In just a few sets of shots, it is a simple introduction to the secret arrest operation carried out by the heavy eucalyptus team five years later, after both sides sent undercover agents...... (The plot of "Infernal Affairs" should be very familiar, there is not much water here, if you are interested, you can watch it yourself)

As one of the classic masterpieces of Hong Kong films later, "Infernal Affairs" is fast-paced, quite gripping and fascinating. Because it only took a few minutes to start, almost all the audience was already attracted by the plot.

In fact, when it comes to the plot, it's like the previous comments in the circle - it's nothing more than a story of catching undercover agents and traitors, a theme that has almost been filmed.

And "Infernal Affairs" also does not have another selling point of police movies - grand special effects and fierce gunfights. It's just a dragonfly as an embellishment.

And the original "Infernal Affairs" is like that. The high production cost is mainly used for the full actor lineup, but it is not much spent on special effects.

But the power is that a story of catching an undercover agent is told with ups and downs, and it is full of moral dilemmas, and the plot contradictions are superimposed, and in the end, even the contradictions are unsolvable, and you can only use Buddhist ideas to seek answers?

Especially with the unique gangsterism and righteousness of Hong Kong-style police and gangster films, the battle between good and evil is often indistinguishable from good and evil. It can be said that it is the culmination of Hong Kong-style movies!

Therefore, after watching it for more than ten minutes, all the viewers were almost stunned. Compared with those Hong Kong films on the market now, they have basically improved by one or several dimensions in any aspect? Many people even have questions, is this a movie made in Hong Kong? It can't be Hollywood, right?

This is not surprising.

A good movie is a good movie. Even if the average audience's appreciation ability is not high, they will always know if they look good or not, right?

Especially there is Li Yuan, a big dog, casually Liu Weiqiang and Mak Zhaohui burn film. Because even the beauty of the picture has been improved to first-class, there is no roughness like that of Hong Kong films now?

……

Actually, it's not just the average audience. As the plot unfolded, many people in the circle who watched it and Yu Ji also gasped - I pick! Is there any mistake? How could you shoot so sharply? Come on! Be human!

These insiders are good at the doorway. Not to mention anything else, the characters in the film all have distinct personalities. There is no facial painting like the previous police movies. Even those supporting characters are impressive?

In the original historical line, after "Infernal Affairs" became famous, it was widely commented in the media - this is a film stacked with actors. Almost every actor showed peak acting skills.

Actually, this is also true. is not to deny the superb acting skills of those actors. But on the other hand, this is an excellent work of drama protectors.

Just kidding, even if "Infernal Affairs" chooses a new lineup, it can still become an instant hit, can still give full play to the acting skills of newcomers, can still become a classic, and even like the later "Stone", it can still be popular with a large number of people, and even eat for a lifetime!

There is also the excellence of the script, especially in terms of lines.

You should all know that as long as it is a phenomenal work, there are often phenomenal lines.

For example:

1997 has passed, and I miss him a lot. (Feng Xiaogang, "Party A and Party B")

When people's hearts are scattered, the team will not be easy to lead. (Feng Xiaogang, "There Are No Thieves in the World")

Moe, stand up! (cough cough cough)

……

But in the film "Infernal Affairs", the classic lines are almost piled up, and the characters are vividly depicted:

"I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person!"

Liu Jianming, who broke into the police, was a person who wanted to be a good person in his heart, but was forced to do bad things. Faced with the dilemma of fate's choice, he couldn't answer it in his heart.

"Three years after three years, three years after three years, three years after three years, it's almost ten years boss!"

Chen Yongren, who broke into the triad, was put on a mask and played the old boy for nearly ten years, and he couldn't even tell the truth when he slept, almost forgetting that he was a police officer. You can only hypnotize yourself constantly.

Even this classic line later became a hot Internet meme and became popular decades later.

"The fortune teller said that I was a great success, but I disagreed, I think it is up to me to decide whether to live or die."

