In the entertainment industry, there is such a survival rule:
If an actor is not popular at the age of 28 and is not popular at the age of 42, there is no hope for his acting career.
28, 42, is a threshold that all male actors cannot get around.
What’s interesting is that both Ethan Juan and have experienced these two “age thresholds”.
At the age of 28, Ethan Ruan, who was still an "idol drama niche", took the life-changing script and won the Best Actor Award with his movie "Monga".
At that time, he would not have thought that this actor would use up all his luck. In the more than ten years since
, Ethan Ruan has become a well-known "box office poison" in the industry. No matter whether he is a starring role or a guest star, he can't escape the fate of being hit by the street.
It was not until the age of 42 that Ethan Ethan finally got an opportunity.
's opportunity was "", which not only allowed him to be nominated for Best Actor again after many years, but also became a dark horse in the mainland, winning both box office and reputation.
Although the film has been released for more than a month, various interpretations of the film are still rampant on the Internet.
For example, where are the three most wonderful details in the film? What are Ethan Ruan's three greatest moments of becoming a god?
Such a good-looking movie has three unexplainable failings?
Today, Brother Pi will take everyone to review the movie in detail and reveal the intriguing details in the film.
01, three colors of "black, white and gray", three scenes, transformed the "most famous actor" Ethan Ruan
Audiences who have watched "The Three Evils" will definitely be fascinated by Chen Guilin.
Ethan Ruan brings the charm of the character who is half crazy and half obsessed to the extreme.
In three of the scenes, Ethan Ruan brought out the different qualities of Chen Guilin's "black, white and gray" to the best of his ability.
The memorial service for the gang boss at the beginning of the film fully demonstrates Chen Guilin's "blackness".
did not make a grand appearance. Instead, he ate a bowl of lunch and called his grandma, looking like a gangster.
Later, a gangster kid who called himself Golden Retriever talked about a madman named "Guilin Tsai", and his admiration was beyond words.
After that, Chen Guilin wiped his mouth, revealed his identity calmly, and officially started the assassination operation.
This move is like a thunder on the ground, which instantly reverses the atmosphere and whets the audience's appetite.
After that, Chen Guilin took out his gun and took aim, knocking down the assassination target with one shot, then rushed up and shot him a few more times to kill him.
After a set of moves, Chen Guilin's face remained unchanged and his heart did not beat, like a cunning beast, accurate and ruthless.
, especially his evil smile when facing the police chase, "fixed" the character's dark yet crazy temperament.
In the second scene, Chen Guilin's grandmother passed away. Chen Guilin was hiding outside the ward and burst into tears.
If the first scene made people see a cold-blooded killer with no emotion, this scene "whitewashes" this black character and allows people to see his softer side.
At this time, he was wanted by the police and could not be discovered, so he could only suppress his emotions desperately.
The frustration of being extremely sad but unable to fully vent, and the restraint and infinite affection surged, which makes people feel particularly sad to watch.
But what best demonstrates Chen Guilin's complex side is the "on the eve of execution" scene at the end of the film .
Xiao Mei, who was rescued by him from Aberdeen, came to the prison to shave him.
Chen Guilin had a smile on his face, and then he began to cry uncontrollably when Xiaomei shaved him.
There is not only the joy of seeing Xiaomei again, but also the regret that we will never see each other again in this life.
Tears flashed in Chen Guilin's eyes when he was eating his last meal before his execution.
Until the moment of smile before the gunshot, Chen Guilin looked directly into the camera, as if saying goodbye to us outside the camera.
This was not only the moment when Chen Guilin gained liberation, but also the moment when "the most famous actor" Ethan Ruan was reborn.
is both a criminal and a living being. Ethan Ruan restores the most authentic Chen Guilin in the complicated grayscale colors.
These three scenes belong to the 42-year-old actor Ethan Ruan's moment.
02. Tie your shoelaces and pay homage to Guan Gong. These details are interesting.
Good movies are inseparable from the accumulation of details.
In "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", the most fascinating thing for the audience is the various details worth pondering.
What can and cannot be said is hidden by the director in the corners of the screen.
In addition to the interpretations of many "Zhou scholars", Brother Pi also noticed three interesting details.
First, Chen Guilin deliberately loosened his shoelaces before entering the house, and then bent down to tie them.
This detail echoes his identity as a killer very well. It also allows people to see that this crazy killer is thick and thin, and he should be careful not to be followed by someone behind him.
also explained why he, who was so filial, could not take care of his grandmother at home for many years.
is burdened with so many life-threatening lawsuits, and "home" has become the existence he desires most but is also the most dangerous.
The second detail is Chen Guilin’s worship of Emperor Guan.
When the doctor told Chen Guilin that he had cancer, Chen Guilin was so disheartened that he thought of surrendering.
But before surrendering, he paid homage to Emperor Guan Sheng and threw the cup nine times in a row.
Cup throwing is a tradition of the southern Fujian people, and is mainly performed during sacrifices and prayers.
During the cup throwing process, two semicircular cups need to be thrown to guess the meaning of ghosts and gods.
As a result, Chen Guilin threw the cup nine times and the result was the same. God's will cannot be violated, so Chen Guilin had no choice but to surrender.
Then came the story of seeing the notice of the three most wanted criminals at the police station and embarking on the road of "eliminating evil".
The detail of "throwing the cup" became an excellent foreshadowing of the massacre in the church later.
Before the massacre started, Chen Guilin gave His Holiness nine chances.
If nine shots in a row jammed, I would be willing to spare his life, otherwise it would be God's punishment.
