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Chapter 384 Movie Review
Yang Xue originally didn't plan to watch "Changing Face", because she has always disliked this kind of police and gangster movies. The police catch the bad guys inside, in short, it is to follow up and investigate the case, plus some gun battles, this is not what Yang Xue likes.

In other words, for Yang Xue, ordinary gangster movies can no longer make her desire to buy tickets to watch movies.On the contrary, the comedy "Police Story" by kung fu superstar Cheng Long is more interesting.

However, this summer, there is no new movie by Cheng Long, nor comedies by Zhou Xingxing. Except for this police movie by Ning Sheng, among the movies that have been released, there are only movies with big stars in it. The next two films, one is the romance film "Kyoto Love Story" with low ratings, and the other is the new martial arts "Jin Yi Wei", but she has watched these two films in the past two weeks, no surprises, nor disappointment .

But this time she sat in the movie theater and watched "Face Changing", which she didn't want to watch, but because her best friend Zhou Xiaolu who came back from abroad insisted on watching it, and she didn't want to watch it alone, so she dragged her to pay for it.

Simply, she also blackmailed the other party for a big meal, and then accompanied her to watch a movie.

Originally, she thought that if she really didn't want to watch it, she would take out her phone and play for a while, but what she didn't expect was that from the beginning of the film to the middle of the plot, she never looked down while holding the phone in her hand.

This movie does not have the mind-boggling mystery of cop movies from beginning to end, who is the bad guy and who is the good guy is clear to the audience from the beginning.

Furthermore, the plot does not include self-sacrifice, selflessness, or giving up one's personal revenge for the sake of the overall situation in many previous films. The protagonist's goal is very clear to catch the murderer who killed his son.

The last is the wonderful acting skills of the two villains in the play, which makes people unable to divert their attention.

Although Liang Jiahui's policeman image in the first half is also very clear and good, it is not as brilliant as the villain Wu Zhengyu. Whether it is neurotic madness or lawless arrogance, it is impressive.

It can be said that watching the plot before the face change was fast-paced, and then people felt a sense of urgency and courage, looking forward to Liang Jiahui catching Wu Zhengyu early, not to mention, the battle at the airport was really exciting.

However, the more exciting thing is yet to come. After the face change, Liang Jiahui sneaked into the prison as Wu Zhengyu, and before everyone could take a breath, Wu Zhengyu, whose face was removed, suddenly woke up!
And then the funniest, most tense episode begins.

After waking up, Wu Zhengyu called his subordinates, called the doctor from the hospital, and then forced him to put on Liang Jiahui's original face for himself, and then killed all the policemen and doctors who knew about Liang Jiahui's face change, and finally , Swaggeringly came to the prison as Sergeant Liang Jiahui, demonstrated and provoked Liang Jiahui who was wearing his own face, then used his power to release his brother, solved the bomb he planted, and appeared on TV as a hero!
This plot seems calm, but it will change the tone of the whole movie. Originally, it was just a story about a policeman catching a bad guy. , but the real villain enjoys the respect and love of everyone as a policeman.

After this, the plot seems to be brain-burning, but it is not the logical thinking of inferring the plot through clues and various words, but the environment of the two after the identity of the police and the gangsters are swapped, and what they do. things.

Just when everyone was anxious about the fact that the real policeman was trapped in the prison, Liang Jiahui made a desperate move and joined forces with other people in the prison to escape violently.

Wu Zhengyu, who heard the news, was worried that Liang Jiahui's return would destroy his original great impersonation plan, so he led the special police to directly attack the lair of his gangster friends.

Because Liang Jiahui sneaked in there in his appearance.

In a fierce battle, Wu Zhengyu's younger brother died tragically on the spot, and the underworld figures were also killed and injured.

After Liang Jiahui found his wife, he tried every means, and finally used the scene of the two of them kissing for the first time to convince Du Yu that he believed in him.

Then Wu Zhengyu and Liang Jiahui had a duel at the funeral of their boss. There was a great battle, flying white doves symbolizing peace, fierce gunshots, blood splashing, and dead bodies everywhere. In this final decisive battle, justice defeated evil!

When the final subtitles appeared, many people breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that more than an hour had passed and the movie was over, but everyone felt that it was only a blink of an eye, and they did not feel the passage of time. Many people didn't eat much of the snacks they brought in!

Yang Xue and her best friend walked out of the theater, and like everyone else, they couldn't help talking about the movie they just finished watching.

