Jiang Wen , who threatened to "make money while standing", has always given people the impression of a tough guy in the mainland.
Whether it is the role he plays or the movie he directs, they all exudes a sense of toughness, but in the years when he debuted from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, he also played feminine roles like the eunuch Li Lianying.
Pigeon has also introduced this film "Li Lianying" directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang and collaborated with Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing .
After this, he received the script of the TV series "Beijing People in New York", but before the filming of this drama started, perhaps in order to regain the feeling of a "tough guy", he starred in the crime film " Narrow Road Hero " directed by director Zhou Xiaowen .
The works of "Sweeping Monk" Zhou Xiaowen, Ge has introduced a lot before. He is one of the few hard-working directors in the mainland who have been exploring commercial films since the 1980s.
"The Heroes of the Narrow Road" was released in 1993. It is a co-production film. It was filmed by the Beijing Film Academy Youth Film Studio and Hong Kong Dragon Film Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong. In addition to Zhou Xiaowen, the director also has Hong Kong's Wenjun . The script of the movie was also completed by Wen Jun and Mainland screenwriter Ni Zhen, so it has a strong mainland characteristics.
In addition to mainland China Jiang Wen and Yu Li, there are also Hong Kong's ,000 Ziliang and Zeng Jiang . From behind the scenes to the actors, mainland China and Hong Kong each account for half of them, which is the standard configuration for co-production films in the 1990s.
This is also the first duel between Jiang Wen and Wan Ziliang, two tough guys, and it is also the only movie they collaborated with. Jiang Wen plays a policeman, and Wan Ziliang plays a suspect. Although
is a criminal film, there is no too much introspection in the case itself. Its verified as a road film. How to show the hot actions both rough and wildly, and the "love, hate, and love" between the two men is the focus of this film.
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Story simple and rough
The story of the movie is quite simple. Hong Kong businessman Chen Ziliang (played by Wan Ziliang) has been in the wool business in the mainland for six or seven years. Now he is involved in a fraud case with a huge investment of 20 million yuan. Beijing police officer Lei Xiaobao (played by Jiang Wen) takes over the case and is responsible for arresting him in Inner Mongolia.
Lei Xiaobao came to Almuda Banner on the Ximeng Grassland, and caught up with the Mongol Nadam Conference and found Chen Ziliang in the crowd.
Chen Ziliang cooperated very well at the beginning because he knew that he was innocent, but when he heard that his case was very serious and Lei Xiaobao refused to let him call his girlfriend Lei Xiaojian (played by Yu Li), he had the idea of running away.
He first wanted to use money to buy Lei Xiaobao, and then he ran away while Lei Xiaobao went to buy breakfast, but was still caught by Lei Xiaobao.
The two returned to Beijing, and Lei Xiaobao's boss, Director Gu, asked him to escort Chen Ziliang to Shenzhen for a commission.
However, this mission was not peaceful. Wang Zhong (played by Zeng Jiang), the mastermind behind the frame-up Chen Ziliang, bribed the killer Lao Hao and wanted to kill Chen Ziliang in the middle.
Killer Lao Hao has been attacking Chen Ziliang from Beijing, and sent his female killer to assassinate Chen Ziliang on the train to Guangzhou.
In this process, Lei Xiaobao and Chen Ziliang, a "soldier" criminal, gradually developed trust in each other. Lei Xiaobao was also framed by Chen Ziliang and took the initiative to express his willingness to help him clear his crime.
With the help of Lei Xiaobao, Chen Ziliang contacted his girlfriend Lei Xiaojian and asked her to get the key evidence that could prove her innocence from Simon, the company's employee, the company's account book. At this time, Wang Zhong also came to Shenzhen and was about to kill Chen Ziliang in person and get the account book back.
Both sides finally encountered it in Jiangpu Town, Conghua County. After a fierce gun battle, Lei Xiaobao defeated Wang Zhong and his gang, and Chen Ziliang was finally able to clear his charges.
Lei Xiaojian is actually Lei Xiaobao's real sister. Chen Ziliang, the "suspect" who met by chance, eventually became Lei Xiaobao's brother-in-law.
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Three special features of literary drama and four fights of martial drama
The "marriage" between mainlanders and Hong Kong people also highlights the theme of blood and blood in the two places.
It is precisely because of this high-end theme that "The Hero of the Narrow Road" can be regarded as an excellent work in the co-production films of that era.
However, due to the times, this movie has not been repaired so far and has been submerged in many commercial films in the mainland in the 1990s.
Pige has worked so hard that he can only find a clearer source of CCTV version, but this cannot deny its model significance in mainland commercial films.
In Pi Ge's eyes, this is one of the few good movies in co-productions that can balance the civil and martial arts dramas, which are both hot and exciting, and interesting.
Next, Pi Ge will talk about the special features of "The Heroes of the Narrow Road" from the perspectives of literary drama and martial drama.
