Zhang Yi's smoke, Sha Yi's laughter, Huang Zhizhong's ruthlessness, this spy war film that has been hidden for 5 years is coming

It's hard to imagine that this year's spy war drama will "collectively overturn".

In the first half of the year, "Infernal" and "Thin Ice" were placed on high hopes before their release, but their reputation continued to Waterloo.

In the recently broadcast "Lurker", Huang Xiaoming and Jiang Xin play the agent couple, which has the posture of a sister chapter of "Lurking".

But after the broadcast, the plot full of loopholes directly extinguished the audience's expectations, and was complained that the entire drama was "360 degrees of dead ends".

Spy war-themed movies have become a hot commodity, and the last one that was applauded and slapped was back to "Above the Cliff" in 2021.

Just when the spy war theme fell into a bottleneck period, there was a spy war film that had not yet been released that rekindled the expectations of many spy war fans.

This is "The Tip of the Knife" directed by Gao Qunshu.

The film was filmed as early as 2018, but then it sank into the sea and there was no news.

Only recently did the film, which has been dormant for five years, release its first trailer.

Although only a trailer was released, many people have already included the film in the "Must See of the Year" series.

After all, Gao Qunshu's last spy war film "The Wind" has long been a classic in the hearts of countless people, and the score of 8.4 is still the ceiling of spy war movies.

So for this new film, there are a few questions, and it's time for us to talk in detail:

01. Will "Knife Tip" take over the mantle of "The Wind" and become the new ceiling of spy war films?

02. Compared with previous spy war films, what are the highlights of "Knife Tip" in terms of scale and expression?

03. What surprises will Zhang Yi, who once again starred in the spy war theme, bring in the performance?

Today, Bluestone will explore with you through this trailer and related materials.

01, the woman of the fruit, the fish on the chopping board, these details are worth playing

I have to say that Gao Qunshu is a director who knows how to use details.

At that time, "The Voice of the Wind" relied on various details to create an interlocking "high-end bureau werewolf killing".

For example, on the cheongsam that Gu Xiaomeng sewed for Li Ningyu, the Morse code that transmitted signals to the outside was embroidered.

For example, the mention of "Tangshan Leting" in the old gun code is actually borrowing Mr. Li Dazhao's hometown Leting to imply his Communist Party identity.

Judging from the trailer of the exposure, "Knife Tip" is not inferior to "The Wind" in details.

Like "The Wind", "Tip of the Knife" is also set in the Anti-Japanese War period.

In Nanjing in 1940, assassinations were staged every day.

One second he was still talking and laughing, and the next second he had become a revenant under a random gun.

On the other hand, the underground party lurking inside the Japanese army is trying to stop the Japanese army's inhumane Spring Thunder plan.

But in the dangerous situation surrounded by tigers and wolves, it is already reluctant to save itself, and it is even more difficult to destroy the plan of the Japanese army...

In the short two-minute trailer, Bluestone notices four interesting details.

One is the mysterious back in the trailer.

Since we can only see the back, we can't know the appearance and expression of the character, we can only tell that it is a man and a woman.

This sense of unknown undoubtedly increases the mystery of the character's identity.

But the director actually buried key information suggesting the identity of male characters in these shots.

For example, this mysterious man with uncertain whereabouts has changed multiple costumes in different scenes.

The most important thing is that he also wore a Japanese army costume and appeared in the Japanese army base camp.

In general, frequent cross-dressing is often done to perform a certain task or to hide your true identity.

As you can imagine, the identity of this character must be extraordinary.

It is very likely that he was the key figure in sabotaging the Japanese Chunlei plan.

And who is that mysterious female character? And what is the relationship between the two?

The second is people hiding underwater.

In those days, surviving was extremely difficult.

Especially for those who walk on the tip of the knife, they are always facing the test of death.

This scene in the trailer is a suffocating moment of life and death.

"I can't hear anything coming from below."

With this line, a man puts his hands in his pockets and looks down into the water.

Under the seemingly calm water, it seems that a person is hiding, holding his breath to hide his whereabouts.

Being able to hold his breath underwater without making any noise shows that this fugitive is not an ordinary person.

Who are the pursuers? And who is the person being hunted down? It can't help but make people think about it.

The third is the woman of the fruit.

This is one of the most playful images in the trailer.

Inside the bedroom, a tall woman was taking off her clothes.

In front of the woman is Jin Shenshui, played by Zhang Yi, standing in front of the window wearing a Japanese military costume.

In the darkness, the yellow light of the bedside lamp makes the whole environment full of ambiguity and eroticism.

Is this a power trade, or is it a beauty plan that invites you into the urn?

Judging from Zhang Yi's expression, he seemed indifferent to all this in front of him.

Qingshi guessed that Zhang Yi's character was most likely an underground party lurking inside the Japanese army.

And this female character may be a trap for the Japanese army to test its identity.

The fourth is the fish on the cutting board.

This detail makes people deeply feel the sense of despair that there is nowhere to run.

On the cutting board, two fish are still struggling to make their final struggles, next to a kitchen knife and already cut meat.

The original daily picture has become weird and terrifying under the rendering of the atmosphere.

Off-screen, a woman's voice said,

"If anyone wants to kill me, I will definitely shout loudly."

At this time, the mouth of the fish in the picture is closed one by one, and it seems that it is also making a silent cry for help.

Immediately after the next picture, the face of a man with a bloody face suddenly appeared, and his eyes were round and dead.

Above the deceased, there was also a man dressed as a Japanese army, who seemed to have lost his breath hanging from the beam.

