The modern drama "Flowers" directed by the internationally renowned film director Wong Kar-wai and starring Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei and others is here to meet you. I was invited to watch it on the big screen of the Shanghai Grand Guangming Cinema. 2 episodes of the Shanghainese version, I watched the Mandarin version again with everyone, and I can finally share my feelings with my friends!
At the viewing party, I watched episodes 2 and 3, plus the newly added episode 1. Among all the characters, I liked the master: Uncle Ye played by veteran actor Yu Benchang the most. He is the hero's strategist and his first collaborator. He has a bit of a "wisdom but almost demonic" feeling. He is a master among masters. He is good at dealing with people, takes precautions, and can clearly see everyone's weaknesses. Mr. Bao's success is far from the truth. Don't take his advice.
Wong Kar-Wai has indeed lived up to everyone's expectations. The TV series has the quality of a movie! There are several shots with beautiful light and shadow effects, which instantly took me back to the feeling on the set of "The Grandmaster". Mr. Bao, played by Hu Ge, wanted to do business with his uncle. His uncle made a suit for Mr. Bao in a private room in the Peace Hotel. When he saw Mr. Bao, who was wearing a suit and was full of style, his eyes were in a trance for a moment. Under Wong Kar-wai's unique interplay of light and shadow, there was an illusion of overlapping time and space. From Mr. Bao, his uncle saw himself in his younger days. It is up to Mr. Bao to realize his ambition.
Li Li, the owner of Zhizhenyuan, played by Xin Zhilei, Miss Wang, a clerk of the foreign trade company played by Miss Wang, and Lingzi, the owner of a small restaurant played by Ma Yili, seem to have their own characteristics, but in fact they are all the same kind of people: ambitious and shrewd. On the face.
Li Li is as her name suggests, as beautiful as a peach and plum, and her identity is a mystery. When outsiders come to Shanghai to make a career in the world, they look like "a female classmate with a story"; Miss Wang is youthful and has a flamboyant personality, while Lingzi is shrewd to the core and calculating. The kind of person who can hear you clearly from ten miles away, and who has the utmost understanding of human nature.
At first glance, I felt that Li Li and Mr. Bao were fighting openly and secretly at the beginning, but later there would be an intractable love-hate entanglement. The two of them have a similar tone, and they are likely to cherish each other and develop a beautiful, sweet and sad relationship.
Director Wong Kar-Wai arranged a scene for the two of them looking at each other through two layers of glass. It was amazing. There were no lines, just the eyes. The lens spoke more than a thousand words! In the first 3 episodes, the two of them haven't even met officially, and I've already made up their love and hatred for decades.
Bao Zheng, played by Hu Ge, is the male protagonist of this drama. His character is a boss who got rich in the 1990s. He should obviously have a bit of the "gangster spirit" unique to that era, but Hu Ge plays the role of a noble son of a wealthy family. Come. Maybe, I still have the filter of "Nirvana in Fire" for him. "Ah Bao is quiet", but the nobility all over his body cannot be concealed by the old wine, pickled rice and earthy neon lights in the old alley.
In Shanghai in the 1990s, Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei, Ma Yili and others acted out the big and small characters. What time cannot hide is the yearning for wealth, and the love and justice that time cannot leave behind. Through the lens of director Wong Kar-wai The beautiful halo below is revealed one by one.
I think the whole drama is very close to the quality of a movie. It depicts the hustle and bustle of Huanghe Road in Shanghai in the 1990s. The plot is very compact, with almost no wasted scenes or lines. It is truly a masterpiece of film director Wong Kar-wai.
especially wants to tell you a secret. Friends who can understand Shanghainese are blessed. You must watch the Shanghainese version! You will have a special advantage in following this drama, and you may find the plot more intimate and down-to-earth than others.
Episode 2 begins with a long dialogue between Ma Yili and Mr. Bao, played by Hu Ge. The two reconcile their accounts and guess the person who caused Mr. Bao to have a car accident. If you watch the Mandarin version, you may find it boring and trivial. It is just a waste of time. time. But Ma Yili spoke in Shanghainese, absolutely amazing! The feeling of being shrewd to the core is there. So if conditions permit, it is recommended to watch the Shanghainese version.
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Author: bone-deep film review
