Text | Edited by Mu Ran
| The decline of Sanyuan
Hong Kong movies is indeed an indisputable fact, but as long as there are high-quality works, they will still be popular among everyone.
For example, on this year's May Day, " Kowloon Walled City: The Siege ", a film starring veteran Hong Kong stars, was released. In just 3 days of release, this film earned a box office of 230 million. Although
is still some way behind " Peacekeeping Riot Squad " and " Thelma and Louise ", it is surprising to have such results.
There is no other reason. A work that also brings together veteran Hong Kong stars will never be able to achieve such a high box office.
But this time, "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" was released, and Hong Kong films seemed to be starting to gain momentum.
The box office is only one aspect. Among the popular films released on May 1st, this work also has the highest score, scoring 7.5 points.
Meanwhile, competing films such as "Peacekeepers" have not yet dared to score points, and "Thelma and Louise" has just reached the passing mark. Such reputational results are destined to leave room for box office fermentation in subsequent works.
The strong cast is eye-catching, and the story is full of passion
If it weren't for the dwindling popularity of Hong Kong films, any one of the leading actors in "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" would be top-notch.
includes well-known Hong Kong artists such as Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Yan Xianqi, Raymond Lam, , as well as Aaron Kwok, and other actors to help out. There are also a lot of relatively unknown newcomers in the film.
These actors ensure the film's acting skills to the greatest extent, and the story of "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" is of the type of classic Hong Kong films, incorporating animation elements, and the excitement has been upgraded linearly.
The story is set in the 1980s, focusing on the notorious Kowloon Walled City, a no-nonsense zone where gangs are entrenched and dangers abound. The troubled young man Chen Luojun (played by Raymond Lam) accidentally breaks into the city while fleeing, and is accidentally killed by the big shot Tornado (Louis Koo). played) rescued him, thus forming a sincere brotherhood.
But at the same time, the evil gangs who had been coveting the city for a long time launched rounds of fierce battles to seize the city, and a fierce and bloody battle to defend the city immediately broke out.
After watching the movie, it is not difficult to find that the characters' moves are more exciting than in ordinary action movies, and each move is huge.
For example, when Aaron Kwok stuck his weapon, the sickle, in the cabinet, it felt like he was just waving his hand lightly, but it felt like he had used all his strength to deliver a fatal blow.
When Raymond jumped up and kicked down several opponents, it also had a full comic feel. This is also related to the fact that the play itself is adapted from a comic book, so the fighting scenes are different from previous Hong Kong movies.
In addition, the character setting is also a highlight of this film, especially the F4 led by Chen Luojun played by Raymond Lam. There are some who can fight and some who are handsome. It can be called a king bomb, and the experiences of the characters can also make their principles and endings tenable.
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" really allows everyone to witness the martial arts spirit of three generations of Hong Kong people, old, middle and young. After watching the film, I felt that it was really exciting.
While feeling wonderful, we also have to admit the fact that these veteran Hong Kong stars are really old, especially those like Louis Koo and Raymond Lam who can still sustain their reputation and box office, they are already old. Show all.
Louis Koo is no longer as handsome as the fair-faced boy he was when he was young, and Lin Feng has shaved his head and can only follow the Mesozoic tough guy route.
A martial arts superstar like Sammo Hung, no matter how old he is, can only afford limited action scenes. Just like the old Jackie Chan , he can no longer be the same as he was when he was young, regardless of any kind of difficult actions. Down.
Ren Xianqi, a man with silver hair, is almost unrecognizable. The wrinkles on his face are all horizontal and vertical. He is really too old to recognize him. I believe some people will believe him if he is over 70!
It is not a problem for these actors to rely on their acting skills and strength to support the movie, but when it comes to appearance, it can only be left to young Hong Kong people. In this film, there is a young actor who has become recognized as the responsible person for appearance.
The newcomers in Hong Kong are stunning, and their appearance rivals that of the king Aaron Kwok
In "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", most of them look like Chen Luojun, played by Raymond Lam, who is full of roughness, and a little more refined and fashionable Not even related.
But Shinichi, who has permed curly hair, wears a leather jacket, a casual shirt with a tie, and sunglasses, has a completely different look. After the release of the
movie, everyone was most curious about who played Shinichi in the movie, and the entry that Shinichi is so handsome became a hot search topic.
The actor who plays this role is named Liu Junqian. He is a very powerful young actor in Hong Kong. Before this, he had partnered with actors such as Louis Koo and Andy Lau and appeared in many popular works.
Although Liu Junqian has not been around for a long time, Liu Junqian has a lot of achievements. So far, he has been nominated for the Academy Award for Newcomer and the Best Actor at the Busan Film Festival. This time he can star in "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", which also shows that Liu Junqian is being Hong Kong circles strongly support it.
After watching Liu Junqian's performance in the movie, it is not difficult to find that he is indeed one of the few good-looking and powerful Hong Kong people of the younger generation.
In the video, Xinyi is very recognizable because of his small curly hair. His handsome appearance while riding a motorcycle and drinking soda directly hit the hearts of the audience. During the off-screen road show, he turned into The soft and cute look, this contrast alone makes Liu Junqian have countless fans.
If you look closely, Liu Junqian's appearance also has strong facial features, with sharp edges and corners, and a high facial fold, but it also has a relaxed and natural feeling, more like those veteran Hong Kong stars who have seen a lot.
Liu Junqian's appearance in the film was right from the moment he appeared, with a melancholy and indifferent feeling in his eyes, as if he didn't care about everything, but he was very righteous, and he also performed the characteristics of this character.
can also make the audience look cool when he plays with the butterfly knife. The action scenes show how much effort Liu Junqian put into it.
In fact, if Hong Kong films had not fallen into a homogenization deadlock for a long time, Hong Kong films would still be the leader. It can be seen from their professionalism that they have a greater sense of mission than many actors in the mainland. Not only do you have to perform well, but you also have to perform to the extreme.
Even a young actor like Liu Junqian did not just lie down because of his good resources and good image and temperament. Instead, he did it himself and performed various difficult scenes in the film. This alone makes many young actors in the mainland unable to do so. Fabi's.
Liu Junqian, who stunned the audience when he appeared this time, truly represents the level of appearance that a domestic movie star should have. We look forward to more of his works!
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