Especially those rooftop scenes:

The first paragraph is the first connection between Huang Zhicheng and Chen Yongren on the rooftop, Chen Yongren complained about the undercover life, but still provided Huang Zhicheng with internal information about the drugs received by Han Chen Group, Huang Zhicheng handed Chen Yongren an envelope with a watch in it, Chen Yongren thought it was a bugging device, and Superintendent Huang told him that it was a birthday gift for him. Their relationship is the relationship between leaders and subordinates, but at the same time, they also cherish each other, they are two people who hook up on the road of the police, there is no choice, this is the arrangement of fate;

The second rooftop is accompanied by the plot of Superintendent Huang's death, their whereabouts were discovered by Liu Jianming, they hurriedly left the rooftop, Huang Zhicheng asked Chen Yongren to take the stairs, he took the elevator by himself, just a little, he missed the old boy, but he was not missed. When Chen Yongren went downstairs and pretended to have just arrived and walked back to the front of the building, Superintendent Huang's body also happened to smash in front of him, his expression was a collection of surprise, numbness, fear, and grief. Superintendent Huang, the only one with his police file, was killed, so how can he get his police identity back?

There is grief, horror, and more shock, all of these emotions are concentrated on Chen Yongren's face at this moment, this is the most exaggerated scene of Tony Leung's expression in the whole movie, every pore is expanding, such a fierce performance is accompanied by a very calm pure voice humming the funeral song "Goodbye, Police", the contrast is very strong, and the heart is very complicated.

The last section of the rooftop is the classic of the classics.

There are also a few classic lines in it: "Sorry, I'm a bad person!" "Tell the judge, see if he lets you be a good person!" ”……

In the end, all the audience thought that justice had defeated evil, but they didn't expect another big reversal, and the policeman who came to answer was also Han Yan's subordinate, and Chen Yongren died at his gun. Instead, Liu Jianming unexpectedly escaped justice...... (The end of the Hong Kong and Taiwan version in the original version.) The mainland version filmed a grand finale of the French Open)

……

As soon as the lights came on, the film finally ended, and the premiere erupted in thunderous applause.

Seeing the success of the film, Ren Li couldn't help laughing: "Third Miss, this is a good start, what a lot!" ”

Since there are relatively many insiders and entertainment reporters at the premiere scene, their appreciation ability is still sufficient. Therefore, when I saw such an excellent work as "Infernal Affairs", I couldn't help but applaud loudly.

Huang Jiaojiao also closed her mouth happily. She tried her best to pretend to be reserved: "Uncle Li, it's average!" Today's protagonists are directors and actors, let's keep a low profile! Hee-hee-hee-hee......"

When Huang Jiaojiao was covering her mouth and smiling, people kept coming to congratulate:

"Third Miss, do you have a thumbs up for this film?"

"The box office is definitely a big hit! You have a good vision for the metaverse. ”

"Third Miss! Come on stage! We warmly welcome Ms. Huang, the owner of the metaverse, who is as discerning as a torch and has invested in this "Infernal Affairs". Let's welcome with a round of applause! ”

Before the words fell, Huang Jiaojiao rushed to the podium like a gust of wind, and the eldest lady couldn't wait.

This sudden action, Ren Li: (⊙?⊙)

Could it be that this is the low profile of the third lady?

"Hahaha, I don't have anything to say. Thanks to the directors Lau Wai-keung and Mak Siu-fai, thanks to the leading actor Wah Jai Wai Tsai, and all the crew members ....... After a while, friends from the film industry and the media will participate in the celebration banquet together. The audience at the scene each received a voucher ...... for 500 mosquito field mountain gatherings. Hahahaha......"

The applause was even louder. With a fat sheep like the eldest lady, the wild mountain gathering will be eaten and closed sooner or later!

……

Yu Ji also laughed and applauded.

Someone asked Zhang Mude: "Brother De, what do you think of this film?" Will it hit the streets? ”

Zhang Mude squinted his eyes and couldn't help but laugh and scold: "Are you blind?" Even this kind of film will hit the streets? Think the audience is crazy? ”

"What then? We don't have a reason to scold Brother Yuan. ”

"Scolding something? Do you know that harmony is precious? At least you can't scold here, at least wait until the end of the celebration banquet and after receiving the red envelope. ”

There was laughter all around.

Zhang Mude looked at him with contempt and swept around the rookie paparazzi.

No matter what others do, anyway, I have already reached the forefront, and I can only bite people like a mad dog!

Brother Yuan! Oh yes! I'm a paparazzi!

Life is not easy——!

……

At the same time, Wu Sheng's group of young people also walked out of the cinema. They are still discussing the plot and immersing themselves in the film.

"I pick! This film is so beautiful. A friend shouted excitedly.

Like these ordinary audiences, they really can't say anything, but under the indiscriminate bombardment of Hong Kong films, the tastes of Hong Kong audiences are becoming more and more tricky. To be able to win a sentence of "good-looking" is a big compliment.

