On March 1, the movie "Zhou Chu Except for the Three Evils" Douban, which was launched in mainland theaters, achieved a score of 8.2 points, with excellent box office results. In just 5 days, the box office growth rate has exceeded that of the other three films in the Spring Festival.
The scale is not small, and the violent aesthetic is the first impression of many audiences of this film, but if only because of these two points, it is not enough to deserve the high evaluation of the film given by the audience. This crime action film directed by Huang Jingfu and starring Ruan Jingtian, Yuan Fuhua, Chen Yiwen, Wang Jing, Li Liren, Xie Qiong < unk > tells the story of Chen Guilin, a gangster killer who wanted to turn himself in, who was ignored by the police at the police station and decided to kill the two wanted criminals in front of him to get the sense of value he wanted.
The first thing that made "Zhou Zhuan Removal of the Three Evils" gain praise was Ruan Jingtian’s increasingly mature acting skills. He was no longer a young man who starred in "Monga". At the same time, this time, Chen Guilin saved Ruan Jingtian from the audience goodwill he lost when he starred in "Fu Yao".
Due to the plot and makeup of "Fu Shake", his audience’s popularity has dropped a lot. The makeup of "Fu Shake" really wants Ruan Jingtian to stay in his comfort zone. The story is also about love and male condensation, and the story of the pseudo-heroine is not pleasant.
Chen Guilin’s prototype is the legendary killer of the Taiwanese gang Liu Huanrong. At the beginning of the film, Chen Guilin appears at the funeral of the gang boss, eating a box lunch and chatting happily with others. After waiting for the target to appear, he leisurely walks forward and shoots people in front of everyone. After the high-profile murder, he also successfully shakes off the police and flees the scene.
In the movie, he would hold back tears because he was worried about his grandmother’s condition. Facing the half-naked Xiaomei, he would first put on a blanket for her. When he saw Xiaopang spitting black water, he immediately picked him up for medical treatment.
He successfully portrays a complex character like Chen Guilin, revealing the character’s inner world and emotional changes through delicate performances. Ruan Jingtian’s fist-to-meat fight in the movie is equally exciting, and the long-distance chase scene is also enjoyable to watch.
The performance of the other characters in the movie was equally wonderful. In the prison visit scene, the actor Xie Qiong sat like that, and the memories of the vicissitudes of his life were deeply felt. Wang Jing was worthy of being a powerful young actor.
As the Aberdeen actor Yuan Fuhua played the moody and ruthless character of the fugitive, Chen Yiwen played the Venerable with a smile. Tsang Peiyu, who played the Venerable Lover, was sometimes more like the Venerable One than the Venerable One. During the movie, when the Venerable One died and she didn’t run away, she had to play her role, making people feel that she was the boss behind the scenes.
The second highlight is that the plot of the movie is ironic enough. At the beginning of the movie "Removing the Three Harmies in Zhou Chu", each person is given 300 yuan for the appearance fee, which hints at the decline of the Taiwanese gangs, and the spiritual center also satirizes some organizations that generate electricity with love on the surface and speak noble slogans, but in fact are all kinds of dirty and hate organizations behind the scenes. In the movie, the cult killing scene in Zhou Chu is impressive. Chen Guilin is sitting leisurely changing bullets, and the people on the stage are still singing cult songs. Under the bright and warm sun, Chen Guilin is holding a gun and shooting people who have been brainwashed to the point of no return.
The third point is the drama of the story. After Xiaomei was rescued by Chen Guilin from Aberdeen’s hands, Chen Guilin asked her why her mother chose to take the blame for Aberdeen and imprisoned for 15 years. She said that her mother was also rescued by Aberdeen that year. At the beginning, Zhang Guiqing said that Chen Guilin had lung cancer, and in the movie, Chen Guilin kept coughing because of strong psychological suggestions, but at the end of the movie, the person who got lung cancer was actually Zhang Guiqing.
"The Three Harms" is also a movie full of details. The three most wanted criminals correspond to the greedy pigeons, snakes, and pigs, and the watch pattern bought by Chen Guilin’s grandmother is a piglet. The movie also deeply explores the essence of traditional Chinese culture. In the movie, we can see elements such as Guan Gong and the Holy Grail.
In an interview, Mr. Ruan said: "The movies and characters I have encountered in the past year or two have largely forced me to face the loneliness and weakness I had in the past, and forced me to face the unbearable things I had in the past." Regarding the 40-year-old period, he said: "I am also very happy to draw," and hope that Ruan Jingtian will bring us better works in the future.