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Infernal Affairs
["Infernal Affairs": Is Lin Jiadong cannon fodder or an ambitionist? Why did he appear on the roof? 】
On January 27, 2021, Andy Lau once again showed the strength of his superstar, announcing his entry into Douyin, which immediately became the headline of the whole network. Just released a short video, it has won more than 10 million likes and circles of fans, and even expected to exceed 20 million today.
In this Douyin short video, Andy Lau recreated the classic famous scene in the movie "Infernal Affairs" that year, and announced on the rooftop: Now I want to open Douyin!
Seeing this familiar picture, many people will also think of the police film "Infernal Affairs", which was called the rescue work of Hong Kong movies.
"Infernal Affairs" is almost The most famous and classic masterpiece of Andy Lau, and its quality is better than the ongoing "Bomb Disposal Expert 2", and its significance to Hong Kong films is extraordinary.
The most classic bridge left by "Infernal Affairs" is the final showdown between Andy Lau and Liang Chaowei on the rooftop, and there are two versions of the final ending, one version is that Andy Lau's identity of Liu Jianming, played by Andy Lau, was exposed and arrested, and the other was That Andy Lau took out a police card and successfully passed the pass.
Most of the people who see the ending of the second version have been the sequel "Infernal Affairs 3" because of this.
In these two endings, there is also a third person, that is, the gangster undercover big B played by Lin Jiadong, who is killed by Liu Jianming in the elevator. Therefore, this big B is a cannon fodder on the road for Liu Jianming to wash the bottom in order to be a good person.
Interestingly, later in a talk show, Andy Lau revealed that when filming "Infernal Affairs", few people saw the complete script, only the script of their respective roles, and Lin Jiadong even before the rooftop scene did not know that the role he played was also a gangster undercover. At that time, Lin Jiadong was an actor under Andy Lau's company, and Andy Lau carried him in many movies. 】
Synopsis of this classic rooftop duel scene: Liu Jianming's undercover identity is known to Chen Yongren, played by Liang Chaowei, and even his girlfriend (played by Zheng Xiuwen). He chose to be a good person, to meet Chen Yongren and make a conclusion.
The ending that Liu Jianming wants is to persuade Chen Yongren to help him keep it a secret, not to expose his identity as a gangster undercover, and to be a good person from now on. If Chen Yongren did not agree, then he could only turn himself in. On the way to leave a message for his girlfriend, tell her the computer password, should not have the intention of killing Chen Yongren to kill the mouth.
In the end, after Chen Yongren was shot in the head by big B, Liu Jianming had another choice, that is, to kill big B and be a good person from then on.
However, at that time, Big B was Liu Jianming's subordinate, and he followed Liu Jianming to the roof of the building. Why did he follow Liu Jianming? Is he cannon fodder or an ambitionist?
In "Infernal Affairs", Andy Lau's Liu Jianming is a senior inspector of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau, and Lin Jiadong's big B is his direct subordinate, and the level should be lower.
He joined the police academy in '94, two years later than Chen Yongren and Liu Jian. Finally, in the elevator, he complained that he was actually very capable, and a shot in the head, Chen Yongren, proved his marksmanship; as a result, Han Chen (played by Zeng Zhiwei) did not look at him, resulting in him not being promoted in the police department.
The implication is that Liu Jianming's rapid promotion is largely due to Han Chen's release of materials to make him meritorious, and he does not have this opportunity. At this time, he revealed that he was also an undercover gangster arranged by Han Chen, and at the same time, he also knew liu Jianming's true identity, which was equivalent to holding an important handle on the other side.
If Liu Jianming wants to continue to be a good person, he must take him with him.
Big B's plot almost came to fruition.
At the beginning of the film, Big B and Liu Jianming appear together in an operation to arrest Han Chen and the Thai drug dealer. The second time was when Chen Yongren and Huang Zhicheng (played by Huang Qiusheng) were on the roof joint, he was ordered to follow downstairs, and Huang Zhicheng died in front of his eyes.
At that time, Liu Jianming was instructed by the Political Department to investigate Huang Zhicheng, and Big B was directly instructed by Liu Jianming to follow him. To this end, Liu Jianming was also scolded by Huang Zhicheng's heavy crime team (played by Wu Tingye).
Later, Liu Jianming cooperated with the serious case team to temporarily take over Huang Zhicheng's position, and when han Chen was fixed, he did not bring big B. After killing Han Chen, Chen Yongren came to the police station to restore his identity as a policeman, at that time in the office of Huang Zhicheng, the former head of the Major Crimes Unit.
So, where is the big B at this time?
He was an undercover agent that Han Chen did not attach importance to, so it was impossible for Han Chen to let him follow Liu Jianming, otherwise Han Chen would not have been killed by Liu Jianming.
Finally, Chen Yongren asked Liu Jian to meet on the stage tomorrow, and Liu Jianming could never tell others. So, why did Big B follow Liu Jianming at this time? After Huang Zhicheng's death, his tracking mission had ended; and Liu Jianming was transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs at that time, only temporarily working in the Serious Crimes Unit, and in principle was still his superior.
At that time, Liu Jianming ordered Big B to follow Huang Zhicheng, which was actually an internal investigation task of the police to find out the ghosts inside the police station. Later, Huang Zhicheng and Han Chen were dead, Liu Jianming was still in the serious case team, big B of course thought that the internal investigation was still continuing, the police undercover has not yet been found, it is very likely that he has been found.
Liu Jianming is the person in charge of the internal investigation, so big B tracked him, it must be to know what he found, whether he was exposed.
On the rooftop, Big B heard that Liu Jianming was also Han Chen's person, so what choice should he make?
As an undercover agent installed by Han Chen in the police station, after Han Chen's death, if no one checks on him, he should be able to really be a good person. However, he was obviously unwilling, because Han Chen never paid attention to him.
Mixing with Liu Jianming is definitely better than with Han Chen, because Liu Jianming has made many contributions and is promoted quickly, and he is also valued by high-level instruments, and he can also benefit from following the trend. To Liu Jianming to show his undercover identity, but also kill Chen Yongren to show loyalty, it is like making a name: I will follow you in the future, you don't have to check me, if you don't take me to play, huh?
At this time, Big B was ambitious, and he thought he had eaten Liu Jianming.
In the end, Big B made cannon fodder, maybe he didn't expect Liu Jianming to be so cruel, and he may not know that Han Chen was killed by Liu Jianming himself.
Liu Jianming wants to be a good person, does not want to expose the identity of the undercover, at this time big B is dead, just can be his own scapegoat: undercover found out, is the big B, Chen Yongren is the police undercover, killed by the big B, Liu Jianming is a good person.
[In "Infernal Affairs 2", Chen Yongren's biological father Ni Kun was also killed by Liu Jianming.] 】
If Lin Jiadong was already a movie emperor in the year of filming "Infernal Affairs", then his role status should be higher, and maybe there will be different endings. What do you think?