"I didn't expect this gangster movie to be very good. It's not the same as what I've seen before!"

"That's right, don't look at who made it, are there any bad movies made by Ning Cheng?"

"This is his first time making a gangster film, right? I didn't expect the story to be so exciting! But it's just that the face changes are a little disgusting!"

"Tch, there's no blood at all, it's just a few faint shots on the glass, you're so recognizable, why are you so timid!"

"It's not timid, it's disgusting!"

"Hmph, just tell me if it's good or not? It's not a bad thing to watch a movie with me today, right?"

"That's right, you won't lose money if you have a big meal."

"Okay, for the sake of watching a movie with the girl, let's go, I will treat you to a big meal!"

The audience in the first scene scattered, some left the theater directly to eat or play elsewhere, and some continued to buy tickets and watch other movies.

Of course, in the process, it is inevitable that someone will ask people who have seen the movie how was it?
"Hey, brother, is "Face Changing" good?"

"It's wonderful, just go and watch it, you won't regret it!"

"Hey, girl, is "Face Changing" good?"

"Well, director Ning Sheng's work is certainly good-looking, especially Ying Bao, it's so cute!"

"Hey, you said Yingbao just now? Is it Zhao Liying? She also participated in this movie?"

"Yeah, although there are not many scenes, but Ying Bao's dress is cool and cute——"

Different from ordinary audiences, some professional film critics leave quickly, or go home directly, or find a coffee shop, then sit down and ask for a cup of coffee, open their notebooks, and start to write about the "Face Changing" they just finished watching. The movie review was written.

"Ning Sheng, who has been hailed by the media as a rare musical genius in a century, not only introduces new martial arts, but also presents the two parts of the new martial arts classic "Swordsman" and "Dragon Inn", as well as new ones. The comedy "People on the Journey" showed extraordinary talent for comedy, but now this "Face Changing" has neither the chivalrous aspect of martial arts, nor the funny joy of comedy, but a high-tech "face-changing" as the paint , using the plot of the police and robbers as a blueprint to outline a classic gunfight movie.

From this "Face Changing", we can feel the unrestrained imagination of Ning Cheng, a talented and talented director. Through changing his face, he seems to change the good and evil into a layer of clothing, just like the ancient Chinese saying goes, People can't be judged by appearances. After changing their faces, Liang Jiahui, the upright sheriff, became a terrorist, and Wu Zhengyu, the crazy and neurotic villain in everyone's mind, became a good guy. I have to say that the acting skills of the two in the movie are really wonderful.

Especially Wu Zhengyu, a professional villain, finally completely broke people's previous impression of him as a villain through this "Face Changing". Perhaps, it won't be long before everyone can see more positive roles played by Wu Zhengyu on the big screen ---
In the end, I give this movie an 8/10. "--Yangquan, film critic of Huaxia Film Weekly.

"In the film "Face Changing", in addition to the storytelling ability of the talented director Ning Sheng, we can also see the violent aesthetics of another great Chinese director Wu Yuseng.

The wonderful scenes of confrontation between pros and cons in Wu Yuseng's movie appear many times in this film, and the excellent acting skills of Liang Jiahui and Wu Zhengyu are fully reflected when they confront each other.

These three confrontations have also become the foreshadowing of their fateful development. In the confrontation again and again, they find their lost selves.

For the first time, Wu Zhengyu, who has turned into a policeman, came to visit Liang Jiahui in the prison. The moment the prison door opened, the smile on Liang Jiahui's face froze, stiffened, and he was at a loss.But Wu Zhengyu began to ecstatically explain the scenes of his own director. The camera flashed back, and Liang Jiahui was sobbing and groaning in pain. He couldn't believe the facts before him.When his desperation reached its peak, he suddenly felt a strong anger, and suddenly grabbed the defenseless Wu Zhengyu who was still flailing his teeth and claws.When the guards rushed to knock him down, Liang Jiahui, who was lying on the ground twitching, had no life in his eyes.This brief confrontation without gunfire made the general trend seem to be completely against Wu Zhengyu, but in fact it also strengthened Liang Jiahui's belief in desperate gamble.

