A few years ago, I read the ghost story series completely for the first time. That's when I learned that Ghost Story has three movies. These days, I found the source of the film and relived the classics again. I have to admire the Hong Kong movies of that period. I always thought it was a beautiful ghost story before watching the movie. I laughed almost all the time when I watched it, especially in the first half. It turns out that movies are not only good-looking, but also have many funny elements and special effects elements. In short, it's very interesting.
There are three movies in Ghost Story, namely Ghost Story, Ghost Story and Ghost Story. The directors are all Cheng Xiaodong, and the producers are all Tsui Hark. The first one is starring Nie Hening, the second one has something to do with it, and the third one has little to do with it.
Ghost story 0. 1
First of all, let's talk about the most famous and well-received first of the three films: Ghost Story. The story prototype of this film is taken from Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio written by Pu Songling. It is also a well-known ghost story, which has been put on the screen many times. The most well-known version is Cheng Xiaodong Tsui Hark, which is a classic and hard to surpass.
The plot of the film was subverted and became simpler. It's probably about a poor scholar who prefers to collect bills, stays in the eerie ancient temple Lanre Temple, and meets Nie, a female ghost who seduces men for grandma at night. The two of them love each other and share the same interests. Later, Ning and a Taoist named Yan Chixia defeated Grandma and rescued Nie. Finally, Xiao Gan was reincarnated.
This is actually a pure love story.
This film is the most "pure" of the three films, because the story is very concise, and the protagonists are nothing more than Ning, Nie, Yan Chixia and the Millennium Tree Demon (grandma). There are not too many plot settings, revealing a lively and smart. The protagonist of this story is a couple who are looking for marriage. Since ancient times, pure and sincere love can move people's hearts most, so it can attract the audience most. As the director said, although it happened in ancient times, the core is a modern love story.
Xiao Gan felt that Ning was kind and upright, unlike the men she had seduced before, so she felt very good about it. Ning Cai Chen saw Xiao Gan's beautiful appearance. It was love at first sight, of course. Apart from Xiao Gan's tragic experience, he is very sympathetic to it, so he wants to protect and help Xiao Gan. The love between Ning and Nie is very pure, revealing a kind of infatuation. Without the intervention of a third party, such pure feelings can't help but make people feel beautiful.
Not only fantastic but also funny.
This film not only tells a sad and touching love story, but also incorporates many elements such as horror, fantasy and funny. The horror of this film lies in the ancient temple Lanruo Temple. Hong Kong movies in the 1980s and 1990s were very handy in creating horror scenes. It seems a little rough now, but it is this tone that is most haunted. The second half of the film shows the special effects of the film at that time. Grandma's Lickitung and Yan Chixia's spells are real. This rough sense of reality looks much better than many shoddy computer special effects now, which is really disgusting, especially the juice on the tongue.
When I first saw this movie, I was really amused by many interesting jokes in it. These interesting elements are not awkward at all, but very interesting. For example, Ning Gang started walking in the mud with a broken umbrella. Then I knelt down in ....................................................................................................................................................... and went to the town. The streets were full of wanted criminals. The people lived a miserable life, but the atmosphere was tense and funny. As long as someone shouts "don't go!" These three words, like triggering an organ and detonating these random law enforcement radars, will immediately make a fuss. The funniest thing is the performance of people in this town. They are always whispering and gossiping, which seems to be gossiping. Really cute and funny. If you want to be serious and funny, you must learn from these little people. In the movie, both Ning's stupidity and Yan Chixia's naivety make this movie have a lovely taste, so the viewing experience is both laughing and crying.
Talking about the music of this movie is really rewarding. Leslie Cheung's title song Ghost Story, "Life is a Long Dream …" opens the story with strange colors. Close your eyes and you will immediately see a scholar walking on the wild set of the vast mountain road. Sally Yeh's "Don't Come at Dawn" is a wonderful description of this love. The female voice is melodious and affectionate. Other soundtracks are also quite classic. The martial arts spirit, the bitter and confused lingering love, and the strange and horrible talk about tales of mystery ghosts are not only integrated with the plot, but also icing on the cake, which makes this film full of evil feelings.
There was no Nie Xiaogan after Joey Wong.
I think one of the important reasons why Ghost Story is so successful is the vivid portrayal of the actors, which is difficult for future generations to copy and surpass. Ning, played by, is a kind, upright and pedantic poor scholar. He is not smart, even a little stupid, and he is a little cute. At that time, the acting skills were still immature, but it was this kind of youthful acting that shaped the role of Ning very well, and that innocent little face and innocent and affectionate eyes were quite popular. Yan Chixia, played by Wu Ma, has superb magic, rough appearance, but delicate mind, and a golden sentence pops up from time to time. This role is really impressive.
I think Nie Xiaogan, the female ghost played by Joey Wong, is the most classic, and everyone will be impressed by her beauty after watching it. Joey Wong is tall, with an oval face and big eyes, especially when she is in tears. She showed Xiao Gan's beauty, bitterness, gentleness and charm to the fullest. Such a ghost with white clothes and black hair is more charming than a fairy and purer than a spectre. It can be said that my heart is still full of pity. I understand the man she seduced very well. After all, they are tempting and suffocating.
This film, from the soundtrack, costume modeling to the role, and then to the style and plot, is like a specious scroll, simple colors, simple front lines and unforgettable bitterness. This is the keynote of the unique martial arts fantasy movies in Hong Kong at that time. It is quiet and rough, and the evil spirit is in one word: interesting!
