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Chapter 1309 It is precisely because of love and righteousness that it can be called a "hero"

As a gangster movie, "The True Colors of Heroes" has caused some controversy.

The main reason lies in the word "hero".

"I feel like this movie should be called Jianghu True Colors, or Gangster True Colors, rather than Heroic True Colors. In the movie, who is considered a hero? Song Zihao? A leader of a criminal gang who makes and sells counterfeit banknotes? Freed ex-cons?
As for Xiao Ma, from a legal point of view, he is simply a murderer with blood on his hands. Can such a person be considered a hero? "

"It should be just a moral, right? The definition of a hero is not unique. If you want to say it from a legal point of view, then don't watch movies. Those who robbed the rich and gave to the poor in ancient times were called grand thieves. According to the law Say, that's stealing too, robbers, if you want to watch Wei Guangzheng's heroes, don't watch gangster movies!"

""The True Colors of Heroes" should be viewed in conjunction with the background of the movie's story, right?

What background? Hong Kong Island in the 80s, how was the society on Hong Kong Island at that time?It is definitely not the same as now, but in that era, pirates also had their own way, so why can't they be regarded as heroes? "

"If it's really that serious, then who are the heroes in martial arts novels? Heroes also kill people. According to modern law, no matter if they kill a good person or a bad person, they are still killing people! What kind of hero are they?"

"The heroes in the movie cannot be compared with the heroes in life.

A hero in life generally refers to a person who acts bravely for the sake of the country, society, and the safety of other people's lives and properties.

The heroes in Hong Kong Island movies generally refer to people who sacrifice their personal interests and even their lives for their brothers and friends.For moviegoers, especially those who lack real friends in real life, this kind of friendship is invaluable.

Therefore, it is really meaningless to be more truthful! "

In fact, the general public is quite tolerant in this regard, because speaking truthfully, everyone understands that heroes in movies, or most of the time, heroes in artistic creation, and heroes in life are actually completely different things.

For this reason, some people interpret this film specifically on this aspect.

"The True Colors of a Hero - What is a hero?"

"Recently, director Li Yi's new film "The True Colors of a Hero" reproduces the iconic gangster film of the 80s on Hong Kong Island, but many people on the Internet have a lot of controversy over the definition of the so-called "hero" in this film .

In fact, from ancient times to the present, people have always had different definitions of the concept of "heroes", whether they are chivalrous or robbing the rich and helping the poor.You can say that a knight in martial arts novels is a hero, and you can also say that Martin Luther King Jr. of the Black Liberation Movement is a hero.Heroes can be people of different genders, nationalities, ages, and eras. Heroes all have an indispensable quality—loyalty.I have to say that everyone has some faith, more or less, and faith is very subtle in life.

It really doesn't make sense to study the legal heroes or not.

Because this is a gangster film, there is no pure black or white, good or evil in this film.Good or bad, all people have two sides, and the mafia boss is no exception.The important thing is to absorb the essence of the character and sublimate the "hero" from it, trustworthy, loyal to confidants, brave, generous and light on wealth, these can be said to be the generalization of "hero" or "chivalry".In "The True Colors of Heroes", it is also expressed in three important characters in part or in general.

It turned out that Song Zihao, the big brother who was in the underworld for a while, led the plot of the entire film. He has the character that the director most wants to express to the audience.This is the director's highest praise for this innate feeling - family love.

Most people will not become the boss of the underworld, they will not block guns for their families in a gun battle, but we firmly believe that anyone will choose this way for the sake of their families. It is in such a big environment that the director puts family affection on life and death. The edge of death allows the audience to make choices as if they were on the scene, and awaken the hidden emotions in their hearts.Brother Hao has two identities. He is Song Zijie’s eldest brother. There is no choice. From the moment his younger brother was born, he was a natural eldest brother. So for the sake of his father and younger brother, and most importantly his future, he decided to Correct evil and return to righteousness, but it is easy to get out of the gangsters, but he firmly believes in his principles. Although he is a gangster, his essence is loyalty, goodness, and not cruel enough.

Perhaps it was behind this point that the boss chose to let Ah Cheng, who was simple on the surface and dark in heart, betrayed him to become the eldest brother.Uncle Jian at the taxi shop told him to be principled, and it was by adhering to principles that he angered Ah Cheng again and again, and finally got his brother's forgiveness.

If you want to say that the most contradictory character in "The True Colors of Heroes" is Song Zijie played by Lin Jinrong. His father died because of his brother who was a gangster, and his own future was ruined by his brother. I can't forgive my brother.Although many people don't like the role of Ajie so much when watching the movie, because what he shows is only impulsiveness and paranoia, but combined with the story background and story line of the movie, then we will actually find that, The role of Song Zijie is actually the most pitiful character in the whole film.

