At a recent press conference, actor Andy Lau "apologized" to the audience on the spot.
The process of producing this so-called apology is actually very interesting.
It turns out that Andy is not apologizing for himself, but for his character in the play.
In the new film "Stealth", the drug lord he plays is too cruel, which attracted childish questions from the road show audience.
For this reason, Andy immediately stood up and said to the children gently and lovingly:
I will change it, I was wrong.
Andy's "apology" is of course just a joke.
But here, Qingshi wants to say that playing a villain who "scares children" is definitely not Andy's upper limit.
In "Stealth", which was released on New Year's Eve, the "big friends" were actually shocked by him.
After the movie was released, many netizens left messages praising Andy's performance as the villain this time, and his performance reached the point where every hair on his head said:
He's so ruthless! Crazy enough! Every strand of Andy Lau's hair seems to know how to act, and he perfectly portrays the drug lord's front and back hair.
Andy Lau’s eyes are so dramatic, so fierce and decisive that it makes goosebumps rise.
It’s really difficult to play a villain who looks normal but is crazy inside. He is truly worthy of being the best actor!
"Global Times" followed up the interview with Andy and invited him to talk about his feelings about playing the villain this time.
Driven by the popularity of Andy Lau's new role, and also with the help of other powerful actors in the group such as Lam Jiadong, Peng Yuyan, Liu Yasu, Simon Yam, etc., not surprisingly, this "Stealth" has a very impressive opening in theaters. On the first day of its premiere,
won the daily box office championship and achieved 8 consecutive milestone records.
So, will "Stealth" become the next theatrical hit? Let’s analyze it.
1, Crazy, ruthless and hypocritical enough, the most "bad" Andy Lau in history is here
When it comes to this "Stealth", the villain played by Andy Lau is obviously the one who attracts the most attention.
After all, even Andy himself said that "he" was really bad this time.
In the film, Andy plays the role of Lin Jinan, a drug lord who runs the world.
The last time Andy played a villain was in "The Disciple" in 2007. It has been 16 years since then.
plays a villain again after 16 years. Not only is Andy not unfamiliar, he even has a new feeling in the performance.
It can be said that as gentle as Andy is outside the play, how ruthless this new character is in the play. Qingshi, as an audience member, was actually frightened by the evil nature of this character.
In order to present the character's evil, Andy used three layers of progressive characteristics to interpret it.
The first layer of characteristics - hypocrisy; in the plot setting of
, this drug lord has a dual identity.
In addition to doing drug trafficking behind the scenes, he is also an elite lawyer active in the upper class.
The existence of the identity of a lawyer not only gives the character the strongest disguise, but also makes the character's attributes a bit more hypocritical. In the early plot of
, he always had a professional smile when facing the police.
Even though he has done all the bad things, he does not feel guilty at all, as if everything has nothing to do with him, which also makes people feel the depth of the character.
The second level of trait is ruthlessness;
As the plot progresses, the character gradually shows the ruthlessness under the elegant appearance.
In response to this, Andy used a "more restrained than extroverted" approach to perform the character's ruthlessness to the bone.
Behind every brutal murder case is the picture of a drug lord calmly commanding.
seemed to be looking at the tablet leisurely, but in fact, he was supervising the killing of undercover agents.
's understatement of "call it a day" directly took away a life.
seems to be watching the time, but in fact, he is counting down the time for the key witness' "unexpected fall".
There was even an imperceptible contemptuous smile in his eyes at this moment.
Life disappeared in front of your eyes without blinking an eyelid. This villain is indeed inhumane and ruthless!
The third level is the most fundamental attribute of the character, that is, the crazy and evil side.
Later in the plot, the drug lord finally took off his disguise and revealed his truest fangs.
Forced into a desperate situation, he also turned on the violent mode.
When his family was affected, he said viciously to the superintendent:
You'd better pray to God that she will be fine!
He gradually went crazy, and even gritted his teeth and issued a declaration of revenge on the world. His style of painting also gradually became crazy:
I want everyone to die!
Leave no one behind!
Although the character occasionally has flashes of humanity when interacting with his family, in most plots, the villain is an outright villain.
And this thoroughly bad character is almost the "worst" in Andy's career.
2. On the basis of the purest Hong Kong flavor, Andy has added a new ingredient
In "Stealth", it is not only the villain played by Andy who is outstanding, but the plot and story are also worth mentioning.
Looking at the entire plot framework, "Stealth" has a very strong Hong Kong-style police flavor.
Whether it is the theme core or the action scenes, it can make countless old Hong Kong fans dream of returning to the peak of Hong Kong movies. At the core of the
theme, is composed of two classic elements of Hong Kong-style police and gangster films: "anti-narcotics" and "undercover".
The plot line of
is very clear. The villain, the drug lord Lam Jin On (played by Andy Lau), has spun a drug trafficking network across the country and abroad, and the police force has sent undercover agents to lurk in it.
revolves around the two-line attack and defense between the good and evil camps, and some common scenes in Hong Kong police and gangster movies also appear.
Including the cautious dialogue between the undercover and his boss on the rooftop, the drug lord camp's routine to test the undercover, etc., all appeared in this film, and continue to touch our Hong Kong film DNA.
As for the action scenes, the Hong Kong flavor is even stronger.
includes exciting road racing between police and gangsters, rumble-style gun battles, and fist fights in narrow spaces. It has all kinds of action scenes.
