Get straight to the point and reveal the topic
This Internet University, called "The Death of the Ember Owl", is known as the film and television version of "Hurricane", and 3 people were offline in the opening 6 minutes, and the black-and-white confrontation and bloody pictures in it are addictive.
The three lives in the hands of the director have become the source of power for the film, promoting the rapid development of the plot. The smell of gunpowder smoke from blood and fire stimulates the hormones of the audience, making people's blood boil and adrenaline surge.
Its popularity and high evaluation indicate that domestic anti-crime film and television works are booming, and this article will analyze the film in detail. Art comes from life but is higher than life, and the director grasped the real social theme of anti-gangsterism, injected the imagination of the film, and sublimated it into a masterpiece.
Bloody fights, black and evil have nowhere to hide
At the beginning of the film, the killer laid a net on a rainy night, and soon lost three lives. The boss of the competitor, Liu Guangzu, died in a car accident on a rainy night, which was clearly a murder; Faced with the coercion of kidnapping his family, the criminal Chen Qi was captured and killed.
Later, the informant was also killed in front of the general manager of the Han Yong Group. The director uses the light and shadow of the car lights in the rain to render the unpredictable atmosphere of the murder scene. The bloodstained picture constantly shakes the audience's eyeballs on the silver screen, showing the heinous side of the evil forces.
The painful contradiction between the choice of life and death faced by criminals is vividly portrayed by the director, and the picture is powerful. The high-density appearance of bloody scenes has achieved a shocking effect visually, setting a dark and terrifying tone for the film.
Brother enterprises are in difficulties both internally and externally
The two brothers of the Hanyong Group, Qin Han and Qin Yong, one is scheming and the other is lawless, and they have joined forces to dominate in Yucheng. They could have enjoyed prosperity in peace, but they were deceived by power and embarked on the path of crime.
For the sake of a mere 600 million project, he directly dispatched a killer, which shows his ruthlessness. Through the strong contrast of the two brothers' personalities, the director portrays the helplessness of power making people perverted.
The two brothers fought openly and secretly, and Qin Yong was so greedy that he did not hesitate to sell drugs to enrich himself, which attracted the wrath of Qin Han. Internal contradictions breed, and there are external police guards, and the Hanyong Group has been in a dilemma.
The two brothers, who were once high, actually met each other in the end, and the director used delicate lens language to depict the cruelty of power infighting.
Corruption in the police circle is hard to hide
Police Deputy Chief Feng Jun appears to be upright, but in fact he is mired in sludge. He was the umbrella of Qin and Han, helping him escape justice. For this reason, he betrayed his professional ethics and became a typical corrupt policeman.
Through Feng Jun's inner struggle, the director expresses the human weakness of the government system. Feng Jun also threatened Qin Han, revealing his arrogant nature. The new director was on the horse, and Feng Jun was dissatisfied.
There are all kinds of signs that his plan to protect himself is on the verge of failure. From a positive role to a negative role, Feng Jun's tragedy has become a powerful critique of the systemic problems of current society through the director's gaze.
Character Morph Play as the villain
Ding Haifeng successfully transformed into the extreme villain of Qin Han, and his righteousness with thick eyebrows and big eyes was swept away before, and was replaced by gold-wire glasses and a bigwig. The climactic scene of his quarrel with Qin Yong vividly interprets the brothers from unity to separation.
Ding Haifeng's subtle expression management makes this cold-blooded villain more realistic and three-dimensional. This large-span role shift is commendable. Pei Jiangtong portrayed Feng Jun's painful journey from good to evil, and his delicate and restrained performance was also impressive.
Through the subtle changes in his eyes, he vividly expresses his inner struggle. The transformation of the villain roles of the two powerful actors adds rich character personalities and dramatic conflicts to the film.
The law is clear and shows the filmmaker
"The Death of the Ember Owl" strictly follows the three rules of anti-crime films, which is also an important reason why it has become a masterpiece. The first is the large scale, all kinds of bloody pictures go straight to the heart, and the director shows violence and gore mercilessly, making the contrast between justice and crime more stark.
The second is the high-burning expression of action fighting. The combination of fast-paced action design and sparkling special effects conveys to the audience the belief that justice will prevail. The third is that the script is tightly paced, the story is interlocking, and the director deepens the mystery and tension of the plot through the reversal of the chronological order.
It is precisely because of these three golden rules that the film has become a leading work among domestic anti-crime films.
The theme is prosperous, and the spring of domestic anti-crime is coming
After the fire of "Hurricane", the good results of "The Death of the Ember Owl" undoubtedly indicate the vigorous development of domestic anti-crime film and television works. It is not enough to rely on blood and action alone, how to tap the contradiction between light and darkness of human nature, and make the characters three-dimensional and plump, is a problem that creators need to think about.
Not only stay on the surface of the anti-crime, but also gain insight into the various motives behind the scenes. The intrigue between black and white in reality actually represents the contradiction between good and evil in everyone's heart.
Excellent film and television works need to bring out more thoughts about humanity and justice while climactic action. Let's wait and see, the domestic anti-crime may usher in its spring, continue to deepen in the subject matter, and continue to sublimate in art.