Text | Mu Ran Editor | Sanyuan After "The Wandering Earth 2", Andy Lau's new work is coming again. "Burning City" starring him has become one of the most high-quality disaster films in the domestic film market with a high score of 7.6. The output of the works is high and res

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After " The Wandering Earth 2", Andy Lau 's new work is coming again. His starring film "Burning City", with a high score of 7.6, has become the best quality in the domestic film market. One of the disaster movies.

Andy Lau, who has a high output of works and is dedicated to his work, is proud again and has made a wonderful turnaround.

In "Burning City", the expert played by Andy Lau is significantly different from his previous portrayal in action movies and police and gangster movies. It completely solves the problem of homogeneity and brings a more intuitive sense of freshness to the audience.

The film has assembled a strong creative team. The director's expressiveness is reflected in his previous works as photographers such as "Golden Finger " and " Eavesdropping ". The quality is first-class. The screenwriter of

is a Hong Kong gold medal screenwriter from " Operation Mekong ", " Kowloon Walled City " and "News Queen".

The starring actors are Andy Lau, Karen Mok, , Lin Baoyi, Bai Yu, Wu Yanshu, Tong Yao and other actors who are well-known and highly topical.

The combo of "Burning City" hasn't really been released yet, but you can already get a glimpse of its strength.

1, a shocking visual effects blockbuster, and a brilliant multi-line narrative script

Although the creative lineup determines the final quality of the work to a certain extent, in the final analysis, without a good script to lay the foundation, a high-quality building cannot be built.

"Burning City" takes an unexpected fire as the entry point. The entire city of Hong Kong is in trouble. In less than 24 hours of rescue time, it is necessary to not only solve the evacuation problem of more than 7 million citizens, but also find ways to control the damage of this disaster. noodle.

The story adopts a three-front approach, mainly showing the game between the former high-level government environmental experts and the current high-level officials, the live broadcast of the fire captain and his teammates on the front line to control the disaster, and the specific reactions of ordinary people.

With the script guaranteed, the story of "Burning City" is already clear. What really stimulates the eyeballs is the actual disaster caused by the fire, presented through special effects. The

film is not limited to small scenes of fire, but zooms in and out to show the sea of ​​​​fire at the disaster scene. The camera mainly shows large scenes.

The visual effect of the fire scene that comes into view is so realistic that the audience seems to have experienced it personally. The thrill of the firefighters using various equipment to carry out rapid rescue during the fire also makes people's adrenaline surge.

But this disaster was not limited to one explosion, but continued in various ways to amplify the severity of the situation.

A firefighter rushed toward the sea of ​​​​fire retrograde among the crowd, but he experienced a fatal fire explosion close at hand. There was also a leak of dangerous goods. Along with the monstrous fire and violent explosions, the surrounding areas were razed to the ground.

The nearby houses and teahouses immediately turned into ruins. Even the cars on the viaduct a few kilometers away were affected and deviated from their driving routes.

The presentation of such details can make people empathize to the maximum extent. Even if they are not at the center of the explosion, they will still be affected by the fear and shock, impacting everyone's heart.

The fire gradually spread, causing a layer of black smoke to cover the city. The landmark buildings did not survive the fire, but were blown to pieces. Every scene was particularly spectacular.

The more realistic this scene is, the more disturbing it is to see firefighters enter the fire scene, but when the fire spreads, they are blown away like dust and then disappear.

can also allow the audience to sympathize with what they are doing when they see the urgency of ordinary people fleeing in an attempt to give themselves more living space.

Disaster movies are shot with a sense of reality, which makes it easier for moviegoers to have a sense of personal fear.

It goes without saying that it is very difficult to shoot a disaster movie. Just the scenes presented in the movie are time-consuming, expensive and laborious. It is already amazing that you dare to shoot them.

But it is precisely because the creator of "Burning City" is ambitious and can turn ambition into execution that he finally presented such an amazing disaster movie.

Zhang Yimou After watching it, I couldn't help but praise that "Burning City" has filled a gap in Hong Kong films and is not just a commercial film.

2. The disaster movie is the shell, and the political reality is the inside. The scale of the game between the two sides explodes

. The success of "Burning City" is not only due to the shocking visual effects, but also is inseparable from the main idea expressed in it. .

When a disaster strikes, human nature is most tested, and human nature is precisely reflected in the contests and calculations between different groups and positions.

The scene of the firefighters fighting to the death to rescue the fire is more likely to touch the tears of the audience, and what can arouse the anger of the audience is the game between the higher-ups at the rear.

Andy Lau plays an environmental protection expert who insists on his own plan and fights for a chance of survival for the people to retreat.

The senior management who couldn't stand the other party's plan had hidden selfish motives. In addition to not dealing with the expert, they were also worried that mistakes in decision-making would cause problems and they would be held accountable.

One is concerned about the life and death of ordinary people, and the other is concerned about whether his status and authority will be affected. Taking the perspective of the audience and taking on the perspective of ordinary people is obviously a plan to support environmental protection experts.

But the fact is that it is the senior officials who do not put the common people first who decide the life and death of the people, and the common people have to follow the orders of these senior officials before reacting.

These senior executives, who put their own fame and fortune first, also have to make deals with businessmen, and some of them are even the protectors of these businessmen.

When a fire comes, it only harms the personal and property safety of the people. However, these profit-seeking businessmen take the opportunity to negotiate with the government and try to make a fortune from the disaster.

Even if everything is burned down, they can start all over again. Only the people who should be protected by the government have the least retreat. They really have to obey these government decisions that do not take their lives as their fate.

The presentation of the political aspect of "Burning City" is very frightening, and the look and feel is comparable to that of large-scale Korean movies.

Conclusion

Disaster movies are common, but works like "Burning City" that are highly warning and can have a direct connection with reality are rare. The

video was inspired by a report in Time Magazine. The US government recycles electronic waste and provides subsidies. However, an environmental expert discovered that 80% of this electronic waste was shipped to Hong Kong, which sparked discussion.

As a new pollutant in the 21st century, the lethality of e-waste is self-evident. The film warns the public not to regard e-waste as ordinary garbage. If you are not careful, these so-called garbage will look like what was shown in "Burning City" Generally, disasters occur due to hazardous substances.

The form and subject matter of this Hong Kong film are different from previous works, but it has far-reaching significance and is worth watching by every Chinese.