What kind of drama is "Equator"? Unexpectedly, a number of male gods from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea were gathered to join. But they were called by the director to come and go, and they did not become the highlights in the film at all, and even they were just pawns in the director's game of chess.
Today, Mr. Rabbit will talk about it, where is the highlight of "Equator"?
Wen | an annunciation
A | to watch Genealogical diagram of the male gods
Director: Leung Lok Man / Lu Jianqing
Writers: Lem Man Lek Yeung / Lu Jianqing
Starring: Jacky Cheung / Zhang Jiahui / Yu Wenle / Zhang Zhen / Wang Xuexi / Chi Zhenxi / Cui Shiyuan
Genre: Drama / Action / Suspense / Crime
Production area: Hong Kong
Language: Chinese / Cantonese / Korean / English
Release: 2015-04-30
Runtime: 119 minutes
Synopsis:
The secret theft of uranium raw balls from a South Korean weapons factory, the simultaneous crash of a South Korean plane in northeast China, and the mysterious disappearance of a military handheld device mean that a superweapon was born, and no one knows when and where it will detonate. Countries have received reliable information that the theft was orchestrated by a world-wanted criminal code-named "Equator" (Zhang Zhen), who had infiltrated the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, more than a decade ago and successfully stole the eight jades from the Emperor's Three Artifacts. This time, Equator will trade with its number one deputy, Shinsa (Moon Wing Shan), with the terrorist group in Hong Kong, and Asia will face a devastating crisis within 48 hours.
Chinese mainland Director of the Bureau of Investigation. Song An (Wong Hau-hyun) and his assistant Yuen Siu-man (Fung Man-juan), together with Lee Yan-ming (Cheung Ka-fai), Fan Ka-ming (Played by Yu Wen-lok) and Professor of Physics at the University of Hong Kong, Choi Chi-in (Jacky Cheung), plus South Korean Intelligence Agency experts Choi Min-ho (Chi Jin-hee) and Park Woo-chul (Choi Si-won) and other top police forces gather in Hong Kong, and the police and bandits are engaged in a high-IQ struggle.
Depending on how far we are from the male gods, a "Equator" is enough. The film completely deconstructs the aura of the protagonist of the male god, and they appear insignificant in the 90-minute strafing, close combat, street racing, and mission mission impossible drama. Let's take a look at who they all played?
"Storm Man God" Zhang Zhen - villain thug
Scene: 30%
Value: 1000%
Portrayal of male gods: 20%
Appearance: Jiang Yang Thief Wearing a Mask
Out of place performance: In addition to kung fu, it is still kung fu
Full film lines: Originally, there were very few lines in the whole movie, and Zhang Zhen had less than 10 sentences.
Sharp Professor Jacky Cheung - high IQ elite, invincible destructive power
Scene: 50%
Face value: 100%
Portrayal of male gods: 40%
Appearance: A professor of physics who worries about the country and the people, and PK the Hong Kong government from an independent standpoint.
Out of place performance: low key! deep! justice! The typical representative of the wise and foolish, disguised as a scholar and carrying high intelligence and high technology, has completely exploded the Hong Kong police, South Korean agents and mainland officials. Did you know that hollywood's biggest villains tend to be scientists?
The most wonderful sentence of the whole film: "Don't forget, you are also a Hong Konger" Comes from his mouth, and this seemingly righteous sentence has caused the greatest irony in the whole film.
The King of Heaven also has a line to say to Zhang Jiahui - "From the beginning to the end, you have only made one mistake, you should not hit a woman!" ”
Cold Noodle Chief Zhang Jiahui - for Hong Kong, what regrets do you have about going up the knife mountain and going down to the sea of fire?
Scene: 70%
Face value: 70%
Portrayal of male gods: 100%
Appearance method: The Hong Kong police are portrayed as a positive character, and a case naturally leads to the male god leading his subordinates to negotiate.
Performance: Zhang Jiahui has always been a "scavenger" role, and the professional ethics and civic consciousness cultivated by Hong Kong such as love for work, dedication and law-abiding are fully demonstrated here. On the road of justice, we will fight hard to be a screw to defend Hong Kong.
Full film lines: Zhang Jiahui is the most lines in the whole film, and it is also the center of this tug-of-war.
As a Hong Kong inspector torn apart by mainland officials, South Korean agents, and Hong Kong criminals, out of professionalism and stance, his most urgent consideration is security. But others have their own agendas. In this sense, the ability to reach an agreement determines the nature and extent of the battle. But Zhang Jiahui inevitably became a pawn in the international political game.
Burst Inspector Yu Wenle - "Carry it! ”
Role: 40%
Portrayal of male gods: 70%
Appearance method: Before the audience had time to digest these male gods, Yu Wenle turned around and looked back into the camera, although there were not many scenes as Zhang Jiahui's subordinates, but they were stunning at a time.
Performance: When the criminal gang asked to take Yu Wenle as a mortgage to exchange information, Zhang Jiahui asked: "Can you afford it?" Our handsome le said without hesitation- "Can afford it!" ”
Full line: Yu Wenle does not have a word of nonsense. , but no more than 5 sentences. But the high degree of professionalism that is faithful to faith is on full display in every line. The role of Yu Shuai is: "I have a folder in my computer, if I die, you will sit in my place." It is also logical to become zhang Jiahui's successor after his sacrifice. The next one, is it a starring role?
