Hong Kong gangster movies are still familiar, right?
Isn’t it? In what era are gangster movies still being made in Hong Kong?
This is the first thought that comes to mind after seeing the plot summary.
" Kowloon Walled City: The Siege " tells the story of a group of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon masters in Hong Kong in the 1980s. They occupy one side and work on their own. Although they dislike each other, they barely maintain a superficial balance.
One day, a young man Chen Luojun ( Raymond Lam) who smuggled himself into Hong Kong accidentally broke into the Kowloon Walled City, and his peaceful and peaceful life was broken.
Chen Luojun's father had a blood feud with one of the bosses. After the boss issued a pursuit order, several forces started a fierce fight for Chen Luojun, and in the end they suffered heavy casualties.
The young people who were forced to leave Kowloon Walled could not bear the humiliation. The four-person team reunited and after a bloody battle, they finally won and avenged their eldest brother. After watching it,
’s evaluation of this movie is very clear: the plot is weak but the action is enjoyable.
fighting scenes are really addictive. Although the fights start whenever they disagree, it does not make the audience feel visually tired.
From the moment Chen Luojun broke into the audience's sight, the fist-to-flesh fighting scene was enough to attract everyone's attention.
Everyone who appears is more powerful than the last, and you never know who is the real boss.
What is impressive is that when Chen Luojun accidentally entered the Kowloon Walled City and was surrounded by people in the village, he broke into a barber shop because of his cleverness. And took the boss hostage.
Unexpectedly, when the people who came to surround him saw this scene, instead of being anxious, they relaxed and started smoking. It turned out that the owner of the barber shop was none other than the boss of Kowloon Walled City, Tornado (played by Louis Koo).
The tornado punched Chen Luojun to the ground with lightning speed, then turned around and struck back, slamming Chen Luojun against the iron window. Chen Luojun had no time to react, let alone fight back, and was directly hit by the tornado until he vomited blood.
His attack was so quick and agile that it was hard to believe that it was done by a gentle and elegant uncle with half-white hair and glasses. It’s even more exciting that the big guys of
took action personally to protect their own people. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Ren Xianqi and filming. I saw him in the movie and his scenes were so exciting. I can’t help but admire the professional abilities of the older generation of artists. Really superb.
Not to mention Sammo Hung, the fighting scenes are remarkable, and it still has the familiar taste of Hong Kong Kung Fu movies.
The "thumping" sound made by the fist hitting the flesh is undoubtedly constantly stirring up the audience's nerves, stimulating the vision and heartbeat. The cool special effects processing also adds a lot to this movie.
After watching the whole movie, its weak storyline will be diluted. Under the stimulation of each layer of fighting scenes, the audience will only remember that this is a fighting movie with passion and loyalty. A passionate young man who is loyal and refuses to admit defeat.
The old and the new help Hong Kong movies rejuvenate
Before watching "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", I was still worried that Hong Kong movies would be the end of the road.
Especially when I see the familiar names of Louis Koo and others, I always feel that the older generation is still holding on, while the newcomers cannot carry the weight.
After watching the movie, a lot of these doubts and worries disappeared.
Of course, Lin Feng, who plays the leading actor Chen Luojun, is not a newcomer, but fortunately there are several fresh faces in the movie who performed well. One of the confidants of
Tornado, Shinichi (played by Liu Junqian), who has a Japanese style from his appearance, hairstyle to name, made the audience handsome as soon as he appeared on the scene.
This actor named Liu Junqian is a new generation actor in Hong Kong. He entered the industry by starring in stage plays. For many years, he has focused his work on stage performances.
Years of experience in performing stage plays have made him extremely proficient in acting, and he can play with Louis Koo with ease.
has not only been nominated for the Golden Horse Awards and the Academy Awards, but also won the Best Actor at the 26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. He is one of the most recognized young talents in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
Hu Tong, who plays the role of the Twelve Young Masters, is also one of the highly regarded niche actors in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Not only has he been nominated for the Golden Horse Award and the Hong Kong Film Awards like Liu Junqian, but he also won the Best New Actor Award at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. , and also collaborated with Louis Koo in the movie " Tomorrow's War ".
Perhaps it was his good performance that made Louis Koo look at him differently, which led to the second cooperation in "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City".
's appearance in the movie has some comedy, which nicely balances the dark and violent movie elements.
However, even though he carried all the jokes in the movie, Hu Tong’s fighting scenes were not to be outdone.
After all, being able to play can be regarded as one of the stepping stones for artists in the Hong Kong entertainment industry to enter the industry. The four-person team in the
movie are all younger actors than Louis Koo and Simon Yam. They finally recaptured the Kowloon Walled City, just like taking over the baton of Hong Kong movies from the hands of their predecessors.
There is a saying in the movie: "Sooner or later, Kowloon Walled City will be the world of young people like you."
For the audience, the reason why Hong Kong movies have not performed well at the box office in the mainland in recent years is not the movie itself.
On the contrary, the behind-the-scenes teams of Hong Kong films still retain rare ingenuity, and there is never any need to worry about the professional abilities of the actors in Hong Kong films.
What Hong Kong films need is progress and the ability to establish connections with young people.
This not only requires Hong Kong films to innovate in subject matter, but also to discover more new faces and cultivate a new generation.
Simon Yam is very good, Louis Koo is handsome, Sammo Hung is very capable, but they have been filming for too long.
Only by handing over the world to young people can Hong Kong films be revitalized.
Don't worry that they can't handle it. If you don't let them do it, when can we really train capable young people?
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" did a very good job. Although it is inevitable to introduce the old to the new, at least the large plot is given to young people to support. Facts have proved that they did a good job indeed.
hopes that one day we can see more novel Hong Kong films and more capable young Hong Kong actors.
