Ding Haifeng, I'm glad to see you "change your face"!
Once upon a time, Ding Haifeng's impression to the audience was Wu Song.
In 1995, Zhang Shaolin, the director of "Wusong", began casting, Ding Haifeng worked as a mass actor in Hengdian, and heard that the crew next door was going to shoot "Water Margin", thinking that he would try it himself.
An important role like Wu Song has long been robbed by all kinds of students, but due to the tight budget of the crew, the director had to select a group of "cheap and easy-to-use" actors from Hengdian
In this way, Ding Haifeng entered his field of vision, "Originally, Wusong had other candidates, but the moment I saw Ding Haifeng, I thought I could let him try it." ”
When Ding Haifeng and two other actors won in appearance, when the producer said "this role needs martial arts training", one actor walked away.
After the remaining two insisted on basic martial arts training, the director said, "We have to find a real tiger to shoot, you have to ride a tiger, this risk, you have to be prepared." ”
As soon as the words came out, Ding Haifeng's last competitor also walked away, and Ding Haifeng, who didn't even move his footsteps, finally won the role of Wusong.
Later, the crew did what they said they would do, borrowed a real tiger from the zoo, and Ding Haifeng rode on the borrowed Bengal tiger and gestured his fist several times in the air.
In fact, the photographer and the director are sweating in the palms next to them, and the domesticated tiger is also a fierce beast, in case the tiger is threatened, it will be troublesome.
Put the current traffic Xiaosheng to act, this scene must only be synthesized with special effects, but Ding Haifeng completed a full set of actions that year, Zhang Shaolin commented, "This is a real Wusong." ”
But the production requirements of Chinese dramas were strict that year, and Ding Haifeng lived in the crew for three whole years, and within three years his wife Tang Ge not only could not see her husband, but also heard that he and Wang Siyi's scandal came out,
But Ding Haifeng said, "Abandoning a wife is not something a man can do!" ”
Later, Wang Siyi laughed at himself in the show that he was "rejected twice by Wu Song", and Ding Haifeng bought a house in Beijing as he wished after filming, and the family of three lived a small life.
But then Tang Ge suffered from breast cancer, and Ding Haifeng pushed off all the appointments without saying a word, did housework at home, and accompanied his wife to bask in the sun to see a doctor.
Two years later, Tang Ge's condition was under control, and Ding Haifeng retested the waters.
In recent years, from "Wolf Warrior 2", "In the Name of the People" to "The World", Ding Haifeng has been showing good dramas, but recently, he posted his life dynamic photos on social platforms and caused controversy.
He appears in a wood, wielding an axe to chop wood, while his IP exposes his location, in the United States, and behind him is his American country house. It is said that now Ding Haifeng's wife Tang Ge and children are abroad, and Ding Haifeng goes abroad to accompany his family when there is no filming in China.
Even if he encounters controversy, Ding Haifeng is still a rare tough actor, he has a face full of male hormones, a strong physique, resolute eyes, and with the perfect tough guy temperament, in this era of more and more women and actresses in the entertainment industry, his image always reminds men of the aesthetic benchmarks.
But this image has made Ding Haifeng also limit his drama path, almost fixing his drama path in a positive role with righteousness and awe.
Until, this film version of "Crazy" finally came -
"Death of the Ashes".
In fact, at the beginning, I also thought it was a bad film, rubbing the popularity of "Crazy"? There are definitely viewers who will think so.
But after reading it, I withdrew my words.
Even if the Internet is big, even if it is far from the effect of the human nature epic of "Crazy", this anti-black police film with an extremely unfamiliar title still gave me too much surprise.
Just launched, immediately after going online, it immediately won the first place in the soaring list.
The last time I saw such an explosive police movie, I don't remember when, but I didn't expect that what brought me the feeling of explosion again was an Internet movie, and the look and feel is a word, cool!
Not to mention, I never expected that Ding Haifeng's role was another Gao Qiqiang. Moreover, he also put the role on hold.
