"In the early hours of that night, I got on the red VAN from Mong Kok to Tai Po" Synopsis:
The movie tells the story of the protagonist A Chi who sang karaoke with his friends until the early morning. The red public *** minibus (commonly known as the "red van") from Mongkok, Kowloon, to Tai Po, New Territories, goes home. After the car A-Chi takes passes through the Lion Rock Tunnel, the protagonist discovers that the world outside the carriage, all the cars and people have disappeared, leaving only Getting off the minibus itself and the 17 people in the carriage, including the driver, seemed to have entered another time and space.
The story develops a series of mysterious events. Passengers begin to die one after another for no reason. The appearance of a mysterious man wearing a gas mask makes the story full of mysteries; the protagonist needs to solve all the mysteries in order to be able to survive. Return to the original world. Extended information
Introduction to the main characters
1. Wanfa
Actor? Simon Yam
His former occupation was the owner of a tea restaurant. On the day of the incident, he was A friend owed a debt of 10,000 yuan and went to the other party's son's wedding to collect the debt. As a result, the other party called the police and kicked him out. He took this bus to go home. In the whole incident, he was a powerful character who connected three generations of old, middle-aged and young people to help them get out of trouble together.
2. You Zichi
Actor? Huang Younan
The male protagonist of the story, 26 years old, originally made an appointment with his girlfriend to go on a date, but due to the temporary inconvenience of his girlfriend, he had to I went back to Dapu overnight and got on this bus by accident.
3. Yuki
Actor? Wen Yongshan
I originally made an appointment with my colleagues to stay at the KTV all night, but because my boss took advantage of me, I resigned and went home from the KTV that night. On the bus, during the whole incident, the male protagonist was often seen with a sinister image.
Creative background:
The movie script was originally an online novel of the same name serialized on the Hong Kong Gordon Forum "In the early hours of that night, I got on the red van bound for Tai Po from Mong Kok ", written by Mr. Pizza. As the novel was serialized, the novel's popularity continued to grow; by mid-2012, a printer was producing printed copies of the novel, which repeatedly made the story famous outside the online world.
In mid-December 2012, Hong Kong director Chen Guo started filming the film version of the novel, making the story of "Red Van" the second film originally written by Gordon after "All the Way West" directed by Wu Yiu-fai. A Hong Kong online novel serialized on the discussion forum and adapted into a movie. The movie is divided into two parts, the upper and lower parts, costing about 50 million yuan.
The original work wanted to show the state of Hong Kong and its people before the end of the world. But the writing of the novel began in 2011, when the whole world was still waiting to witness the prophecy of the end of the world. When Chen Guo discovered this online novel and prepared to make it into a movie, it was already 2013. The Mayan doomsday prophecies had long been disproven. Therefore, the theme of the movie was transformed from the original work into a metaphor for what Hong Kong people are facing. The struggle of transformation.
Chen Guo hopes to use a more commercial approach to be widely accepted by the audience in such an unserious situation in Hong Kong. Through the living conditions of these thirteen people trapped in a minibus, it tells a story of helplessness and confusion.
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