At the end of the film, the subtitle shows: ------- According to the survey statistics of medical authorities, there are about 8 million to 10 million people with various types of mental illness in the country, of which only about 2 million people have been found, and have been treated and paid attention, and the rest are living around us. The movie "Death is Near" is from 1989, which is the statistics of 30 years ago, so how many similar "schizophrenic" patients are there today 30 years later? With the acceleration of the pace of social life, the pressure on people's living space is increasing, especially due to various reasons caused by mental trauma, in the absence of timely mental comfort and drug treatment will lead to social problems, and even bloody cases. Why many major criminal cases that are happening now have to identify the perpetrators with mental illness, which shows that today, there are already many such patients, but some are discovered, and some are hidden around us, which is a social problem worthy of attention, otherwise it will pay a heavy price.
The male protagonist of the film "Death Is Approaching" Wang Kewei (sun Chun) is the general manager of a city Huasheng advertising company, 40 years old, shrewd and capable, and proud of his career; his wife Lu Jing (Lin Fangbing) is a famous host of the city TELEVISION station, gentle and beautiful zhishu Dali, the two people are a pair of "made in heaven" in the eyes of relatives and friends, happy and happy, enviable. But no one could have imagined that under the dazzling aura of these stars and moons, Wang Kewei would be related to the serial killings that have occurred everywhere in the past few years. For four consecutive years, one person was killed every April 30, with hammers and chains at 12 midnight on that day. This series of cases has always been the most headache for the local municipal public security bureaus, after investigation, it was determined that it was committed by a man, because from the analysis of the time of the crime and the tools of the crime, the modus operandi of these 4 cases is surprisingly similar, but the criminals have not left more valuable clues, making the case confusing, delayed in progress, and no one knows what will happen on the next April 30.
Before Labor Day, the Public Security Bureau held a meeting to study and formulate a plan to prevent the 4.30 case from occurring in the city, assisted by An Liang (Li Wenqi), the captain of the criminal police team, and Cai Yijie (Xu Yajun), a graduate of the police academy. After two people's visits and meticulous investigation, it was found that the first victim of the 4.30 case had a deep historical background, which involved a ridiculous "concubine selection" incident by Lin Biao's counterrevolutionary clique during the "Cultural Revolution": finding a daughter-in-law for Lin Liguo, the son of Lin Biao Yequn. Yang Yana, the girlfriend of Air Force pilot Luo Zhengzhi, was chosen to leave, and under the coercion and inducement, Yang Yana severed her relationship with Luo Zhengzhi. However, Yang Yana was not selected, and after being eliminated, she was introduced by Ye Qun's secretary to another backbone of the "Combined Fleet" and married. The person who manipulated this absurd incident was Li Xinzhi of Ye Qun's office, the first person killed in the 4.30 case. Luo Zhengzhi was deeply shocked at that time, and was expelled from the party and the military for raping Yang Yana's sister Yang Yasha, who was only 15 years old, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. The fourth person killed in the 4.30 case was Yang Yana, who had changed her name. Captain An Liang deduced from this that the perpetrator was most likely Luo Zhengzhi, but where was Luo Zhengzhi? This is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack.
Lu Jing loves her husband Wang Kewei very much, and on the occasion of Wang Kewei's birthday on April 30, in order to make the birthday celebration more solemn, she dialed the phone of Wang Kewei's alma mater and invited Wang Kewei's teachers and classmates to attend his birthday celebration, but was told that the school did not have this person. Lu Jing was not dead hearted, and wanted to find Wang Kewei's graduation certificate to find out. The diploma was found, but was identified as a fake. At the same time, Wang Kewei's teacher called Lu Jing and said that Wang Kewei went to France to study after graduation, and his wife went with him. This series of changes made Lu Jing begin to doubt Wang Kewei's identity.
After further investigation, the public security organs found that Wang Kewei, the general manager of Huasheng Advertising Company, was Luo Zhengzhi at that time, and his next target to kill was his wife Lu Jing, Lu Jing was Yang Yana's sister Yang Yasha, and Lu Jing did not know that Wang Kewei was Luo Zhengzhi who killed his sister, but Wang Kewei knew that his wife was Yang Yasha, and he married her to vent his inner resentment and sexual repression, and then killed her on April 30. Wang Kewei discovered Lu Jing's suspicions about himself, so he resentfully smashed Lu Jing's portrait with a hammer in front of his parents' grave, Lu Jing was the last to be killed, he planned to move at 12 midnight on April 30, but Lu Jing did not feel the danger coming. After mastering Wang Kewei's conclusive evidence, An Liang and Xiao Cai found Lu Jing, said everything, and for safety, gave Lu Jing an electric baton to protect herself and prevent the 4.30 case from happening again. Sure enough, after midnight, Wang Kewei's old illness recurred, and he attacked Lu Jing with a hammer and chain lock, and was stopped by the police who arrived in time, and in front of everyone, Wang Kewei stabbed himself with a knife.