It can be said that although it is full of crazy taste, this is an online movie that is enough to make theatrical movies shame.
From the first minute, the movie "soared".
1, 1 second into the play, no urine spots throughout the process, cool from beginning to end
Opening scene, serial killing.
Mid-spring moon, sting! Rainy nights, lightning and thunder.
A bizarre assassination on a rainy night opened a corner of the evil under the prosperity of Yucheng.
The story takes place in Yucheng, where the world of the Hanyong Group, like the Qiangsheng Group, the Hanyong Group is a gang of two brothers, Qin Han and Qin Yong, ostensibly a real estate company, and all the evil behind the scenes. As a leading local enterprise, Hanyong Group has hands and eyes in the sky, and both black and white must give face.
But some people ignore their stubble. For example, a company competing with Hanyong Group for a 600 million highway project. He's blocking the way of some.
Semyon's "No One in Sight" has a line: Rainy nights are good to kill.
On this thunderstorm night, lightning streaked through the sky and flashed over the city, and a killer waited on the side of the road, got into the car, took off his glasses, took out his pistol, loaded the bullets, and checked the weapons.
All the audience thought he was heading for the business owner.
A phone called, Hanyong Group bid 3 million yuan to let the opponent quit by himself, and the other party sat in the car and calmly responded: I know what you do, but I'm not afraid of you.
Before he finished speaking, a truck suddenly crashed over, directly crushing the car into scrap metal. The business owner died instantly.
Strange, the killer didn't come at him?
This is another turn of the camera, the camera follows the perspective of the special police team, into a private house, the city's acting director of the public security bureau order, the special police seem to fall from the sky, without a shot, easily control the drug gang present.
But the gang leader was unexpectedly not among them, but quickly withdrew from the crowd watching the bustle from outside and drove away.
But just as he was running away while making a phone call, he was stopped by another car.
"Who", he cursed and got out of the car, and immediately froze, and it was the killer who pulled out the gun steadily in the rain.
Want to run? The killer gently turned on the play button again, and the sound of the man's family calling for help sounded from the mobile phone.
The man could only stop, and the next second, peng.
It seems that the police have successfully cracked a drug syndicate, but the action is strange: why did the leader of the drug cartel escape alone so coincidentally, and why did he die on the road? It looks like someone is laying it out, the question is who?
One night, two people who competed with the Hanyong group died, one in the bright and the other in the dark.
Even more bizarre, this happened the day before the new police chief took office.
And the day after the police had just locked up the driver who caused the crash on a rainy night, the driver jumped off the building.
Obviously, within the police, someone leaked the news, and it is very likely that it is at the top of the police.
In the opening ten minutes, some die, some commit murder, some fight, and some go to prison.
This is the beginning, which is clearly the action configuration only in the finale of the movie.
Hardcore and enjoyable!
More importantly, a large net shrouded over the city has gradually been revealed, and a real good show is about to be staged.
02, compare other crime films with this one, the difference will come out
"Death of the Ashes" doesn't just shoot a face that explodes the opening.
More importantly, it gives a wonderful lizi.
First of all, the action is high-burning.
The whole process is full of high-burning action, from the dark basement to the forced corridor, from the drug production site to the highway, hot and cold weapons, hand-to-hand combat, and the sparks and blood smell of metal collision in the air.
An underground garage fight scene, the killer sneaks attack, the driver desperately starts the vehicle, and the vehicle slams into the corner of the garage.
The glass shattered to the ground, and the violent shock wave caused the killer to be thrown out of the car.
In another fight scene in the car, the male protagonist was defeated and was blocked in the car by the gangster brother.
He discovered early that the atmosphere was not right, and as soon as the other party made a move, he immediately took the lead.
Turn everything at hand into a fighting tool.
Grab guns, shoot, fight, ram ..... At the critical moment, there was a random shooting over the van.