Because he had no choice, his elder brother went to the underworld and committed crimes, he couldn't make a decision, let alone choose his own identity, he couldn't ignore the blood relationship between them!
In the pouring rain, Zijie went to his father's grave. On the way home, he met his elder brother who was released from prison. The two met each other not to welcome reunion but to fight in the dark rainy night. The sound of restless raindrops was like Zijie's heart , when Zijie yelled "Don't let me see you again!" It was the disillusionment of Zijie's family affection.When the police chief asked Zijie if he would handcuff Zihao, he said, "Ajie, be realistic."

What is reality?How realistic?It is not something that everyone can do to kill relatives with righteousness. Perhaps it is this sentence that awakens Zijie's family affection.

I have to mention that the most outstanding character in the film, Brother Xiao Ma!
In "The True Colors of Heroes", the most attractive thing about Xiao Ma is his smile, cunning, wisdom and courage. His smile is like a mask, which hides everything deeply. I have to admire it. Director Li Yi, as a Director, he was able to show the role of Little Ma to the fullest with a smile. This is one of the biggest surprises this film has brought us. Perhaps it is because he, the creator of the story, knows better about Xiao Ma. The role of Ma Ge.

The most discussed one on the Internet is Brother Xiaoma, and the fact is that the one who left the deepest impression in the film is the brother Xiaoma wearing a black trench coat and black glasses.From the background of the character, Xiao Ma is not the kind of absolutely positive character!

But the most precious thing about Xiao Ma is that he has a spirit of resistance and chivalrous courage.

Three years ago, as the eldest brother's deputy, he was very empathetic. At that time, Ah Cheng, who was still the younger brother, was ill, and the money was kept for the older brother, which was also in great contrast to Ah Cheng's attitude towards the younger brother when he was the boss. .The character you see when you are low is not all, but it depends on your posture when you stand high.

The second is the loyalty of the Jianghu. In order to avenge Song Zihao, he bloodbathed Fenglin Pavilion and injured a leg for this.

Brother Hao and Brother Xiao Ma met three years later, and the close-up shot firmly locked the hands of the two, expressing the deep friendship between the two and the longing they had not seen for many years, followed by a 30-second long shot that was frozen and talking The two of them, let the two who are arguing about whether to start all over again show a complete plot.Brother Xiaoma is not the brother Xiaoma used to be. His hair has gray spots. Brother Xiaoma is still the brother Xiaoma. When Zihao asked Brother Xiaoma to sail away alone, Brother Xiaoma chose Xinyi. Turning the bow of the boat to help Brother Hao, the free and easy way he turned back at the end was full of brotherhood and loyalty.So you can't just look at the surface when looking at people. At the beginning, I said that Brother Xiao Ma was frivolous and would not be able to have both sides, but he was the most touching, reassuring, and down-to-earth.

At this time, Zijie, Zihao, and Brother Xiaoma fight Tan Cheng with one heart, not only the help of Zijie and Brother Xiaoma, but also the return of family and friendship.Brother Xiao Ma hits the gasoline tank with a gun, and the gasoline tank explodes instantly, bursting out a red fireball, which is a metaphor for the heart full of fighting spirit and expresses the joy of the protagonist.

What is a hero?On the surface, he is cynical and plays with the world, but he always sticks to his beliefs. He never wavers after disasters. He does not ask for anything in return for his friends, even helps them clear the fog and get out of the predicament. Xiao Ma is just such an ideal. The masculine image, just as he said in the Tianhou Palace: "I am God!" Isn't such a person heroic enough?

What's commendable is that such a "Gaoquan" role does not seem fake, which is largely due to Li Yi's acting skills.

For example, during the reunion of the brothers in the parking lot, when Xiao Ma saw Brother Hao, he was surprised, excited, wronged, and at a loss... Although there was no line, thousands of words were written on his face, which can be called a textbook-level performance. , maybe the Academy Awards should give him an Best Actor Award.

Not enough Maybe it was because Xiao Ma was so perfect that he had to be arranged to die, and even at the moment before he died, what he thought and said in his heart was still a brother and a friend. "

With the release of "The True Colors of Heroes", a good movie, a movie that is sought after by everyone, will naturally have more interpretations, even over-interpretations.

For example, some people focus on analyzing the so-called "contrast reproduction" technique in "The True Colors of Heroes".

"It's the so-called three women in one drama. But, "The True Colors of a Hero" focuses on the story of the lingering affection between three men. These three men can be called "heroes" because of their love and righteousness!
And the director has extended the relationship between father and son, brotherhood, friendship between friends, and love between men and women around a "love", so the story becomes rich and colorful!

