The four highlights of "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers", full of Zhou Yunfa, never see Liao Qizhi again
This is a movie with "God of Gamblers" in the name, starring Chow Yun-fat, Yuen Wing-yee, Fang Zhongxin and Liu Qizhi, etc., at first glance, the role can be roughly estimated.
Chow Yun-fat is naturally the God of Gambling, Yuen Yongyi is the girlfriend of the God of Gambling, Fang Zhongxin plays Dragon Five, and Liao Qizhi is the subordinate of the God of Gambling - this is the cast I originally guessed.
In fact, "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" is a typical "anti-gambling" movie, the relationship between Chow Yun-fat and Yuen Yongyi is indeed a couple, and they have to go further, they also have a son, Fang Zhongxin is still a good friend of the "God of Gamblers", and Liao Qizhi plays the good brother of the "God of Gamblers".
What's so good about an "anti-gambling" movie? This article will tell you about the four highlights of the film.
First, the eyes are full of Zhou Yunfa
When "God of Gamblers" was filmed, Chow Yun-fat once refused to play Gao Jin, because his father was a bad gambler and had cast a shadow on Chow Yun-fat's adolescence, for which Chow Yun-fat was particularly disgusted with gambling, and never thought that "God of Gamblers" would eventually become one of his masterpieces, and Gao Jin was marked with a deep label like Xiao Ma Ge.
"Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" gave Zhou Yunfa the opportunity to get close to his father's figure, and in the film he played Wu Guanghui, a rotten gambler who couldn't support the wall, nicknamed bragging.
When he was cornered by loan sharks, his ex-girlfriend sent him a son with autism, and he healed his life by taking care of his son and regained the brilliance of life.
A story of a bad gambler and his son, this is somewhat Zhou Yunfa's shadow of his youth, perhaps, he wants his father back then to be able to find himself like bragging, but unfortunately, the father in reality no longer has such a chance, but the bragging in the movie, there is a second chance.
As one of the representative figures of the Hong Kong film industry, "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers"" screenwriter Zhuang Wenqiang and director Pan Yaoming are absolute fans of Brother Fa, so the classic pictures of Chow Yun-fat's past movies can be seen everywhere in the movie.
In the casino, bragging about the gambling god Gao Jin, a "open the card to see me" is quite the spirit of the year, but unfortunately, this time he is really not Gao Jin.
At home, bragging to confirm that the autistic son is indeed his own flesh and blood, he burned the identification book with mixed feelings, at that moment, we seem to see the classic shot of Little Marco burning banknotes and lighting cigarettes, but behind the flames are two completely different people, one flamboyant and one confused.
In addition to Gao Jin and Xiao Ma Ge and the "rotten gambler" father, Chow Yun-fat also played himself, there are many scenes in the movie are bragging about accompanying his son to run on the mountain, netizens familiar with Chow Yun-fat know that love running is almost the classic image of Chow Yun-fat in recent years, and he can even complete the whole horse race course well.
Driven by Chow Yun-fat, Huang Rihua, who once fell into the haze of life after the death of his wife, also regained his mobility through running, so the design of "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" to bring bragging back to life through running is not only in line with common sense of life, but also pays tribute to Chow Yun-fat himself.
Second, the first cooperation with Yuen Yongyi
Speaking of Yuen Yongyi, as one of the representatives of female stars in the Hong Kong film industry, she also has many classic films, but what is strange is that before "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers", Yuen Yongyi seems to have never worked with Chow Yun-fat.
If there is no cooperation, forget it, but the relationship between Yuen Yongyi and Chow Yun-fat is excellent, and she is also a guest at Chow Yun-fat's birthday banquet, and there is a lot of interaction with Brother Fa and sister-in-law.
In fact, Chow Yun-fat has a grace for Yuen Wing-yee, when Yuen Wing-yee participated in the Miss Hong Kong contest, Chow Yun-fat was one of the judges, and with his support, Yuen Wing-yee finally won the title of Miss Hong Kong, and her debut was the pinnacle.
Although Yuen Yongyi has not co-produced a movie with Chow Yun-fat before, she played the girlfriend of Gao Jin, the gambling god, that was in "God of Gamblers 3 Young God of Gamblers", but it was Liming who played Gao Jin at that time.
