Released in 2015, the Korean film "The Insider", adapted from the unfinished manga of the same name, is a crime action film that exposes the corruption and unhealthy practices of Korean society through the experiences of conservative newspaper commentators, parliamentarians, big business committee members, underworld gangsters, prosecutors and others.
An Shangjiu, played by Li Bingxian in the film, was originally a "pawn" of the power holder who did all kinds of bad things, but after he was betrayed and lost a hand, he became a "political hooligan" who went to war against the right holder in order to avenge himself. The role of the "prosecutor" played by Cao Chengyou, who cannot be promoted without government relations, still yearns for justice. Although the two men had different starting points, they had the same purpose, both of which were to tear off the ugly face of the Politburo, so they formed an alliance and began a wonderful plan.
South Korea's level of self-blackness really leaves me speechless, leaving the political arena, the social attack on the body, the political and business media colluding with each other, the presidential candidates, the pornographic liquor bureau, the adultery, the deception, the corruption, violence, bloodshed, and pornography naked. Watching a country that ousted its president makes a movie that brings down the top seed contestant for the presidency, it's still quite emotional to say.
At the beginning of the film, the underworld big brother An Shangjiu was interviewed by reporters, and the reporter kept asking Shangjiu what was the reason for doing this?
Whether it was for a sense of justice or revenge, Shang jiu began to tell reporters about one of his favorite movies, in which the protagonist said a sentence, more than half of the people want to hide the secret I don't care, I only care about my broken nose, because I like it, and the reason why Shang Jiu did this was because one of his hands was gone. And he has the same reason as the protagonist of the movie, because he likes his hands very much.
The picture turned, and on the second day, Shang Jiu announced the illegal bribery of the future car of a large enterprise under countless flash lights. The news spread quickly that lawmaker Zhang Biyu, who was in the election, had bad financial evidence and said that Lee Kang-hee, the editor-in-chief of the Motherland Daily, was also involved, and lawmaker Zhang Biyu publicly stated that he had not accepted bribes.
After being used by the presidents of big businesses and politicians and then discarded as a waste, Shang Jiu became a political hooligan bent on revenge, while Yoo Chang-hoon is a hot-blooded prosecutor with no background, but he maintains his original intention with his inner persistence, Lee Kang-seok is the conservative media political minister in South Korea, and the three of them have engaged in a fierce and bloody confrontation.
When Wu Jiangxun, a prosecutor played by Cao Chengyou, took the gangster boss An Shangjiu, played by Li Bingxian, to his home, he pushed open the door and saw a series of old bookshelves and densely packed books.
This sentence conveys the deep belief of the protagonist, and finally the gangster who seems to be for revenge and the prosecutor who seems to be in power break the powerful dirty network of relationships and win the final victory, which is actually a victory full of beautiful expectations for the future world. At that time, when he saw this note, his heart was shocked, and when Wu asked Ann for the original evidence, Ann silently smoked a cigarette and talked about his father.
Lee Qiang-hee, a commentator at the Capital Daily played by Baek Yoon-sik, is really fantastic, playing the feeling of an old fox in politics that tickles my teeth. That kind of careful and dark and obscene smile, quietly arranging everything, behind which is a black network woven by power, how can I believe that Cao Chengyou, a newcomer prosecutor with no background and no power, can win the final victory.
A small gangster leader who left an intelligence for the newspaper brother during a mission, did not expect to be eavesdropped and "eradicated by the organization". After escaping from the madhouse, he lived in a low-key manner as a little, waiting for an opportunity to seek revenge, but he did not expect that it was the most trusted big brother who betrayed him.
A low-level prosecutor who has no backing, bent on doing something big without relying on human feelings, coincidentally found out the behind-the-scenes relationship of the presidential candidate, and found that the little may have a clue that he has been tracking, so he joined forces with him.
