Hong Kong movies has completely taken off this year!
During the May 1st release, the movie " Kowloon Walled City: The Siege " took off at the box office and in terms of reputation.
Netizens were stunned by the quality of this movie.
Unexpectedly, in the past month, Hong Kong movies have produced another hit movie, which is the new movie " Negotiator " that has just been released.
To be honest, I was really excited when I just came out of the cinema.
This movie definitely takes Hong Kong movies to a new level.
So what are the specific highlights of this movie that deserve attention? Please listen to me slowly!
The first point worthy of attention: the cast.
What Hong Kong movies do you watch?
In fact, we are watching familiar faces, and we are watching the actors who have grown up with us.
And in this "Negotiator", it is really achieved that even a passerby in the film is a familiar actor who we have known since childhood. There is no need to introduce the main actors of
:
Liu Qingyun, Francis Ng, , Miu Qiaowei, and Jiang Haowen. Everyone is already familiar with them and cannot be more familiar with them.
This time I mainly want to talk about the supporting actors who appeared in this movie!
’s first surprising supporting role is Zheng Zeshi!
When I was very young, I saw Fat Cat played by Zheng Zeshi, and later I saw his surprise cameo in countless Hong Kong films.
The most recent time, I should have seen him in the movie " Chasing the Dragon ".
But this time Zheng Zeshi made a surprise appearance in this movie.
When he appeared in a police uniform and appeared as the deputy director, it was indeed a surprise.
Besides Zheng Zeshi, the second surprising supporting role is Hong Tianming.
Sammo Hung’s son plays a criminal policeman in this movie.
Actually, this is not the first time that Tim Hung has starred in a hit Hong Kong film. Before
, whether it was " Bomb Disposal Expert 2" or " Detective vs. ", Hong Tianming had wonderful performances.
Although Hong Tianming is only a small supporting role in this movie this time, it is indeed quite surprising to see him make a cameo.
Finally, there is the king Andy Lau who appears in the title sequence.
Although Andy Lau is not the leading actor in this movie, Andy Lau's surprise cameo at the beginning of the film is really shocking.
It can be said that this clip starring Andy Lau set the tone for the movie and indirectly shaped the character of the negotiator played by Wu Zhenyu.
Among the supporting actors, there are Lu Wai-kwong, Zhou Wenjian, Yan Zhuoling, etc., plus the starring actors such as Wu Zhenyu, Liu Qingyun, and Miu Qiaowei, this movie is definitely a good movie not to be missed for Hong Kong movie fans.
The second point worthy of attention is: the plot rhythm!
Although this movie is a standard Hong Kong-style police movie.
But in terms of plot rhythm, I feel that it is more and more like a mainland movie.
For example, the kidnapping scene starring Andy Lau at the beginning has quite a rhythmic ups and downs.
At the beginning, Andy Lau played the role of a robber who takes his wife, a knife and a gas tank to take hostages.
Seeing his fierce look, he thought he was a violent gangster.
But in fact, behind the tense rhythm, there are also relaxing moments.
For example, the negotiation expert asked them what they need?
Andy Lau told the other party to ask for four sides.
was obviously a kidnapper, and finally told the negotiator that the money in my hand was not enough to pay for the takeaway, and I would give him the money after I got out.
This detail not only establishes the character, but also makes the audience feel relaxed.
From tension to relaxation, and then to the final ending, the kidnapper couple played by Andy Lau saw on TV that their son was very good and was adopted by a rich man.
When the two finally chose to detonate the gas tank to end their lives, there was another critical hit!
It can be said that this plot rhythm runs through the entire movie.
And there are many, many examples of plots like these in this movie.
For example, one of the scenes that made the audience burst into laughter was when the negotiator played by Liu Qingyun chose to kidnap his colleagues after being framed.
But the negotiator sent by the police was full of confidence at first, thinking that he could talk.
But when they heard that the person inside was actually their boss, none of them knew what to say.
The most interesting and powerful part of the entire film is here.
At this moment, Liu Qingyun was obviously a robber, but he was still teaching his men on the phone how to do things and how to negotiate with the robbers.
When I saw Liu Qingyun on the phone talking to his men until they almost collapsed, the scene was really attractive.
It can be said that this movie really achieves a rhythm that is loose and tight, high and low. This kind of rhythm is indeed quite friendly and eye-catching for a 2-hour movie!
The third point worthy of attention: the plot reversal is interesting!
In fact, the theme of negotiator has been filmed in countless TV and movies in Hong Kong films.
However, this "Negotiation Expert" still has a new twist on the old themes.
For example, such a reversal, I think the design is very clever.
That is Liu Qingyun, the male protagonist, who is an expert in negotiation.
He usually communicates with the gangsters through negotiations in order to solve the problem.
But in this movie, it was changed to such a design.
That is, the negotiator played by Liu Qingyun has become a kidnapper, and he has to negotiate with the negotiator to gain opportunities for himself. The inversion of the personality of
is quite interesting.
A negotiator becomes a kidnapper and uses police methods to deal with the police. This kind of plot is really high-energy! The more powerful reversal of
is not limited to this. The most explosive and interesting reversal is the finale.
A second ago, it was Liu Qingyun, the negotiator, who took hostages and confronted the police in order to clear his suspicions.
The next second, when it comes to the finale, he becomes the police chief played by Michael Miao, taking hostages and confronting the police.
This kind of repetition of plots and this kind of reenactment of scenes is indeed very interesting.
This reversal is reasonable and unexpected.
Of course, I still have to say one thing, and that is the tone of this movie. The hit gene of this movie was actually laid by Andy Lau's performance in the first few minutes of the film.
The kidnapper played by Andy Lau really opened up a good situation for this movie.
Coupled with the wonderful performances of Liu Qingyun, Wu Zhenyu, and Miu Qiaowei, this movie will be so successful and attract the attention of so many viewers.
During this Dragon Boat Festival period, "Negotiation Expert" is definitely the biggest surprise.