As the saying goes, "man is a knife trick, I am a fish", how can the fish that is dying and struggling on the chopping board not be ordinary people who let the fish flesh?

Borrowing the fish on the cutting board as a metaphor for the human condition, this detail is indeed advanced in its treatment.

The above are only some of the details in the trailer, and every shot is a piece of the puzzle of this spy war puzzle.

Under the foreshadowing of various details, the suspense of the story is directly full, and it also makes people look forward to the true face of Lushan in the main film.

02, Zhang Yi's two faces, Sha Yi's smile hides a knife, making people's sweaty hair stand upright

After the trailer came out, Jin Shenshui, played by Zhang Yi, caused heated discussions on the Internet.

Both in identity and emotion, Kim Shenshui is an extremely complex character.

In the trailer, Zhang Yi shows two different faces, both forbearance and outburst.

The first face is the "poker face".

Most of the time, Jin Shenshui is not smiling, only a pair of eyes looking around warily.

Especially when there are many people, his expression is more serious and gloomy, making it difficult to approach.

Working under the Wang puppet government, this face is the best disguise.

The second face is a tender iron man.

As a lurker, Jin Shenshui must show the kind of style of not being angry and self-respecting;

But in fact, he has his loved ones and irrepressible emotions.

Knowing that his relatives and comrades had been brutally killed, he was stunned in place, the corners of his mouth twitched and his expression was dull, and tears rolled in his eyes.

He also has a beloved, and the scene where the two hug each other tightly in the forest, you can feel the strong tenderness and affection of this man.

Repression and release, coldness and tenderness, two very different emotions are well compatible with Zhang Yi.

Here, Qingshi must say that Zhang Yi is really good at using props to enhance the appeal of the performance.

For example, the fan in his hand is not only a murderous tool, but also strengthens the label of the character's "clothed beast".

In "The Tip of the Knife", the cigarette in Jin Shenshui's hand is also the finishing touch to shape the character.

The scene where Jin Shenshui leans against the stairs to smoke a cigarette can be said to be Zhang Yi's "sexiest performance in his career".

Not only Zhang Yi, but also Sha Yi's performance is also eye-catching.

Like Kim Shenshui, the character of Sha Yi also works under the Japanese.

He and Jin Shenshui seem to have a good relationship, and the two lean under the tree together to smoke and laugh, looking like a rather hearty rough man.

But that's just one side of him.

He was not lenient in dealing with the defenceless civilian population.

Pull on clothes, hold a gun to your head, and force the other party to explain honestly.

That indistinguishable sense of ferocity and oppression is the true face of Sha Yi's character.

Especially in the darkness, Sha Yi looked forward thoughtfully, and the doubt and cruelty in his eyes were the most creepy pictures in the trailer.

In addition, there are many powerful actors joining in the film.

For example, Huang Zhizhong, who plays the director of the Wang Pseudo-Secret Security Bureau, combs his back, holds a cigarette in his hand, his eyes are sharp, and there is a wistful sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Although there is not a single line, the ruthlessness is already coming out, and the aura exuded is also full of deterrence.

There is also Lang Yueting, and her relationship with Zhang Yi in the trailer is confusing.

On the surface, the two were "colleagues" working under the Japanese puppet army;

But the eye contact between the two and the many meetings in private suggest that the character of Lang Yueting may have the same identity as Zhang Yi.

Being able to bring these powerful actors together on the same stage is enjoyable to think about.

03, Gao Qunshu + Mai Family = Spy War Film Warranty?

After the trailer was released, Gao Qunshu wrote this sentence on social platforms:

"Five years, in which it is difficult and impossible to talk to."

As you can imagine from the trailer,

It is not easy for such a film that may involve various sensitive factors to be released.

To be honest, Bluestone still has high expectations for this movie.

After all, Gao Qunshu is quite familiar with the theme of spy warfare.

In 2009's "The Wind", the word-of-mouth box office was double-harvested, and the box office ranked among the top 5 domestic films that year.

Other spy dramas such as "The Gunfire of the Secret Bureau" and "Father's Identity" have also been well received by many audiences.

What's more, this time is fourteen years later, Gao Qunshu and the Mai family have joined forces.

For the Mai family, he also hopes to fight a "turnaround" through "The Tip of the Knife".

Prior to this, "The Tip of the Knife" had launched two versions of the TV series, but both received mediocre responses, and were even questioned as "anti-Japanese dramas".

After six years, the film version has reappeared, escorted by Gao Qunshu, and the quality is naturally guaranteed.

Overall, "The Tip of the Knife" has the director's personal style in terms of image.

It continues the cold color of "The Wind", but it has an extra cold killing.

Thick fog, woods, snow, dead trees, Gao Qunshu presents the dangers of the undercurrent with a bleak natural scene.

Although there are few lines in the trailer, all the information is already contained in the picture and the actors' performances.

As one of the most popular themes among Chinese audiences, spy war films have gone through more than 70 years.

In 1949, the first spy war film "Invisible Front" came out, which opened the creative boom of spy war films.

Since then, classic spy war films such as "Guest on the Iceberg", "Heroic Tiger Guts" and "Secret Drawings" still have a great influence today.

It is understandable that after decades of creation, this theme will inevitably be repeated and solidified in mode.

But it can also be seen that there are still spy war films/dramas such as "Above the Cliff", "Rebel", "Peace Hotel" and other spy war films / dramas that continue to innovate and bring new surprises to the audience.

Therefore, we sincerely hope that "Tip of the Knife" can bring new blood to the spy war theme and make spy war movies shine with a different brilliance again.

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