In Wu Yusen's classic films, there is always a confrontation between the two males. "Changing Face" is not surprising.
Sean, the FBI inspector general, is a serious and stereotypical person, his son was killed by Keith a few years ago, and he has been hunting Keith for many years, resulting in a busy job and no desire to take care of the family. In the film, the character is a failed husband and father and is not liked by his subordinates.
Keith, a terrorist, is fierce and fierce, and killed Sean's son by mistake a few years ago to snipe Shawn. This character has a promiscuous and charismatic personality, and he loves his brother very much.
Such two identities are opposed, and the characters with different personalities use high-tech "face change" (all appearance features are exchanged) to exchange identities, making the plot full of absurdity and fun. After changing faces, Sean faces the face of the enemy in the mirror and smashes the mirror hysterically, full of pain, while Keith accepts it and even runs to the prison to taunt Sean. This huge contrast not only portrays the huge difference in the personalities of the protagonists, but also makes us understand a truth, the avenger is often more painful than the abuser. After the change of face, the two people lived different lives. Sean replaces Keith and goes to prison as a criminal who goes on endlessly in prison; Keith rescues his brother in prison as Sean's inspector, dismantles the poison gas bomb he installs and becomes a national hero, appears in Time magazine, and owns Sean's family. Ironically, Keith not only had everything Sean had, but even more than Sean had. Sean's subordinates and family members like Keith with a very different personality.
In the film, in order to regain his identity, Sean has a number of confrontations with Keys. In these many confrontations, director Wu Yusen used the identity of "changing faces" to dislocate, making the plot full of tension.
After Sean escapes from prison, he uses Keith's identity to gather a group of underworld friends to help him, preparing to infiltrate his home to take control of Keith, while Keith gathers FBI SWAT officers to attack Sean and his friends. In the final battle, Keith's girlfriend helps Sean block the robbery, and Sean's daughter also shoots her father for Keith.
Obviously watching a fierce gunfight, I tasted a hint of farcical absurdity.
At the end of the film, the evil is not overpowered, and Sean kills Keith and retrieves his face. It is worth mentioning that in the end, Shaun adopted Keith's son. Here reflects the delicate emotions of director Wu Yusen: beginning with hatred and ending with forgiveness, the love that is missing from each other is compensated for by the enemy.
At the end of the film, Wu Yusen left a philosophical thinking question. What is the nature of identity? Is the definition of "me" determined by the appearance of "me" or by the intrinsic qualities of "me"? If it is determined by the inner qualities of "me", then why is it that Keith, who is just exactly the same on the outside, but completely different on the inside, can replace Sean so perfectly, and even make the people around him, including his family, like him more?