The several-minute wedding shootout scene in the film brings a strong sense of impact with the blood-filled painting style, creating the look and feel of the Hong Kong version of "Blood Wedding".
In Qingshi's view, the Hong Kong flavor of "Stealth" is certainly the highlight, but what really makes the plot stand out is the "new seasoning" added by the crew.
is called - new network technology.
Combined with the background of the new era, this Hong Kong-style police film greatly strengthens the role of "network technology". The most outstanding plot design of
is undoubtedly the "live drug trafficking" launched by the villain Lin Zhenan through the Internet.
After offline sales channels were repeatedly destroyed, this highly intelligent villain developed an online sales model.
used to send small text messages in bulk, implant Trojan horse programs, build a dark network, open in the live broadcast room and other multi-step operations, and the villain camp established a new online transaction chain.
Taking advantage of the high concealment of the Internet, drug trafficking groups use virtual human identities to complete drug trafficking, and this also brings new challenges to the police in their anti-drug campaign.
Under the high-tech setting, the confrontation between police and criminals has also moved from the real world to the online field, launching a competition for "the right to speak on network information."
On the one hand, the police force actively uses high-tech means to sneak into the dark web to "catch drug dealers", while the villain camp also uses hackers to take various countermeasures and even steal undercover information in reverse.
Good and evil "fight" from reality into the virtual world. This Hong Kong-style police and gangster film has indeed been made with new ideas.
It is worth mentioning that this "online drug trafficking" plot is not just a fantasy, but is well-founded.
Andy, who participated in the screenwriting session of "Stealth", and the screenwriters decided to use the latest dark web drug trafficking case as a prototype into the plot to remind the audience that "drug crimes are becoming more and more high-tech."
I have to say that the plot of "Stealth" not only has new ideas, but also has a full sense of social responsibility.
3, 4 emperors and 1 queen, this cast and crew lineup is "worth" 10 Academy Awards
The third highlight of "Stealth" lies in the lineup.
The main creative lineup headed by Andy Lau has always excelled. Counting carefully, the crew can win 10 Academy Awards. There are several Academy Award winners hidden among the team behind
.
For example, the director of this film, Kwan Chi-yao, has won two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, and has a pretty good reputation in the industry. Among the starring cast of
, has five actors who have won the title of Best Actor/Queen of the Academy Awards.
including actor Andy Lau, Jack Lam, Simon Yam, Zheng Zeshi and actress Liu Yasu have all joined the cast. The four emperors and one queen are quite good!
Corresponding to the specific scenes, the performances of these five acting talents are also remarkable. Needless to say,
stars Andy Lau as the villain, the drug lord, who is evil to the core, and he definitely gave a breakthrough performance in recent years.
Lam Ka Tung, who plays the second male lead, is trying to play a complex undercover role.
Having been undercover in the underworld for more than ten years, he was caught in the confusing switching of identities between a police officer and a young and Dangerous boy.
reflects on the characteristics of the character. On the one hand, he has to pretend to be young and Dangerous, but on the other hand, he has to remind himself to maintain the basic ethics of the police.
is sometimes fierce and sometimes restrained. Lin Jiadong's interpretation of this tangled character is very good.
Counting down, there is the figure of the new Academy Award-winning actress Liu Yase.
In the film, she plays the wife of the drug lord Lin Zhenan.
During her acting career, she broke away from the sassy tomboy role in the past, and her image of a gentle and gentle woman was eye-catching.
In addition, Simon Yam, who plays the police superintendent, and Zheng Zeshi, who plays the old neighborhood shopkeeper, are also actor-level veterans whose acting skills have long been recognized. Wherever they go, the characters naturally have an aura.
With these Academy Award winners in full confidence, the quality of the film is definitely reassuring.
Director Guan Zhiyao also has new ideas for the use of these acting skills.
In the arrangement of the scenes, the director did not choose to let them perform individually.
Instead, they worked together in pairs to create a "1+1>2" effect.
For example, Andy Lau and Lam Jiadong, who have collaborated in 18 films, formed the "Grudge Brothers Group" in this film.
has played both brothers and enemies in previous film and television works, but in this film, the relationship between the two characters is included. In the
film, they are not only policemen and criminals with opposing views, but also "brothers" who have a certain friendship with each other. The complex sparks of brotherly love in
were also captured in a very touching way.
Simon Yam and Andy Lau formed the "Leader Group of Good and Evil".
One is an old policeman who hates evil, and the other is a villain who doesn't care about the police. Both of them lead their own camps.
The face-to-face confrontation between the two of them also represents the struggle between their respective camps in a tense style.
Even, there is a "street chatting group" with a less tense style;
For example, the restaurant owner played by Zheng Zeshi and the characters of Andy Lau and Lin Jiadong are in the same frame.
The three veteran actors gathered there, the table was set and they began to eat. Suddenly, there was a casual feeling like old friends chatting while eating.
The lineup of "10 Academy Awards" is sufficient, and the cast pairing is also sparkling. In addition, including Peng Yuyan, Lin Xue, Jiang Haowen and other familiar faces from film and television, the film's lineup is impeccable and gorgeous. .
Judging from the current reputation, Andy Lau and his teammates really surprised the audience this time, far exceeding expectations.
In this New Year's Eve period, the passionate police and gangster showdown in "Stealth" is also expected to drive away the chill of winter for theaters with its high-burning style.
Qingshi has one sentence for this:
During the 2024 New Year's Eve, Andy Lau and "Stealth" are really worth it!
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