Reborn I am the second generation of stars

Chapter 796 Reasons
Why did you choose "Infernal Affairs" as your next movie?
First of all, of course, because of the success of "Infernal Affairs"!
When Infernal Affairs was released in 2002, the Hong Kong film industry was very sluggish. One Hong Kong film was released and one failed. With a box office of 200 million, Warner Bros. purchased the right to remake for US$500 million, making it the best film in Asia and regaining the confidence of Hong Kong films.This is the commercial and brand success of the "Infernal Affairs" series.

Subsequently, at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2003, "Infernal Affairs" received 16 nominations, and finally won 7 important awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, becoming the biggest winner.This is an affirmation of the art of "Infernal Affairs".

Gangster movies have always been one of the most important types of Hong Kong movies, but after 95, they feel that they are no longer what they used to be. Many such movies are difficult to produce new ideas, and the audience is lost. The great thing about "Infernal Affairs" is that it fearlessly chooses the undercover theme of gangsters, and is unique in its ingenuity. The most important part of the pen and ink is not on the confrontation between the underworld and the police, but on the entanglement of people's hearts and the inversion of the identity of the police and robbers. At such a high level of spiritual realm as morality and morality in the world, it opened up the idea of ​​​​Hong Kong police and gangster movies in a sense.This is the hidden and far-reaching power of "Infernal Affairs".

Since "Infernal Affairs" could sell the copyright to Warner in another world, it might as well be possible in this world!
In this world, Xu Qian's company has cooperated with Warner, and Warner also helped release "Ip Man", which made Xu Qian a little famous now!
In another world, the American version of "Apostle Messenger", that is, "Infernal Affairs"!
The film won 79 awards at the 4th Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Film.

This is enough to explain the excellence of "Infernal Affairs" itself!

Of course Xu Qian had watched "The Walker", but he couldn't get a climax. He felt that the American version of "Infernal Affairs" was too straightforward and lacked that charm!

We Chinese pay attention to moistening things silently, and some details can make people feel shocked!
And Americans advocate straightforwardness, what to say!
For example, if you express your feelings for your wife!
We Chinese answer this way:
"There is a loquat tree in the courtyard, which was planted by my wife when she died. Now it is as graceful as a canopy."

This is written by the author to commemorate his deceased wife. He did not use his own grief. He only said that the loquat tree in the yard was planted by his wife in the year when his wife died. Now the tree has grown up and looks like Like an umbrella cover, the author's brilliance lies here. Seeing things and thinking about others is precisely "silence speaks louder than words at this time", expressing his thoughts of his wife in a subtle, but real and touching way.

And if it is an American, it must directly write "crying bitterly"!
Foreigners don't understand the subtlety and profundity of our people at all!
So Xu Qian felt very awkward when watching "The Walker". Maybe it looks cool to foreigners, but in Xu Qian's view, I'll fuck it, is this the protagonist?Isn't this just a little bastard?Not as charming as Chen Yongren at all!

Therefore, Xu Qian still filmed the medium version of "Infernal Affairs", because it is in line with his own values ​​and in line with his three views!

Secondly, "Infernal Affairs" is shot very beautifully, the editing, the photography are different from the Hong Kong films before it!
In a sense, the "Infernal Affairs" series is a turning point in Hong Kong film aesthetics, it is more refined than before!

Hong Kong films before "Infernal Affairs" (from the mid-80s to the 90s), although there were also serious and literary works, they basically had several characteristics:
First, make up for the relatively rough production with the proficiency of the practitioners;
Second, all comedies or at least heavily implanted comedy elements.

Third, no matter how rough or poorly done, each film still has something to say, and it can always leave a little impression on people.

But "Infernal Affairs" is different.

Since "Infernal Affairs", Hong Kong films have truly entered the stage of "refinement". This refinement is mainly manifested in: the refinement of visual performance and the emphasis on unity and abandonment of randomness in story writing.Watching Hong Kong films after "Infernal Affairs", no matter how ordinary the film is, it will try to make the picture well like a commercial blockbuster. No matter how boring the story is, at least it will be complete.

Don't think that Xu Qian is exaggerating this "refinement". What is discarded in this "refinement" is the relatively rough picture texture of the original Hong Kong film and the feeling of thinking that a piece is a piece.Doesn't that sound like a good thing?Xu Qian didn't see it that way.In my opinion, the vitality of Hong Kong films comes from the unrestrained imagination, nonsensical and optimistic personality and easy-going atmosphere.

With such a "delicacy", the advantages are almost eliminated. Even if this way is the "right way", it is not its strong point.

Of course, the old Hong Kong movies have their advantages, that is, they are friendly and down-to-earth!

The Hong Kong films after "Infernal Affairs" spent a lot of effort on the picture carving. Although the photography has a sense of "beauty", it has lost its escape and boldness, and its beauty is not as good as that of the original Korean school films.

Therefore, "Infernal Affairs" is just a link between the past and the future, and it can be regarded as a classic of the times!
Secondly, "Infernal Affairs" can also enrich the types of films Xu Qian shoots!

He doesn't want to be a director of genre films, he hopes to be the kind of director who can shoot various themes, no matter what kind of theme he shoots, he can be successful!
This is Xu Qian's real ambition!

Xu Qian had previously filmed the trilogy of youth films and the kung fu film "Ip Man". These films were all successful without exception, and established Xu Qian's status as a great director!
It's just that these are not enough, Xu Qian still needs to shoot more types of movies and achieve more success!

And "Infernal Affairs" is undoubtedly a good choice. It is a police film, which is different from all Xu Qian's previous films. If this film is as successful as Xu Qian's previous films, then Xu Qian's distance Brilliant and a step further!
Of course, the reason for filming "Infernal Affairs" is also a summary of Xu Qian's past!

What is Xu Qian's past like?

Regardless of the reason, those mistakes he made when he was young have all been made!

Although these are all the faults of the original body, since Xu Qian inherited this body, he naturally has to bear the karma of him. The mistakes made by the original body are also the mistakes made by Xu Qian!

In "Infernal Affairs", there happens to be a person who is similar to the original body!
That's right, that person is Liu Jianming who Brother Hua wants to play!

Liu Jianmin is an undercover agent, an undercover agent of the underworld, but he is in the dark, but his heart is bright!
The sentence at the end: "I didn't have a choice before, I want to be a good person now!"

Xu Qian thought that this sentence was simply the best interpretation of the original body!

This is why he chose "Infernal Affairs"!

This movie does have a reason for him to choose, if he doesn't make this movie, he will feel regretful, he will feel unwilling!

So he must shoot this "Infernal Affairs"!Must shoot! ! ! ! !

However, when Xu Qian was writing the script, he found that the script of "Infernal Affairs" could not be copied from the original, because it would cause a lot of jokes!

Therefore, his workload has also increased a lot, after all, he has to use his own brain!

(End of this chapter)