Someone scoffed: "Didn't you just say that you can guess it?" Going to doze off when you go in? ”

"We didn't talk about dozing, did we? Don't slander? ”

"Call me slanderous? Is there a kind of talk between you and the judge? ”

"I'll give you a lung!"

“……”

In the midst of laughter, a few viewers came over and asked: "Pretty boy, you said it was very good just now, which movie is it?" ”

"It's this Infernal Affairs." Wu Sheng pointed to the poster and enthusiastically recommended.

"Infernal Affairs? It's a great name. What do you mean? ”

"How we understand, we will know when we see it. Anyway, it's very good-looking. Highly recommended! ”

"Wow! Is it so exaggerated? ”

"I really don't lie to you! Package you are satisfied. ”

"Is it worth the fare?"

"It's not just the ticket price! Better than any other movie! ”

"Huh?"

……

On the night of the premiere, the total box office in Hong Kong was finally counted - 1.81 million Hong Kong dollars, temporarily ranking third in Hong Kong. (Ahem)

The first place is "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" in the same schedule, one of the masterpieces of Xing Ye and Gong Li. The film was released just four days before Infernal Affairs.

is currently the most glorious period of Xingye, and almost every film is a box office hit. This kind of momentum of Buddha blocking and killing Buddha and God blocking and killing God makes other films dare not be on the same schedule as him. It is precisely because of this that "Infernal Affairs" has been scheduled into this gap period and has the opportunity to be a ...... Good cannon fodder.

I have to admit that "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" is also a very good film. And in the original historical line, the box office of this film exceeded 40 million, breaking the historical record of the Hong Kong box office. also won the champion of the Hong Kong box office list that year!

Especially the star girl in this film, she chose Teacher Gong Li from the mainland.

Let's talk about a little behind-the-scenes tidbit: When the film was filmed, Gong Li was very unaccustomed to such nonsensical comedy in Hong Kong, and called Lao Mouzi in tears (he hadn't broken up with Lao Mouzi at that time).

Lao Mouzi comforted and said: This is the style of Hong Kong directors, and actors must get used to various styles and broaden their acting paths.

But in the end, Teacher Gong Li was still a bit of a drama. And since then, she has never filmed a comedy role again.

But no matter what, "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" is the king fried at this time! For a while, the momentum was like a rainbow......

In second place is "Jurassic Park". The first Hollywood special effects blockbuster that swept across Hong Kong.

To be honest, if it weren't for the local cinema chains in Hong Kong secretly joining forces and making a lot of moves in terms of scheduling, the box office of "Jurassic Park" would definitely explode in Hong Kong. There is no doubt that it will enter the top 10, or even the top 3, or even the first in this year's Hong Kong box office rankings!

But because of this, the box office curve of "Jurassic Park" is quite stable. Although it has been in theaters for a while, it can still be ranked second.

And the third in "Infernal Affairs"? On the surface, it seems to be the number of big screens. How to calculate the box office revenue of a single screen? It's not bad, but it's not very impressive.

However, when the media published a film review article, "Infernal Affairs" instantly received praise.

In this era, Hong Kong's film criticism is still relatively disciplined, and including the awards of the Hong Kong Film Awards, serious awards and film reviews are basically in the hands of those new wave filmmakers.

Here's an explanation: Except for a few people whose brains are in water, in fact, art film filmmakers and commercial film filmmakers are not so incompatible.

A good art film will also be appreciated by commercial filmmakers; A good commercial film, an art filmmaker can also judge the commercial value. It's just to compete for resources, and they don't get used to each other.

This is different from the situation in the Mainland.

We should all know that in a certain special period, there are only eight model plays left in China. And many old artists have been hit.

But what is the essence of the show? Not to mention those very rigid propaganda, the essence is - let the masses like to hear it!

Therefore, in terms of creative structure, the model drama draws on the commercial film structure of Hollywood. Therefore, both the artistic standard and the commercial value are very high. There are even classics like "Outwitting Tiger Mountain".

However, after the special period passed, the old artists returned. They hated everything that was in the model theater era. Therefore, commercial films are also knocked over to the ground, and the only thing recognized is art films!

The image point is to describe it, it is to pour the bath water and pour out all the children in the bathtub together!

This is the tragedy of the times. Without going into depth here, it should be understandable. But then it ...... Anyway, it took a detour.

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Back to Infernal Affairs. This is an excellent work of art and commerce! So after its release, it was immediately sought after by Hong Kong film critics!