"Long Live Pink" is a suspense thriller film directed by Singaporean director Peng Yien and starring Jiang Dian, Chen Ai, Lin Zhexi, etc., which will be released in Singapore in March 2023. The movie follows a man who suffers from cleanliness and falls into a thrilling adventure after drinking a mysterious potion that turns people pink.
The main character of the film is a graphic designer named Lin Dian, who is a person with a severe cleanliness fetish and has a fear and aversion to anything that is unclean. His life has been very dull, until one day, he met a beautiful girl in a bar, her name is Chen Ai, she is a freelance photographer, she fell in love with Lin Dian at first sight and took the initiative to invite him to her apartment. Lin Dian was attracted by Chen Ai's beauty and enthusiasm and followed her to her apartment, not knowing that it was a trap. In Chen Ai's apartment, there is a hidden laboratory, and there is a mysterious man in it, his name is Lin Zhexi, a mad scientist, he has been working on a potion that can turn people pink, and his purpose is to create a whole new human race, which he calls "Pink Man". He uses Chen Ai to trap men, then feeds them potions and observes their changes. Lin Dian became his next test subject, and without his knowledge, he drank a glass of wine mixed with a potion, and thus began his nightmare.
The effect of the potion is to make people's **, hair, eyes, blood, etc. turn pink, and at the same time, it will also change people's personality and behavior, becoming more impulsive, wild, indulgent, and violent. After Lin Dian drank the potion, he soon noticed that he was strange, and he fled Chen Ai's apartment in terror, only to find that the entire city had become strange and dangerous. He encountered all kinds of troubles, such as being chased by the police, being chased by gangsters, being surrounded by fans, being ***, and so on. He tried to find Lin Zhexi and ask him to give him an antidote, but found that Lin Zhexi had disappeared, leaving only some clues for him to find some other "pink people". In the process, Lin Dian discovered an amazing secret, it turned out that Lin Zhexi was not doing experiments alone, but there was a huge organization behind him, and the goal of this organization was to change the world through the "Pink Man", who believed that the "Pink Man" was the evolution of humanity and the master of the future. Lin Dian not only has to face his physical and psychological changes, but also the conspiracy of this organization, whether he can find an antidote, return to normal, and save himself and the world, this is the suspense of the film.
The style of the film is a surrealism full of dark humor and irony, with a lot of pink used to create an absurd and eerie atmosphere. The plot of the film is also full of reversals and suspense, making it difficult for the audience to end. The theme of the film is the essence of human nature, as well as the current situation and future of society. The film reflects the shortcomings of human beings such as greed, hypocrisy, ignorance, and violence, and also shows the beauty of human beings, such as bravery, kindness, love, and friendship. The film also explores the boundaries between science and ethics, as well as the relationship between humans and nature. The film makes us think about what is the true self, what is the real happiness, and what is the real future.