Breaking 400 million in four days, 8.0 minutes, the best work in 2020 is undoubtedly Shock Wave 2.

After watching this movie, the biggest feeling is cool. I really want to borrow a sentence from Jing Wong: It's so fucking beautiful!

Before writing this article, I looked through many netizens' comments on this work. They all said that this is the best film in Hong Kong in recent years, and its plot, actors and special effects are very worthy of scrutiny and refinement.

Obviously, director Qiu Litao has reached a high level of film art.

The root of the unrest is unfair treatment.

108 Heroes once had a very stable life, but because of the unfair treatment of society, they were pushed to the edge step by step, seemingly extreme, but in fact they were all involuntarily.

In Shockwave 2, Pan Chengfeng played by Andy Lau is a typical example.

As hurt locker, he devoted all his love to his career and never feared his own life and death. When the hostage was holding a Grenade, he dared to take off his explosion-proof suit and put it on the other side. When he defused the bomb with his younger brother, he immediately asked to stay and carry out the follow-up mission.

What's more, he never complained after his leg was blown off, and he tried to recover. All this had only one purpose, and he returned to his post.

However, the reality is cruel, and he was ruthlessly rejected. The police chief insists on his own work arrangement system and thinks that Pan Chengfeng can only be a civilian. Even if he passes all physical fitness tests, he can't go to bomb disposal.

The harm caused by this discrimination made Pan Chengfeng feel the social injustice, and he was even angry that no one around him was willing to help him. Therefore, he was disappointed and even began to growl.

So he said those desperate words: "I'm not crazy, I'm in pain", "This society is sick", "Throw it away when it's used up" and "turn this decadent system into ashes".

"Resurrection Society" and Liangshan in Shui Bo

In Shockwave 2, there is an extremist terrorist organization called Resurrection Society, although they are a group of heinous bad guys. But from the inside of the organization, they are all brothers who trust each other.

Just like Shui Bo, a Liangshan hero, they are all brothers, but to outsiders, they are just a group of bandits.

Although the members of the Resurrection Society did not tell everyone's story in detail in the film, they all had their own strengths. They used to be the elite of society, and they embarked on this road of no return because of unfair treatment.

One of them was a member named "Doctor". Both he and his girlfriend were wronged, so "Doctor" tied a bomb in a rage and died together in the unit. In the face of justice, he is horrible and sinful, but in the eyes of resurrected brothers, he is a hero.

Let's talk about another "sniper" in the organization. In an operation, the police were shot at the scene, and the brothers of the Resurrection Society cheered on the screen. As a result, the "sniper" was killed by the police, and the brothers were in awe.

There were two scenes at that moment, one was the memorial service after the policeman was killed, and the other was the two brothers seeing him off after the sniper was killed.

This detail is very meaningful. It seems contradictory for people who have died in the same way to commemorate them in different ways, but from their respective positions, there is nothing wrong. Much like the work style of Liangshan heroes, they value each other's friendship.

And Pan Qifeng, Classical and Sung River.

In the movie, Ma Shijun, the leader of the Resurrection Society, compares himself to classicism and Pan Chengfeng to Song Jiang, which makes sense.

In childhood, Ma Shijun and Pan Chengfeng were very good friends. His family background was unusual, but he finally went astray.

Ma Shijun is no ordinary criminal. He didn't do it for money or power, but for revenge on social injustice and what he called justice and freedom. So under the idea of "being tall", he gathered a group of very talented people.

This is the same as classical. If you want to go to Liangshan, the leading brother should not be Song Jiang, but Classical. Classical bent on leading his brothers to take the mountain as the king and take the bandit route seriously.

However, Classical made a big mistake and could have been in power by himself. It happened that Song Jiang was the leader. They all look like brothers, but their ambitions are diametrically opposed. Because Song Jiang's hope is to be summoned by the court.

In the movie, Ma Shijun can be said to love and hate Pan Chengfeng. I love him because he is a talented person and a confidant, and hate him because Pan Chengfeng finally chose to be a good person.

Classical and Song Jiang are dead, and Pan is also dead. No matter who they are, they didn't look back.

Although his girlfriend lied that he was undercover and deliberately injected memories into him, making him feel that there is hope and meaning in life, it can't change the nature of his bad guy, because Pan Chengfeng did the vicious consequences caused by the hotel bomb.

This is the same as Song Jiang. Song Jiang thinks everything is too perfect. He thinks the government is sincere in treating them, but they are just used to the front line.

Therefore, no matter from which angle, Pan can't go back to the past, so in the end he chose to sacrifice himself. Since he can't change the past, he can change the future. At least he did a heroic thing before he died.

postscript

The reason why Shockwave 2 was well received was actually more because of the plot than the action scenes. The whole movie had no less than five reversals, and these reversals highlighted the deep meaning of the movie, because human nature is a complex changing process.

The Water Margin is a very classic work. For Liangshan's 108 hero, some people say that he is good, others say that he is bad, but there is no exact answer, just like the deep expression in Shockwave 2: How Bad Men Are Made!

If you don't understand these contents, it is recommended to brush them twice. After all, the gathering of the three best actors, Andy Lau, Liu Qingyun and Xie Junhao, is not something you usually see.

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