So how to express these elements?This is to mention the most used method in the film: "Contrast and reproduction!"

What is "contrast reproduction"?To put it simply, it is to emphasize the differences and changes between pictures through the repeated appearance of pictures such as front-to-back comparison and similar comparison.

At the beginning of the film, Xiao Ma ate rice rolls from a vendor on the side of the road, and then got into Brother Hao's car.At this time, Brother Hao asked him if it was good to eat, and then Xiao Ma wiped his mouth and applied it to Brother Hao's lips with his hands, so happy!

After that, Xiao Ma did the gesture of wiping his mouth again. Three years later, Brother Hao came to find Xiao Ma after he was released from prison. Xiao Ma had been reduced to eating box lunch under the garage.When Xiao Ma saw Brother Hao again, he had mixed feelings and wiped his mouth clean again, but the "taste" at this time was indescribably bitter.The director used a comparison of "taste" to explain the changes in the situation of Brother Hao and Xiao Ma, this is the reappearance of the contrast!

After that came Xiao Ma and Ah Cheng. At the beginning, when Brother Hao and Xiao Ma went to trade counterfeit banknotes, they saw that Ah Cheng was coughing a little. Yes, let him take a good care of the doctor.Later, when Ah Cheng came to power, he actually took care of his "brother" like this - he just threw a few banknotes on the ground, and then dismissed his former elder brother, and he did this in front of many subordinates, a typical villain proud of himself!The director only used a small trick of "give money", which made Xiao Ma's enthusiasm and Ah Cheng's coldness form a sharp contrast, and the two judged against each other!

Then I talked about the brothers Hao and Ajie. The two brothers, Ahao and Ajie, had a very good relationship. On Ajie’s birthday, Ahao went to visit Ajie at school. Thieves" game.

Later, Ajie learned that Ahao was a gangster and indirectly killed his father, so he hated Ahao very much.Later, when Ah Hao was reminiscing with his former brothers, A Jie directly pulled Ah Hao out and started the process of police interrogating the suspect. This time "soldiers and thieves" are no longer a game, and the relationship between brothers is no longer like in the past.

Before, when Ahao went to visit Ajie at the police academy, Ajie would play boxing games with Ahao.

Then when Ajie saw Ahao, Ajie threw his fist at Ahao in the rainstorm regardless of his girlfriend's obstruction.The director uses the "fake play" and "real action" of the game to show the change of the relationship between the two brothers from "intimacy" to "estrangement"!

Next is Xiao Ma and Ajie, Xiao Ma and Ajie are very exciting here, with many golden sentences.The first time they met was when Brother Hao was reminiscing with his former brothers after he was released from prison.Ajie pulled Ahao out for interrogation, Xiao Ma couldn't stand it, and instead taught the young Ajie a lesson.But Ajie didn't listen.

The second time, when Xiao Ma and Ajie met, it was already the final battle. At that time, Xiao Ma beat each other to the point of retreating and dared not come out with one shot at a time. Xiao Ma looked at Ahao, who was seriously injured, and pulled Ajie over again. Lesson learned.After this time, Ajie finally forgave Ahao, but Xiao Ma was shot and died as soon as he finished saying "Be a brother."This tandem tells the story of Ajie but he never understood and finally forgave Ahao. The director made Ajie grow from immaturity.As for Xiao Ma, from being pointed at the head with a gun to being hit on the head, Xiao Ma fell down, but the image of Xiao Ma has been sublimated immortally, director Niu X!

Next, Brother Hao and Ah Cheng, at the beginning Ah Hao took Ah Cheng to Baodao to make a deal but failed, so they were injured and fled to a brick cave dwelling.At that time, the outside was already surrounded by the police. Ah Hao didn't want to hurt his friends and decided to let Ah Cheng go alone, and then he surrendered himself.

The second time, when the decisive battle reached its final moment, the police surrounded the pier.At this time, Ah Cheng wanted to go out and surrender, thinking that if he had money, he could get rid of the crime, but he didn't expect that Ah Hao would not let him go this time.Ahao took Ajie's gun and pointed it at the villain who killed his brother Xiao Ma, shot several times to kill him, and then went out to surrender.

In these two surrenders, let Ah Cheng escape first, and then escape to death; let Ah Hao kill Ah Cheng with his own hands, and live up to Xiao Ma's affection, let Ah Cheng handcuff himself himself, and do not take responsibility for A Jie, In the end, Brother Hao's heroic qualities of emphasizing love and righteousness have been achieved, which is simply a capital X! "

(End of this chapter)