Report! Finally waiting for Brother Fa's new movie!
On May 11, the movie "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" starring Huang Bin as the producer, written by Zhuang Wenqiang, directed by Pan Yaoming, and starring Chow Yun-fat and Yuen Yongyi was announced to be finalized and released a trailer.
The film will be released on June 21, and the Dragon Boat movie will add another fierce general.
Needless to say, the biggest selling point of this movie is Brother Fa.
You must know that Brother Fa has not filmed for a long time, and the last starring work was "Matchless" released 5 years ago.
When Hong Kong films gradually lost their voice, the appearance of "Matchless" was a booster.
When the movie was released, it not only won a box office of 1.274 billion, but also became the annual box office champion of crime films in 2018.
After that, he was nominated for 9 Academy Awards in one fell swoop, and 7 of them were included.
The emergence of "Matchless" has regained our confidence in Hong Kong films, and it is regarded by many as one of the best Hong Kong films in the past decade.
At the same time, a new set of "golden partners" were also born - Zhuang Wenqiang + Chow Yun-fat.
A year later, the golden duo began tinkering with new movies.
"Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" started filming in 2019, and when I learned the news, many netizens expressed their expectations.
"This will be a good work for Brother Fa to play a movie king-level performance, look forward to it."
"This lineup is going to sweep the Academy Awards again."
And as time passed, this expectation only increased.
"When will it be released... Wistfully! ”
Finally, after 5 years of anticipation, the final trailer released by "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers".
As soon as the trailer came out, more details about the film were exposed, which directly filled the audience's expectations.
First, the feelings are full, and an action and a line can make people cry
As we all know, the screenwriter of this film, Zhuang Wenqiang, is a super fan of Chow Yun-fat.
2018's "Matchless" was tailor-made by Zhuang Wenqiang for Brother Fa, because he hoped that the audience would know what the three words "Zhou Yunfa" meant after watching this movie.
The "painter" played by Brother Fa in the movie was endowed with the characteristics of Xiao Ma in "The True Color of Heroes" and Xiao Zhuang in "Blood and Two Heroes", so that the 63-year-old Brother Fa once again exudes charm and no one can stop him.
This time's "Don't Call Me a "God of Gamblers", Zhuang Wenqiang is still taking the "fan brother" route.
The protagonist of the film is "Bragging" played by Brother Fa, and this role is tailored by him for Brother Fa.
And Brother Fa has also been preparing for this role for nearly ten years, insisting on running every day just to wait for this role.
Zhuang Wenqiang said that everyone can see the shadow of "God of Gamblers", "Alang" and even "Little Brother Ma" from Brother Fa.
The screenwriter is right, just the trailer, we can see a lot of tearful pictures.
This scene talks and laughs in the casino, and the style of dashing gambling also reminds people of the infinite scenery of "God of Gamblers" Gao Jin.
As a movie fan, this ignition action, it is difficult not to be moved every time I see it.
I also put a lot of effort into the lines.
This phrase "open the card to see me" not only made people hallucinate the "gambling god" Gao Jin, who was full of spirit, but also paid tribute to a "gambling king" Chen Jincheng.
And turning around, this scene was questioned by family and friends and ignored home, and it was also faintly reminiscent of the prodigal son Ah Lang in "Alang's Story".
Even the eyes that burst out when fighting with others make people see the shadow of Xiao Ma in the former "True Color of Heroes".
In addition to working the characters, the production team also made every effort to restore the story background of the eighties and nineties of the last century.
Although there are not many appearances in the trailer, the retro streets, shop decorations and clothing are all nostalgic and homage to that era.
Every picture is full of feelings, and the "collective memories" brought to us by Hong Kong films have returned.
Second, the super lineup, the cooperation of the actor and the queen, and the supporting roles are all surprises
If you can do every detail of a movie to such a point, the team of the movie must be strong.
First of all, the screenwriter Zhuang Wenqiang, he doesn't need to say more, he and Brother Fa are old partners.
At that time, "Matchless" was the brother who impressed him with his script, allowing him to learn to shoot again after many years.
Executive producer Huang Bin is also an old partner of "Matchless" and a frequent guest at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Director Pan Yiu-ming, a famous photographer in Hong Kong, has been engaged in cinematography since 1994.
Previously, he had box office masterpieces such as the "Eavesdropping" series, "Anti-Drug" and "Furious Heavy Case", and also participated in the filming of "The True Color of Heroes".
He won the Best Cinematography Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for "The Wind Listener".
In terms of actors, it was also full of surprises.
Brother Fa needless to say, and Brother Fa first cooperation with the Academy Awards actress Yuan Yongyi.
She doesn't appear much in the trailer, but she can also feel the acting skills in her eyes and movements.
the sweetness of the period of love;
Anger that hates iron is not steel;
Indifference after many years;
With just a few pictures, you can see the emotions, which is worthy of being a queen.
Fang Zhongxin, who has always shown himself as a gentle gentleman, also came this time.
He and Brother Fa have collaborated in "Matchless", and this time he plays the friend of the male protagonist.
