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Andy Lau has attracted more than 55 million fans since joining Douyin. His name is rumored wherever there are Chinese people. This is true.

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, Andy Lau may not be the most beautiful one in singing, but he is certainly the most dedicated in acting. Andy Lau has been in the film industry for 40 years and has starred in more than 100 movies. He can be called a model worker in the Chinese film industry.

During the TVB period, he quickly became popular for starring in "The Falcon" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". In 1982, he starred in "Journey to the Wrath" directed by Ann Hui, and began to move to the big screen, becoming a "wireless actor". The most influential one among the "Five Tigers".

Because of his handsome image, Andy Lau is often considered an idol. In fact, Andy Lau’s acting skills are also eye-catching. Among his more than 100 movies, these ten can be said to be the best. Classic and worth watching again and again. During the Spring Festival, if you have time, and if there are Andy Lau movies that you have not seen, you can spend some time to gain a new understanding of this ageless idol.

Run into the Angry Sea

Director: Andy Hui

This is Andy Lau's first movie. Director Hui Anhua originally chose Chow Yun-fat as the leading actor, but Chow Yun-fat declined because of , and invited Andy Lau, who is already very popular in the field of TV dramas, to star in his screen debut.

Andy Lau remembers it very clearly: "Xia Meng sat in front of me, wearing brown glasses, and said kindly, 'Mr. Liu, I'm sorry to come to you in such a hurry. The role we are looking for you to play, frankly speaking , originally belonged to Chow Yun-fat, but when we first approached him, he pushed it away and we had to find a second person to take his place.'"

The story takes place in Vietnam, but the movie was shot on Hainan Island. "Journey to the Angry Sea" and "The Story of Hu Yue" as well as "The Visitor" (1978) from the TV series "Under the Lion Rock" constitute Hui Anhua's "Vietnam Trilogy". After being released in Hong Kong, "Running to the Angry Sea" earned more than 15 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, setting a new box office record for local literary and artistic films. It pushed Ann Hui to the peak of her directorial career, and Andy Lau's performance was also widely praised. As a leading figure in the Hong Kong film industry As a rising star, Andy Lau has been on his way to the throne of the Four Heavenly Kings, and "Journey to the Wrathful Sea" is an important starting point. This is also one of director Ann Hui's best films.

Carmen in Mongkok

Director: Wong Kar-Wai

Wong Kar-wai's first film invited Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and Alex Man. If Jacky Cheung's Wu Yingge hadn't stolen the scene too much, Man Tsz-leung's explosiveness was too strong, and Andy Lau's performance had been overshadowed, his acting skills would have been praised.

In this movie, Andy Lau's acting skills are fully utilized, especially the last scene, where he twitches and dies after being shot, which is tearful. It is said that Andy Lau came up with it himself on the spot.

Looking back now, compared with his subsequent works with petty bourgeois sentiments and more Wong Kar-Wai style, this debut work of Wong Kar-wai is more realistic and down-to-earth. It can be said to be Wong Kar-wai's pinnacle work. Especially when compared with his fake "The Grandmaster", this debut film by Wong Kar-Wai is even more superior. It was precisely this realistic style that was ruthlessly abandoned by Wong Kar-Wai, along with Andy Lau. They never collaborated again after "Days of Being Wild". It was Tony Leung who became Wong Kar-Wai's queen actor. Maybe Tony Leung's eyes are more melancholy than Andy Lau. This is actually Wong Kar-wai's loss. Wong Kar-wai should really reconsider cooperating with Andy Lau. Andy Lau needs to change, and Wong Kar-wai also needs to change.

Infernal Affairs

Director: Lau Wai-keung, Mak Siu-fai

Needless to say, "Infernal Affairs" is the first short video posted by Andy Lau after opening Douyin. , just use the classic rooftop scene of "Infernal Affairs" as a joke to show that in Andy Lau's own mind, this is also a particularly important scene in his life.

The Story of Inspector Lei Luo of Five Billion Dollars

Director: Liu Guochang

Andy Lau once said that among his three favorite movies, the first one is "Thunder" "Luo Chuan". After the popularity of "The Lame Man", a craze for hero movies emerged in Hong Kong, among which "The Legend of Lei Luo" starring Andy Lau is the most classic.

