For Hong Kong films in recent years, many netizens have an impression of them.
Maybe:
"Declining", "Worse and worse", "Four unlike", "Fried cold rice", "No creativity".....
In terms of commercial films, it is becoming more and more embarrassing to watch;
In terms of drama films, literary and artistic films, there is not much breakthrough,
They mainly shoot themes that cannot be filmed in the mainland and get good reputation.
in a word
In recent years, the overall Hong Kong film has become more and more degenerate, more and more uncreative,
It feels like that everything is like that, and it's all about using those "plate axes."
Few years
Are there any more creative and interesting Hong Kong films?
Yes, one of them is called "Tree Trick"!
The film was released in 2016 and starred Chen Xiaochun, Ren Xianqi and Lin Jiadong.
It is also the big winner of the 2017 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Won 5 awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >01 The three thieves</h1>
Many netizens with a certain age should have heard the story of Zhang Ziqiang!
He is the king of thieves,
In the 1990s,
He kidnapped the son of Li Ka-shing, the former richest Chinese, and successfully received a ransom of more than HK$1 billion.
1 billion at that time, equivalent to billions today;
Later, he also kidnapped the rich man Guo Bingxiang and received HK$600 million;
He even tried to go to Macau to kidnap gambling king Stanley Ho, but without success;
Later, he also tried to transport hundreds of kilograms of explosives to Hong Kong in an attempt to do terrible things.
But it didn't work out;
It was not until 1998 that he was arrested in the mainland and eventually sentenced to death.
The story of "Tree Trick" involves a character based on him as the Thief King,
This role is played by "Brother Pheasant" Chen Xiaochun.
In addition to the characters based on him, this movie
There are also two Thief Kings, bringing together the three Thief Kings of Hong Kong in total.
The other two thieves in the movie, the distribution corresponds to the prototype:
Ye Guohuan in the movie corresponds to Ye Jihuan in reality.
Ye Jihuan is a very tough robber.
His most unique feature was the robbery with the AK47 machine gun.
The corresponding plot in the movie
He used to take an AK47 in a street shootout with the police, and he was also photographed, and the relevant videos could be found on the Internet.
He was not arrested until 1996 and later died in prison.
His corresponding role in the movie is played by Ren Xianqi.
Ji Zhengxiong in the movie corresponds to the real Ji Bingxiong,
He is also a very tough robber.
However, he is relatively low-key, mysterious, and the most difficult to be tracked by the police.
It wasn't until Christmas Eve in the West in 2003 that he was arrested.
In reality, the other two thieves have already died, but he is still alive.
Just this year,
He had just completed his sentence and was released.
On the day of release, the Flying Tigers were sent to the airport on alert and then to the United States.
His corresponding role in the movie is played by Lin Jiadong.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >02 Different three thieves</h1>
It seems that the subject matter of this movie is not very creative,
Because these characters have long been made into movies.
For example, as early as 1996,
Starring Ren Dahua in "Gangster",
And in 1998, he also starred in "The King of Thieves",
It involves the story of Zhang Ziqiang and Ye Jihuan;
"Tree Trick" is different from other movies involving the "Three Thieves King",
It gives the three kings of thieves a very different plot and character setting.
In the movie,
Zhuo Ziqiang, who is based on Zhang Ziqiang, is dashing and likes to be stimulated.
When waiting for the ransom in front of the richest man, he also sang and waited.
But he succeeded in kidnapping the richest man's son,
After receiving the huge ransom, I feel that life is not passionate enough,
Because he has reached the peak of his life, money can no longer satisfy his desires,
He was always hoping to find something more interesting to do.
In the movie,
Ye Guohuan, who is based on Ye Jihuan, has a different life from Zhuo Ziqiang.
Did multiple robberies, as well as after a shootout with the police on the street with an AK47,
He did not become a big thief, but chose to change careers and return to the mainland to do smuggling business.
After changing careers, although the business is doing very well,
But all day long to see the eyes of others to behave, to swallow the voice.
He was also bullied by his subordinates, and was once a famous thief, and he was robbed of goods by his subordinates.
Ji Zhengxiong, who is based on Ji Bingxiong, is also not in the style.
His life is very low-key, but it is no longer as beautiful as it used to be.
When I went back to the mainland to do business, I didn't have much money on my body.
When others do things for him, the remuneration he gives is also very low, because he is reluctant to give.
In short, the three thieves in the movie,
They are all set up as characters who are proud in the early stage and frustrated in the later stage!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >03 different story ideas</h1>
There are quite a few highlights of this movie.
One of the points is that it reflects some bad social atmosphere at that time.
It has shaped the bad guys very well.
Casually take a vase and give it to an important person, and then the important person claims to be bored with it.
The person who sends the vase buys it back from the important person at a high price, and the important person will help you solve the problem later.
Such a classic plot really portrayed some of the bad atmosphere at that time very well.
And another highlight of the movie,
It is very unconventional, very creative to "get the three thieves together" and make them into literary films.
In the movie, since taking the ransom of the richest man,
Zhuo Ziqiang, because of the sense of loss after the peak, felt that life was not exciting, not interesting, and always wanted to do some big things.
What finally came to his mind was:
Find the other two thief kings, form a team together, and the three thieves will do some big things together.
In the end, can Zhuo Ziqiang finally gather the other two thieves?
This is the biggest suspense of the movie!
On the way to the movie, the audience wanted to know the answer.
If in the movie, they officially "teamed up",
The film will become a commercial film;
But the directors,
But they chose to turn it into a literary film, so that they could not officially "team up"!
When Zhuo Ziqiang returned to the mainland, he tried to carry out a crazy plan, and was arrested;
When Ye Guohuan returned to Hong Kong, he was insulted,
Enraged, he picks up a gun and goes after the police, only to be knocked out in a shootout;
Ji Zhengxiong was also arrested, and the three thieves had no chance to "form a team".
The more creative part of the movie is that in the ending, it is shown to the audience:
It turned out that the three thieves had already met,
They had eaten at a restaurant, but they didn't know each other, which was a pity.
The whole movie is like this, but it ends in a very literary way.
They all used to have "brilliance",
But the scenery is gone, and it can't be changed!
This film may contain the helplessness of Hong Kong creators about the decline of Hong Kong films.
and a remembrance of the glory days of Hong Kong cinema.
Hong Kong movies, like Ye Guohuan in the movies,
Unable to pick up the AK47 that made him "famous" again,
You can only hold the vase, change yourself, and let yourself survive without scenery.
No way, times have changed!
For those creators in Hong Kong, I still recommend that they have a better understanding of the situation.
Give up fantasy, accept reality, and innovate more!
As for the other morals of the film,
For example, the length of the movie is 97 minutes, so I won't say more!
For this film, I also appreciate its creativity more than the moral!
In addition, I just want to emphasize:
the decline of Hong Kong cinema, or its other cultures,
The only blame is hong Kong's local creators themselves, and they can only rely on themselves to change.
The times gave them a dividend period and let them enjoy a moment;
After the dividend period, Hong Kong films can only survive on their own.
No amount of exclamations and remembrances can change the trend of decline.
With the story of the "Three Thieves King", this very creative and very lamentable literary and artistic film was made.
Hope it suits your taste.
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