Infernal Affairs 3 is not as good as the first two episodes. I wonder if it has anything to do with the rush hour. All the flaws can be seen on the big screen. The mood in the film has reached several times, and the focus has been wrong, which makes me a little dumbfounded. The whole movie flashes back between Liu Jianming (Andy Lau) and Chen Yongren (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), just like walking on a life-and-death wire rope of a crossbar. On the one hand, Andy Lau became more and more crazy and went to extinction, while Tony Leung Chiu Wai, who had passed away, was happy before his death under great mental pressure. Impressively, Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu Wai received psychotherapy from Kelly Chen in different time and space. The film puts them in the same room, with different boundaries between life and death, different emotions, alternating yin and yang, and clear distinction between good and evil. Perhaps it was the intention of the two writers.
Infernal Affairs 3 is the highlight of the whole infernal affairs series. The previous Infernal Affairs 2 has combed the context of the characters to the extreme. As a prequel to Infernal Affairs, the screenwriter not only reveals many origins, but also explores the possibility of human development to the deepest place in these origins. I believe that countless moviegoers are looking forward to the arrival of Infernal Affairs 3 with full emotions. However, Infernal Affairs 3 is almost lost in the maze of character relations, almost. Chen and Liming appeared in the third episode, which added unnecessary weight to the bar in the script and almost became a burden: Chen's opera cavity was embarrassing among many Hong Kong actors with natural lines; Dawn's performance is always more embarrassing when you don't know whether he is performing or snickering. The only Kelly Chen who really shuttles between Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Andy Lau, although her performance is mediocre, is much more lovely in the film because of her opponent Tony Leung Chiu Wai's excellent acting skills.
During the whole premiere, the cinema occasionally gave out a slight laugh, almost all of which came from the role of Chen Yongren. This is the success of this film. Tony Leung Chiu Wai's performance finally showed us a little bright color, as if the sky was short before the storm. The meeting with Dr. Li was full of warm humor and pleasant atmosphere.
In the flashback of life and death, we also see the intention of the film in editing, striving for concise narrative, but mixed with sadness and joy. But Andy Lau suddenly appeared on the hospital lawn after committing suicide, which first made people feel the drawbacks of the concept-yes, this song is colorful, and the joys and sorrows are deliberately played. The execution of the word Infernal Affairs makes the plot unable to fully convince the audience-but all this can be forgiven, because from the director to the actor, from the screenwriter to the propaganda, we have fully felt the sincerity of the film. Indeed, Infernal Affairs has contributed a rare work to us. From the tension and delicacy in the first episode, to the comprehensive and solid character structure in the second episode, and to the unique grasp of the character state in the third episode, each episode can be unique. But there is no doubt that the second episode is the most wonderful and the third episode is the most regrettable. I can feel that the creative staff, especially the director, couldn't hold back a breath, so I missed it. A cadenza should have played the purity of human nature, but it was disturbed by some noises. I'm sure Liu Weiqiang will have regrets.
Nevertheless, although I have many regrets here, I still suggest that you go to the cinema to end this year's seamless trip, even if it's just to listen to Cai Qin's song that played again at the end of the movie. This ending may be the most satisfying place in Infernal Affairs 3. At that moment, I was shocked. I remembered that a year ago, in this video store in Hong Kong, two men who were about to pull out their guns were sitting together listening to music. This kind of experience only happens in. Cai Qin's song overflowed the whole infernal affairs. It was a detached gesture, swaying on the clouds.