watched the three evils of the week on Wednesday, and the film first had a number of nominations for the Golden Horse Awards to become a topic, and then there was a plagiarism storm that continued a wave of discussion. After everyone watched it, most of them were generally positive, but I haven't seen such a Chinese film! It's cool, it feels very Quentin-style This sentence attracted me (I feel like it's a good slogan to use as a movie trailer), and I decided to actually go and see how cool it is.
After watching it, I feel that there are good and bad points are obvious, and the following will first say that it is good, and then it is not good, and finally provide hope for how it can be more Quentin.
Merit.
1. The spectacle and fast-paced chase at the beginning are fascinating.
First is the gangster funeral, and then there is the chase scene like the beginning of 007 (and even fell off the stage together, full of the sense of déjà vu at the beginning of Quantum of Solace).
There is almost no nonsense in this paragraph, except for passers-by explaining the background of the protagonist Guilinzai, there is a rare gangster funeral unboxing (not forgetting to ridicule the scene of sending a walker), shooting and leaving after the crowd chases and fights behind. To put it simply, it uses images and actions to establish the tone of the film (for example, the row outside the police station, the gangsters are in a row, and it is also a visual way to illustrate the relationship between the characters), rather than lines. This kind of presentation is indeed very rare in Chinese films, which makes people's eyes shine.
Merit.
Second, the entry point of the pharmacist is interesting.
The story wants to find other wanted criminals, but how do you find these people who are so good at hiding? "Eliminating the Three Evils Everywhere" came up with a clever solution to the problem is to start with the secret doctor, because the secret doctor may have saved these people, so there will be relevant information. FeelThis entry point is full of cleverness, and it also saves the process of tracking down or gathering intelligence, you can directly find the next person to fight. Otherwise, you might usually have to go to a bar or some underground store (such as an arms dealer) to gather information slowly, which will slow down the rhythm of the whole film (but actually, the film decided to slow down in the middle of the game...).)。
Merit.
3. The fight scenes are enjoyable (you can't see anything except the night scene), and it's very cool when it's cool.
The opening of this film feels really enjoyable, but especially the Aberdeen scene, from the house to the grass, the whole picture is very dark, plus the action comes and goes, at least for me, it is difficult to understand what is going on or who is beating whom. Not sure if this is intentional or ......; But like the choir in the back, it's also good, it's rare for a national film to kill so many pieces, and it's really cool when it's cool.
Merit.
Fourth, Aberdeen's characters and plots are successfully portrayed, and the actors' acting skills are **
If you want to distinguish between the three evils, the first paragraph is laid out, the second paragraph is Aberdeen, the third paragraph is the religious chapter, and the fourth paragraph is at the end. As mentioned earlier, after the first half of the first paragraph is fast-paced, it is simply laid out and then the second paragraph, and the overall process is also not too much nonsense, and the second paragraph Aberdeen does have the speed and passion to inherit the first paragraph. first portrayed Aberdeen as the moody boss Tuco in "Breaking Bad", andThe two actually met for the first time in the hair salon, and Aberdeen held a razor in his hand (this section is probably the most exciting part of the whole film.), especially Aberdeen's performance, and that kind of high-tension atmosphere), the whole section was stopped by the police with a violation of the stop (both ridiculous and very Taiwanese background brought in) abruptly stopped, very much "Hunt for Bill" atmosphere (corresponding to the first black mother to take revenge, halfway through the chaos The daughter suddenly came back from school, and the two had to stop first). In addition, the main characters (three evils) in this film are fully performed, and the pharmacist is also good, so he will not feel stiff and awkward. That's all good.
Merit.
Fifth, it is indeed full of "Kill Bill".
As a Quentin fan, this is certainly a plus, and the film seems to be a conscious nod to many of the "Kill Bill" clips or techniques, as if to set the tone for this film as a violent film with black humor. (1) Find the two villains to kill them one by one, this story outline can actually fully correspond to the setting of "Kill Bill" to go back to find those people who broke into the wedding and take revenge one by one.
2) The zoom in from the Xiaomei barber salon to the distant Guilinzi by the window of the hotel.
3) The most obvious is the plot of being sealed in a coffin and buried, and finally breaking out of the coffin.
4) Breaking into the choir and killing everyone at the end is similar to "Kill Bill" breaking into the wedding and killing everyone.
Of course, the director may not want to be the so-called national film "Kill Bill" at all, and not all black violence films must be imitation of Quentin, this is just a brain supplement for fans. At least these clips are pleasantly surprised and happy when they are seen. Shortcoming.
First, the rhythm break before and after is too serious, I personally think this is the biggest problem of this film, such as advantage four mentioned that this film is roughly divided into four sections, one to two are well connected, there is not much nonsense, it has always been events, pictures to guide the plot, but since running to Penghu, the whole pace has become very slow because of the story of the cult organization, and from the action, gangster film suddenly feels like it has become a religious thriller, strange and chaotic**, there is a kind of What did I watch? A sense of doubt.
