is not complicated. It can be seen from the trailer that it is an action-oriented movie. Raymond Lam plays the protagonist Chen Luojun who appears as a stowaway on the territory of the big boss (played by Sammo Hung). In the opening scene of making money and fighting in the dark, it can be seen that Chen Luojun is very skilled, and it also indicates that he will inevitably use his fists in future battles.
In order to make money, he was deceived by the big boss, which also indicates that he is indeed not suitable for this sinful place. Chen Luojun, who thought he had stolen money but actually stole drugs, accidentally entered the territory of Tornado (played by Louis Koo) in the Kowloon Walled City. Rather than saying it is fate, it is better to say that this is fate. As a junior, Chen Luojun is the son of Chen Zhan (played by Aaron Kwok) who was the core figure in the grievances back then.
At the beginning of the story, this vortex of contradictions focused on Chen Luojun, because his appearance will bring out the grievances and resentments of the previous generation. The grudge of the previous generation was that Brother Qiu (played by Ren Xianqi )’s wife and two children were killed by Chen Zhan. Qiu Ge's good brother Tornado assisted Qiu Ge in killing Chen Zhan.
The secret hidden here is that Tornado and Chen Zhan are also close brothers, so after killing each other personally, he agreed to take care of his widow and son Chen Luojun. Women and children are naturally conspicuous and can only be sent away from Hong Kong. Chen Luojun, who has been wandering overseas for many years, returns to Hong Kong, giving this character a sense of fate. When he came to the Tornado Gate, it was more of a return in a sense than a defection.
Tornado's dilemma is that he killed another good brother Chen Zhan for Brother Qiu. The reappearance of Chen Luojun reminds people of the old saying, if you mess around on the road, you will pay back sooner or later. Tornado's concealment angered Brother Qiu, known as the "Debt Collection Maniac". He must kill Chen Luojun to avenge his wife and children.
escaped from the big boss and went to Tornado, which also proves that Chen Luojun and Tornado have similar temperaments and they are both affectionate and righteous people. And it was precisely because Tornado concealed the truth about Chen Luojun's life experience that the big boss had the opportunity to sow discord and let Brother Qiu break into the Kowloon Walled City to destroy Chen Luojun.
There are several big action scenes in the whole film, one of which is the fight between Brother Qiu and Chen Luojun. And in the process, we still see the tornado dilemma. Not only did he save Brother Qiu, he also stopped Chen Luojun. But it was in this hesitation and confusion that Brother Qiu almost killed Chen Luojun. Grudges continue from generation to generation, which is something Tornado does not want to see.
Because of years of friendship, Brother Qiu did not continue to fight the tornado after being injured. Instead, he lost his mind and went to the big boss for help, which led to the subsequent tragedy. The friendship between the brothers gradually faded away, and the righteous deeds The Xia gene has been passed on to the next generation of young people by the tornado.
Tornado, who was terminally ill, sacrificed himself in order to protect Chen Luojun, who was in a coma, from surviving. Several of his capable men were also seriously injured during this protection operation. And these three younger generations, who have inherited the spirit of their predecessors, will continue to work hard with Chen Luojun to avenge the tornado and recapture the city.
Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together. The young people trained by Tornado are all passionate young people who are heroic and righteous. But the big boss trains a maniac who does all kinds of evil. 王九 is such a person. After breaking into the walled city, he personally killed the big boss who suffered internal injuries, became the leader himself, and became arrogant and domineering in the walled city.
And this ultimate boss, like the action design of this film, has more exaggerated elements.Wang Jiu's character is a crazy bully who knows hard Qigong. Even if the four brothers join forces to fight, there is almost no chance of winning. If they hadn't swallowed sharp weapons and lost their skills, the four brothers might not have had the chance to kill Wang Jiu.
The soundtrack and action design of this movie are both from Japan. The former is senior composer Kenji Igawa . He has countless film and television soundtrack works in Japan, the most famous one is " Ghost in the Shell " , What is familiar to Chinese audiences is the " Ip Man " series.
The latter's action design Tanigaki Kenji has been practicing martial arts since he was a child because of his obsession with " Drunken Master ". He came to Hong Kong more than 30 years ago to develop, and even joined Donnie Yen's Zhen Family Class, so he can see the ruthlessness of his action design. Jin is somewhat influenced by Donnie Yen's action movies.
On another intuitive level, the two generations of Hong Kong actors corresponding to the two generations in the movie can also reveal the future inheritance trend of Hong Kong movies. Sammo Hung, Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, and Simon Yam are considered a generation, and Raymond Lam, who is 9 years younger than Louis Koo, and several other actors born in the 80s and 90s are the hope for Hong Kong movies in the future.
Speaking of hope, in the film, we also saw a guest scene by Huang Zile, starring in "Diary of a Youth" . Considering his age, the road ahead will be even longer. For current Hong Kong movies, such new-generation actors are very valuable and rare.
