The market is completely hot.
With the New Year's Day holiday and Chinese New Year's Eve approaching, the 2023 New Year file is about to enter the climax - at present, as many as 8 weighty films are released, which also makes the New Year's Day file have the temperament of a "small Spring Festival file".
At present, the reputation of most films belongs to the state of opening blind boxes, and which film can break through first is bound to become a major attraction. and "Sneaking", which was the first to hold its Beijing premiere this Monday, was also the first to ferment with rave reviews, and was swiped many times in the circle of friends of Intelligence Jun. The film, which was first released on December 29, is also expected to detonate the New Year's Day and New Year's Eve files.
Sven and elegant crazy critic villain, Andy is too ruthless this time
As a year-end Chinese New Year blockbuster, a strong creative lineup is indispensable.
The main creative lineup of "Sneaking" can definitely be called the configuration of the first echelon of Hong Kong films in recent years: the film director Kwan Zhiyao is a director of photography, and has participated in word-of-mouth masterpieces such as the "Chunjiao and Zhiming" series, "Cold War" series and "Wushuang", and has also participated in directing "Chasing the Dragon" starring Andy Lau, becoming a dark horse in the 2017 National Day file, and this time he and Andy Lau will reunite with the front line, which is also worth looking forward to. In terms of starring, the film brings together Andy Lau , Lin Jiadong , Peng Yuyan , Liu Yase , Ren Dahua , Lin Xue , Zheng Zeshi , Jiang Haowen and many other powerful actors, the four emperors and one queen gathered together, and the crew of 10 Golden Image trophies was held.
Among all the actors, Zhijun thinks that the most outstanding is Andy Lau, who is also the producer of this film. Although Andy's acting skills are no longer in doubt, Andy Lau's "terrible" villain this time is something that Intelligence Jun has never seen in his previous movies.
Andy Lau, who has made more than 200 movies since his career, has always been strict about casting and is good at challenging himself. This is also the reason why he can make the audience look forward to new roles again and again. In "Sneaking", Andy Lau plays the gentle and elegant "Mr. Yes" lawyer Lin Zhen'an, but in fact, as the "most ruthless drug lord", he is doing the craziest things in the calmest state. It is so bad that people gnash their teeth and their scalps are numb, and it can be said that it is a real "murder without blood". He protects his body as an elite lawyer, shows people with two faces, does things without leakage, and can always retreat after committing a crime, maneuvering in black and white with ease, "Sue me if you have enough evidence!.""I want everyone to die. "You pray to God and worship the Buddha, she's okay!."The lines of such cruel words are chilling. But on the background of the disgusting bad character, he occasionally reveals some "human moments" - his meticulous tenderness to his fiancée Vivian, and his heart-to-heart friendship with his brother Xiu Hao, who has followed him for more than ten years, all add a lot to this role. The role of Lin Zhen'an is subtle and restrained, which tests the actor's skills, which is also an important difference between him and other screen villains.
Although he plays the role of a big drug lord in the play, but outside the play, Andy Lau is an anti-drug hero who goes all out: he goes to the anti-drug prison every two months, and he has also been a guest at the graduation ceremony of the "Anti-Drug Leadership College" in Hong Kong, China. At the same time, he is well aware of his influence in the public, and has been trying to spread this influence into literary and artistic works, helping more people to find their way back, and contributing to social stability and unity.
Hong Kong films need new ideas
The homogenization of Hong Kong films is serious.
In the past two years, there has been a trend of homogenization of Hong Kong films, and the market convergence has increased. But Andy Lau's works have always been a guarantee of quality at the box office, and the previous two supervised works "Anti-Drug 2" and "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" also broke the box office record of Hong Kong films, which also shows that Andy Lau's Hong Kong films have always been breaking through and innovating.
But just as the market doesn't underestimate any of the best films. Hong Kong films with new ideas and quality can break the deadlock and achieve good results, "Sneaking" is such a Hong Kong-style police film with new ideas.
Today, when live streaming has become the mainstream online shopping method, the integration of live broadcast drug trafficking into Hong Kong police and gangster films is really eye-catching. The film tells the story of 4 tons of drugs secretly arriving in Hong Kong and evaporating from the world, and then selling the drugs to all over Asia in an instant in the form of live streaming. It can be said that "Stealth" has opened up a new pattern of Hong Kong police and gangster films through live drug trafficking, and it is not just a new attempt at anti-drug films. In addition, the big screen directly shows how South American drug traffickers cooperate with Hong Kong hackers, revealing the entire operation chain behind the scenes, which has a curious effect. Different from the previous police and gangster films that simply cracked down on drug dealers offline, live drug trafficking opened up an online confrontation battlefield between the police and drug dealers, and the high-IQ network offensive and defensive battles also made the audience addicted.
In addition to novelty, the high quality of the film also brings the audience a guarantee of viewing experience. The ups and downs and tensions of the story, the personality display of the characters and the contest of wisdom in "Stealth" are all intriguing.
For example, Andy Lau and Lin Jiadong are fighting wits and courage, and the brotherhood of more than ten years is an undercover game. The confrontation scene between the two people in highway drag racing shows the complexity of morality, affection, and human nature between police and bandits vividly.
The main story line is large enough, the rhythm is also relaxed and powerful, the editing and soundtrack are very tasteful, and the most impressive scene is that Lin Zhenan calmly sat in the interrogation room and turned the table lamp, but in fact, he had already controlled his subordinates to kill and clean up the opponent, and the flickering lights seemed to be a portrayal of the fierce confrontation between good and evil. The drug lord and the police are directly tough, and the high-energy scenes of the pursuit and fight have a feeling of storm, and the whole process makes people adrenaline rush.
The premiere received rave reviews, and I watched "Sneaking" on New Year's Eve
As the first film to be released on New Year's Eve, "Stealth" also took the lead in holding its Beijing premiere this Monday, and has now launched roadshows across the country. The film was first released on the 29th, the day before the New Year's Day holiday, which also showed the confidence of the filmmaker.
And with the premiere and roadshow, after a large number of real audiences watched the film, the film released an excellent reputation. "The best literary drama of Hong Kong films this year", "A tribute to Hong Kong's chivalrous spirit", "Bright rhythm, explosive perception", "The most ruthless and best perception of the year", it can also be seen from the first-hand evaluation of these audiences that the film has stabilized its quality and reputation, coupled with the film's current good data and pre-sale performance, "Sneaking" is expected to become a masterpiece with both box office and word-of-mouth in this "Little Spring Festival".
In recent years, the sense of ritual of the New Year's Eve file has become more and more prominent, and the sense of ritual of New Year's Eve is very compatible with the very national Andy Lau, and the film is currently performing well in the pre-sale of the New Year's Day and New Year's Eve files, and is expected to maintain a high box office output throughout the New Year's Eve file.
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