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Chapter 1297 Heroes live forever, true colors live forever.

"A Chinese Ghost Story" has become the hottest movie of the year, which is not too surprising.

After all, it is enough to know that the director of this movie is Li Yi.

In fact, Hong Kong films have always been a hot topic.

Of course, the so-called Hong Kong films here refer to those old Hong Kong films.

It is precisely because the once glorious Hong Kong films are frequently compared with the deteriorating new Hong Kong films that the old Hong Kong films of the past are even more dazzling.

Although "A Chinese Ghost Story" is an ancient costume film, it contains many flavors of old Hong Kong films.

Although Li Yi once said earlier that the future of Hong Kong films that want to continue to go lies in police and gangster films.

But in fact, it is impossible for any theme to last forever. In the past few years, there have indeed been many Hong Kong Island movies that are regarded as good police and gangster movies. There is aesthetic fatigue.

Especially in the past two years, the output and influence of Hong Kong films have been declining, which has also brought up this topic again.

Where is the future of Hong Kong Island movies?

Hong Kong Island TV wants to make a special program to talk about this topic.

Li Yi naturally also received the invitation.

At the same time, You Ningsheng, the gold medal screenwriter of the glorious era of Hong Kong films, and Chen Weijie, the king of heaven known as the evergreen tree, were also invited.

""A Chinese Ghost Story" is so sharp, Yi Zai has made another classic!" You Ningsheng looked at Li Yi and said with incomparable emotion.

He couldn't help but think of when Li Yi's old bean dragged him to help Li Yi read the script of "The Gift from Room No. [-]".

I never thought that now, the entire Hong Kong Island, no, looking at the entire Chinese film industry, Li Yi has actually reached such a height.

"Uncle You won the award. It will take time to verify whether it is a classic or not. It is too early to say that it is a classic." Li Yi said modestly with a smile.

"Hehe, the classics are not what we said, but what the audience said. To be honest, Nie Xiaoqian is really amazing." Chen Weijie couldn't help but sigh.

"Yi Zai, Lao You, Weijie!" At this moment, a familiar figure came out, which surprised Li Yi and the others.

"Uncle Luo?" Li Yi was a little surprised.

"Haha, I didn't expect that, the host of this episode is me!" Luo Xian laughed.

Although before coming here, Hong Kong Island TV has mentioned that this episode of the program is quite special, because it is about the topic of "the future of Hong Kong films", so the host also invited Li Yi and the others to make guest appearances.

However, before that, Hong Kong Island TV did not tell Li Yi who they were.

But I didn't expect it to be Luo Xian.

In fact, Hong Kong Island is very interesting. Many actors have served as hosts. Back then, Chen Weijie also served as a host on Hong Kong Island TV Station, and he also hosted children's programs.

Not to mention Luo Xian, although he is not a professional host, he is actually no stranger to hosting shows.

However, after seeing Luo Xian, Li Yi was quite interested in this episode, and was quite satisfied with the arrangement of Hong Kong Island TV.

Without him, we are all acquaintances, and chatting will be smoother and more natural.

Soon the program started amid small talk.

"Let's get started! Here are a few questions, let's talk together. The first question, what do you think is the real essence of Hong Kong movies?" Luo Xian smiled and took out a piece of cardboard and said.

"Let me talk about it first. Over the past few years, audiences have been complaining that there are fewer and fewer authentic Hong Kong films. So what is a Hong Kong film, or what is the essence of a Hong Kong film? In my opinion, it is actually a Hong Kong film. The film is very simple. In the final analysis, there are eight words: "Everything is crazy, everything is too much." As a veteran screenwriter, You Ningsheng wrote many scripts of classic old Hong Kong movies, so he is certainly qualified to talk about this topic.

You Ningsheng quickly fell into memories.

"The production model of Hong Kong Island films is completely different from that of Hollywood and mainland China. At that time, due to the good market, most Hong Kong Island films were short and fast, and did not require a large investment. They might not even have a script, so they just hired a few actors. The shooting started, and the efficiency was extremely high, and it was often completed in a dozen or 20 days. The result of this is that Hong Kong films are very random, and there are many places where imagination and improvisation abound. Many lines and plots are flashed temporarily. But it is often talked about by later audiences.”