In terms of politics, the big brother of the newspaper company is circling left and right, bridging investors and presidential candidates, and using sexual services to pull people from all walks of life into a boat (the scandal is exposed and die together), seemingly left and right, but in fact, it is indispensable to "wipe the ass of people". His weapon is a pen, using public opinion to incite the public, obscuring the truth, and using this person as the protagonist is really powerful.
The little bastard and the prosecutor felt sorry for each other, and joined hands to break the three realms of political and commercial media and the black and white alliance. The specific plot is not a spoiler, but the lowest level of resistance to the highest level, you can imagine how difficult it is. I personally like the film's treatment of the plot, dramatically reflecting the darkness of reality. Although most of the plot seems to be "only in the movie" at first glance, it reflects the real phenomenon in the real society, those officials and officials, the alliance of politics and business, the media as the tongue of power rather than the truth, and so on. In the end, the film gives a victory over evil, but does not extinguish the possibility of evil "making a comeback". You cut off my right hand, I still have my left hand, you got rid of a candidate, and countless backfills scrambled to climb up. It's a lot of fun to fight with people!
The current situation of high-level corruption in South Korea makes Wu Zhangxun, a prosecutor, very angry and wants to push the politician to borrow a position, become an insider, and cooperate with his subordinates to begin to investigate the various crimes and evidence of the politician; on the other hand, the little who has become an outcast has his own plan for revenge.
Thanks to the rescue of the righteous prosecutor, the two men began to cooperate to bring down the presidential candidate, which politician. The two hit it off, you have a way, I have evidence, just do it. However, the facts are always cruel, and the prison disaster of the little gangsters and the evidence released by the prosecutor under pressure are all worth an article edited by a dog-legged military division. The asshole's argument as a tainted witness is not trusted by the public, not only did not wipe his own ass clean, but also was splashed with the shit pulled by others, becoming a liar of the times. Originally, he did not believe in justice because of the words of the prosecutor, but what justice bought, the disaster of imprisonment, the misunderstanding of the people.
The prosecutor was suspended, and the plan of the two men failed, but the little who ignited justice was not willing to give up easily, and since I was not believed, let you a righteous prosecutor expose this crime. So it was like acting in a movie, the as the director, the prosecutor became the protagonist, and finally achieved the original purpose, the ending was of course everyone's joy, the two went to Mojido to drink in the Maldives hand in hand.
In the last few minutes, the film began to reverse, and Wu Jiangxun, a prosecutor who was ostensibly coerced and forced to suspend his post and seek background support to take the position, thought of this sentence when he convened a reporter to publish the facts as an insider.
In the actor part, Li Bingxian finally bid farewell to the dispensable facial paralysis muscle man in Hollywood blockbusters, returned to his own Korean film's best play, and also took this opportunity to sweep away the haze of the previous scandal and make a comeback. This gangster an Shangjiu had a smooth ride in the early stages, suddenly fell to the bottom, and finally took revenge gorgeously, Li Bingxian basically relied on his eyes to play a clear level of change from spring breeze to patience and action to calm and fierce, and his actions and IQ also had their own responsibilities. Impressed by his two prisons each have a close-up, the previous time is to report the anti-general, all kinds of adultery on the TV is still living in the wind, An Shangjiu's cell sits alone with a watery face, his eyes are tense and angry; the latter time is that the overall situation has been decided, An Shangjiu walked out of the cell and looked up at the sky, and the sun shone to describe the ease in his chest. There is no dialogue in both scenes, and the emotions are abnormally in place. Not surprisingly, Lee should be nominated for this year's major film festivals in South Korea. The last time I saw Cao Chengyou was still a straight teenager in "If Love Has Providence", he has been trained a lot over the years, and he is limited to the idealized main theme of the procurator, which is not full enough in person, otherwise there should be greater play. The other three old guys are evil officials, adulterers and black-hearted literati who conform to all the negative stereotypes in the hearts of the people, especially the editor-in-chief Li played by Bai Yunshi, who is good at dancing with long sleeves, treacherous and cunning, and comes and goes freely among many interest groups.