Recently, in order to watch Detective Chinatown III, Dekong watched the first two films on the computer several times, and watched three at Wanda Cinema this morning. Take note of your thoughts and chat for your forgetfulness.
First of all, the feeling of watching on the computer and watching in the theater is actually not much different, and it may feel better to watch on the computer. Some medium and close-up shots, the computer looks a little better than the theater, some large long-range shots may be better in the theater. I feel that the computer is higher than the cinema.
Part 1: A plate of Hong Kong-style assorted egg fried rice with good taste
Part 2: An American steak with old Beijing fried sauce noodles, and a kimchi
Part Three: A Bowl of Soba Noodles
Movies are the most expensive art form, because it costs a lot of money to make movies, so the most important thing for making movies is to have a good box office, so far no filmmaker dares to say that he can make a movie that guarantees the box office. Those who have said this have been punched in the face by reality, and then punched in the face by their bosses.
The reason why the film is like this is related to the audience's preferences and behaviors, which are related to the complexity of human nature, and only God knows the answer.
Therefore, in the matter of making a movie, we must be careful at the beginning, and we must have the heart to cross the river by feeling the stones.
Of course, there is no denying that there is a kind of talented player, gifted with extreme artistic acumen and creativity, like the masters of cinema, Maunau, Chaplin, Hitchcock, Polanski, etc., which is unattainable, and we do not have such people.
Then we have to be like Director Chen, the main creator of Detective Chinatown, and be a take-it-all.
The way is to learn from the film predecessors who have impressed our audiences. That's what I'm trying to say.
Director Chen and the screenwriter are definitely not watching the film less. The whole Chinatown detective is a plate of Hong Kong-style assorted egg fried rice made from various old movies, spooned by Chef Chen.
Of course, the taste is still good.
The following is a list of some borrowed films based on my own feelings about watching the film, which may or may not be right, and do not argue.
"Jedi X-Men" USA: Tang Ren and Qin Feng's character design, as well as the police chief in the first two films.
"Kung Fu" Hong Kong: Tang Ren peeks at Ah Xiang taking a bath, and greets the neighbors in the back, living a chartered public possession.
"Humpback City" Japanese Kitano Takeshi Version: The design of everyone dancing together after the end, but Kitano Takeshi may also have copied a European director.
"Two Big Smoking Guns" UK: Qin Feng's intoxicated camera design at night.
"Jackie Chan Movie": Of course, not the bad films made by the elderly Jackie Chan, the fashion police films made at the peak of Jackie Chan in the 80s and early 90s, the bangkok street chases and big noises at the police station are quite the style of Jackie Chan movies in that year.
Detective C+ Hong Kong: I feel that the original inspiration for this story was learned from this movie.
"Ghost Blowing Lights" and other tomb robbery theme novels: This is added to Tang Ren's body, feng shui and fortune telling. The director is smart enough to pave the way for future series. This is not a pirated version, it should not be counted, anyway, I have not heard of anyone suing.
"Infernal Affairs" Hong Kong: The opening sentence of the film, Infernal Affairs is a Buddhist scripture. This is a bit far-fetched. When it comes to philosophy, it has to be that level.
"Gambling in Hong Kong Films" Hong Kong: Tang Ren and the neighbors play mahjong.
"Underworld Themes in Hong Kong Movies" Hong Kong: There are all three of them, and the boss in the first part is more brilliant.
"The image of a lustful little bastard created by Zeng Zhiwei or Zhang Weijian in the 1980s and 1990s" Hong Kong: This is added to Tang Ren's body, and the three parts have not changed this personality.
"Police Films in Hong Kong Films" Hong Kong: The Robbers Played by Xiao Shenyang (Big Circle Gang)
"Seven Deadly Sins" USA: Narrative structure according to seven days, diary style
"Seven Pin Sesame Officer" Hong Kong Zhou Xingchi: The first part of the passage where Ah Xiang hid the cupboard upstairs, the second part began with the section on the trial of the dog and the passage where several groups of people went to the morgue. It is imitated that Zhou Xingchi works as a turtle in a brothel and hides under the bed. However, Tang Detective has made great creations and expansions.
"Flowers and Alice" Japan: This is a reference for photography, that is, the lens with clear sides in the middle.
Lessons from the second part
American Pie is an American vulgar comedy
"Outlaw Treasure" USA: All the gods for the five million
"The Dragon at the End of the World" Jet Li: Directly invited to charter GongYuanhua
"Killing Memories" South Korea: It is the end of Xiao Yang speaking to the audience, which is a reference to the film's techniques, of course, Koreans are also European directors who use life and use (Truffaut or Godard can't remember)
This is the shot from the second part
This is the scene in "Memories of Killing", which is the famous work of a Korean director who won an Oscar before.
