South Korea's fiercest man is back to breaking box office records

In recent years, Korean films can be said to have enjoyed unlimited prosperity at the Oscars and European Film Festivals.

But South Korea's domestic film market has been languishing.

In the first half of the past year, among the films released in South Korea, there were only two Korean local films in the top ten by number of moviegoers, and they both ranked low; The top two "Suzu Bud Journey" and "Slam Dunk" are both Japanese anime, and this face is indeed a bit awkward.

However, with the arrival of the summer season, a blockbuster commercial film finally came to the "rescue".

The film immediately topped the box office after its release, with more than 7 million viewers, breaking the record set by the previous work in the series - "Crime City 3".

That's right, "Shenma Dongxi" is here again.

The "Crime City" series starring him has been a double hit at the box office since the first part, and now it has been filmed for the third part, which has become an IP masterpiece of Korean commercial action films.

The "monster policeman" Ma Xidao he portrayed is undoubtedly the soul of this series.

In the first two films, Ma Xidao first led the police force to sweep away gangs and settle the contradictions between foreign gangs and local gangs;

Then he took over a "transnational serial kidnapping and murder case" and eradicated a perverted murderer who singled out tourists.

Although he is a criminal police officer, his style is "more underworld than the underworld".

In the face of bullies, he likes to solve problems with violence, and he can't do it;

Procedural justice is also not given much regard for the interrogation of prisoners.

Because of a series of operations that wandered in the gray area, he was not punished, but as long as he could finally get the criminals to the law, he didn't care about this.

It is precisely because of the combat effectiveness of "one-punch man" + the raw character of "don't care what, just do it", no matter which faction of gangsters, they have to give three points when they see him.

However, under the appearance of a tough guy macho, he has a gentle and sensual heart.

When I see a blind date, I will spray perfume, and before I start drying, I will help the passers-by grandmother to evacuate the scene, although I can fight, but I am also afraid of injury, and I will be shocked when I see the gangster holding a fruit knife... The whole contrast is full of cuteness.

In the third part, Ma Seok-do was transferred to the wide-area search team in Seoul.

There was a murder case when the victim had consumed a new type of drug.

The drug is smuggled raw materials by Japanese yakuza and manufactured locally in South Korea, and sold in nightclubs through sophisticated middlemen.

The anti-drug police, who was previously undercover, also mysteriously disappeared recently.

It wasn't until this murder that it really attracted public attention.

After investigation, Ma Xi Dao found that the epidemic of new drugs involved gang fighting.

So he used his connections and tough methods to break into the stronghold and seize a lot of drugs, and also dug up a few behind-the-scenes masterminds.

But just as the stolen goods were being seized, the police car carrying the seized drugs was suddenly attacked.

The police officers were injured and all the drugs were robbed.

This made him realize that this opponent not only had the strength to unknowingly operate such a transnational drug trafficking industry chain in Seoul, but also accurately "predicted" the course of action of the police.

Counting the anti-narcotics police who disappeared before, they have already publicly declared war on the police twice and three times...

The plot of the third part revolves around the anti-drug operation led by Ma Xidao and the Guangzhou Search Team.

The film did not sell the audience a pass, and informed the behind-the-scenes boss of this time through a double-line narrative at the beginning, it was Zhu Chengzhe, the captain of the anti-drug department.

Not only did he steal from himself and use his power to join forces with drug dealers, but he was also extremely dark and cold-blooded, and brutally murdered his undercover colleagues in order to complete the drug deal.

However, due to Marxi Dao, who was killed halfway, their transaction still went wrong.

The Japanese yakuza, Korean gangs and Zhu Sung-chul and his gang involved are therefore caught in the "black eats black" infighting, all of which want to monopolize drugs and push others out to carry the pot.

Criminals have infighting, and the police reap the benefits of fishermen - from the perspective of the plot framework, "Crime City 3" continues the cool film settings of the first two films.

The entire investigation part does not have too many complex, brain-burning reversals, and the action scene focuses on a "one punch down the person is gone", so there are no fancy moves to highlight the refreshing feeling of a fist to the flesh.

This straightforward adrenaline rush has always been the hallmark of the Crime City series.

But in the third part, the effect has been slightly weakened.

This can also be seen from the gradually declining series rating, which can also show the audience's reaction:

On the one hand, although the plots in the first two films are equally short and fast, the character creation is remarkable, especially the villain, and the image and combat effectiveness are very impressive.

Zhang Qian, the "Harbin social child" in the first part, contributed the highest laughter of the whole film with a war roar;

The duel in the men's toilet can fight back and forth with the "humanoid tank" Ma Xidao.

The "perverted murderer" Jiang Haishang in the second part is also ruthless and not popular.

Launched crazy to kill all their own people, and the self-declared identity in the elevator was directly filmed with a ghost movie horror.

In short, although the protagonist is strong, the villain is crazy enough.

One by one, they are not only psychopathic, but also brave and resourceful.

In this way, we can achieve a certain degree of parity and have a wonderful contest with the protagonist.

In contrast, in the third part, the villain Zhu Chengzhe is obviously much weaker in aura and strength.

As a black policeman, if he takes the hidden black route, he may also bring a touch of suspense to the story.

But from the double-line narrative chosen at the beginning, it can be seen that the director has abandoned suspense creation. The actor's performance is too strong, which almost imprints "I am the boss" on his face, and every fight with the protagonist gives people a sense of bluff and intellectual weakness.

While the villain is weakened, the combat effectiveness of the protagonist Ma Xidao is becoming more and more outrageous.

The "one-punch man" of the first two films is still in the human category, this one directly becomes a superhero, the iron rod knocks on the head unharmed, no matter how many secret calculations are suffered, it can be resurrected in place full of blood and directly dry.

This directly makes the plot lose the tension it deserves, because you know that no matter what bad tricks the villain is hiding, Ma Xidao can easily and harden all the way to the end.

However, "Crime City 3" is still worth watching as an entertainment action movie. It always strengthens the characteristics of the series, using a concise and smooth plot, fast-paced narrative and fist-to-flesh fighting scenes to bring the audience the pleasure of decompression.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why the audience reputation of the first two films is extremely high, and the humorous line style also contributes.

It can not only highlight the contrasting cute character of the protagonist on the side, but also create a lot of laughs for the plot, such as when Ma Xidao and the villain duel, do not forget to tell that he is single;

When the villain proposed "five and five points of stolen goods", he pretended to ask the bridge of "who takes five".

In this part, this humorous bridge has increased unabated, and it echoes the previous work. For example, when he is still worried about being single, he is mistaken for the underworld by a beautiful woman outside a nightclub, and he still thinks about whether he has a chance;

When he was offered by the villain again to share the loot, he complained "I take fifty percent anyway."

In fact, as early as the promotion of the second part, the main creator said that the "Crime City" series is an emotional cathartic work, and the refreshing violent duel and the sense of humor interspersed with it are all in order to achieve the effect of easy decompression. In other words, it does not seek serious and profound expression.

The main creator has even thought of eight sequels for it, hoping to make it a "Fast and Furious"-style IP.

It may be too early to mention eight sequels. But looking at the high box office and audience response of "Crime City 3", at least the fourth part is a certainty.

Will you continue to look forward to this "One Punch Man" series?