In 2007, at the 79th Oscar , the Hollywood film "The Infinite Walker" starring Leonardo won 4 awards and won the best film of the year. Of honor.
But what many people may not know is that " " is actually adapted from a Hong Kong movie. Not only is the title unchanged, but the plot is almost the same.
As early as 3 years ago, this film also participated in the Oscar selection, but was rejected at the time because it did not meet the shortlisting criteria.
The award of "Infinite Walker" is undoubtedly a resounding Oscar slap.
This movie that allowed Oscar to slap himself in the face is the " Infernal Affairs" _strong32p2 _ _strong32 _ img img So far, 19 years have passed, and this movie is still the pinnacle of Hong Kong police films. Today, Uncle Chai is here to talk to you about the story behind the scenes of "Infernal Affairs".
In 1997, Wu Yusen directed the movie "Changing Face" was released. After watching Mak Siu-hui, he was very interested in the scene of changing faces in the movie.I think this idea is very good, so I went to find my good brother Liu Weiqiang to discuss whether we can use this idea to make an innovation.
At this time, Liu Weiqiang has already become popular with the animation film "Young and Dangerous" series, but he does not want to stand still and is eager to find a new creative style.
After listening to Mak Siu-fai's description, Liu Weiqiang was very interested, but he was at a loss as to how to implement the idea of " changing face ".
Mai Zhaohui said: "It is impossible to change your face in reality, but it is possible to change your living environment." The sentence
woke up Liu Weiqiang.
After having an idea, Mak Siu-fai contacted the screenwriter Zhuang Wenqiang who wrote the "Tokyo Raiders". Together, the three began the long road of creating scripts. Unexpectedly, this writing took 5 years.
When the script was finally written, no one wanted to invest.
After the millennium, the market has just gone through the financial crisis, and it has been sluggish everywhere, especially the film industry, which has been severely declining. Basically, there is no one in this big environment. Willing to make a loss-making business.
Seeing that the script that was written with great difficulty has not been voted for, Mak Siu-fai is very disappointed, and the film is also facing the danger of "miscarriage".
Fortunately, there is no road to perfection, and there will always be people who are "not afraid of death".
Media Asia Film Company boss Lin Jianyue is such a person,He has a good eye for talent, and was moved by the story in the play, so he agreed to cooperate.
At that time, Hong Kong films did not have a script. The director and a group of screenwriters discussed it on the spot. Infernal Affairs broke this tradition and created a precedent for Hong Kong film scripts. Called "the foundation of a play".
The original name of the script is "Wu Jian Xian Zhe". The word "Wu Jian" comes from the Buddhist term, meaning " 無间 Hell". It also implies that the two male protagonists in the play are living lives that do not belong to them, and they are both afraid My own identity was dismantled, and the surrounding environment felt like suffering in a hell. There was no reincarnation, only suffering.
I don't know if it is affected by metaphysics. After the official launch, the crew often happens some weird things.
Either some actors are missing strangely, or good props are suddenly damaged.
The most weird thing is that the weather is not good, as long as the movie is turned on, there will be either strong wind or heavy rain. Due to too many abnormalities, the entire crew was panicked, and there was an aura of fear and uneasiness everywhere.
's boss Lin Jianyue couldn't sit still, and immediately flew to Thailand to find the most famous metaphysical master at that time, white dragon king.
The White Dragon King only told Lin Jianyue to do two things:
1. Change the name of the movie. The four-character title is not good, so it should be changed to "Infernal Affairs".
2. When the movie premiered,All entertainers must wear purple clothes to attend the event.
finally stretched out three fingers to Lin Jianyue, indicating that this movie can be shot in three.
is amazing. After doing what the White Dragon King said, the crew has returned to normal, even luck. It is said that it was raining once and the weather cleared up as soon as the crew started work.
After the movie was released, it was a big success, and the following two movies also confirmed the original words of the White Dragon King, and the box office reputation of one is better than one.
