If "Infernal Affairs" is the Everest in the Hong Kong police film, then "Chill" is the Jogori (the second highest peak in the world) in the Hong Kong police film. It is true that "Infernal Affairs" is unmatched in the status and influence of the Hong Kong film scene, but "Chill" is also another monument in Hong Kong police films. In 2002, "Infernal Affairs" gods came to the decadent Hong Kong film as a booster, but then it crashed down and Hong Kong film did not improve for a whole decade. Ten years later, the emergence of "Chill" in 2012 opened up a new situation in Hong Kong's police and gangster movies and reproduced the new dawn of Hong Kong movies.
"Infernal Affairs" and "Chill"
"Infernal Affairs" and "Chill" are the top works in the Hong Kong film pyramid. Together, the two films have won 16 Hong Kong Film Awards (7 in "Infernal Affairs" and "Chill" 》9 items). It is also a duel between two heroes, but the style and connotation of "Infernal Affairs" and "Chill" are completely different: "Infernal Affairs" takes a small view and tells the police and gangsters through the fate of two single characters, Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren. In the world, there is a sense of fatalism of infinite reincarnation in black and white; and "Chill" is based on the great rule. Through the competition between Li Wenbin and Liu Jiehui, the two deputy directors of the police force different interests and political struggles behind the police. "Infernal Affairs" portrays the fate of the characters to the extreme. This is one of its most successful places. After that, countless movies imitated and re-taken the old road of "Infernal Affairs", but in the end they were all impersonal. The most successful aspect of "Chill" is that it completely abandons the story mode of "Infernal Affairs" and tells the cop world of Hong Kong movies from a more macro perspective. The characters no longer fight against fate, but follow fate to find their best belonging. .
A war for the Chief of Police
"Chill" tells the story of two Hong Kong Deputy Chiefs of Police Li Wenbin (played by Leung Ka Fai) and Liu Jiehui (played by Aaron Kwok) in the face of a terrorist hijacking of an assault vehicle In the middle, because of different stances and attitudes, conflicts caused the future of the police commissioner's story: Li Wenbin, the representative of the Hong Kong Police Eagle, is good at frontline command and combat, and is the first choice of the police commissioner for internal and frontline staff. ; Liu Jiehui is a civilian background in the police airborne and he is good at internal management and reform. He is regarded by the Security Bureau and the Executive Council as the first choice of the Commissioner of Police. In this anti-terrorism operation code-named "Chill", because the hostages included Li Wenbin's son Li Jiajun (played by Peng Yuyan), and Li Wenbin has always been aggressive, he formed a fierce conflict with the cautious and careful Liu Jiehui. But in the end, under Liu Jiehui's steady layout, on the surface, the two deputy directors created an irreconcilable contradiction. In fact, the entire case was solved by the intervention of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The Hong Kong rule of law civilization behind "Chill"
The story structure and logical clues of "Chill" are very complete and close, and considerable energy has been invested in screenwriting and plot, which is also one of the important reasons why "Chill" is recognized. . Under the rigorous story structure of the movie, "Chill" promotes the spirit of the rule of law and civilization in Hong Kong society. The entire "Chill" ostensibly tells about the internal and external interests of the police force, but in fact every detail reflects the Hong Kong people's confidence and pride in Hong Kong's stability and sound rule of law: First of all, we saw the Hong Kong police in the movie. The team has a complete and complete legal system and structure. Multiple functional agencies such as the Police, the Security Bureau, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption appear in the film to supervise and restrain each other, building a complete society under the rule of law. No matter how urgent the situation is, the rule of law is always greater than the rule of man; Secondly, the film shows the noble professional ethics of Hong Kong police officers. Take the protagonists Li Wenbin and Liu Jiehui as examples. Their opposition is the direct stakeholder of the success or failure of the "Chill" operation, but both of them put professional ethics on Above all personal interests and power; in the final film, the details of the side stories such as mass attention, press conferences, and media reports also reflect the harmonious situation of social democracy, equality, unity and unity in Hong Kong.
Li Wenbin and Liu Jiehui who is more powerful
Apart from the theme of the movie, the biggest attraction of the movie content itself is the showdown between the two movie emperors Li Wenbin of Liang Jiahui and Aaron Kwok's Liu Jiehui. Who is more powerful, Li Wenbin and Liu Jiehui? In the movie, Independent Commission Against Corruption Investigation Director Zhang Guobiao (played by Li Zhiting) said to Liu Jiehui, "I thought Sir Li was ten times stronger than you. It seems that I was wrong. You are ten times stronger than him." The most primitive nature of "Chill" is the dispute between Li Wenbin and Liu Jiehui, the chief of police. From the ending of the first part, the victory belongs to Liu Jiehui, who cracked the crime and became the police department.Long, but Li Wenbin did not lose either. He found his best place. There was no real contradiction between the two and they all hoped that the Hong Kong Police Force would prosper. But the movie's final winner is Liang Jiahui, who plays Li Wenbin. It can be seen that Li Wenbin has more content and depth. This was also confirmed in the later "Chill 2". "Chill 2" Li Wenbin was renegade and blackened on the surface, but he actually played a big game behind him. Li Wenbin and Liu Jiehui are better, I am afraid that the final answer will be found in "Chill 3".
"Chill" in the police movie
won 9 Hong Kong Awards in one fell swoop, and "Chill 2" was the box office history champion of Hong Kong local movies, showing the success and greatness of this series of films. But despite this, "Chill" did not lead Hong Kong movies out of the predicament, nor did it reach the height of "Infernal Affairs" in terms of viewing. In fact, there are still some problems in itself. For example, the layout is too big, and the identity of the main character was assigned to the deputy commissioner of police at the beginning, and the entire Hong Kong government and people were dragged into this vortex. The ship is too big to turn around. There is no news of "Chill 3" yet. Secondly, the film’s handling of supporting roles is not detailed enough. Lin Jiadong, Qian Jiale, and Peng Yuyan are all good supporting roles, but "Chill" is not fully utilized. Compared with the roles of Huang Qiusheng, Zeng Zhiwei and even Du Wenze in "Infernal Affairs" , The supporting role in "Chill" is much thinner. The other is the reputation of the actors. Both Leung Ka Fai and Aaron Kwok are the best Hong Kong actors, but they are not the most attractive actors in the market. This also limits the ultimate height of "Chill". It will not become Everest, but it is destined to be only Mount Chogori. .
There are thousands of Hong Kong movies, but fewer and fewer can really leave a mark on people. Especially nowadays, influenced by the rise of Hollywood blockbusters and mainland movies, the living space of Hong Kong movies has become smaller and smaller. The appearance of films like "Chill" has indeed brought unexpected surprises. Whether in terms of plot, performance or theme, it is a work of conscience that strives for perfection. Every time you watch it, you can see from the subtle expression of Liang Jiahui Amid the tension of Aaron Kwok, one can feel the love of the undead passion of Hong Kong films.