As the representative of handsome guys and beauties in the Hong Kong film industry, Chow Yun-fat and Yuen Wing-yee finally collaborated for the first time in "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers", she played the ex-girlfriend Li Xi of bragging, which is also a dream of two good friends and fans.
Yuen Yongyi, like Chow Yun-fat, has to challenge her young state in the film, she plays a middle-aged single mother, and she has to review her young years in the film, which is a challenge and reproduction for the not young Yuen Yongyi, of course, she did not disappoint fans.
When playing a middle-aged single mother, she does not hide the traces of the years with a look of vicissitudes, and when she returns to the past, she is an enthusiastic intellectual girl full of youth.
This game, the reunion of Miss Hong Kong and the judges of that year, is still infinitely charming.
Third, never see Liao Qizhi again
Liao Qizhi is the junior brother of Chow Yun-fat, Chow Yun-fat is a graduate of the third phase of the wireless artist training class, Liao Qizhi is the eighth period, and the same period as him is Tang Zhenye, Andy Lau, Wong Rihua, Tony Leung, Miao Qiaowei and Stephen Chow are all Liao Qizhi's junior brothers.
Liao Qizhi's first film and television drama after graduation was with Chow Yun-fat, who played the role of Ma Zi Chen Xianggui in "On the Beach", a role that almost laid the foundation for his subsequent star path.
Since then, Liu Kai-chi has become a famous golden supporting actor in the Hong Kong film industry, nominated for Best Supporting Actor awards and awards many times, and later partnered with Chow Yun-fat again in the movie "Matchless".
In "Don't Call Me "God of Gambling", Liao Qizhi is Uncle Hua, a good friend of "gambling scum" bragging this time, and he has a cool head who has repeatedly put forward rationalization suggestions at key moments but was rejected by Bragging Hui, and as a result, Bragging Hui has repeatedly been unlucky, but Uncle Hua still does not give up on him, and he is really good when something happens.
Netizens may be more familiar with the cold-blooded Liao Qizhi who plays the harmonica at the burial scene, and in "Don't Call Me the God of Gamblers", you have to re-acquaint yourself with a funny and funny strange curry Liao Qizhi.
Mr. Liao Qizhi passed away in 2021, "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" is his posthumous work, he was still there when the film was filmed, and when the film was released... What makes people sigh is that Liao Qizhi's first work was to cooperate with Chow Yun-fat, and his last work is still with Chow Yun-fat.
There is a beginning and an end, and it is difficult to say goodbye.
4. Best friend CITIC
Where there is a gambling god, there is Dragon Five, and in "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers", Chow Yun-fat is a gambling scumbag bragging, but he also has his own "Dragon Five" Fang Zhongxin, who plays a middle school physical education teacher Fang Zhongsir.
Dragon Five can be ready to clear mines for the gambling god at any time, although Fang Zhong Sir does not have such a strong ability, he is very powerful like Dragon Five in helping gambling scumbags brag Hui, without him, maybe the life of Gambling Slag Bragging Hui father and son is more difficult.
Fang Zhongxin also plays part of the funny scenes in the film, such as he wants to change his hairstyle to pick up a girl, bragging directly put a split wig on him, at that moment Fang Zhongxin changed into Tony Leung in seconds, don't say, it really works.
Of course, there is really a character like Dragon Five in "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers", An Zhijie played by Rui Ge, in the darkest moment of bragging about Huihui's life, he is like Dragon Five, and his temperament and aura are almost all Dragon Five reappearing, and the key person behind this is his girlfriend Li Xi, who was abandoned by Bragging Hui.
Finally, remind me again that "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" has "God of Gamblers" in its name, and some details are also paying tribute to "God of Gamblers", but this movie is a real anti-gambling film, and there are many warm family scenes, and there are inspirational ingredients that can heal life.
If you are a fan of Chow Yun-fat, you have to be mentally prepared, because you will see a reverse gambling god who will no longer be in the casino, but the bragging and healing experience of life is also a bit like the classic line of Little Ma Ge: I must get back what I lost.