This film did not count much at the box office 30 years ago, but it is certain that it should be in the top 5 in the ranking of horror crime movies, once sensational, it is said that it was banned for a time, and the thrilling picture and sound effects became the childhood shadow of many people. The superb interpretation of the male and female protagonists Sun Chun and Lin Fangbing makes the story more thoughtful and infectious, especially the final scene, which makes countless people cry. So why does it have so many sensational points as a horror crime film? This is the difference between "Death Is Near" and similar films, even the devil has an emotionally fragile side, and he has a tragic life with ups and downs, which is the artistic charm of the film. Male No. 1 is the culprit of the serial murder case in the film, and also a serious "schizophrenia" patient, his encounter is worthy of historical reflection, and his tragic life is more worthy of taste.
Wang Kewei (Luo Zhengzhi) The beginning of his tragic life stemmed from the misdeeds of Lin Biao's counter-revolutionary clique in that "political movement", as a pilot of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force, in that fiery era, it should be a time to make great efforts to serve the motherland, but due to Lin Liguo's "concubine selection" incident, under the manipulation of Li Xinzhi and others, his girlfriend Yang Yana was forced to leave her helplessly. Originally, this incident hit Wang Kewei very hard, but Li Xinzhi did not trust Wang Kewei, and arrested Wang Kewei on the charge of raping Yang Yana's half-sister Yang Yasha, and tricked Yang Yasha, who was only 15 years old, to sign the accusation, so that Wang Kewei was completely wronged. As Captain An Liang said, "Don't think that grievances that are not shouted and that people do not know are not grievances." Wang Kewei, who was expelled from the party and the military, was imprisoned for 12 years, and such a mental blow was enough to destroy a person's will. During this period, Wang Kewei's parents were so overwhelmed by this incident that they both fell ill and died, and his only brother also ran away from home and his whereabouts are unknown. After his release from prison, Wang Kewei did not know where to go, and it was during this time that Wang Kewei relied on his ingenuity to create the first fortune in his life, "Huasheng Advertising Company". The success of his career did not dissolve the hatred buried in Wang Kewei's heart, but on the contrary, he was more and more mentally tortured, and over time he suffered from "schizophrenia". At a certain time in his heart, he could not control his behavior, and the only way to vent was to kill the people who brought him disaster one by one, even two women who resembled Yang Yana were innocently killed.
In Lu Jing's eyes, her husband Wang Kewei is all she has, handsome and dashing career success, and loves herself very much, and in the envious eyes of others, they are romantic and happy. Even when she suspected that Wang Kewei's academic qualifications were fraudulent, she thought that there must be a misunderstanding in this, she trusted her husband too much, and thought that Wang Kewei was so outstanding and perfect in all aspects. When the police told Lu Jing that Wang Kewei was the real culprit in the 4.30 case, Lu Jing did not give up on Wang Kewei and wanted to impress him through her tenderness, she knew that it was "schizophrenia" that caused him to be unable to restrain. Even when Lu Jing knew that Wang Kewei was Luo Zhengzheng, she did not abandon him because he killed his sister, and still threw herself into Wang Kewei's arms in spite of the danger and tearfully begged him not to kill any more. If the film is a horror crime film type, then the emotional drama at the end of this paragraph is absolutely tear-jerking. For Wang Kewei, his killing of Lu Jing was premeditated before he got married, and he was waiting for the day of April 30. When Lu Jing announced that she was pregnant at his birthday dinner, Wang Kewei's conscience was infected, and he was shocked, his heart was full of mixed feelings, and he felt Lu Jing's strong love for himself. When Wang Kewei could not control himself, he asked Lu Jing to seize the medicine, and he was not willing to brutally kill his wife, but in the end a terrible scene occurred, holding a hammer in the room to launch a thrilling pursuit, just when Lu Jing's life was hanging in the line, the police broke through the door and shot Wang Kewei with a gun. Wang Kewei calmed down, seeing all this, he could not face it, and committed suicide with complicated guilt. The terrified Lu Jing caressed Wang Kewei's face lovingly, grief-stricken.
Wang Kewei died, and his sinful life came to an end. We cannot blame the "political movement", we can only say that in that era, Among the heinous crimes committed by Lin Biao's counterrevolutionary clique, Wang Kewei was only one of the victims. Wang Kewei was unfortunate, but he was also lucky to meet Lu Jing, originally a happy life had just begun, he could have told his wife about his illness, but he did not, he always thought that Lu Jing (Yang Yasha) accused him that year, which made him suffer from prison, and from his heart he hated Lu Jing. In the absence of timely treatment, Wang Kewei's "schizophrenia" became the cause of his killing. Captain An Liang saw the last scene and said with emotion, "I can't imagine that it is such an ending." ”