fans and become one of the pronouns of beautiful love. Few viewers know about
. Before shooting the dim sentimental scenes, Peng Haoxiang was a new born calf who was not afraid of tigers, and was a sharp director who satirized "the bad state of Hong Kong movies" in the film "Buying the Murder and Shooting People". The film cost only 500,000 US dollars, but it was scored 8.2 by 140,000 people. It was also shortlisted for the Hong Kong Film Awards. It is not too much to say that it is a classic in film history. The background of the story of
is set when Hong Kong's economy is at its worst. The number of people forced to lose their jobs is countless, and even the most popular killer in peacetime can't find a way out. The protagonist of
is named Bart, one of the many killers who can't find a way out. However, his situation is even more miserable. He has to find a way to get rid of the semi-unemployed state and refuse to show his traces of his father-in-law's request to help kill his mother-in-law.
finally one day, the miserable Bart was transferred. Received an instruction from Mrs. Kuo who fell into the "video door", asking Bart to kill the man who recorded the video and the person who spread the video, and recorded the entire process. For the first time, the inexperienced Bart was so dizzy that he couldn't see the picture throughout. For the second time, Bart directly asked a professional director to shoot. The wonderful editing and plasma burst scenes made Mrs. Kuo very satisfied, and Bart became famous. Since then, "killing + filming" has become the standard in the killer industry. The story is officially heading towards the absurdity...
The biggest highlight of "Buying a Murder and Shooting People" is the irony of Hong Kong movies that can be seen everywhere in the story. As long as there is money, the director is willing to make movies. It doesn't care what the purpose of the film is, how many people will lose their lives because of making this film.
Since Bart and the director formally reached an alliance, the story has reached a climax. The two continue to take over the killing mission and continue to shoot into movies. At the beginning, the director would be frightened by the sudden burst of blood. But as more and more money was earned, the director became more and more cold-blooded, completely becoming a prisoner of money.
surprised the audience the most, that the film was not afraid to make fun of the manipulation of "Hong Kong gangsters on Hong Kong movies". This episode happened when the gangster wanted to kill the traitor big brother Xiong. When talking about business, you said it well, just let Bart and the director do this "killing movie". But never expected that the gangster had a great dream of being a director. Force intervention, change the plot randomly, and change the protagonist at will. The chaotic state of Hong Kong movies at that time was vividly presented. Ironically, even if the time is set in the present, the phenomena presented in the movie are still sad and ridiculous for the audience.
But if you think that what this movie is about is just "sarcasm for Hong Kong movies", you are quite wrong. The starting point of this story is just an introduction. What the director really wants to tell is the kind of persistence in not giving up on dreams.
For this, the director spent a lot of pen and ink describing Bart's dedication to the killer industry. During the economic downturn, Bart did not choose to give up. When buyers put forward all kinds of unreliable requirements, Bart also makes every effort to provide the most perfect solution. Everyone thinks that the killer business will not last long, so you should change your career quickly! Bart was unmoved, as long as he talked about the term "killer", his eyes sparkled.
In real life, how many people have such sparkling eyes? Little bit can't imagine the answer to this question. Because it is destined to disappoint.
Seeing the persistence to dreams in the film, and seeing the courage and perseverance to fight against the cruel reality in Peng Haoxiang's attitude of "mocking at the movie," he recommends the story of "Buying the Murder and Shooting People" to everyone.
"Buying a Murder and Shooting People" wants to say that Hong Kong movies do not die.
In the film sense, the immortality of Hong Kong films symbolizes the immortality of dreams. It is absurd, but also very realistic. As long as you look carefully, you will definitely be touched by the incomplete words and find your own shadow in the story.
