There is a custom in Taiwan called "Fried Cold List".
Han Danye, whose full name is Han Dan ye, is the god of martial wealth in mythological stories. Rumor: As long as the male is used as the body of Han Shan Ye during the Lantern Festival every year, only the head and eyes are covered and the believers are bombarded, the purpose of praying, atonement, and returning the wish can be achieved.
The Taiwanese high-scoring movies that I want to introduce to you today are related to this custom, called "Cold Single".
The film was released in Taiwan on January 23, 2019, and its word of mouth exploded, and the box office also rose sharply, and finally, with a score of NT$49.11 million, it won the box office championship of the 2019 Taiwan New Year slot.
Although the story of "Cold Single" revolves around the custom of "blowing up cold singles", it is not a story that promotes traditional customs, but a "cruel trial related to life".
The story is set in the 1990s, and the protagonists are the rebellious young Huang Mingyi, the outstanding student Lin Zhengkun, and the beautiful girl Xuanxuan.
Huang Mingyi lost his parents at an early age and lived with his elderly grandmother. No one showed him the direction of life, and no one could help him through the confused adolescence.
Just after graduating, Huang Mingyi embarked on the road of drug trafficking. Because he was born at the bottom of society, he gave up on himself. Because I can't see the direction of the future, I simply give up looking for direction.
On the other side is Lin Zhengkun, whose living environment is equally poor. His father died early, and his mother grew up alone talking about his pulling. When he was very young, Lin Zhengkun understood that only by studying hard could he have the opportunity to change his bad life. His academic performance has always been excellent, as long as there are no accidents, he will have a stable teaching job.
One night, Lin Zhengkun bumped into "Crush on Many Years of Green Plum Bamboo Ma Xuanxuan" and Huang Mingyi kissing closely on the side of the road. This incident made him extremely miserable, and he did not want to believe that Xuanxuan liked a small who had nothing to do.
In order to break up the two, Lin Zhengkun hit the idea on the custom of blowing up Han Dan: Huang Mingyi is the flesh of Han Danye, as long as the shelling accident is disguised as an accident, he can unconsciously let Huang Mingyi be injured and lose the opportunity to communicate with Xuanxuan.
But life is changing dramatically.
The accident accidentally killed XuanXuan, who "blocked Huang Mingyi's injuries", making Lin Zhengkun blame himself. Give up your job as a teacher and go to pick up the rags to punish yourself,
Huang Mingyi was crippled in the accident, losing love and losing the ability to move freely. Self-indulgence and drug addiction.
An accident destroys three lives. What exactly should be done to save Lin Zhengkun from the tragedy he single-handedly contributed to?
The setting of "Cold Single" is old-fashioned.
Love triangle stories, a mind overwhelmed by jealousy, an unpredictable life. Each element is a necessary element in the dog blood love drama, which will inevitably give the audience a cheesy feeling.
But what if the dog blood love triangle plot only occupies a small part of the story?
——After Xuanxuan's death, the film's narrative landing point becomes Huang Mingming and Lin Zhengkun's "brotherhood and righteousness branch". Because of guilt, Lin Zhengkun became an image similar to that of "confidant brother", and painstakingly advised Huang Mingyi to quit drug addiction and start a new life.
Unconsciously, Huang Mingyi regarded Lin Zhengkun as his best friend, and the two worked together to run a waste recycling yard, and life was about to get on the right track.
At this time, the change happened again.
In a certain recycling of dirt, Lin Zhengkun stepped on the interests of the local gang boss. In order to help Lin Zhengkun come out, Huang Mingyi was also involved in the war.
The gang boss was shocked by the enthusiasm of the two newborn calves who were not afraid of tigers and the determination to be born and die for their brothers, hoping that the two sides could shake hands and become friends.
But at this moment, Huang Ming and Lin Zhengkun could no longer take care of the gang boss. Between them, they are facing the crisis of "the truth of the explosion of the cold single accident many years ago was revealed"...
When I first saw the second half of the film, the dot was a little inexplicable: isn't it a love triangle story, how did you suddenly get involved with the gang's deep hatred and brotherhood?
But slowly, dots discovered a wonderful connection between the two, related to loss, to make up, and to salvation.
Because of a moment of jealousy, Lin Zhengkun had the evil idea of blowing Huang Mingyi to death. It's lost.
Because of the guilt after the crime, Lin Zhengkun desperately dragged Huang Mingyi out of the swampy mud life, which was to make up for it.
Unconsciously, the personalities of Lin Zhengkun and Huang Mingyi are completely interchangeable, and the two live like each other. This is salvation.
"Cold Single" tells a story related to brothers, jianghu, growth, and human nature. Absurd and sinful, sinful and dark.
Starting with the "Gang Boss Fight", the story officially enters its climax. Huang Mingyi learned the truth about the past cold single accident and was about to choose between deep hatred and brotherhood.
Both have gone all out to change their lives, but the pain caused by past mistakes is hard to let go.
If you want to know what the ending between the two brothers is, go to the movie to find the answer! (Definitely going to leave you stunned)