Their second confrontation happened after Liang Jiahui escaped from prison. In the room surrounded by mirrors, the two met again.After a series of fierce battles, they drew their guns and pointed them at a mirror at the same time, one positive and one negative, one evil and one evil. What they saw in the mirror was themselves, but at the same time they were their enemies. The confusion in my heart was shattered, and a tougher duel between the two began.This section is one of the most brilliant shots in the whole film. The mirror becomes the best metaphor here. The current appearance is just a disguise. They cannot see their real selves inside, and the real selves only exist in their hearts.Fragmented lenses also represent a complete withdrawal of camouflage.

The third time was in the church at the funeral, so the duel was even more desolate and sacred.Liang Jiahui, dressed in a black funeral suit, closed his eyes and prayed silently in front of the statue of Jesus, with his pistol in hand.Behind him, Wu Zhengyu, who was wearing the same attire, walked slowly into the church in the pose of the crucified Jesus. With his nervous, mocking and provocative prayers, the tense atmosphere was on the verge of breaking out.

Bang——The gun rang out. In front of Jesus, the God who loves the world, human beings used guns created by themselves to kill each other. God said to be friendly to each other, but human beings always killed each other!

With the gushing of bullets in slow motion, frightened white doves flew around, splashed blood sprayed on the statues of the gods in the temple from time to time, and everyone fell down. The violent aesthetic style at this time demonstrated its unique charm.

It can be seen from this that Ning Sheng, a genius, likes director Wu Yuseng's film style very much, and he directly borrowed it here, and the filming is no worse than Wu Yuseng himself, and even better in some aspects——
In the end, I give this movie an 8/10. "--Liu Tao, a film critic of Huaxia Film Times.

"Ever since it was rumored that Ning Sheng was going to make "Face Changing", I have been looking forward to what kind of viewing experience our talented director will bring us. Apart from the wonderful story and the novelty of changing faces, I think the most worth mentioning However, at the end of the movie, there is the multi-person confrontation scene that can create the most dramatic tension. Liang Jiahui's wife and daughter, Wu Zhengyu's mistress and his men, all of their guns are aimed at each other, and any gunshot will kill Bring about chain effect.

When the gunfire finally rang out, the blood was splattered, and someone was always down.

Especially when Wu Zhengyu's mistress actually took the place of the fake Wu Zhengyu, that is, the real Liang Jiahui, when she was lying on Liang Jiahui's body, and when she was dying, she still begged Liang Jiahui to let her children stop living such a dangerous life, At that time, she still regarded Liang Jiahui as her lover Wu Zhengyu, and entrusted her child to her lover who seemed to have changed temperament.

Maybe she was lucky, because she didn't know that the person she entrusted her child with was not only her lover, but also a policeman, and she didn't know that it was not the policeman who killed her brother, but her lover.For this poor woman, maybe dying in a daze is a kind of relief. Similarly, she entrusted her son to Liang Jiahui, and also gave Liang Jiahui a salvation for the lost son!
The whole movie can be said to be wonderful. It is the most exciting police shootout movie since Wu Yuseng's "The True Colors of Heroes" series in recent years, so I give this movie a 9/10 rating. "--Kyoto film critic Liu Xiaohui.

"Without emotion, a hero will feel far away; with emotion, a villain will also have a momentary delicacy. Because Liang Jiahui devoted himself to the work of hunting Wu Zhengyu, he ignored his wife's feelings until he changed his face and could not recover. It was only when he realized his own identity that he realized how important his wife was to him. Especially in the operating room, Liang Jiahui faced his wife who didn’t believe in his identity. He was close at hand but couldn’t recognize the sadness. Remember him He was seriously injured but still narrated his first date with a happy face. Of course, after saying "Although her teeth hurt, she still gave me a kiss on the first date" Crystal tears.

In this film, the line between good and evil is not so clear.After changing his identity, Wu Zhengyu will also have hard-to-disguise regrets at the grave of Liang Jiahui's youngest son he killed, and he will stand up to teach Liang Jiahui's daughter when he is bullied, and even show his heart when Liang Jiahui's wife is missing. The pulse is warm.Of course, before this, at the beginning of the movie, there was a scene of Wu Zhengyu tying his brother's shoelaces himself, so we can vaguely feel that behind the crazy and neurotic character of Wu Zhengyu, there may also be shocking stories and family affection.

As a fan of Ning Sheng, although there are references to the director Wu Yuseng in the whole movie, I still give 9/10 points for the wonderful plot, and the remaining points are not only for the tuition of director Wu Yuseng, but also for the director Wu Yuseng. Ning Cheng's expectations for his next movie, Director Ning, come on! "--Feng Ling, film critic of Shanghai Film Times.

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