In the next shot, the one who drove became him, and several dying gangster brothers were thrown out of the car door,
Needless to say, I was already in the play.
The most desperate thing is definitely near the end, when the police sweep the gun scene of the drug trading scene.
The police have long figured out the environment of the trading hotel, and while quietly transferring the guests, the special police can quietly touch it.
Finally, the SWAT came to the door of the trading site, and in a blink of an eye, there was a hand-to-hand shootout with the other party.
In the narrow corridors of the hotel, both sides could not retreat, and the desperate drug traffickers used heavy weapons and engaged in a face-to-face fire duel with the SWAT.
In terms of effect, it is also a strong collision.
The gunfire shone, and the aisle was like a brilliant firework, and people were constantly shot and fell to the ground, the scene was gripping and cruel and real.
Each shot has a heavy sense of blow, and the picture of bullets flying in unison is very impactful.
This scene made me see all the action advantages of an excellent police and bandit action movie. There are no urine spots throughout the process, the editing is done in one go, hardcore real gunfights, clean and neat action scenes, and excellent acting skills. This tense and exciting atmosphere lasts until the last shot.
Hearty, climax, burning.
Second, the pace is fast enough to fly.
The film fully absorbs the characteristics of domestic anti-gang dramas and Hong Kong police and bandit films, plus the film texture.
Even if you set the routine, there is still a sense of immersion.
At the beginning of the story, the leader of the criminal group played by Ding Haifeng was explained, on the underworld, unified the underground drug trading network, turned Yucheng into his own drug processing factory, and opened up a trading channel with international drug dealers, producing here and selling there, forming a complete drug trading chain.
On the other end, black and white eat all, and buy high-level officials within the police.
At the same time, it engages in collusion between officials and businessmen and money transactions; It looks solid.
But Yucheng parachuted a new public security chief, and was transferred to Yucheng by the superior with a "disguise" of making mistakes, the purpose is to reassure the Hanyong Group and the umbrella behind it, in fact, the new director has secretly set up an investigation team, and the undercover agent played by the male protagonist has broken into the Hanyong Group.
From the beginning of the story, a heaven and earth net has been unfolded, although the Qin brothers are extremely cunning, making the entire undercover operation dangerous. But the demon is one foot high, and the road is one foot high.
The plot advances, reverses and reverses and reverses.
If you don't pay attention when you look at it, you may lose it after turning a few turns.
For example, you think that Ding Haifeng's character has seen through the identity of an undercover policeman.
But his younger brother Qin Yong, who did the dirty work for him, ignored this stubble.
You think that Qin Yong has completely trusted the male protagonist, but in fact, he has long laid out and is always ready to clean the undercover agent. And there is no need to guess, all the suspects are killed.
My heart is always up and down with the plot.
It is also necessary to boast about the third feature of the film: the script does not fall into place.
Compared with "Crazy", the scale of the movie is more than enough. In particular, the depiction of crime is quite bold.
In the movie, Qin Yong's family hides a whole wall of money, all of which he has criminalized, and this impact is comparable to the scene of Zhao Dehan's villa hiding money in "In the Name of the People".
There are also corrupt officials drinking and having fun, surrounded by beautiful women, really drunken gold and fans, behind which the two brothers weave a dense network of relationships throughout the local officialdom.
And the elder brother Qin Han took the upper route, and at the beginning he was sanctimonious, letting his subordinates call him Mr. Qin or President Qin, and he didn't like the gangster title of Brother Han very much, and he also hated his brother's drug trafficking surface.
But in reality, all of them are threads in his hands.
Including the umbrella of the two brothers, the deputy director of public security.
At that time, his wife had kidney failure, and he couldn't afford the treatment at all, so at this time, Qin Han took the initiative to find the door and used family affection to pull the former police hero into the water.
There is also a description of the brotherhood of the two brothers Qin Han and Qin Yong in the movie, the two have relied on each other since childhood, and use the grab to decide who goes to school.