Dissatisfied with the image of the male protagonist who is good at gambling, he is also a variety of kind advice.
It seems that Fang Zhongxin played a caring and warm man again this time.
Immediately after, there is the familiar uncle Liao Qizhi.
The golden supporting actor in Hong Kong, who died 2 years ago, also showed his final voice in this work.
Judging from the trailer, he plays a "casino wingman" who accompanies Brother Fa, and the image of the street in the city is quite outstanding.
At the same time, there is also the Academy Award actor Bai Only.
This actor with explosive acting skills subverted his image in the trailer and became the "left and right protector" of the male protagonist's casino like Uncle Zhi.
The picture of the three walking out of the casino is quite like an old Hong Kong film.
In addition, star An Zhijie, who has participated in popular movies such as "Su Beggar" and "New Police Story", and Huang Debin, who frequently appears in TVB dramas, also appeared in the list.
The appearance of these old acquaintances in Hong Kong has undoubtedly raised our Hong Kong film sentiment score.
If nothing else, just to see these actors, they all earned.
Third, beyond feelings, new characters and new stories still look good
So much sentiment has been talked about, but one point must be emphasized.
This is not a Hong Kong movie with only feelings.
On the contrary, the movie has actually been "punching in the face".
Looking at the classic image of Gao Jin, the "God of Gamblers" who used Brother Fa, but the trailer is full of contrasts.
"Bragging" is a good bet, and he also wanted to be a "gambling god" at the beginning.
He spent most of his time at the poker table, asking "God" to worship "Buddha".
But he is not a "gambler", every time he loses at the table, he loses everything.
being splashed with red paint;
He was also grabbed and kneeled and begged for mercy;
These images are too different from the high-spirited high-spirited we are familiar with.
Suits, oil heads, sunglasses, the same "bragging", some are just down, failure, completely a loser image.
This also shows that this movie is actually more warm under the shell of "God of Gamblers".
In fact, "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" tells the story of a prodigal son who does not change his gold.
Hang Er Langdang's braggart Fai (played by Chow Yun-fat) agrees to temporarily take care of the son of his former lover Li Xi (played by Yuen Yongyi) at a price of 100,000.
In the process of getting along, he found that this is actually his own son, and he also has autism.
Just when the father-son relationship between the two increased, the news of the death of his ex-girlfriend Li Xi came, which changed Bragginghui's life since then.
He decided to take up the responsibility of being a father and take his son to a new page in his life.
This is after more than 30 years, Brother Fa played his father in the movie again, and the last time such a role was positioned was "Alang's Story".
For this role, Brother Fa made sufficient preparations and can be said to be fully committed.
Some long hair and hair styling, combined with eye play, can clearly feel the youthfulness and arrogance of this character.
It's easy to see the persistence in holding the casino weights and the firmness of determination.
Under the shell of the "God of Gamblers", his "father" image is also full.
help autistic son wipe feces and urine;
Exercise hard for a better life;
Walking with his son on the road to drink drinks, eat together, help him bathe;
and finally had to break out for the sake of his son;
These scenes are different from the scruffy image on his previous gambling table.
The emotions of the characters have a very complete progression, no wonder netizens predict that "Bragging" will be the next candidate for actor in Brother Fa.
In addition to the literary and drama parts in the play, some of the drama brothers are also in person.
During the filming, he also suffered a head injury and bleed a lot because he did not master the scale of a fight.
But he insisted on completing the whole scene before going out to find the medical staff.
When evacuating the scene, he also constantly reassured the staff, saying that it was not a big deal.
As a result, when I went to the hospital for examination, the wound was more serious than expected, and I received 5 stitches.
But just 2 hours after the stitches, he returned to the set and continued to work.
Can make the 64-year-old (at the time of shooting) Brother Fa so desperate, presumably the movie itself can really move him.
Fourth, starting from this film, I think a new way out for Hong Kong films has been found, and the pattern of Hong Kong films has opened up again.
From the latest starring of Brother Fa in these two movies, we can see a good change in Hong Kong movies.
"Matchless" pulls Hong Kong-style suspense police films to a new height, which is a tribute to the glorious Hong Kong-style police and gangster films of the past few decades.
Its appearance tells us not that there is no market for Hong Kong-style police and gangster films, but that there is a lack of a good story.
Later, "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" and "Furious Heavy Case" confirmed this statement.
But in fact, Hong Kong-style dramas have always been a very outstanding genre in Hong Kong movies, especially in the past decade.
From "The Thief of Years" and "Sister Peach" to "Fallen Man" and "Uncle Uncle", the gains of Hong Kong-style feature films in awards and word of mouth are impossible to ignore.
Now, Brother Fa's emotional blockbuster with laughter and tears is not only a surprise for him to return to the big screen, but also another challenge for him and Zhuang Wenqiang to Hong Kong-style dramas.
At this Dragon Boat Festival, the war in the film market is extremely fierce.
This film represents the feelings and future direction of Hong Kong cinema, I bet it will explode.
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