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Chapter 637 Dare to think and shoot a Hong Kong film is the key to its success
Everything goes too far and is extremely crazy. Hong Kong Island movies in the 90s are a cornucopia. In order to maximize the box office and profits, most movies are made towards the audience's preference. Once a certain type of movie raises the audience's expectations If you have any appetite, you will try your best to shoot like crazy!
Of course, this is also one of the reasons for the decline of Hong Kong films.

But at the same time, it also proves that when Hong Kong films were brilliant, it was indeed all kinds of brains, all kinds of bold ideas and daring to shoot, which made Hong Kong films bloom.

You can even imagine that at the Hong Kong Island Film Awards in 1999, all the award-winning films turned out to be films related to young and Dangerous and clubs.

It even turned the entire Academy Awards ceremony into a meeting of Young and Dangerous, and it became the most beautiful ceremony of Hong Kong Young and Dangerous movies.

Closer to home.

After reading the script, some people are of course not only excited, but also puzzled.

Especially the main characters such as Chen Weijie and Luo Xian.

Because like Chen Weijie, and another actor candidate, Hong Kong veteran actor Liang Feng, their scripts are relatively complete scripts.

Chen Weijie and Liang Feng looked at each other and saw doubt and surprise in each other's eyes.

What are you wondering about?
I wonder if the story of "Infernal Affairs" is indeed shocking, but is it still a gangster movie?
In the whole script, they hardly even saw any decent gunfight scenes!
Surprisingly, although the gunfight scenes of traditional gangster movies are not used, and the purely gorgeous and cool visual effects are no longer pursued, and the protagonist is not protected by the halo, it is also contrary to the most common violent aesthetics of Hong Kong island gangster movies!
Instead, it focuses on the depression of the protagonist's ten years of undercover work, creating a psychological duel between light and darkness.

This is a Hong Kong movie, undoubtedly a gangster movie. You can see many things unique to Hong Kong movies, but it is different from the gangster movies on Hong Kong Island that they are familiar with in the past.

The whole film is almost all literary dramas, but there are very few martial arts dramas.

Not only that, the dialogue of the whole film is also amazing.

Although "Infernal Affairs" is still only on paper, Chen Weijie, Liang Feng and others have the urge to play with their opponents impatiently.

"Infernal Affairs" has too many plots to show acting skills.

This kind of movie, this kind of police movie, this kind of movie that focuses on emotions and psychological rendering, is really too rare.

Everyone is not a newcomer, and Li Yi's movies don't need others to tell them what to do, so he always decides the main role with one word.

Chen Weijie plays Liu Jianming, one of the leading actors, and Liang Feng plays Chen Yongren, one of the leading actors.

Luo Xian, a professional Hong Kong police officer, plays Huang Zhicheng.

The rest of the actors are also in their own right.

In fact, the reason why Hong Kong Island gangster films have advantages is not only because of the general environment, but also because of the old actors on Hong Kong Island.

Because they are really too familiar.

For example, there is Luo Xian, a professional Hong Kong policeman here. It is really easy to play a Hong Kong policeman.

At the same time, in terms of behind-the-scenes aspects, such as props, other things may not be available, but for Hong Kong police-related costumes, makeup, props, etc., as well as props needed by criminal gangs, etc., it may be troublesome for the mainland behind-the-scenes team to get them. It's very simple, but for them, it's really simple.

As for the need to experience life and the like, veteran actors don't need Li Yi to arrange it, they will take the initiative to prepare for it.

So, don't look at "Infernal Affairs" as if there are many big-name actors, but Li Yi doesn't need to worry about it the least.

Although not all actors are dedicated, but in Li Yi's crew, even those who are not dedicated must become dedicated.

What's more, the movie "Infernal Affairs" is very special.

Therefore, any selected actor must go all out.

Li Yi didn't need to worry about the crew's preparations, but this movie was not without trouble.

For example, the issue of review.

In my memory, when "Infernal Affairs" was released in the mainland, the ending was that Liu Jianming was arrested!

Don't look at this plot as if it just changed the ending, but in fact, this ending will break the theme of the whole movie.

"Infernal Affairs" talks about fate, a kind of obscure despair. To what extent does this obscure despair reach?

"The most of the eight hells is called the endless hell, which means suffering without interruption."

Therefore, the theme of the movie, the space where the story takes place, is in the endless hell.

Chen Yongren was freed, but the price he paid was death.

What about Liu Jianming?

If he was arrested, the price would be far, far worse than Chen Yongren's.

Perhaps it is too much to say that the tone of the whole movie has been lowered, but it will indeed make the whole movie have huge flaws!
Only by staying in the police force can Liu Jianming truly continue to suffer in the endless hell!

But here comes the problem again. Although it is said that putting the background of the movie on Hong Kong Island will make the review a lot easier, and Li Yi's identity will also make the review more relaxed, but there are some regular things, even if it is Li Yi, even if it is Hong Kong films are still inseparable!

So there was no way, Li Yi approached Zhao Guangming again.

"Do you really think Hong Kong films are still expected to revive?" Zhao Guangming asked with a smile when he saw Li Yi.

This news has already spread widely, and the media has also been divided into two factions to conduct various analysis, hold each other's views, and fight each other in various ways.

Instead, the topic of "Hong Kong film revival" has become hot again.

"Comprehensive revival is impossible, the times are different, but Hong Kong films do have unique conditions for police and gangster films." Li Yi replied with a smile.

"Let's talk about your thoughts." Zhao Guangming became interested.

Li Yi repeated the reasons he said to other Hong Kong Island filmmakers before.

Zhao Guangming nodded after listening, then looked at the briefcase in Li Yi's hand, pointed at it jokingly and asked, "The script of the police and gangster movie that revived Hong Kong movies?"

Li Yi nodded and said: "Yes, but I haven't submitted the filing yet, I want Director Zhao to help me look over it!"

Zhao Guangming smiled and nodded at Li Yidao: "You, I never come here for nothing! It's troublesome when I come here."

How could Zhao Guangming not know what Li Yi meant by asking him to help read the script.

There must be something in the script that brushed the edge or crossed the line.

But this is what Zhao Guangming appreciates the most. With Li Yi's current status and status, it is normal for Li Yi to be self-willed, but he never has.

Compared with those directors who complained and attacked Huaguo's film review system on various occasions because the film crossed the line, Li Yi is simply a role model.

And what about Li Yi?

He always followed the rules and followed the rules. In fact, in Zhao Guangming's view, this is the real smart person.

For example, for a movie like "Greath under the Mountain", if you change the director, [-]% of the time it will be very difficult to pass the review.

But Li Yi didn't argue, and everything was done according to the rules, which made people look up to him instead.

(End of this chapter)