Xiao Yang is really a dark horse in the film industry!
At the beginning of the year, the movie he cooperated with Andy Lau on "Surging Crowds" did not do well at the box office, and the reputation was average.
Just when everyone thought that this movie was on the street, who could have imagined that the film would suddenly burst into force in the later stages, and eventually sold 700 million at the box office.
As a remake, but also a small-budget film, it can still get this result under the attack of popular blockbusters such as "Detective Chinatown 3" and "Hello, Li Huanying", which is indeed a cow.
Coupled with the previous "Manslaughter 1" starring Xiao Yang, which sold 1.3 billion at the box office, it can be said that Xiao Yang has indeed sat on the name of the dark horse in the film circle.
But this time, Xiao Yang and Ren Dahua's "Manslaughter 2" can sell well at the box office and cut nearly 400 million at the box office in 4 days.
In addition to praising Ren Dahua and Xiao Yang for their good acting skills, I really want to say that the most critical point is that the script is enough cattle!
So how good is this "Manslaughter 2" book? Listen to me slowly!
1, Although it is a remake, it definitely has its own story design!
"Manslaughter 2" is a remake like Manslaughter 1.
That said, the film itself has its own inherent story framework.
And this "Manslaughter 2" is a remake of the American blockbuster "Imminent".
So the main story of this movie is basically not much different from "Imminent", but also the child is sick and hospitalized, and needs to change his heart, but suddenly found that his son's heart is missing.
In order to retrieve the heart that originally belonged to his son, the father had to rush into the hospital with a gun and force the doctor to operate on his son.
It can be said that the main plot of "Manslaughter 2" is no different from that of "Imminent".
But since this movie dares to change its name to "Manslaughter", of course, there are changes in the details, of course, there are subtle changes.
For example, in the final story ending, the original father is not dead, but is in prison.
And his son also got heart surgery.
In this version of "Manslaughter", in the end, the father played by Xiao Yang was killed, but this is the most clever place for Xiao Yang's father.
His original plan was not to snatch back the heart that belonged to his son, his original plan was PLAN B, that is, to exchange his own death for his son's life.
After all, from the very beginning, when he heard from the doctor that his heart could also be used for his son, he was ready to die.
So in the end, Xiao Yang was "killed by mistake", in fact, it was not "manslaughter", it should be in his plan, because in the end everyone found out that the gun in his hand was fake, the hijacking was also fake, and the killing was also fake.
His only purpose is to be "killed by mistake" and then use his life to save his children.
And this movie filmed this detail, it really pointed out the problem in an instant, and also raised the height of this movie!
2, not only the change in the ending of the story is thought-provoking, but also the shaping of the characters can also be remarkable!
The most dazzling role of this "Manslaughter 2", in addition to Xiao Yang, is the policeman played by Ren Dahua.
A bearded, untrimmed policeman is really a surprise.
But what is even more surprising is Ren Dahua's empathy in interpreting this role.
Especially the scene across the glass window:
Xiao Yang asked Ren Dahua in great despair: Are you the kind of good policeman who will investigate the whole thing no matter how dark it is?
Ren Dahua suddenly smiled and replied to Xiao Yang: I am a good policeman!
This is not only the tension of the acting, but also the explosive power of the script.
At this moment, the two people inside and outside the glass window, although they belong to different positions and have different identities, they do have empathy and resonance at that moment.
In addition to the changes in the role of Ren Dahua, there are also doctors played by Song Yang, as well as unscrupulous journalists for traffic and news.
The shaping of these characters from all walks of life, the reshaping of these characters who are either kind or dark, make people praise the script design of this movie.
Perhaps for the whole movie, Xiao Yang, the father who chose "civilian wrath" in order to save his son's life, is the protagonist, but from a macroscopic point of view, we will find that all the characters and characters that appear in the play have their symbolic significance.
In particular, the dean who is inflammatory and attached to the situation played by Zhang Shi is definitely the epitome of a large part of the society.
And it is these real, these symbolic characters together, that can really interpret the best script, can really tell the most direct story.
Seriously, without saying anything else, just rush these vivid characters in this script, this movie has won!
3, really good script, always at the last minute to make you feel "unexpected, but in the reasonable"!
The real and really good thing about the movie "Manslaughter 2" is when the ending is constantly reversed.
Especially after Xiao Yang was "killed by mistake", the rhythm of the whole movie can be said to be pulled to the climax in an instant.
Because on the surface, Xiao Yang's father has already lost, after all, he was eventually "killed by mistake", and his son's heart has not yet landed.
Although it has received the support of the general public, although it has awakened the awakening of the general public.
But his goal of hijacking the hospital was not achieved.
But just when everyone thinks that he has lost completely, just when everyone thinks that he, the "wrath of a mortal", has finally lost to the rich and powerful.
Suddenly, there was a divine twist in the script, that is, Xiao Yang's father's heart could actually be used for surgery for his son, and this result instantly made Lin Zhilang's father's sacrifice overturned.
It turned out that he did not lose in the end, he had long planned to use his sacrifice to awaken the resistance of the general public, he had long planned to use his life to save his son.
It turned out that when he said that sentence to the doctor:
You don't know what a father can do for his own children at the time!
He planned everything.
What is a great father, this is a great father!
In order to save their children, they not only dare to stand up and fight against the darkness, but also dare to use their lives to pave the way for their children.
It is no wonder that netizens will sigh that this time Xiao Yang supported the plot of the entire movie with the role of Lin Zhilang, to be honest, it is really this role that is well written, and it is really the script that is too explosive when shaping the character of Lin Zhilang.
All the highlights, all the tears, are on Xiao Yang, if one day Xiao Yang wins the movie emperor with this movie, I will not be surprised at all!
Of course, the real explosion, the real worthy of the audience's repeated deliberation is the script of this movie, why it is called "manslaughter", the deep meaning of which is indeed worth exploring for everyone.
Finally, I would like to end with a sentence from this movie:
For the sake of the loved one, fight again. That's the father, and that's the essence of Manslaughter 2!
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