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Review of the Young and Dangerous series

Preface

Gangster films have always been the pride of the Hong Kong film industry. In the mid-1980s, gangster films represented by John Woo, Chow Yun-fat and other filmmakers became popular at home and abroad, creating a true era of gangster films, which people at the time called the "hero film era."

In the 1990s, a large number of outstanding Hong Kong filmmakers such as John Woo left for Hollywood. Although the output of Hong Kong gangster films remained unchanged, the quality was greatly reduced.

In this context, many new generation of Hong Kong filmmakers have begun to emerge.

In the mid-1990s, Liu Weiqiang, who had been an assistant director and photographer for many years, met commercial film master Wang Jing. screen.

In terms of casting, they used Ekin Cheng, who had just debuted. Ekin Cheng was the perfect choice for Chen Haonan in terms of appearance and temperament, but he was not very popular at the time. However, this has become an ancient star. An important factor in the success of "Danger Boy", just imagine, if Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai were to play this role, it would lose a bit of the heroism of a reckless person.

In terms of supporting roles, the then-not-so-popular "Fenghuohai" group came into Wang Jing's sight. "Fenghuohai" was a singing group founded by Chen Xiaochun and several other young people. In terms of singing skills, In terms of appearance, he is not first-class, but he is somewhat similar to the characters in several original comics. Wang Jing recruited several people under his disciples.

The leading actors such as Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan are all newcomers, and the director is Liu Weiqiang, who has only been an assistant director a few times. It can be said that everyone on and off the stage is a novice.

But it is this group of people who have created a myth.

It also indicates that a new era of "hero movies" is coming.

That era, that world, has gone far away... "Young and Dangerous" film review

Foreword

There is no doubt that in Hong Kong and even mainland China, since the After a movie called "Young and Dangerous" came out at the end of the century, its series of six main stories and three spin-offs had a considerable influence. Unfortunately, influence can be both good and bad, and the influence of "Young and Dangerous" is definitely not positive.

The birth of "Young and Dangerous" was in 1996, on the eve of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. The general political environment is usually reflected in various aspects, such as plummeting property prices, immigration waves, and increasing unemployment. Are these related to the return? It cannot be generalized, you can regard it as an unbeautiful coincidence. As an important part of Hong Kong culture, the film industry has produced many works with a "pre-1997 mentality". Galaxy Image's debut film "The Birth of a Prefix" is a metaphor for the dilemma faced by Hong Kong, and "Three Wounded Policemen", which won the Academy Award for Best Film, directly reflects the confused mentality of Hong Kong people before 1997.

At this time, Liu Weiqiang, who had been an assistant director and photographer for many years, encountered the opportunity to adapt Niu Lao's comic "Young and Dangerous" into a movie. The success of "Young and Dangerous" in the comics market has fully demonstrated the popularity of this genre. When adapted into a movie, in addition to being loyal to the original work, the most important thing is the selection of the protagonist, because if the protagonist's image cannot make people identify and identify with it, it means the failure of the film itself. At this time, Ekin Cheng, who had just debuted, entered Liu Weiqiang's field of vision.

Ekin Cheng debuted on TVB with the appearance of a mature man. His appearance is very good, and his grassroots atmosphere also makes him the perfect choice for the protagonist of "Young and Dangerous", because he is a representative The lower-class "Young and Dangerous" can be majestic, tall and mighty, but it can never make the protagonist handsome - please imagine what Andy Lau will be like if he plays Chen Haonan?

So the director was confirmed, the starring role was confirmed, and a number of youth spokespersons were also confirmed. Feng Huo Hai was a singing group in Hong Kong at that time. Their appearance and singing voice were mediocre and they were not popular. However, their ages were just in line with the needs of the film's protagonists. Therefore, Chen Xiaochun, Zhu Yongtang, and Xie Tianhua in the Feng Huo Hai group were recruited by Wang. Jing called to the door one after another. After all, Fatty Wang is a prudent businessman. Hiring new people not only means a reduction in pay, but also ensures that the film itself is as close to real life as possible. As for the leading antagonist in the film, after being dissatisfied with many casting choices, Wang Jing had no choice but to choose Wu Zhenyu, who was wallowing in bad movies back then. However, this decision now seems to be an important reason for making "Young and Dangerous" a classic.

In 1996, the first episode of "Young and Dangerous" came out.