On March 1, 2024, a crime action blockbuster starring Taiwanese powerful actor Ruan Jingtian "Eliminate the Three Evils Everywhere" was released in Chinese mainland, with its unprecedented bold plot setting, tense and exciting action scenes, and deep exploration of the theme of good and evil in human nature, excellent production and superb performance, it won a whopping 8 on the famous film critic ** DoubanWith a high score of 4, it has not only quickly become a word-of-mouth masterpiece, but also is favored by the majority of audiences and film critics, and is expected to compete for various awards for this year's Chinese films.
The film is based on a classical Chinese story, but director Huang Jingfu cleverly integrates this allusion into the modern context, telling the story of the protagonist Chen Guilin (played by Ruan Jingtian), who is a wanted criminal, and after learning that he is not the most guilty person, he decides to challenge himself to eliminate the two evil forces in front of him in an extreme way. Ruan Jingtian showed a new height of his acting skills in the film, and the character was complex and full of tension, and the audience was all moved.
The movie "Removing the Three Evils Around the Week" is a modern crime drama film, adapted from the ancient Chinese allusion "Removing the Three Evils Around the Week", but with bold innovation and modern setting. The film is directed by Huang Jingfu and starring Ruan Jingtian.
The story tells the story of the protagonist Chen Guilin (played by Ruan Jingtian), a wanted criminal who does all kinds of evil, and after learning that he is terminally ill and only ranks third on the wanted list, he decides to do something earth-shattering in his limited life. He is determined to find and eliminate the two more wanted criminals who preceded him, in order to fulfill his personal desire for some kind of redemption or fame. In this process, Chen Guilin compares himself to the ancient Zhou Division, and is determined to become the "Zhou Zhi Three Evils" in contemporary society.
The film sparked heated discussions during the screening, and the early screenings in major cities received enthusiastic responses and rave reviews, and many fans expressed surprise and appreciation for the film's bold scale, believing that it was a rare breakthrough attempt in recent years.
The film was released in Taiwan, China in October last year, and the box office revenue of NT$48 million (about 11 million yuan) failed to reach the cost line, and two days after the official release in the mainland, the box office has approached 50 million yuan, which is a very impressive result. "Removing the Three Evils Around the World" has won the recognition of the market with its impactful visual effects and compact narrative rhythm, and the Douban score has also been fermented with word-of-mouth all the way to 84 points, ranking among the highest scores of Chinese films this year.
Whether it is Ruan Jingtian's deep-rooted character creation, or director Huang Jingfu's unique narrative technique, or the hearty action scenes presented in the film, "Eliminate the Three Evils Around the Week" has become a dark horse in the Chinese film market this year. Many industry insiders**, "Eliminate the Three Evils Everywhere" is very likely to lock in the position of one of the best Chinese films of the year, and write a new win-win legend at the box office and word of mouth.
Inspired by the classical story "Eliminate the Three Evils Everywhere", the film tells the story of a killer who falls into an absurd and cruel life journey in the process of exploring the value of life. Ruan Jingtian's role as a killer in the film is amazing, he grasps the madness and innocence of the character just right, the fight scenes are fist-filling, and his acting skills are free and convincing. Many netizens even believe that this performance is enough to make him a strong competitor to Wu Kangren at this year's Golden Horse Awards.
The exploration of the audio-visual form of "Eliminating the Three Evils Everywhere" is even more remarkable, the handling of action and torture scenes is very visually impactful, and the group scene part also shows director Huang Jingfu's unique insights on complex human nature and social issues. The film not only deeply explores sensitive topics such as mind control, religious beliefs, and the legitimacy of the death penalty, but also cleverly unifies the seemingly scattered content through the core theme of "greed, hatred, and ignorance", and constructs a "Taiwan Odyssey" full of bloody hunting colors under the highway genre.
In particular, the scene of the spiritual center opening the killing ring was praised by the audience as the best scene of the new year, with a shocking effect like scraping bones and curing poison, which made people feel happy.
What's more worth mentioning is that such a bold work can land in mainland theaters, which shows its strong artistic charm and wide market acceptance.
For Ruan Jingtian's "crazy criticism" acting skills, he gave a high evaluation of Fengshen. With its unique artistic value and profound social reflection, this work has undoubtedly become a beautiful landscape that cannot be ignored in the history of Chinese film.