Today we will talk about the film with the best reputation in theaters recently, " Removes Three Evils in One Week " from Taiwan.
After the Spring Festival, this movie took the top spot at the daily box office as soon as it was released, with a Douban score of 8.1, and its popularity remains high.
The scale of the film is quite large. In the past, it would have been difficult to imagine that such a film could be released in mainland China where there is no rating system.
Of course, the released version has been partially deleted and adjusted compared to the original version, but it is a blessing to be released.
The historical allusion of Zhou Chu's removal of the three evils comes from "Book of Jin·Zhou Chu Zhuan" and "Shishuo Xinyu".
When Zhou Chu was young, he was physically strong, wielded swords and guns, and ran rampant in the countryside. The villagers were afraid of him, and they called Zhou Chu, the Nanshan tiger and the Xijiao dragon together the "three pests" of Yangxian City.
But one day, this buddy suddenly woke up and went into the mountains to kill tigers and into the sea to fight dragons. After three days and three nights of fighting, Zhou Chu got rid of the tigers and dragons. From then on, he changed his ways and eliminated the "three evils". In the
movie, Chen Guilin (played by Ethan Juan ) is the third person on the wanted list. He followed Zhou Chu's example and got rid of the most wanted criminal Ngau Tou and the second most wanted criminal Hong Kong Aberdeen, and then surrendered to the law.
The reason for Chen Guilin's change was that doctor Zhang Guiqing told him that he was in the terminal stage of lung cancer and his time was running out, ranging from 3 months to half a year.
Zhang Guiqing advised him that he should surrender and accumulate some moral virtue. However, when Chen Guilin walked into the police station and surrendered, he was told that he would have to wait in line to surrender.
This scene is absurd and funny, but it makes sense in the context of the film, because not long ago there was a collision between a cash transport truck and a truck. Banknotes were scattered on the ground, and people swarmed to pick up the money.
The police called on everyone to return the banknotes voluntarily, otherwise they would be held legally responsible. This is how people lined up to surrender.
Chen Guilin, who was waiting in line, saw the three most wanted criminals posted on the wall, and suddenly found a way to "leave his name in death."
People are dying, so it is better to do something big and let everyone remember the name Chen Guilin. From then on, Chen Guilin embarked on the road of "eliminating harm".
Except for the Aberdeen section, it is a relatively normal gangster killing plot, and there are also standard-level scenes in the film.
After fierce close combat, Chen Guilin killed Aberdeen and gave Cheng Xiaomei freedom.
However, in the next section, the style of the painting changed. Chen Guilin stepped into the spiritual center of Penghu and was influenced by the Venerable. He had a sense of seeing his sins washed away and regaining a new life.
In this section, I am afraid that many viewers were deceived by the camera. At least for a moment, they really thought that Chen Guilin had found his soul in this paradise-like place.
As a result, the plot immediately reversed, and soon reached the climax of the film, where the famous killing scene of the film appeared.
What made Chen Guilin go on a killing spree was not because of his experience of being buried alive, but when he shot the Venerable and turned around to leave. The sound of guitar accompaniment and singing of oblique songs came from the auditorium behind him, which was different from the previous Venerable. There is no difference at all times.
Chen Guilin laughed in anger, turned back, pointed his gun at the ignorant Bevel believers, and washed the auditorium with blood.
I have to say that Venerable Bevel is particularly good at detecting the weaknesses of people's hearts. He can find the weaknesses in different people. For Chen Guilin, it is his lung cancer. For Little Fatty's mother, it is his son's life. Targeted Weaknesses create the illusion of miracles, thereby gaining pious trust and defrauding money.
His Holiness looks kind and compassionate, but he is too deceptive. Not to mention ordinary people, even a gangster killer like Chen Guilin who kills without batting an eye has been deceived. If he had not discovered the truth, he would still be immersed in it. It's like the lightness and joy of new life.
Chen Guilin wanted to leave his name, and finally got his wish. On the day he surrendered, reporters' flashlights were focused on him, and someone called his name, "Chen Guilin, look here."
There is a subplot in the film that is quite cleverly designed. It is revealed at the end of the film that Chen Guilin is not the real Zhou Chu, but the real Zhou Chu is the doctor.
The person suffering from lung cancer is Zhang Guiqing. She provides medical services to the underworld and travels between black and white. Now she is approaching the end of her life. She wants to accumulate some moral virtue for herself and her family, so she tricks Chen Guilin into surrendering.
From beginning to end, Chen Guilin was healthy, but the director used some camera tricks to get the audience into the scene, and repeatedly showed Chen Guilin smoking, puffing, and coughing.
But with this design, there is a reasonable explanation why Chen Guilin can still be so strong in combat despite being in the final stage of lung cancer.
After learning the truth, Chen Guilin did not regret what he had done. At this time, he was already convinced of the meaning of doing so.
Compared to the famous massacre scene in the auditorium, there was another place in the film that touched me even more, and that was Chen Guilin’s execution.
The whole process was very ceremonial. Before that, he had the opportunity to meet his friends, and Cheng Xiaomei trimmed his hair and beard.
Chen Guilin, wearing a suit, carefully enjoyed his last meal before execution. More than a dozen execution staff were waiting quietly for him to finish the meal.
One scene that impressed me most was that after dinner, a doctor came over and asked Chen Guilin politely, "Do you need anesthesia?"
Even a person like Chen Guilin, who committed such heinous crimes, still enjoyed the dignity of life before his death and received the respect that a life should have.
Faced with death, Chen Guilin walked calmly and calmly.
This is a kind of calmness and calmness that is completely different from that of Bevel believers when they face death.
One is numbness about life and death, immersed in false religious illusions.
One is to be extremely clear-headed, face reality, bear the consequences of what you have done, and face it all calmly.
Before he died, Chen Guilin did what he most wanted to do and was the most meaningful thing in his cognitive scope.
When people die, they leave their names behind. He is not willing to be just the Guilin boy in others' mouths, and wants Chen Guilin's name to be resounding throughout this island.
As a gangster killer, Chen Guilin has his pride and persistence.
Weekly eliminates the three evils, which respectively correspond to what Buddhism calls "greed, anger, and ignorance." In this movie, Niu Tou Lin Luhe is greedy, Hong Kong Aberdeen is anger, and Chen Guilin is ignorance.
Chen Guilin's obsession is to kill the first and second in the list so that he can stay famous.
Eliminating the three evils is equivalent to getting rid of greed, anger, and ignorance. There is no confusion in the heart, and the mind is clear. Only when we face life and death can we be so calm.
This movie is very beautifully done in terms of audio-visual scenes and plot. The plot arrangement of
is quite ingenious. The entire film has a smooth narrative, continuous transitions, tight rhythm, and a smooth and powerful ending.
Life is short, and we should always be in awe of life and death.
Among those who can face death calmly, a considerable number of them have no regrets after doing what they want in their hearts.
How you live determines how you die.
The attitude of living is closely related to the attitude towards death.
For us living people, how to spend our lives and how to make this short life more meaningful so that we can be calm and calm without regrets when we leave is a major life issue worthy of serious consideration.