The special aspects of literary drama are mainly in three aspects:
: Shape the two representative figures of mainland policeman Lei Xiaobao and Hong Kong merchant Chen Ziliang.
: Show the development process of mainlanders and Hong Kong people at that time, from mutual prejudice to mutual trust.
: Present the customs and customs of the mainland all the way from Inner Mongolia to Shenzhen, and show the social outlook of the mainland during the reform and opening up through images and dialogue.
Lei Xiaobao is a rude policeman with banditry. In his eyes, the Hong Kong people are just thieves, superstitious, profit-oriented businessmen;
Chen Ziliang is a gentle businessman. His impression of mainlanders is that they have no bottom line, no principles, and are greedy for money.
But the two have been together for a long time, and this prejudice has gradually been eliminated and they have also established trust in each other.
Three scenes were used to present the changes in the relationship between the two.
First, Chen Ziliang tried to use money to bribe Lei Xiaobao, but after being rejected, he hurriedly apologized. His view of Lei Xiaobao began to change, confirming that he was not an "ordinary" mainlander who was easily bribed.
Second, the two experienced two chases together. In order to ensure the safety of Chen Ziliang, Lei Xiaobao had to let him go on the train, but Chen Ziliang came to Wuhan and took the initiative to contact Lei Xiaobao.
It was from this time that Lei Xiaobao confirmed that Chen Ziliang was an upright person, and believed that he was framed and began to take the initiative to help him.
Third, when Lei Xiaobao learned about Chen Ziliang's relationship with his own sister Lei Xiaojian, it was difficult for him to accept it at first because in his eyes, Hong Kong people are always rich and abandoned, and are unwilling to entrust their sister to Chen Ziliang. But later, I saw the sincerity of the two, and accepted Chen Ziliang, the prospective brother-in-law.
The relationship between the two people represents the complex mentality of having both prejudice and Hong Kong people at that time, and being curious about each other, and being willing to try to understand and accept each other. The "marriage" of the two is also in line with the expectations of the audiences in both places.
In the movie, the two of them passed through Hohhot, Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places in Inner Mongolia. The road presented the customs and customs of various places in all directions.
records the thriving scene of the mainland in that era like a documentary, which is the most distinctive place for mainland films.
Showing the social outlook of the mainland during the reform and opening up period is also a major theme of the film. In addition to presenting it with pictures, it is also explained through interesting dialogues between Lei Xiaobao and Chen Ziliang.
Chen Ziliang said in a very worldly manner that "there are three five-way cigarettes, Marlboro, and there must be white shrimps for treating guests", and "A hundred thousand troops go to Guangdong" are all hilarious.
Let’s talk about martial arts dramas. The Hong Kong team speed coach Ke Shouliang and action coach Xu Zhongxin have joined the action scenes of the movie to a higher level, which can be regarded as the highest-level movie among the mainland movies directed by Zhou Xiaowen.
The action shot in the film is divided into 4 parts -
One of them is the beginning of Jiang Wen’s discussion with the wrestler on the Ximeng Grassland.
This wrestling is quite prairie-like and ended with Jiang Wen's crushing defeat, but then Jiang Wen won back a game with boxing. Of course, this is also the role of the protagonist's halo. It is hard to say whether Jiang Wen himself has learned boxing.
The second is the chase scene between Jiang Wen and Wan Ziliang in Hohhot.
Alley Chasing is common in Hong Kong movies, and it is a common routine to present the comedy effect with the rapid conversion of scenes.
The two of them chased from the roof to the street. The lively street scene in front of them appeared, and the cheerful music brought the audience a sense of pleasure.
The third is the speed chase scene led by Ke Shouliang, which is definitely the highest level in the industry.
Jiang Wen's stunt stand-in made a three-wheeled motorcycle "fly into the sky". This kind of high-difficulty special effect is not something that ordinary people can do. Wan Ziliang picked up the child on the roadside (who was afraid of hitting him) and put him safely back on the roadside. It was a masterpiece.
The fourth is the ending gun battle and hand-to-hand combat, which also maintains the consistent high level of Hong Kong movies.
The villain played by Zeng Jiang is not very good at killing the heroine, but he still portrays his fierce and vicious behavior very well.
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Summary
In fact, as a loyal fan of Wan Ziliang, Pige, as another protagonist in the film, has watched this movie as early as the 1990s when he was a student. After more than 20 years of revisiting it, he still thinks it is a rare masterpiece.
It has a tall theme and a full character. Jiang Wen and Wan Ziliang are both powerful movie stars, and the whole film exudes a rough and masculinity.
Now Jiang Wen is a well-known commercial film director in the mainland and has always shown his film world independently.
0 Ziliang, as a former big brother in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, once gave up his acting career in the 1990s and went to the mainland to do clothing business. Therefore, his achievements in the film industry do not seem to be as impressive as "Boy Weekly Month".
But both of them are excellent filmmakers in the circle. The "The Hero of the Narrow Road" they once collaborated on should not be buried by time.
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