Mike Jackson: Parody, the third part directly uses Michael Jackson's songs, do the theme construction, which shows the director's personal hobbies.
References from the third part
"Matsumoto Kiyoharu's movie (sandware) (witness)" Miura and Masami Nagasawa acted really well, playing soy sauce are so dedicated, this money is not spent in vain.
"Swallowtail Butterfly" Japan, "Shinjuku Incident" are all about Tohoku Japanese overseas Chinese.
"Prosecution Witness" AMERICAN Billy Wilder: The court reversed this paragraph
In general, the three Tang Detectives have their own characteristics, and I personally feel that the first and third parts are better, and the second part is worse.
In the first part, the director carefully added various genre elements to the film paragraphs to test the audience's preferences.
Comedy, here are the references of various comedy elements, there are living treasure lustful little mix comedy elements in the 80s Fuxing series, this is mainly added to Wang Baoqiang, and the three do not make adjustments.
"Curry and Pepper", "Ah Fei and Aki", "Jedi X-Men" and other two-partner comedy movies, this is a reference for the interaction between Tang Ren and Qin Feng.
There are also references to the American vulgar comedy "American Pie", which has scale restrictions in this country, so it is only for Wang Baoqiang to step on Qin Feng's face with dirty feet. This second part was changed to Encounter in a Gay Bar and Running Naked on the Street. This is actually not very suitable for our country, including letting Qin Feng play a woman to seduce the old man.
The second part may be filmed in the United States, so it is too much to learn from the American vulgar comedy, this is the reason why I don't like the two parts, the national conditions are different, don't mislead teenagers, they are already confused enough.
Xiao Shenyang was also invited in one, and Xiao Shenyang itself had comedic elements. Xiao Shenyang acted well, and the performance still had some layering, which added to the achievement of a comedy.
Reasoning element, this I am not a detective fan, dare not do more analysis. All three are case-in-case patterns, and there are many terms that detective fans only know. In the three parts, the shots that visualize Qin Feng's reasoning thinking are all illuminated to achieve the burning effect. This is a visually fixed point of view in each department. The best done in one, and well integrated with the story. In the second part, there are more than one, but I don't understand it, and it's messy. The three parts seem to be weakened, and the main story is matched.
One also adds a little bit of realism bitterness, that is, Tang Ren's life. That's it. It is also the director's ambition, but also to make the characters a little deeper and more complicated. Two or three parts remove this element. But in the end, the story of the reversal was pressed on the bitter love scene, which was still very successful.
Does this look like a scheming villain?
Another disadvantage of the second part is that the characters played by Xiao Yang are too hard, and they have to support the story structure, and they have to be funny, and they have to complete the final reversal, the first two are fine, and finally this blackening reversal, you let Xiao Yang, who speaks Tangshan dialect, a little powerless.
Tang Ren's crush in each part can be called "Tang Ren Girl" in the future.
The beautiful heroine in the second part is called Liu Chengyu, who is a mixed-race, and this role is quite well chosen, which is quite eye-catching. But wearing a noticeably large police uniform in the back is a bit of a waste of resources.
Now it seems that there are some elements that have become the fixed point of view of the film series itself, the reasoning of the case within the case, the exoticism, the chase on the street, the Tang Ren girl, the visual special effects of reasoning thinking and so on.
There is also a good soundtrack of the film, which greatly helps the narrative of the film, and the soundtrack should not be changed.
There is also a lot of polishing in supporting roles, which is a shortcut to the promotion of the movie, and it is also an easy place to shine.
The slow motion under this black light moves sideways, as if setting off fireworks.
The cinematography of the film, the long, traverse slow-motion shot of the hospital corridor in one of the films, is a wonderful moment. Very thoughtful. There are also drawbacks. In particular, in the second part, the abuse of slow motion. Photography can be changed a little better.
In the three parts, there is a trend that the more the big truth is told, the more this should be stopped, and the story should be used to make people feel, rather than directly telling him, preaching more and more Is the performance of Jiang Lang's talent.
In short, I did not make spoilers for the third part to prevent people who did not watch it, just to say: The third part of Detective Chinatown is still quite good, it is worth seeing, not as bad as the Internet says.
I wish that Director Chen and The Tang San team will continue to make a better movie, the story is very important, the role is selected, the structure is not scattered, and the audience loves to watch more.