"I remember that Director Du had an idea at the beginning, and then he pulled us together and started filming directly. There was no script, and even the lines were thought up on the spot, but the result was unexpectedly very good.

The plots of Hong Kong movies are generally very ups and downs, and the characters tend to go to extremes. The performances use a lot of body movements and facial expressions as much as possible, so after watching too much, you will feel overdone. "

Chen Weijie also said at this time: "Everything is crazy, everything is too much. Indeed, this can be said to be the most authentic portrayal of Hong Kong movies of that era. I remember that when I was filming, I had to string several scenes a day, and even took a break." None of the time.

However, I think the essence of Hong Kong films should lie in the market! "

"Market?" Luo Xian asked.

"Yes, the market, or because the material comes from the market! In the past Hong Kong films, there were many gangster films and gangster films. In fact, although there were some elements of exaggeration and artistic processing, but looking at those old Hong Kong films that were hailed as classics, But all of them are drawn from the market.

Such as gambling movies, Hong Kong people love to gamble, this is a well-known thing.

Gangster movies, gangster movies, everyone knows the reason for this.

However, today's Hong Kong Island movies have lost the old market flavor, Jianghu atmosphere, brotherhood, etc., so I think this may be the reason why Hong Kong movies are becoming less and less Hong Kong, right? "

"Yi Zi, what do you think?" Luo Xian looked at Li Yi again.

Chen Weijie and You Ningsheng also looked at Li Yi.

After all, if You Ningsheng and Chen Weijie represent the screenwriters and actors of the glorious era of Hong Kong films, then Li Yi is the true leader or benchmark of Hong Kong films in the new era.

Because no one knows better than him how to make a well-received and well-received Hong Kong film.

"A Chinese Ghost Story" hasn't been released yet.

Although the actors of "A Chinese Ghost Story" are not Hong Kong Island actors, this movie has a clear taste of Hong Kong movies in anyone's eyes.

"I have actually talked about this topic before. Speaking of it, the history of Hong Kong Island is not very long. The famous people who have appeared can be counted with your fingers. In addition, the output of Hong Kong movies in the last century is astonishing. , As a result, any theme seems to lack freshness until now. Whether it is gangsters or anti-corruption, it is just repackaging the original old wine in a new bottle, and the taste has not changed much.

But the reason why a Hong Kong film is a Hong Kong film does not care how deep the plot is, nor does it lie in how complicated the characters are. The essence of Hong Kong films is always the spirit of the market that makes people never forget, and the loyalty of the rivers and lakes that makes people excited. It has a special temperament, which makes it different from the films of other countries and regions, and has become an outstanding representative of Asian films.

However, over the years, Hong Kong films have long lost their original simplicity and vigor. The over and over again, without paying attention to plot expansion and deep digging of characters, Hong Kong films have become more and more exaggerated, and less and less suitable for contemporary young audiences. aesthetic taste.

Or I would like to ask you a question, what do you think is the most missing thing in Hong Kong movies now?To put it another way, what do you think is missing from Hong Kong films of the past, such as gangster films and gangster films? "

Li Yi's question made the three of Luo Xian fall into thinking.

"The morale of the rivers and lakes?"

"Market gas?"

"creativity?"

Li Yi nodded and shook his head again.

"I remember seeing a line in a movie before. It said that people who come out to hang out are not loyal, they are all about money! Actually, in the current Hong Kong movies, use this sentence to describe It couldn't be more appropriate." Li Yi said lightly.

This is indeed his true thought.

"Crack!" You Ningsheng suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Yi Zai's words are so right! When it comes to Hong Kong movies, isn't it too utilitarian for current directors to make movies? In the past, when we made movies, we really didn't think about making movies most of the time, would we? It will be a blockbuster, because there is not so much time to think about it, so everyone's thoughts are almost all on the movie, making suggestions together, thinking about how to make the movie fun, how to tell the story exciting, and then the box office reputation. "

"So, the biggest problem with current Hong Kong films is the lack of imagination. Everything is based on money, ignoring the essence of the film!"

Li Yi nodded and shook his head again: "Uncle You said one thing, but what I want to say is that in the past, Hong Kong movies, many times, were actually satisfying the audience's fantasies, fantasies about love, adolescence fantasies about Jianghu, fantasies about brotherly loyalty, etc., etc."

