After the Spring Festival release, the most popular theater movie is the crime film " eliminates three evils in one week " from Taiwan. This film had a strong presence at the 60th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival last year. The film's director and screenwriter, Huang Jingfu, and the film's star, Ethan Ruan, were both nominated for the Golden Horse Awards' "Best Director Award" and "Best Director Award" for this film. Best Actor Award". In the end, the film successfully won the "Best Action Design" award, which shows how exciting the film's action scenes are. However, since this film was released, its Douban score has risen from the already high 8.1 to 8.4. This is not only due to the "refreshing" and "violent" brought by the large-scale violence and bloodshed, but also the The film contains various thought-provoking symbols and metaphors.
The Qing Dynasty painting "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Harms" is derived from "Shishuo Xinyu": When Zhou Chu was young, he was fierce and chivalrous, and was a trouble for the village. There were also dragons in the water in Yixing and white-fronted tigers in the mountains, and they all violently attacked the people. People in Yixing call it three horizontal lines, but it is particularly dramatic. It may be said that tigers and dragons are killed everywhere, but in fact only one of the three horizontal lines in Hebei is left. He immediately assassinated the tiger and entered the water to attack the dragon. The dragon floats or disappears, traveling for dozens of miles, following it everywhere. After three days and three nights, everyone in the village said he was dead and even celebrated. He actually killed the dragon and came out. Hearing that the people inside were celebrating each other, he realized that he was suffering from human feelings and wanted to change himself. Then he went to Wu to find the two continents. The plain is no longer there, and the clear river is in sight. He expresses his feelings and says that he wants to correct himself, but the years have been wasted and nothing has been accomplished. Qinghe said: "The ancients paid great attention to the news of death in the morning and evening, and Kuang Jun's future is still promising. Moreover, if a person's ambition is not established, why worry about his reputation not being revealed?" Chu then changed his attitude and eventually became a loyal minister and filial son. The
movie is adapted from a real case and constructs the storyline by citing the ancient allusion "Zhou Chu eliminates three evils". This allusion comes from "Book of Jin: Biography of Zhou Chu" and "Shishuo Xinyu". In ancient times, Zhou Chu was originally a tall and powerful young man, but he behaved badly and ran rampant in the countryside, and was deeply hated by the locals. Later, Zhou Chu realized his mistake and decided to change himself. He single-handedly killed the tigers and evil dragons that harmed the village, finally achieving self-salvation and eliminating three major hazards in the area.
In this film, the "three evils" are embodied in the three most wanted criminals in Taiwan: Lin Luhe, Hong Kong Aberdeen, and Chen Guilin. They are respectively engaged in cults, drug trafficking, and gangs, which are three cancerous professions that endanger the stability of today's society. , also corresponds to the three major human troubles "greed, anger, and ignorance" mentioned in Buddhism, and can also correspond to the English title of the film "the pig, the snake, and the pigeon (Pig, snake and pigeon)".
The male protagonist of the film, Chen Guilin (Ethan Juan), relies on his nimble skills to get involved in gang activities. He has been associated with violence and bloodshed all year round. He absconds in fear of crime and remains anonymous. Not only did he miss taking care of his seriously ill grandmother, he also discovered that he also has cancer. Feeling guilty and desperate, he wanted to surrender, but ironically found that he was only the "third" on the wanted list, and half of his face was torn off. Therefore, he decided to imitate the ancient "Zhou Chu" in the last stage of his life to eliminate the three evils - eliminate the first and second names on the wanted list.
However, Chen Guilin's starting point was not justice. He just wanted to do a big job in a big way before he died and leave his name. Chen Guilin has been wearing the pink piggy watch left by his grandma. He is crazy at the same time, simple and sincere at the same time, and has an aura of awe in his evil demeanor. He stubbornly longs to leave a name in death, as if he is dreaming. to find oneself.
Chen Guilin evades police pursuit
As soon as the movie "Zhou Chu Destroyed Three Evils" opened, the funeral of a gang boss in Taipei's Wanhua District was arranged. This place is also the place where the story of another classic Taiwanese gangster movie "Monga" took place. Through the mouth of a gang member Jin Mao, the audience learned that the boss died at the hands of a desperado named "Guilin Tsai", and this "Guilin Tsai" was Chen Guilin played by Ethan Ruan. He calmly showed up at the funeral and shot another gang leader. It can be seen that Chen Guilin was a man with accurate marksmanship, neat skills, and fierce violence, but not many people knew him. This may be the reason why he has always wanted to leave a name for himself in death.
The appearance of "Guilin Tsai" is inevitably reminiscent of the "monk" played by Ethan Ruan in "Monga". At that time, "Monga" was an ensemble drama, but Ethan Ethan stood out among several teenagers and won the Golden Horse "Best Actor". This time he opens with this image again, which makes people think that this may be the ending that "Monk" may face after being in the gang for many years.
Aberdeen threatens Chen Guilin
Chen Guilin's first assassination target was "Aberdeen" Xu Weiqiang (played by Yuan Fuhua). He committed drug trafficking, murder, and robbery. While making a woman willing to go to jail for him, he also occupied, controlled, and Harming her daughter Cheng Xiaomei (played by Wang Jing). The snake-shaped tattoo on Aberdeen's arm shows that he is the second harm. He is a symbol of disguise, hiding, control, and possessiveness. Xiaomei may be the "anger" that symbolizes the anger and resentment in human beings. Chen Guilin rescued the girl Xiao Mei from Aberdeen, and Xiao Mei also achieved physical freedom on his behalf.
The most shocking thing is that Lin Luhe, the "big brother" nicknamed "Nuutou" on the wanted poster, is now anonymous and has transformed into a sage in a spiritual center in Penghu, and his ability to deceive people is Relying on the core members to deify and promote themselves, use all kinds of crooked tricks to scare people, demonize normal life in the outside world, gradually control the thoughts and spirits of believers, illegally collect huge amounts of property, and even cause many believers to lose their lives. .
The wanted criminal "Niu Tou" incarnated as the "Venerable" in the spiritual center
The leader of the cult organization is indeed very capable of brainwashing. He and other believers were dressed in white like flying white doves. Even Chen Guilin, the "third on the list", thought that Lin Lu He is dead, his terminal illness has improved, and there is still a chance to wash away his sins and return to goodness. This makes the twists and turns at the end even more absurd and ironic. Especially after Lin Luhe was shot in the head by Chen Guilin, he thought that the other people in the spiritual monastery would be defeated, but he didn't expect that someone would immediately take up the mantle of the Venerable. It can be seen that these people have either been brainwashed to the point of obsessiveness, or they are the successors who help the evildoers, so there is another more shocking episode of Chen Guilin's killing to eradicate the evildoers...
Chen Guilin can only be listed as "" on the wanted list. "Third List"
Both evils are over. Chen Guilin made headlines after surrendering. Just when he thought he had achieved what he wanted, the underworld doctor Zhang Guiqing also brought another twist. It turned out that the patient was in the advanced stage of lung cancer. The doctor herself believed that what she had done to save so many criminals was equally evil, so she wanted to gain some moral integrity when she was about to die, so she tricked Chen Guilin into surrendering. This gave Chen Guilin the opportunity to put himself to death and survive. . Not only does this reversal not feel like superfluous, but it adds a sense of righteousness to this "enjoyable film", sublimates the theme of Chen Guilin's desperate struggle to eliminate three evils, and makes the whole story more complete.
Proofreader: Liu Tian Reporter: Xing Yuan Editor: Xing Yuan