In the end, Qin Han went to university and established the Hanyong Group, and the initial funds were also earned by his younger brother.
On the surface, the brotherhood is deep, Qin Yong has actually known that his brother cheated for a long time, but out of family affection, he has not been debunked, and he has become a gangster outside alone.
This plot seems to be a reverse version of "Crazy".
Do you think that the movie completely replicates the highlights of the series?
But if I were to say, the movie not only does not have routines, but also plays a big one: fratricide.
When the disaster came, the former brother sent a killer, just to take the life of the younger brother, the younger brother understood it and directly fucked the guy to kill back.
Directed at my brother, a gunshot rang out.
03, Ding Haifeng plays the villain and kills
Although like "Crazy", the movie also adopts a double male protagonist setting of good and evil opposites, strong confrontation.
Dante Haifeng's acting skills are brilliant and too dazzling.
Although I was worried that the audience would jump the scene, but when the movie opened, a luxury car opened the car door, Qin Han Qin in the movie appeared domineeringly, high-end suit, with gold wire glasses, domineering eyes, after entering the hall, his younger brother came to greet him, a "big brother", but Ding Haifeng ignored him at all.
The female assistant next to him said, "Either call Mr. Qin or President Qin", after saying that, he spoke, "Dad's death day, you didn't come to the grave."
A scene, an appearance, a look, grasp the aura of the villain Sven scum to death.
There is also a scene of brotherly quarrel.
The two sides fired at the same time, just like the famous scene of Leung Ka Fai versus Kwok Fucheng in a Hong Kong film, you speak, I speak, do not listen to what the other party says.
When the quarrel was intense, Ding Haifeng suddenly began to stir up, leaned his brother's head over, and immediately firmly controlled the scene.
But when his brother's identity was exposed, he instantly faded the smile on his face, and his eyes became sharp.
A tearful look, full of killing intent.
In addition to hypocrisy and cruelty, the film also sets him as an elegant underworld bully.
Finally facing the muzzle of his brother,
He also did not forget to take off his glasses and smiled.
Such a contrasting setting highlights his domineering and twisted.
Qin Qidong plays Qin Yong, also a ruthless character, the whole person has a madness, and the betrayal of family affection has raised his madness to the extreme.
The movie is good in that it does not give the villain any chance to whitewash, that is, all the villains.
All characters have different hearts.
In the face of interests, brothers can cooperate at any time, or they can betray in an instant.
Variables are always there.
04 It's a little interesting to shoot a black film like this
Admittedly, the film certainly has its drawbacks.
The director is from a big net, the camera technique is too fierce, the editing is also a little chaotic, and I want to mix all kinds of elements, especially the male protagonist's underworld brotherhood and dumb girl plot, which is really unnecessary.
But the flaws are not hidden, as the image of Ding Haifeng Sven Gangster gradually stands, the audience's emotions are gradually aroused.
The second half of the police and bandit duel will also become a refreshing battle.
The fist-to-flesh fight makes people feel refreshed one after another.
The length of one and a half hours, the overall rhythm of the movie, is very fulfilling, and does not give you time to breathe at all.
Compared to the delicate narrative of "Crazy". Although the film seems a little rough, but under the roughness, it also creates a more impactful roughness, making the overall tone of the film more hardcore, and the effect is more direct and explosive.
And the hardcore is intense, the style is sharp, and the plot rhythm does not drag mud and water, which is the essence of anti-black films and crime films, and the actors' acting skills are the icing on the cake!
In the end, the fast pace, surprising reversal, the excavation of human nature, coupled with the high-burning drama of the confrontation between good and evil.
The routine is a bit of a routine, but it is still refreshing to fly.
As a black-sweeping film, "Death of the Embers" is quite well done.
Pure violence, timely flashpoints.
The story is flawed but not fatal, and the character is deliberate but pleasant.
These elements come together to make this film an excellent crime film.
Played well, watched cool.
Just want to make one final comment: the title change is more direct, the effect will be better.