In the past, Hong Kong movies were always inseparable from drug trafficking, gangsters and undercover gangsters, but the newly released "Burning City" allows us to redefine Hong Kong movies. The story of "City Burning" is not a gang fight, but a scene of frontline firefighters fi

In the past, Hong Kong movies were always inseparable from drug trafficking, gangsters and undercover gangsters, but the newly released "Burning City" allows us to redefine Hong Kong movies. The story of "City Burning" is not a gang fight, but a scene of frontline firefighters fighting against the flames. "Burning City" focuses on firefighting and rescue, but what hits us is not only the fiery wave, but also the conspiracy of collusion between government and businessmen and the truth of being suppressed by power and desire.

1. Natural disaster? Man-made disasters?

There are two types of disasters, natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Everyone knows that natural disasters cannot be completely avoided, and no matter how advanced science is, it can only minimize the impact. Man-made disasters are mainly caused by humans. People always have desires, and the expansion of desires will make the world a mess. But whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is the ordinary people who suffer in the end.

"Burning the City" is about man-made disasters.

The movie goes directly to the theme at the beginning. It tells the story of former Hong Kong officials who relaxed the security management of border ports in order to make money. But this policy allowed the bad guys to take advantage of it, resulting in a serious explosion in which the protagonist's wife and several firefighters died.

Because there are people covering it, the bill can continue to be implemented. Unexpectedly, another accident occurred, and this explosion triggered an even more terrible ecological disaster. If this continues, Hong Kong will become a ruin.

Hong Kong's firefighters and executives must find a way to stop this fire, otherwise the entire city will be burned down.

As a disaster movie, the scale of the fire in it is larger than that in many other movies. Buildings collapsed, factories burned down, and even entire cities were in flames. This kind of big scene will definitely make the audience nervous and exciting.

The movie also mentions the manufacturing, transportation and relationship between interested parties of contraband. These things make people feel creepy, but ordinary people have no idea what they are or where they come from, and they end up going there again. where.

In the eyes of ordinary people, as long as these contraband items do not cause big trouble, everyone will treat it as nothing happened. But the big guys behind the scenes frequently take advantage of loopholes in the law to make a lot of money, regardless of people's lives or deaths.

In the eyes of these people, the annual income of tens of billions is much more important than the millions of people.

Therefore, the conflict in the movie is divided into two parts. On the one hand, the firefighters put out the fire at the scene, and on the other hand, Fan Weili battles wits and courage with those high-level officials to find out the mastermind behind the scenes.

2. The other side of the movie

There is no doubt that the plot of explosions and fire fighting in "Burning City" is very exciting and attractive. But the arrogance of the mastermind behind the scenes and the dark side of those high-level officials are more worthy of the audience's deep thought.

Speaking of character creation, Bai Yu and others in the movie are a bit like tool men. This is not to say that their role is unimportant, but it reflects the professionalism and professionalism of their work.

These firefighters are willing to sacrifice themselves in order to save others. This kind of heroism and tragedy is so stark compared to those businessmen who only care about making money and don't care about the lives of others. However, this makes the role of the firefighter seem a bit thin.

At this time, Fan Weili's role became more three-dimensional.

Fan Weili's character was originally an official, but now he is an expert in dealing with emergencies. He once formulated a bill, but now he is a savior.

Fan Weili's change was all because his wife died in an explosion. But this makes people wonder: If his wife had not died, would he still stick to his original position?

At the beginning of the movie, Fan Weili was still on the stage drinking and chatting with the businessmen below. Later, the accident happened, and the bill was still in effect, and the person responsible and the insider were blocked.

What role did Fan Weili play during this period? Did he ever oppose the bill? People in the officialdom are all old foxes. They all have their own rules on whether an explosion can be investigated, whether they dare to investigate it, and how to investigate it.They were able to hide such a serious matter for more than ten years, which eventually led to an even greater disaster. Where does the responsibility lie?

But in the end, in order to avoid responsibility, the official sealed all the information.

Therefore, the second-in-command played by Fang Wang Huiming desperately protects her husband. Faced with the threat of the businessman, he can only compromise. After signing the agreement, he did not forget to remind Fan Weili: You were also an official before. This is both ironic and realistic.

and those businessmen, they are the real cold-blooded and ruthless people. The boss smiled at the officials in his mansion. The official is a joke here. Those who help him are all rich and well-connected, and they all have to kowtow to please the big boss.

knew that their actions were polluting the environment, yet they dared to blow up the building, and then they dared to extort 70% of the purchase price. After signing the amnesty order, there is no need to hold people accountable. Their hearts are more poisonous than drugs.

Although there are some places in the movie that do not make sense logically, the courage to expose these problems is an improvement in itself.