At the beginning of the preparation of "Infernal Affairs", director Mak Siu Fai actually set up two versions of the cast.
If you get the investment, please Andy Lau and Tony Leung to play the high-end version; if you don't get the investment, you can pay some money yourself, and ask Edison Chen and Li Cansen to shoot the low-end version.
In the end, Lin Jianyue felt that this drama had a strange idea, maybe it could improve the movie market, and directly invested 20 million yuan as filming funds.
When Mak saw that the investment had reached the target, he immediately contacted Andy Lau.
"Infernal Affairs" is actually half of the reason for the success of Andy Lau.
was able to find the investment successfully,It was the line that Andy Lau led in the middle. After learning about the general storyline, Andy Lau was not only willing to reduce the pay, but also took the initiative to reduce his role and increase the role of Tony Leung . This was the result of this two-actor movie.
Especially when filming the final rooftop rivalry, the director originally arranged for the two great movie stars to come to a Hong Kong-style play.
But Andy Lau felt that they had no basis in martial arts. Even if they played well, it was impossible to have , Sammo Hung, , Yuanhua, and others. They were wonderful, and they could not achieve the best results.
He ignored the director's opposition and insisted on to change martial arts to Wenxi , but didn't want this move to create a classic that has never been surpassed so far.
Today, if you want to select the most exciting martial arts in the movie circle, the street fighting drama of " slaying the wolf" is definitely on the list: and if you want to select the pinnacle of literary drama, the rooftop drama of "Infernal Affairs" Must also be able to look down upon the heroes.
A gesture of digging a gun and fingers, two simple dialogues, is far better than all martial arts scenes.
The martial arts are in shape, and the literary drama is in the heart. This also points out the theme of the film once again-in the infinite hell, you can only suffer, and only death can be liberated.
It was Andy Lau who took the initiative to increase Tony Leung's role, and it was the next year that Tony Leung won the achievement of Double Movie King with this film.
Of course,Tony Leung is not bad for these two trophies. What he fancy is more about the script and the opportunity to play a rivalry with Andy Lau.
So, when he learned that Andy Lau's film had dropped the pay, Tony Leung, who was also optimistic about the prospect of the film, also appeared in the film.
The two leading actors have dropped their remunerations, and the investors have given a lot of money, so the director's brains become more flexible.
There is an old saying that as soon as a man has money in his pocket, his waist is hard, and he is easy to be unable to hold himself and to have trouble.
What's more, this is not an ordinary man. The director of
probably felt that he could be more irritable, so he directly invited Edison Chen and Shawn Yue back, and asked them to play the roles of Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren in their teenage years, which also happened to pave the way for the next two sequels.
After Lin Jianyue knew this, he couldn't sit still again. You must know that these two fought for a female star, and there was a personal grievance in it.
Fortunately, Edison Chen and Shawn Yue both gave face, not only did not make a difference, but also talked and laughed in front of everyone. This really made Lin Jianyue relieved.
It is worth mentioning that during the filming, Edison Chen used to have a poor attitude at work, always acting like asleep, and was slapped by the director.
is also this slap that made Edison Chen a blessing in disguise, creating the classic moment of "face of consternation".
Unintentionally, to create a classic, you have to mention Zeng Zhiwei .
Han Chen, played by Zeng Zhiwei, is the villain in the play. Not only does he master the supply of the entire Yau Tsim district, there are also a group of younger brothers below. Everywhere they go, there are people shouting "Brother Chen". .
In the movie, there is a scene where Zeng Zhiwei is eating at the police station, which is extremely arrogant.
In the original script, it was actually worshiping Guan Gong or playing chess, but Zeng Zhiwei insisted on filming and eating, and privately asked the dramatist to buy food.
He thinks that eating in the police station can better show this character's status as a man. Facts proved that his judgment was completely correct, and in the end this scene became one of the classic scenes of "Infernal Affairs".
Even now, similar plots in many film and television dramas are derived from this segment.