Lei Luo, whose real name is Lu Le in reality, was born in Shanwei, Guangdong. His family smuggled to Hong Kong. He is the former chief detective of Hong Kong and one of the four major detectives. During his tenure, he established a system with He was involved in the corruption mechanism related to the underworld system and later became a wanted criminal in Hong Kong. He died of illness in Canada in 2010.

Andy Lau's performance of such a man of the times is so penetrating that it has become one of the most important masterpieces in his 40-year acting career.

Casino Tycoon

Director: Wang Jing

Casino Tycoon obviously refers to Macau gambling king Stanley Ho.

It is based on the life story of Stanley Ho that Wong Jing made the classic "Casino Tycoon" (divided into two parts: "The Legend of New Brother" and "The Invincible"). You can see how powerful the lineup is just by looking at this list. Exaggerated: Wan Ziliang, Wang Zuxian, Qiu Shuzhen, Li Jiaxin, Qin Pei, Liu Siu Ming, Bao Qijing, Guan Haishan, etc. Being able to bring together three beauties, Joey Wong, Qiu Shuzhen and Michelle Reis, in one movie shows Wong Jing's appeal. In this movie, Wong Jing designed the legendary life of a gambling king to have ups and downs, and the emotional line and heroic drama complement each other, giving Andy Lau the opportunity to give full play to his acting skills. It is a completely underestimated movie.

Extralegal Affairs

Director: Wu Siyuan

This is a particularly important early film for Andy Lau. Because of the success of this movie, there were three sequels: "Inside the Law", "Inside the Law" and "The End of the Law". Because of the popularity of this series of movies, Andy Lau has an album called "Back to You: The Story of the Law", in which he also sang the theme song "Dear" from "The Story of the Law" originally sung by Su Rui. "Child", the Cantonese version is called "Prayer".

This is the second collaboration between Andy Lau and Dexian Ip. The first time they collaborated was in the TV series "Falcon", where they played mother and son, and again in "The Affair". The third time they collaborated was in the later hit "Sister Peach".

The Tricky Expert

Director: Wang Jing

Andy Lau and Stephen Chow have collaborated on three movies: "The Tricky Expert", "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Gambler" . 1991's "The Trickster" was the last time Andy Lau and Stephen Chow collaborated on the screen. Andy Lau sang the theme song and interlude for Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Soccer", which seems to indicate that the relationship between the two is not bad.

Andy Lau and Stephen Chow showed that he is also adept at controlling light comedies. The famous step of not recognizing relatives appears in this classic. Although it is not the exaggerated and nonsensical style of Stephen Chow, Andy Lau's performance is relaxed and natural, which is also remarkable. At least he does not fall behind when competing against Stephen Chow, and does not feel as inconsistent as Gong Li.

Slimming Men and Women

Director: Johnnie To

When Andy Lau and Johnnie To collaborate, they tormented their bodies again and again. In "Dark War", a man disguises himself as a woman, while in "Big Man Has Great Wisdom" and "Slim Man and Woman", he transforms himself into a fat man. To's comedy is different from Stephen Chow in that it is more life-oriented. This movie is also one of Andy Lau's favorite movies.

A World Without Thieves

Director: Feng Xiaogang

"A World Without Thieves" is Andy Lau's first film with a mainland director. The year was 2004 , he is also the first among the Four Heavenly Kings to shoot mainland movies. After that, Andy Lau kept filming in the Mainland. This was a big move for him to maintain his exposure and influence in the Mainland for the next 16 years. Facts have proved that Andy Lau's vision is indeed very far-reaching.

Letter of nomination

Although Jet Li beat Andy Lau to win the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Andy Lau's performance in the film was not weak at all. It can be said that Andy Lau is very good at portraying brotherly love and brotherly hate in his decades-long film career in Hong Kong. When it comes to Chen Kexin's movie set in the Qing Dynasty, Andy Lau is naturally more experienced than Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro. This is his first touch in the film industry. The experience accumulated over forty years of hard work.

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