Can I really not watch Hong Kong movies anymore?
This is the question I asked myself before watching this film.
A friend of mine said that Hong Kong movies are no longer good these days. When you hear the title of "Stealth", it will definitely be the same old "undercover" story, so I better not watch it.
I won’t listen!
It’s okay not to watch other Hong Kong movies. For example, the two “Zha Zhahui” movies released before New Year’s Day, I gritted my teeth and refused to watch them.
But "Stealth" is Andy Lau's movie, how can we not support Andy Lau's new movie?
That was my childhood idol, and it still is now!
What's more, there is also the muscular god Peng Yuyan, so I hesitated a little and decided to watch it!
But what about the result?
Among the five movies currently scheduled for New Year's Day, "Stealth" has the lowest rating, which should explain the problem.
Let’s not talk about anything else. Just talking about the plot is unbearable!
After reading the director's introduction, Kwan Chi-yao has actually made high-scoring Hong Kong films such as "Cold War", "Chi Ming and Chun Jiao", and "Wu Shuang", but he is a photographer, which makes sense! No wonder the stories are all messed up. Photography is a strong point, but storytelling is not.
The most incomprehensible plot is concentrated in the second half:
1. Since the behind-the-scenes boss played by Andy Lau is so powerful and can kill all the drug lords who own the army, how can we be so careless during the wedding ceremony? Can't we arrange more bodyguards and deploy more defensive measures?
2. And since he was released and knew that his good brother was an undercover agent, he decided to take revenge. Why not take the undercover agent directly back to his home and kill the undercover agent and his family together, whether by poisoning or shooting? Anyway, it should be easy to solve, right?
Why do they have to be taken to an abandoned steel factory and then engage in such a big battle of life and death?
is completely unnecessary!
3. Previously, the policemen played by Yan Dahua and Peng Yuyan were rude to the behind-the-scenes boss played by Andy Lau. Why didn't the boss kidnap their family members in order to take revenge?
4. The darknet key used the face of the undercover agent at that time. Why did the boss want to change the face back? As long as it is not his own face, the police will lack evidence to arrest him. Could it be that changing it back now is to let the police arrest him?
5, including the undercover's "vacillation" during the final showdown is also puzzling. At that time, due to the intervention of the police, the undercover's family had been rescued. Although there was still danger, there was no need for the undercover to pretend to "rebellion" and ask the other party to "let go" of his family. First, the other party would never let him go, and second, the police They are already here, and a battle between the two sides is inevitable. Bullets don't have eyes. I beg him to find a way to escape by himself, and then save his family.
6. When the police shot the boss, the undercover jumped in and blocked the boss's shot? what does it mean? He wants to kill your family, but you still sacrifice your life for him?
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The inexplicable plot design and character action logic make it difficult for even Andy Lau to make the audience feel good.
The supporting characters like Peng Yuyan, Simon Yam, and Liu Yasu are extremely stereotyped and are basically "tool men". Their character characteristics are common in many Hong Kong films of the same type. They cannot be said to be exactly the same, but they are basically copied and pasted, with big differences. not bad.
There are also lines commonly used in "undercover films" such as "We are friends" and "I am a policeman, I have no choice", which lack new ideas and make the audience feel the same.
Therefore, following a series of films such as "Li Cha's Aunt", "The Hotel The Sun Never Sets", "Warm Hug", "Li Mao Plays the Prince", "Hello, Brother", "Super Family", etc. I learned from the pain and finally decided: I can no longer go to the cinema to watch the movie "Happy Twist"; in 2024, I will make another decision: I must be cautious about Hong Kong movies!
If you don’t want to read it, you will regret it!
It’s better to miss it than make another mistake!
Author: Lanyu Xingcheng