The famous scene of "shooting nine times" here also echoes the previous nine throwing cups.
allows a cult leader to accept the trial of fate, which is full of irony. Behind it is the inevitable fate of Chinese stories.
There is another very strict detail here, which is the gun in Chen Guilin's hand that always jams.
This is because it has been buried underground for many years, so the pistol will get wet and jam.
There is also a very secret detail. When Xiaomei is naked, she has a tattoo of letters on her back. Although
only flashed across the screen, sharp-eyed netizens still noticed this.
Some people think that this is an English letter, which translates to cotton, implying that Xiaomei is a doll controlled by others;
Some people also interpret that this is Mongolian, which translates as soul, implying that Xiaomei’s imprisoned soul.
But outside of the movie, this tattoo is actually owned by actor Wang Jing. This tattoo can be seen in many daily life photos.
But under this situation, this tattoo has become a miracle, and it coincides with Xiaomei's experience.
03. These three flaws make "Zhou Chu" one step closer to becoming a masterpiece.
Since its release, the score of "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" has been stable at above 8 points and below 8.5, which belongs to the first-class level of "not yet a masterpiece".
In Pi Ge's opinion, there are three flaws in the film, which affect its further development as a masterpiece.
’s first failure occurred when Chen Guilin surrendered.
Chen Guilin, who was originally going to surrender, was asked to take his ID card and queue up.
While queuing up, Chen Guilin saw the wanted list posted on the wall.
Chen Guilin refused to accept it. He wanted to kill the first and second names on the list and become the boss himself. Even if he surrendered, he still wanted to make a name for himself.
After that, he had a conversation with the doctor and directly cue Zhou Chu's allusion about getting rid of the three evils. This is also the most regrettable failure of the film.
The film is adapted from the story of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" in "Shishuoxinyu". It is an advanced adaptation when it is transplanted to modern society.
But the protagonist Chen Guilin told this allusion himself. He found his own reasons and brought this kind of metaphor from the past to the present.
Once the inherent playability is lost, the film will not be able to talk about the depth of thoughts.
The second is the fierce head-on battle between Chen Guilin and Aberdeen.
This was originally a fierce chase scene. The two people fought from the street to the water. The two people with equal strength were fighting for their lives.
But then Chen Hui, a policeman lurking nearby, was also involved. The vicious fight between the two men turned into the "Three Kingdoms Killing" in which good and evil are difficult to distinguish.
This was supposed to be the Shura field of human nature, but it became the second failure of the film.
Chen Hui tried to hold Chen Guilin down to avenge the previous beating by Chen Guilin, but Chen Guilin knocked him down with three punches and two kicks.
The three-way melee that
originally envisioned turned into a unilateral beating of the police, and the rhythm of the whole scene was suddenly deflated.
In fact, from the overall perspective, the arrangement of such a cowardly policeman image does not contribute much to the story based on emotion and reason.
What's more, having such a character appear at an untimely moment in this major scene is completely confusing.
It's like a duel between two martial arts masters. In the middle, a three-legged cat comes in and wants to show off his skills. Isn't it ridiculous? The third failure of
is to turn metaphor into "direct metaphor".
We know that "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Pests" has another name, called "Pig, Snake, and Dove".
In Buddhist thought, they represent the three animals in the six paths of reincarnation.
Chen Guilin represents the pig, who is full of food and does not do his job all day long, and is obsessed with leaving a name for future generations, which is a manifestation of infatuation;
Aberdeen represents the snake, beating his subordinates violently, and playing sadomasochistic games with Xiao Mei, which are all manifestations of poisonous snakes;
represents the Venerable The dove, which exerts mental control over believers and takes money for itself, is the viciousness and greed of the snake.
But how does the film present these metaphors?
boils down to simple and straightforward labeling.
For example, if you get a snake tattoo or a dove tattoo, it means you are a snake or a dove.
The metaphor of Chen Guilin's "pig" is even more straightforward. At the beginning, there is a scene of eating a lot of food at the memorial service, and there is a scene of gobbling up food in the New Soul House, which is a metaphor for the nature of animals.
Coupled with the piggy watch left by grandma to Chen Guilin, the image of pig has long been self-evident.
directly pulls out the metaphor to make it clear, for fear that the audience will not understand it. Have you ever seen such a straightforward masterpiece?
"The Three Evils" is the biggest surprise so far in 2024, and is even a strong contender for this year's best film, but it is not a masterpiece.
only discusses the crime films produced in Taiwan in recent years. In terms of plot ups and downs, it is not as good as " The Sun Shines "; in terms of depth, it is not as good as " Buddha Plus "; in terms of cult, it is not as good as Not on " Blood Guanyin ". The only reason why
received more attention than these films is that it was released in mainland China.
The essence of "Zhou Chu's Three Evils" is to wrap a layer of mustard around an excellent commercial film, making you choke to tears, and it has enough stamina.
Everyone is boasting about the craze for interpretation caused by this film.
Some people say that this is actually a literary film. Some people explain the religious metaphor of reincarnation in tens of thousands of words. Some people say that they do not understand the movie if they do not understand the metaphor.
They interpret it as a movie bible, wishing that Chen Guilin could even fart and read that he ate anise-flavored steamed buns last night.
What is the difference between this interpretation and Kong Yiji’s saying that there are four ways to write fennel for fennel beans?
In Pi Ge's opinion, it is better to let the movie return to the movie, there is no need to make the story too complicated.
A mustard-coated movie is still a movie. If you enjoy watching it, you understand the movie.
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