All-round expert Ji Jinxi - tough man Smyta staged the Korean national style
Portrayal of male gods: 80%
Appearance: Listen to the thunder in the silent place on the eve of the battle. Chi Zhenxi's child has just reached the full moon, and a large family is eating a reunion dinner. People show heroes, always saying that he abandoned his wife to go to the battlefield to lay down his life for the country, and then he showed the chivalrous aura of a Korean tough guy. Weakly ask, these two Smyths are so patriotic, Park Geun-hye what do you think?
Appearance: Long-legged Oba wear suits smart, energetic, and middle-aged, young two recipes, Chi Zhenxi is a calm and solemn conservative with a creed in his heart throughout the film.
Full line of the film: The middle-aged Oba is more recognized by the audience than Cui Shiyuan, which lies in the principle in his heart. When they were struggling with whether to exchange information with Yu Wenle, they pinched it. But Chi Zhenxi had one sentence - "Hong Kong and Yu Wenle cannot be sacrificed." ”
The handsome sharpshooter Cui Shiyuan - brave and bloody to sacrifice his life for the country
Appearance: As Ji Zhenxi's deputy, he is loyal and conscientious. Three seconds before the appearance, the whole audience screamed - the same position as Yu Wenle, the same position, why did he play two-thirds more than Shuai Le?
Out of place performance: The last fierce gunfight really made the male god handsome. And swear to die to protect Chi Zhenxi, how can you understand this friendship? Two Oba in a foreign country staged a "hero rescue each other" drama at the time of life and death.
Full line: When Ji Jinxi argued with him, old Oba said that he could not let Yu Wenle and Hong Kong sell for us, and less Oba said that South Korea's national dignity is supreme. Humanitarianism and national justice are at odds. Obviously, the film is more inclined to the old Oba, because in the end Cui Shiyuan sacrificed.
Wang Xuexi, a high-ranking official in the central government, changed from a "traitor" to a master of wisdom and strategy
Face value: 60%
Appearance: Wang Xuexi looks like an old gangster in an official manner, which perfectly interprets the mainland's mockery of Hong Kong's "too young too simple". The performance in the first half made the details of the central officials' expressions precise. In the second half, the earth-shattering reversal turned into a layout master, and you see the center, which is hidden!
In the previous picture, you feel the next ~~
Appearance: There is a kind of wisdom, called the seemingly old treacherous giant monkey is actually hidden, after the plot reversal, Wang Xuexi is the king of spies. The official tone of the scene is really unsettling, but besides him, who else can play this role? By the Way, hairstyle! The hairstyle is handsome!
Lines throughout the film: Wang Xuexi opened his mouth to be loyal to the party and shut up to love the country. But what made Zhang Jiahui, a group of Hong Kong policemen who caught gangsters and heroes, completely sober up was Wang Xuexi's words - "We can't let Hong Kong become the largest underground arms trading market in Asia!" ”
The second point of view is | the overall pattern and political game
If "Cold War" is a political crime story within Hong Kong, then "Equator" completely subverts the style of director Leung Lu. From the perspective of Asian and even international security issues, the film turns the story of a Hong Kong police gangster catching a gangster into a highly political narrative between major powers that love and kill each other but seek common ground while reserving differences for counter-terrorism and security issues.
In this sense, Hong Kong Sir Ah, South Korea's Oba, arms dealers, and Jacky Cheung's claim to defend Hong Kong are all cannon fodder.
Zhang Jiahui's mistake was to keep treating this matter as a regional security incident in Hong Kong. But in fact, the three parties involved in this matter did not take Hong Kong seriously, and even the nuclear weapons themselves were not the top priority reasons, and Hong Kong was innocently the place of struggle. Politics is not necessarily the weakest, but those who cannot see the situation clearly. Involvement in conflicts between great powers with regional power, the act of mantis arm as a car... (Knowing | Humble Enlightenment)
In summary, Equator is multi-line and group portrait. Elements involve topics such as national games, gangster feelings, central layout and regional security, law enforcement standards, and so on. Therefore, the male gods become pawns in the rapid editing and group portraits of the characters.
Three | gunfights, drag racing, and close combat destroyed the city
The film goes to war regardless of the occasion or the location, creating a sense of urgency - it is too late, and the "hot potato" of heavy nuclear weapons should leave Hong Kong quickly. So whether it's Inspector Zhang Jiahui or South Korea Oba, they completely disregard the public and day and night, and beat Hong Kong to pieces. You guys feel it
Chasing The Drama Wen Yongshan is more ruthless than Zhang Jiahui.
Shoot at any time, unprepared.
Motorcycle chase, destroying several streets.
In the past, Hong Kong films still used pistol grenades, but now they have changed to heavy weapons and body armor.
Gunfire.
Speed car shooting.
And, Zhang Jiahui died unexpectedly. (N bloody violent pictures are omitted here)
Finally, Mr. Rabbit revealed that this drama did not have a normal ending ~ ~ !!!!
So let's look forward to the sequel together and predict that they are playing a huge game of chess.
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