Author of this article: Green Liu
When watching " under the day ", I once thought of the afternoon when I watched "The Story of a Madman" n years ago, the movie in 1986, how many years have passed, Erdong During this period, Hong Kong movies have gradually declined from the golden age. From an actor to a director, to today's Hong Kong Film Awards chairman, they have experienced the fall of superstars, iterations of audiences, gaps in actors and changes in the times. Many things, big and small, have changed, but in Hong Kong movies The original intention of paying attention to society has not changed.
Er Dongsheng is the producer of "Under the Sun". In recent years, he has supervised many works by young directors, all of which are realistic themes. He comes to the Mainland to participate in a variety show, and the actors he selects can actually be used to act after the variety show ends. The support for the younger generation is the same as the care for him by the elders.
"The True Story of a Mad Man" is Er Dongsheng's first work as a director. The starring role is Tony Leung , who looked exactly like David Jiang when he debuted. In 1987, Er Dongsheng collaborated with Tony Leung again in "The People's Heroes", allowing Tony Leung to collaborate with Ti Lung, Wan Wan Lei Qing, which satisfied some viewers' imagination of a Di Lung collaboration.
Ti Lung and David Chiang, the former good brothers, have drifted apart, and many filmmakers and movie fans are upset about it. At the 50th anniversary of TVB in 2022, the organizers deliberately arranged for Di Long and Qin Pei to present awards to David Jiang. Di Long was filled with emotion, but David Jiang never looked at him. Afterwards, he said that he came on stage to give face to his eldest brother. The much-anticipated reconciliation of the century failed to materialize.
At the 42nd Academy Awards in April 2024, Lin Xilei opened and presented awards, and Jiang David won the Best Supporting Actor Award. When he took the stage to deliver his speech, not only was his younger brother Er Dongsheng unable to stop laughing with excitement, but the entire audience stood up and applauded.
David Jiang joked that he always wins awards in films produced or directed by his brothers. Later, he thanked his wife Li Linlin for expressing his love on the spot on their 50th wedding anniversary. The last sentence was in Mandarin to thank Director Zhang Che. That was the starting point and golden age of his acting career. It can be seen that David Jiang really loves Zhang Che, so he can't let go of Ti Lung's failure to attend Zhang Che's funeral.
Also at this year's Academy Awards, Tony Leung won six Best Actor awards. It's controversial because no matter how good Tony Leung's acting is, the movie " golden finger " itself is not up to standard. Some netizens said that Lin Baoyi should win the best actor award. Those who said this are just following the trend and have never seen the movie. Lin Baoyi's role is not the leading actor at all, so how can he win the best actor award?
I secretly hope that Huang Zihua wins the Best Actor, but I don't want to see anyone using this to attack Tony Leung.
Back to "Under the Day", reporter Xiaoqi pretended to be the granddaughter of an old man and entered the "Caiqiao Home", a residential care institution for the disabled, to collect evidence of the abuse of residents in the institution and find the cruel truth under the sun. The first half of
's film has a tight rhythm, while the second half is slightly scattered and sensational. It also always uses excessive music to enhance the plot, which is not mature enough.
The intention of the video is good:
There is nothing new under the sun, but we cannot always stay out of it.
Don't feel guilty about doing the right thing.
pays attention to society, the bottom class, and the weak who cannot speak out. In fact, Huang Zihua's " poisonous lawyer " has also achieved this, but the form is relatively easy to understand, not as literary as "Under the Day". But the popularity of the film is obvious. Everyone can immediately resonate strongly with it after watching it, and the social discussion is also high enough. In comparison, "The Vengeful Lawyer" has a better degree of completion, which made me scream for Huang Zihua again. Of course Zihuashen doesn't care, but he deserves it.
In "Under the Day", David Jiang's performance is the most touching. There is something familiar in the wrinkles on the skin of the elderly David Jiang and the spots in his eyes. I have seen it in a real nursing home, and it is a nostalgia for life. Best Supporting Actor, well deserved.
The protagonist of "Under the Day" is a reporter. Compared with previous news-themed film and television works, the role of reporters is no longer the same.
Nowadays, movies sing elegy for news. Who will sing elegy for movies in the future?
This year’s Academy Awards did not attract much attention, and the popularity has passed. But filmmakers never die, they just wither.
