With such a Hong Kong film, you must not miss it.
In order to film the confusion and confusion of urban men and women, director Wong Kar-wai let The Hong Kong goddess Li Ka-shin break through the scale in the film and stage a beautiful picture.
In order to respond to the audience's views on too many monologues of Jin Chengwu in "Chongqing Forest", he simply let Jin Chengwu directly become dumb this time, and the character name is still He Zhiwu.
This movie is the classic Hong Kong film released in 1995: "Fallen Angel"
Without further ado, let's start with the plot.
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Killer Dawn and his upline Jiaxin are a pair of partners who have been working together for a long time. Although they were all killed by the same organization, they had never seen each other.
For most people, nine-to-five is the norm, but for Jiaxin, her work routine is just the opposite.
It is too bright during the day to hide people's eyes and ears, and at night, when the prey is most relaxed, Jiaxin will take advantage of them and find their flaws.
As the online line of killer Dawn, Jiaxin's first task is to find out where the target often haunts and the best route for assassination, and then fax this information to Dawn waiting for instructions in advance.
In the latter's view, it was a simple and pure job, with no decisions of his own and no time to hesitate, and all he needed to do was make the goal disappear in a logical way.
As partners, they cooperate tacitly, and they all have simple and extremely simple interpersonal relationships.
But even if he is a killer, he will have his own past.
After a mission, Dawn meets her elementary school classmates on a bus.
In the face of this sudden encounter, he has long been ready to deal with it.
Dawn skillfully took out her business card from her wallet, and then followed the questioning of her classmates and showed out the photos prepared in advance.
Of course, what is recorded in the photo is not his truth, and as a qualified killer, he cannot reveal his past.
Behind every kind of social interaction, there are special needs, either for the benefit or for the friendship.
The former is easy to deal with, while the latter is difficult to control
The reason why the classmates in front of him will find themselves is not for friendship, but to take this opportunity to sell their products.
Before parting, the students did not forget to send an invitation.
Every time he got a similar invitation, he wanted to attend, but he knew very well that the kind of gathering was not suitable for his identity.
After the mission, Dawn receives his reward from the predetermined location.
Jia Xin, who is in charge of the aftermath, will come to his pre-mission stronghold and clean up all traces.
Although the job seemed tedious and boring, Jiaxin devoted herself to the greatest enthusiasm.
For her, looking at the garbage left by a person, it is very clear where he has been and what he has done.
Coming to the bar where dawn often haunts, immersed in the atmosphere here, Jia Xin seems to be able to feel the presence of each other, swallowing clouds and spitting fog, they seem to be sitting opposite each other.
For someone as sensitive as her, it is often not reality that can please herself, but imagination that breaks through the scale.
Returning to the place where Dawn lived, Jiaxin used the remaining warmth to relieve his loneliness.
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As soon as the camera turns, we come to the apartment that Jiaxin rented.
The landlord was a widower who had lost his wife at an early age, but he had a son who was often out in trouble and would often lead the police to his home, but this time, under the cover of Jiaxin, he avoided the police.
Like "Chongqing Forest", Jin Chengwu's character is still called He Zhiwu, but wong Kar-wai is more daring in "Fallen Angel" than the former, and this time he let Jin Chengwu play a dumb.
He was very cheerful since childhood, but because he accidentally ate an expired canned pineapple, he could no longer communicate with people.
Because of this, He Zhiwu has no friends, and when he grows up, he is also difficult to find a job because of this physical defect, but He Zhiwu does not give up on himself, but wants to be his boss.
It's just that the way he becomes the boss is very special, every night, he will open the shop that others have closed to open the door to do business.
Work is self-made, industry is handy, as long as it is not discovered, this is a business that does not cost money.
For this kind of theft-like behavior, He Zhiwu has his own set of explanations: since they have already paid the rent, there is no reason to close the door.
There is no free lunch in the world, so He Zhiwu is very industrious every night, although he does not make much money, but he is very happy.
The reason for this is not all because of the harvest of one point of hard work, but more importantly, because this is one of the few opportunities he can communicate with people.