The extended question is:
I don't understand that if the main focus of this film is a refreshing, fighting, killing, punching to the flesh, and not talking too much logic or nonsense, then why did you choose to pick it up like this in the third paragraph? If you want to play a cult organization and this trick of debunking the sect leader (which is actually a good stalk), do you want to convey any meaning of good and evil or persuasion to the world? But I couldn't understand what I wanted to say, and I was full of question marks. As a result, it isA sports car with a full sprint has just entered the highway, driving at a speed of 150 per hour, and there is no car in front of it, but it decides to slow down to the lowest speed limit, and a sense of doubt and constipation arises spontaneously.
It's okay to play the stalk of a cult, but is it necessary to arrange a whole set of battles (all vomiting black water in the stomach, shining light, handing over property, and being baptized) to see the clues? Because this will inevitably double the length of the slow-paced third paragraph, resulting in a stronger sense of constipation.
Shortcoming.
Second, I don't know what the supporting characters are doing.
There are two main supporting roles in this film, one is Li Liren and the other is Wang Jing. Li Liren fell in love with Guilinzai and killed each other in the whole film, tracking all the way (when I went to Tainan, I went alone, and didn't bring anyone with me), I was blinded, my leg was broken, and I was so embarrassed, and the last prison visit saw Guilinzai as if he was watching his own grown up sonThere is no hatred in the eyes, and the eyes are full of gratification and love, I can't help but wonder if this person's setting is wrong?
Then there is Wang Jing, because it will be difficult to deal with it after the second paragraph, so they parted ways first, but in fact, she and Guilinzai only had some encounters in this period (and this person also killed a bunch of people in front of her), and the final prison visit seemed to be a little reluctant to give up for a long time. (Guilinzai's crying while being shaved is also inexplicable, and the final prison visit is a scene that I can't understand at all, I feel like I want to create a touching atmosphere, but it's confusing).
Shortcoming.
3. Plagiarism turmoil.
This film is involved in a plagiarism storm.,What I mind is that even the news of the cash truck is in it.,It's not that this news doesn't feel very important in the feature film.,Why do you think it must be put into the movie? Is it because people who want to turn themselves in are thus crowded with this part of the police station? It feels unnecessary, it's incomprehensible.
Suggestion.
1. If it is positioned as a violent cool film, don't suddenly feel constipated later.
Although I have read some reports, the director seems to want to classify them as good and evil ** movies like this...? But personally, from the audience's point of view, it is still more like a violent movie with black humor, so it should not be in the third segment to self-degrade the rhythm of the movie, and it took the length of the battle to debunk the identity of the Venerable, and the VenerableAs the most wanted criminal, wouldn't it be a pity that he didn't fight with Guilinzai at all? Besides, I thinkThe most regrettable point is that the underground room of His Holiness was only used as a set to explain the plot, and was not actually used.
( ) How to speed up the pace and expose the face of His HolinessAfter the light film can be torn at the moment, Guilin Tsai goes to the toilet or how to come back and sees the doctor take the same light film and introduce it to the next patient, so you save the middle bridge (guess that the other purpose of this section is to make the mother commit suicide to increase the dramatic effect, but it is not necessary, just let Guilin Tsai fight with the Venerable, isn't everyone looking forward to this kind of scene when they come in?). ）。Or when Guilinzi was digging a pit to bury himself, he just dug to the entrance of the underground room and then came to the underground room to discover the truth. In short, there are more ways to speed run, but the director chose to let Gui Gui Tsai infiltrate the Venerable Person's room to investigate, and only found out the truth. ( ) How to make good use of the basement room
In addition, regarding the underground room, referring to the SM male basement section of "Vulgar**", Guilin Tsai can ambush His Holiness and fight with him in this wave (for exampleAmbushed by the passage of the treasure chest, waiting for the Venerable to come back and stab him） 。There are all kinds of symbols of luxury life in the room, but in the end, it is a pity that the wine cabinet should be knocked over, and then the Iberic ham should be taken down and rammed or finally used as the ** of the Venerable Piercing the Dead.
After that, I just happened to be able to pick up the guitar girl back and happily share that she was pregnant, and I didn't realize that the foreground Venerable was completely dead (in the imagination, the picture is focused on the foreground, the Venerable may have an Iberian ham on his head and is already hanging, the guitar girl's voice comes from the rear entrance, speaking what she said in the original play, the footsteps are getting closer and closer, and the conversation stops when the light is turned on when approaching).