"Or, to give an example, many old Hong Kong films, whether gangster films or gunfight films, in fact, the ever-changing theme is always to create a "hero"."

"Hero?" Li Yi's words made everyone a little confused.

"Yes, hero! For example, in the past Young and Dangerous movies, many adults know that they are short mules and have no future, but for many adolescents, Young and Dangerous is some kind of Satisfy their "hero" fantasy to a certain extent.

In fact, the golden age of Hong Kong films in the past is quite special in itself. Hong Kong Island will always be a place rich in grassroots myths, and that era was still the age of heroes.

What are adolescent fantasies?Chaotic rivers and lakes, brotherhood, happy grievances, and love.Although with the progress of the times, the rivers and lakes of swords, lights, swords and shadows have evolved to the hail of bullets, but the rough and wild spirit of this rivers and lakes has not diminished by half, and it still allows us to roar in it. If there is no such unreasonable anger and rebellion, then Our adolescence definitely lacks a lot of the liveliness it deserves. "

"It can be said that in any era, people will always yearn for and chase after heroes.

There is a kind of hero, who is righteous and heroic, loyal and courageous!

There is a kind of hero who speaks out of righteousness, is unrestrained and unrestrained, and values ​​love and righteousness!

There is also a kind of hero, who is persistent in faith, fighting violence and keeping the good, and upholding justice!

We carefully recalled those rivers and lakes films, police and gangster films of the old Hong Kong films in the past, and these heroes can always be found in them.

In gangster movies and gangster movies, there must be such a righteous, passionate, loyal and courageous big brother!But this kind of person will never end well, because just like the line I said before, who is loyal when they come out now?It's all about money!
Similarly, there must be a character who is unrestrained and unrestrained, who values ​​love and righteousness, and the last character who insists on justice.

For example, in "Infernal Affairs", Chen Yongren is undoubtedly the last kind of hero. He is persistent in his beliefs. He has always been in the dark, but he has never forgotten that he is a policeman.

For example, Andy Lau in "Dark War" is the second type!
While we talked about adolescent fantasies earlier, let’s talk about what a hero looks like in the eyes of women.

When women look at heroes, they just want to see three kinds of spirits, one is the heroic spirit, the other is the hero's ruffianism, and the third is the hero's childishness.

Why can Hua Tsai in "Dark War" meet romantic love?Because in the eyes of women, he has the air of a hero, which is a fatal attraction.

And He Shangsheng not only has a ruffian air, but also a childish air.

In "A Lang's Story", from a woman's point of view, being romantic is far from being an excellent quality, but even if the factor of heavy responsibility is excluded, many women can't stand this kind of flirtatious attraction. The more ruthless, the more The depth of pain is the gate of life, and it is self-inflicted.At the end, he gritted his teeth and scolded the flirtatious lover, only then did he know this kind of bewitching flower and poison.

And why is it said that childishness is fatal to women?Because motherhood determines that a woman has a need to love a man in her heart.The stronger a man is, the more touching he is when he is vulnerable and wronged like a child.

But what about Hong Kong films now?Can you find such a person among them?
Very few, really very few, the current Hong Kong films are handsome, money is always the first, and then everything else.

Many current Hong Kong films are always indispensable, highlighting the various things of the male protagonist that they think can attract the audience, but they don’t know that although money is indeed talked about in this era, people will always fantasize about things that have nothing to do with money . "

Suddenly Luo Xian asked, "Then are there any movies with these three kinds of heroes?"

Li Yi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

A movie came to his mind, a movie that included all three heroes.

"I don't want to prove how great I am, I just want to tell others that I must get back what I lost."

The man named Brother Xiao Ma, the man who is lame with a toothpick in his mouth but is still handsome is hard to forget in the past few decades.

"heroic nature"!
It can be said that this movie in memory is another masterpiece of Jianghu movies in the golden age of Hong Kong movies in the world.

"At least I don't think so." You Ningsheng recalled for a while, then shook his head.

Chen Weijie noticed Li Yi's distraction.

"Xiao Yi, don't you have some inspiration?" Chen Weijie asked.

Li Yi suddenly came back to his senses and grinned, "It really is!"

(End of this chapter)