From beggars with no money to citizens passing by, he will come forward to "warmly" receive, and with a difficult boss like him, there will naturally be unlucky guests.
But for He Zhiwu, this is the joy of this job.
Sometimes he will disturb the lives of others, but for the lifeless reality, this interruption may be exactly what they need.
At a very young age, He Zhiwu lost his mother, and coupled with his inability to speak, his communication with his father was often mutual understanding in the heart meeting.
And like a small accident that deliberately made the father diarrhea, although it looks funny, it makes a different wave in the emotional life between them.
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Returning the perspective to Dawn's side, after receiving the task from Jiaxin' hand, he came to an Indian-style barbershop.
As usual, the trip went well, but the recent business had been dismal and he had to collect money to make some extra money.
It's just that this kind of work that shows its face often has sudden accidents.
This time Dawn escaped, but was also shot and injured.
The intense pain forced him to reflect on his recent mistakes, and the number of injuries was increasing, which must have been a problem at that link.
Jia xin's work has always been meticulous, so the source of the problem must be himself.
Two weeks after his injury, Dawn decided to ask Jiaxin to come out to meet, but in the end, he did not have the courage to go to the appointment.
This time he had made plans to say goodbye to the identity of the killer.
He's starting to tire of his life now, it's just that he hasn't figured out how to talk to his partner yet.
After so many years of cooperation, they have all integrated into each other's lives, but the past will eventually pass.
For Dawn, he couldn't imagine himself using other identities to get along with Jiaxin.
So, he left a coin along with his lucky number in the bar, believing that Jiaxin's insight would be able to read what he meant.
Two days later, Jiaxin came to the bar, and the so-called lucky number was actually a song on the jukebox.
After listening to the song, she also understood the message left by the other party, but she was not prepared for this result.
After making a final farewell, Dawn began to sort out her life.
And when he was undecided, another protagonist, Karen Mok, officially appeared.
With a beautiful yellow hair and a graceful posture, Karen Mok came to Dawn's side with a strong hint.
The heavy rain outside seems to symbolize the turbulent heart of dawn, and in contrast to it is Karen Mok, who is excited on the side.
She dragged dawn into the rain and came downstairs.
The feelings between adults are not deliberately disguised, and Karen Mok directly invites Dawn to go upstairs, but the latter is still hesitating.
On such a night, she did not intend to let go of the prey that was about to arrive in front of her.
It turned out that Karen Mok and Dawn had not met for the first time, they had a brief relationship, but Dawn never intended to remember her appearance.
Even now, he is just looking for a passer-by who can fill the emptiness in his heart.
On the other hand, after losing her partner, Jiaxin also lost the imagination that she had used to please herself for many years.
In the end, she can only hit her own insurmountable desire with an unquenchable loneliness.
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Back on Jin Chengwu's side again, he still plays the owner of the shop at night.
In order to attract business, he even went outside to distribute leaflets, but this time, he met Yang Caini, who had been trapped by love lately.
Compared with the passers-by who refused him thousands of miles away, Yang Caini took the initiative to communicate with He Zhiwu.
Although the way she spoke was rude, the latter felt a warmth in her.
He Zhiwu obediently stood by her side and handed over the coins in his hand as instructed.
After Yang Caini finished the call, she very strongly pulled He Zhiwu's shoulder to find comfort. In the days that followed, He Zhiwu often lent his shoulder out for Yang Caini's use.
What made He Zhiwu even happier was that when He Zhiwu was troubled by not being able to tell Yang Caini his thoughts, the latter suddenly understood his meaning.
Next, He Zhiwu took Yang Caini to the residence of the love enemy and prepared to make a big fuss.
Maybe the intelligence was wrong, or maybe Yang Caini was simply delusional, they could not find the so-called love enemy, but instead bumped into the fire between the gangs in the restaurant.
Dramatic characters coupled with dramatic encounters, He Zhiwu finally met his first love, through her eyes, He Zhiwu saw a different self, he let the other party into his world.
Even if he hadn't envisioned the future, it was real enough to make the moment meaningful.
But this self-deceptive love affair didn't last long.