In addition, Leslie Cheung's name "Brother" originated from Joey Wong. It is said that because she called Ning "brother", the word "brother" spread like wildfire.
After the first movie, let's briefly talk about Infernal Affairs and Dao Dao.
Ghost story 0.2
The story of the second film Ghost follows the story of the first film. Probably after reincarnation, Ning accidentally met a loyal minister's daughter named Qingfeng, who looks exactly the same, and he met a Taoist named Ye Yi. Together with Yan Chixia, they defeated the wicked wizard and rescued Qingfeng's father. Finally, Ning and Qingfeng are together. In fact, this story has nothing to do with the topic. After all, Xiao Gan has been reborn and will never appear again. The only thing in common is Ning and Yan Chixia.
The best thing about the movie Infernal Affairs is that it defeated the wizard who caused the disaster. He is the ultimate big boss in this story, using witchcraft to confuse people, and then leaning towards the ruling and opposition parties, making the whole country miserable. This passage is also a mockery of the present. It can be seen that Cheng Xiaodong and Tsui Hark have further deepened their simple ghost love and concern for the country and the people, and promoted and sublimated the connotation of the films.
Therefore, in the second part, there is no beautiful female ghost Xiao Gan. The story goes from Lanruo Temple to the ancient house in Shan Ye, from the ghost land to the world. Ghosts have evil spirits, but the human heart is more sinister than ghosts. Ning Cai Chen, with her portrait Xiao Gan, is still obsessed with her, but he understands that Xiao Gan's reincarnation is equivalent to death, even when she is reborn, they are strangers. So when he meets the breeze, he has love in his heart, which is not difficult to understand. Ning's handsome appearance, gentlemanly demeanor and cool breeze naturally appreciate and like it.
But I don't have much feeling about this emotional line. First, Ning's love for Nie is too pure and profound. Second, the role of Qingfeng is not attractive. Although more chivalrous and more human, they look the same, but their charm is worse and weaker.
I have to say that the biggest highlight of this film is the role played by Jacky Cheung. The Taoist priest was very funny and humorous as soon as he appeared. He neutralized Ning's gaffes and provided many jokes. Jacky Cheung is not only a great singer, but also a great actor. He has no sense of disobedience in his performance. Although he is not very handsome, he is very popular with the audience. In my opinion, it can be said that Qiu Zhi Ye Yi saved the film.
In the second part, Tsui Hark makes better use of the special effects of the film. He really likes weird skills and tricks. The appearance of the giant corpse in the ancient house is very ugly, especially its mucus, which is very realistic and easy to cause discomfort. But in the part where everyone fights against the monster mage, the magical Sanskrit sound that accompanied the mage is chilling and really scary. And Lin Hong's Tao also adds a lot of color.
Generally speaking, the core of infernal affairs story is not love, but saving the whole world and telling the truth in the world, which is justice. The protagonist is not good enough, and there are more supporting villains.
Ghost story 0.3
The third movie Ghost Story has nothing to do with the words Ghost Story Story Story Story Story. The only thing in common is grandma and the old demon of Montenegro. The location of the story is in the second part, from the human world back to Lanruo Temple. It tells the story of a young monk and his master escorting the Golden Buddha to a paradise in the west, and then staying at Lanruo Temple for the night. Next is the same plot. The young monk fell in love with a female ghost named Xiao Zhuo, a grandmother, a mentor and Taoist Qiu Zhi Ye Yi (alias Yan Chixia), who defeated her grandmother and the old demon in Montenegro and rescued Xiao Zhuo.
Xiao Zhuo is still played by Joey Wong. She wears gorgeous and colorful clothes and wears a high bun. Her personality is not like Xiao Gan. She is more lively and lovely, with a dusty smell, not refined, but beautiful and sultry. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays the young monk Shifang, sometimes stubborn and sometimes silly, which is very lovable, especially when he has big eyes. And Jacky Cheung's version of Yan Chixia loves money, and she is also very lewd. The atmosphere between the three of them is pleasant, so the overall atmosphere is less bitter and more lively than the first one.
The biggest feature of this film is the further coolness of special effects and the macro-scheduling of fighting pictures. It seems that Tsui Hark is going to shoot an upgraded version of Ghost Story. After all, the core is ghost love, which has been upgraded to a monk and a woman. Although the young monk and Xiao Zhuo are cute, they still haven't updated the old story. They just put the old wine in new bottles and threw away the special coat. The story itself is not wonderful. After all, the first one is Zhu Yu. But I think the completion of the third part is still good, mixed with bitterness and joy, more entertaining and commercial, and the popularity is quite high.
The trilogy Ghost Story is directed by Cheng Xiaodong and supervised by Tsui Hark. Taken at 1987, 1990, 199 1 respectively. They created the first stunt ghost film in Hong Kong, which made the form, content and presentation of ghost films look brand-new and caused a burst of heat. Music master James J.S.Wong also contributed. His wonderful music is just like God's help, and he is one of the four real gifted talents in Hong Kong. It can be seen that at that time, Hong Kong filmmakers combined so many elements, dared to innovate, and had a big pattern, just like Hausa's black ink calligraphy. Their views are hearty and meaningful, leaving many classic works.
At that time, the filming of Ghost Story was also the youngest moment for these actors, and they left beautiful images one by one, which were fixed in the film history. It's just that the protagonists in the first film, up to now, only the female ghost Xiao Gan is still alive, while the Sri Lankan has passed away, and only watching movies to remember.
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