Stills from The Great Hunt
Directed by Hong Kong's up-and-coming director Chow Hsien-yang, written by the well-known talented woman Du Miaolang, and co-starring zhang Jiahui and Ren Dahua, the new police and bandit criminal investigation film "The Great Hunt" will be released simultaneously in Hong Kong and the mainland on March 15. A few days ago, ren Dahua, the lead actor of the film, was interviewed. He said: "'The Great Hunt' shows the most difficult and collapsed mental state of the Hong Kong police, and I put a state of nervousness in the play, and strive to show the inner world of the Hong Kong police, something a little crazy." ”
In his view, the classic Hong Kong police film has developed so far and has become a unique film genre in the world film industry. He emphasized: "Many industries, such as IT, are where we buy patents from others. But in the film industry, foreigners are still watching our Hong Kong films and buying our scripts, and I think as a Hong Kong actor, a Chinese, this is the happiest place. ”
The film remuneration is put aside: "The script is not out, I am OK"
In the movie "The Great Hunt", the film emperor Ren Dahua, who has taken over more than 100 police images, once again played the police detective. He confessed: "The main reason why I decided to participate in the show was because I watched the director's first play " The Murderer " , and I think his script is very well written, and he is a very talented director." He also revealed: "When I talked to the director about this story, the script did not come out, and I was OK." I think this story is very attractive to me, it describes some complex social phenomena encountered by a new generation of policemen, and I feel that I will have a lot of room to play in the play. ”
This time, Ren Dahua is the first time to cooperate with the new director Zhou Xianyang, and he has given great support and encouragement to this newcomer. He recalled the situation at that time and said: "I just think he is also a new director, the investment is also a quota, the film remuneration can not give me too much, I said to him at that time you can rest assured, I have no problem shooting first." In Ren's view, the description of the Hong Kong police in "The Great Hunt" has strong practical significance. He said: "'The Great Hunt' shows the most difficult and collapsed mental state of the Hong Kong police very well, and now the police are becoming more and more difficult to do, maybe 24 hours a day or two weeks a week, this high load of pressure is very frightening." And this movie will show this phenomenon in many details. ”
Not crazy, not alive: "I put a state of nervousness in the play"
In the film, Ren Dahua, who has long been comfortable with the role of the police, encounters new challenges. Because the police detective Lin Zhengzhong played by him is anti-PTU and other handsome police figures, but his appearance is decadent, paranoid, and even somewhat neurotic. Ren Dahua said: "This time I put a state of nervousness in the play, and tried to show the inner world of the Hong Kong police, something a little crazy. "In "The Great Hunt", ren Dahua plays a different role than before, with many family backgrounds and story details interspersed. He confessed: "I hope to put the state of human nature in the play, play this policeman differently, closer to life, because only movies with this kind of true feelings are the best to watch." ”
Inside and outside the play, Ren Dahua admitted that he spent a lot of time and effort on this role. He projected a lot of his own ideas into the movie, "I put a Tibetan mastiff personality in this play to show the image of this Hong Kong policeman." This character is as loyal to the truth as a Tibetan mastiff, pursuing the suspect and even being a little paranoid. But on the other hand, this day and night work leads to neglect of the family. Ren Dahua also blew himself up: "Because the role played by Zhang Jiahui can't speak, I sometimes go home, in the bathroom, I will learn him to be a mute, and I don't speak for two hours, and the result is really uncomfortable." I hope to feel the mentality of his character in this way. ”
Chinese people should strengthen themselves: "Hong Kong police films are also world patents"
Acting for more than 20 years, Ren Dahua, who came from a family of policemen, has created many classic roles, most of which are related to police. He confessed: "Some people really think I'm a policeman, and sometimes I wonder if I'm really a policeman." But I really enjoy the state of this kind of work. He also shared a family anecdote with reporters, he said: "Last week, I accompanied my daughter to watch cartoons, when there was a poster of "The Great Hunt" on the street, in the picture I pointed a gun at Zhang Jiahui, my daughter asked me if I had caught him, she always thought I was a policeman, I explained to her many times that I was an actor, she did not understand. ”
In Ren's view, Hong Kong police films are already a very mature film genre. He said: "Hong Kong police films are not only popular in China, but also in the world, and many foreign directors and producers like to use Hong Kong police films as a reference. But at the same time, he also said that the industry still needs more talent and investment. He stressed: "The genre of Hong Kong police films needs more research and development, so we like to cooperate with some new directors, and we hope that these new directors can make some good films. Now shoot this field a little better, can capture the audience, so that we can continue to develop. ”