Then she was replaced the next day and sat on the main seat like no one else and continued to sing, so that there was no omission in the plot. But thisThere will be a problem that Guilinchai has no incentive to return to the venue, because the harm has already been eliminated, and there is no choir. How to provide motivation to go to the choirThis part has thought of a solution, that is, after Gui Gui Tsai finally killed the Venerable in the room chaos, he wanted to retrieve itPig watch, I found that the box was empty, so I had to go to the venue the next morning to ask others, because the watch is a very important token (this is also the stalk xd of "Vulgar**"). After breaking into the venue,Camera quick zoom in Guitar Girl's Hand, just wear itPig watch！The corners of the guitar girl's mouth pulled a smug smile, she wants to avenge her husband's murder! In this way, you can receive the choir bridge. After everyone fell, the guitar girl was left, but the guitar girl was actually very good at fighting (because it was an outlaw mandarin duck), the guitar was disassembled with a special long knife, directly splitting a bullet that came in, and then took advantage of the reloading period to kill and Guilinzi to start a chaotic battle, rolling around between the corpses or bringing a knife and the like. This clip three is equivalent to two fights, which is really enjoyable.
It is speculated that the director wants His Holiness and his wife to die on the stage and look at each other to present this kind of irony such as an outlaw mandarin duck, but it is not necessary, after allIn the end, the guitar girl was shot through the head, and the portrait of the Venerable in the back was also spilled with blood, and the two were already in the same frame. Having His Holiness appear in the choir makes it feel like it's a repetition of the portrait that follows.
Suggestion.
Second, Wang Jing's line seems a bit redundant.
It may be in order to add some female plot lines to the masculine movie that Wang Jing was arranged (box office considerations?). I'm afraid that no one wants to go to the theater to watch all the men in the play? In addition, I can't think of any good reason to join this line), but even if Wang Jing is removed from the whole film, it is not bad at all, for example, the barber shop let Aberdeen come down to serve himself from the beginning at the first sight.
Her line has nothing to do with the main line, and she can't add more ink to her space, the character itself can't be paved and can't grow, and it's stuck over there, so she just comes out at the end to make a small echo (all shaving), which seems quite deliberate. It's not that Wang Jing's performance is not good, but under the restrictions of plot design, it is better not to force this role in. Speaking of gangster-themed **, it is almost focused on describing the brothers on the road, unless you want to create a female villain or an elder, but "Removing the Three Evils in the Week" does not want to do this (but unfortunately the guitar girl has not become this kind of villain).
Some people may want to say, who will stop Aberdeen from smashing wine bottles like this? He just stopped by himself, referring to Tuco's words, although crazy, he still has his own set of logical concepts; As for taking the medicine, just send the younger brother or cronies to get it, these can be solved.
Addendum) read a movie review and said that Guilinzai began to gradually understand the meaning of Zhou after meeting Wang Jing, and only then did he begin to become Zhou, from the goal of leaving a name for people to do a big vote to eliminate harm for the people.... …And after going through religious cleansing, it really became a periphery. Well......If this is really the arrangement that the director wants (about Guilinzai's mood change), then Wang Jing may still be necessary, but what I am still entangled with is that this film is a cool film, why can't I make a cool film from beginning to end, logic, character growth, motivation, in fact, it is not so important, after all, after watching the whole film, I didn't really feel what the director wanted to express, so it is better to focus on the impact of the picture, okay?
Suggestion.
3. I feel like turning myself in after the choir can be over.
The task of eliminating the three evils has been accomplished, and the later prison visit and execution section feel that it is not so necessary (although the execution is also a spectacle scene, after all, there is no chance to see this kind of scene). The reversal of the pharmacist in the back is not important to be honest (it doesn't affect it if you pull it out), and the last piece is 134 minutes long! It feels too long. It shouldn't be a problem to cut the battle scene and the footage after the surrender back to 100 minutes, which is a reasonably expected time range for the movie.
The overall review and viewing experience are very subtle
From the funeral pomp and circumstance at the beginning, to the hospital, roadside stalls, and parks, these familiar scenes but rare national films are presented, which really caught the eye. Mr. Nguyen's performance was also very good (especially after the first chase ran away). The whole film remains high-end until the killing of Aberdeen, and the romance of a prodigal son with Wang Jing is OK, but as soon as he arrives in Penghu, he changes his tune.
It became a slow-paced, didactic story, and I began to wonder what the film was trying to express. Maybe Guilinzai really transforms and takes a story of a prodigal son? Of course, it is not surprising that His Holiness may have bluffed.
In the end, after the debunking, a mother was arranged to choose to kill herself between killing the Venerable or Guilin, and then broke the coffin and came out to the choir, which is the climax of the second half. But in fact, Guilinzai has ** in his hands, and he has lost the high-intensity confrontation in front of him, and he continues to be confused when he sees the spirit of fighting against tyrants and villains. Ending....I just hope it's over quickly.
If you ask me if I would recommend everyone to go to the cinema and watch this movie...Well, I've been thinking about it for a long time, and the answer is no.
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