There is another scene between Tony Leung and Huang Qiusheng on the rooftop. The original line was: "Ten years, boss." The line couldn't express his vicissitudes of undercover in the past ten years, so he temporarily changed the line to: "Obviously, it has been three years, three years after three years, three years after three years, almost ten years old, boss. _Span7span
In just a few words, he showed the tremendous psychological pressure he was under.It also expanded and strengthened the sadness of this period of undercover years, and increased the thickness of the film, but also indirectly pointed out everyone's fate.
Then, the director arranged for a scene where he met his ex-girlfriend on the street.
When his former lover asked him: "Are you still on the road?"
Tony Leung did not answer because he could not answer this question. He knew that no matter how he answered, everything that was once has become the past and will never come back. From the moment he chose to be an undercover agent, he has been abandoned by fate.
Even if he is unwilling to do so, he still has no choice, because he has no choice like Andy Lau.
All appearances and frustrations are all illusions. You can only seek direction in a strong heart.
In 2002, "Infernal Affairs" was released, and it quickly swept the entire Hong Kong and even the entire movie market after it was released.
This film with a shooting cycle of less than one month has won 55 million box office in Hong Kong after its release. Not only is the single-day box office champion for multiple consecutive days, it is also the annual box office champion.
finally won 16 nominations, and won the best picture, best director, best actor and other important awards, all of a sudden.
originally had three different endings,In the mainland version, after Chen Yongren died, no one knew Liu Jianming’s secrets. After that, his career went smoothly and he rose up step by step;
. In the Hong Kong version, Chen Yongren died and Liu Jianming’s identity was accidentally surprised by Li Xiner. I learned that he was arrested afterwards;
There is actually a Singapore version of the ending. Liu Jianming was shot to death after he got out of the elevator, but this ending was not filmed for various reasons and had to give up.
No matter which version of the ending, it cannot shake its position in the Hong Kong film industry.
Before the auction, Mai Zhaohui once said: If "Infernal Affairs" is not recognized by the market, everyone will face the risk of changing careers.
More than ten years ago, in a large market environment with similar conditions, a "The True Colors of Heroes" not only rescued the Hong Kong film market at that time, but also guided the trend of subsequent police and criminal films, and opened the commercial era of Hong Kong films. .
In the following years, Hong Kong movies were hit by Hollywood blockbusters. Many artists have moved to foreign countries for development, and the market is in crisis.
At this time, the emergence of "Infernal Affairs" not only saved Hong Kong movies, caused a popular movie-watching boom, but also brought Hong Kong police films to the pinnacle.
Now that I look back and watch this movie again, the actors have online acting skills and an attractive plot. The shooting technique is advanced, especially the details, which is intriguing.
Andy Lau, with a straight suit and an upright face, is a gang member. Every time he meets the boss,Either in a gloomy movie theater or a gloomy underground garage, which also means that his identity will never be seen.
In contrast, Tony Leung, with a moustache, seems to be a policeman, and the place where he meets his boss is always on the rooftop, bathed in warmth. in the sun.
The scene of the rooftop has appeared many times in the movie, but Andy Lau only appeared on the rooftop in the last scene, whether it was a squinting action or a deliberately shaking lens. Expressed his inner anxiety.
The sudden appearance of Tony Leung and his clean handcuffing and gun-drawing actions are also in line with his identity as a police undercover agent. In the details, the director can be said to be well-intentioned.
Just like the two names of Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren, it takes a lot of effort for the audience to remember, this is a successful undercover.
director Qiu Litao once said: "A work is good or not, not by his current word-of-mouth, but by 10 years."
20 years have passed"Infernal Affairs" is still irreplaceable in the hearts of countless fans.
Maybe in another 20 years, it will still be unforgettable. A really good movie is like a good wine. The longer the time passes, the more delicious it will taste.
truly classic works,It is not memorable and never tire, but with the increase of age and life experience, every time I look at it, I will have a different feeling.
Just like "Infernal Affairs", no matter how many years have passed, it is still the best police movie.
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