For He Zhiwu, Yang Caini only used him as a springboard to get rid of his emotional predicament, and she quickly unloaded her baggage and left He Zhiwu's world.
After falling out of love, He Zhiwu suddenly felt that his past play was an irresponsible behavior, so he decided to find a formal job.
On the other hand, after not being a killer, Dawn finally had a new plan.
He came to the izakaya where Ho worked, intending to investigate how to open a shop like this.
Unlike in the past, now he needs a place to stay.
He cannot always live in the past, because man ultimately has to face the future.
That night he had a very opportunistic conversation with the boss, who even promised that he could go to the new store to help if necessary.
It was just that He Zhiwu suddenly put on the song he gave to Jiaxin, which reminded him of many things.
Once these dusty memories are lifted out of a corner, they can never be closed.
He hadn't been to the house since that day.
It's just that there are some things that you can't hide if you want to, and some people that you can't forget if you want to.
After living with Dawn, Karen Mok's body also left his smell.
On this day, the encounter between Karen Mok and Jia Xin allowed the latter to find the traces of dawn.
Facilitating this meeting, Karen Mok made a lot of determination, she is still hoping that perhaps as long as Dawn and Jiaxin make a final decision, she can make the former fall in love with herself.
But their long conversation once made Karen Mok lose confidence.
She planned to go back in the rain, but Dawn came to him when she needed the raincoat the most.
But in the end, Dawn plans to leave her world.
When all her illusions were shattered, she finally lost the excuse to deceive herself.
She knew that no matter how much he spilled, he wouldn't remember himself.
They are all short episodes in each other's lives, and the past will eventually pass, and although they have had memories, that's all.
And Dawn's last conversation with Jiaxin gave Dawn, who has always been with the flow, have the impulse to control her life for the first time.
He agreed to Jiaxin's request because he wanted to settle with his past once and for all.
Even if he ended up in a pool of blood, he did not regret such a choice.
At the end of the story, after losing his only relative, He Zhiwu changed back to his original form.
On this day, he met Yang Caini, whom he had not seen for a long time, but the latter seemed to have forgotten him.
Finally, his inner world lost its last rays of sunshine.
Since that day, he has chosen to communicate with others in more extreme ways.
When he met Jia Xin again, the two people who could not have intersected felt the affection from each other at the same time.
During this cold season, they chose to lean together and keep each other warm.
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Unlike films with a typical one-way narrative, Fallen Angel has two almost parallel story lines and five protagonists with different styles.
The killer played by Dawn does not resist his fate of being at the mercy of others, but instead goes along with it.
This kind of self-indulgence reflects the background of urban men and women who are content with the status quo and panic all the time, until finally, he has been redeemed in his choices.
However, his upper line Jiaxin has two very different faces, which can not only face life and death coldly, but also be hot and obsessed.
Depraved in human nature and hot in emotion, this twisted and pathological psychology is intended to characterize the restlessness and nothingness of urban youth in the face of a turbulent social change.
As for Jin Chengwu, who is set as dumb, he actually represents the part of long-term aphasia in real life.
Although they are at the bottom of society, they are also eager to communicate with others, and their greatest luxury is to spend their lives ordinary.
But as long as there is one mistake in their lives, their fate will be completely overturned.
This kind of instability is exactly the pain point that Wong Kar-wai dug out of the city.
A perfect family, a sweet love, these seemingly ordinary things, in fact, are more beautiful than you think.
When it comes to Karen Mok and Yang Caini, who appear in the two story lines, when facing personal feelings, although they are also trapped by love, they have two different ways of dealing with it.
He knows that his love with Dawn is a bowl of poison that cannot quench his thirst, but the character played by Karen Mok still chooses to drink it without hesitation.
In contrast, the character played by Yang Caini, although crazy, also knows how to solve it, and she will divert her attention when she is lonely.
You know, most people's feelings will end in vain.
In the face of the anxiety of how to live by oneself, single-mindedness and wandering are actually from two sides to deal with their own emptiness.
It can be said that "Fallen Angel" is a bowl of Wong Kar Wai's version of ecstasy soup, but the lucky people will only feel bored, while the unfortunate people, after drinking it, have both sweetness and divine injury.
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