The last time I introduced Liu Yaren's masterpiece, whether it was the depressed literary youth in "Burning" or the corpse collector who could not speak in "Silent". Liu Yaren plays the story of the young people at the bottom of society struggling and fruitless.
The two films introduced today, "Old Hand" Liu Yaren plays the violent and perverted rich second generation.
In "Si Mourning", the prince Li Huan, who is equally violent and painful but kind in nature. These two characters are essentially about those who are born with great material wealth, and under the extreme material abundance, the barren dryness of the squeezed spirit, what kind of distortion will such people end up like?
"Old Hand" We also introduced a domestic version called "Big" Characters, Wang Qianyuan played the police role of Huang Zhengmin, and Liu Yaren played the role of Fu Erdai by Bao Bell.
Obviously, compared with Bao Bell's shaping, Liu Yaren has increased the perversion and charm of this role in terms of appearance and performance. Rather than disgust, the viewer feels more fear and a deep sense of immersion.
This role is reminiscent of Wu Yanzu, the second generation of the rich in "Police Story", who is a scourge, a poor worm, and a symbol of corruption.
Zhao Taihui (Liu Yaren) enjoys the greatest benefits of this society, is high above, is respected and envied. But life at the tip of the pyramid did not satisfy him, and he commanded everyone, and in the abyss of desire, this man was deeply miserable. He is both a beneficiary and a victim of wealth and power.
From the title of the movie, we can see that the protagonist of this story is a fierce and interesting senior policeman played by Huang Zhengmin. As the guardian of justice, Huang Zhengmin chose to fight to the end in the face of the devastated reality that had been bitten by social beetles, and in the face of all corrupt wealth and privileges.
How strong and erect Huang Zhengmin is depends on how powerful Liu Yaren's dark energy is. In other words, the role of Liu Yaren stood, and the role of Huang Zhengmin stood.
"Mourning" is about a failed father-killing operation in the dynasty.
Crown Prince Li Huan was placed high hopes by his father, who was a king, and was made a prince at birth, carefully cultivated by university scholars. When Li Huan was not yet sensible, the youthful genius displayed by Li Huan made his father feel very pleased. But as Li Huan grew up, this young man who was born in the imperial family and was designated as the heir of the dynasty became more and more like an ordinary child, he was not an imperial talent, he was playful and active, and he longed for freedom.
And that's not allowed.
Because of their status, the prince and the king are doomed to be ordinary fathers and sons. Li Huan longed for freedom, and his father, Li Fu, asked him to study the art of emperors between the square inches. And the father as the king has this right.
A paradox arises, the father wants the prince to be king, the prince must listen to the king, and a king, even a future king, the core privilege is that everyone listens to himself, including himself.
Therefore, Li Huan was obviously supervising the country at the behest of his father, but it would still worsen the relationship between father and son, so Li Huan would be forced into a desperate situation, so Li Huan would have a murderous heart.
However, if he fails, then he must die.
A few days after Li Huan was placed in the grain coffin, his father Li Fu and the Manchu Dynasty Ministers of Culture and Martial Arts, along with all the people of the former imperial harem, waited for Li Huan's death. We also see how the father and son of the father and son have become enemies step by step, and we have seen the alienation of the imperial power to two people.