Will the new ＂True colors of heroes＂ be another ＂Save my husband＂？

Special feature of 1905 film network On January 18th, the new film directed by Sheng Ding will be released in the mainland. We are no strangers to the word "true colors of heroes". It must be the most classic Hong Kong film in 1986 that flashed through our minds.

It is nothing new to remake old films. Last year alone, we saw many domestic and foreign films being re-created. However, it is difficult to remake a new one.

In 1986, John Woo directed a remake, which was adapted from the film of the same name made by director Kong Lung in 1967, starring Xie Xian, Shi Jian and Du Ping. Wu Yusen added his romantic style to the film, and the aesthetics of violence was a great success.

What’s the difference between Heroes 2018?

Hero 2018 is a film that director Sheng Ding pays tribute to the classics. Sheng Ding compared making this film to a gamble. He always wanted to specialize in the field of action cops and robbers, and planned to make some different changes in this film.

In fact, the story of "Heroes 2018" is no stranger to us. Zhou Kai, played by Wang Kai, participated in smuggling and was arrested and imprisoned by his younger brother Zhou Chao. Three years later, Zhou Kai was released from prison and reformed. Darren Wang plays Marco in the film, and Zhou Kai is involved in smuggling activities with him.

Yu Ailei’s A Cang was originally Zhou Kai’s subordinate, but by the time Zhou Kai got out of prison, he had become a drug dealer leader. In order to obtain information about Zhou Kai’s overseas customers, A Cang set him up.

Ray Ma plays Zhou Chao in the film, a drug policeman. Zhou Kai later cooperated with the police, and after arresting Cang, he made up with Zhou overweight.

"The True Color of Heroes 2018" enabled Wang Kai, Ray Ma and Darren Wang to form a brotherhood, and they went through fire and water with each other, showing both brotherhood and friendship between life and death. This passage is basically the same as the classic "The True Color of Heroes".

The change made by Sheng Ding lies in putting the general environment in the mainland and making minor adjustments to the role’s professional identity. He made it very clear that individual paragraphs in the film are a complete tribute, including the Battle of the Pier. I believe you can also find the shadow of the previous work when watching it.

In addition, the new version of "The True Color of Heroes" has a strong supporting cast. Yu Ailei has played a small role in many films, and he stole the leading role when he was not careful.

The other two, Lin Xue and Wu Yue, are equally amazing. Lin Xue is a golden supporting role, full of old drama bones, and Wu Yue slaps the drama quite badly.

How good is the old version of Hero?

Looking back at The True Color of Heroes directed by John Woo in 1986, it not only created the personal style of violent aesthetics, but also made the friendship among Tommy Tam, Chow Yun Fat and Leslie Cheung even more touching.

Chow Yun Fat plays the role of MARK, which is what we usually call Mark. Tommy Tam plays Song Zihao, an important member of a Hong Kong counterfeit money gang, and Leslie Cheung is his younger brother Song Zijie in the film.

In the movie, Song Zihao was betrayed and shot in prison when he went to Taipei to talk business. In order to avenge his brother, Mark went to Taiwan Province alone. As a result, his leg was injured and he became lame.

On the other hand, Song Zijie was admitted as a police officer and learned that his own brother Song Zihao was a triad society. This completely broke his relationship with his brother, and he decided to use his police identity to uproot the underworld.

The fates of the three men are intertwined. After Song Zihao was released from prison, he turned his back on the dark and wanted to prove it to his younger brother, hoping to get his understanding. But Zijie didn’t accept it. At this time, they were also threatened by Tan Cheng, a former gang leader, and were tested in all aspects.

Judging from the plot, there is really little difference between the old and new editions. But several actors performed quite well.

Chow Yun Fat’s interpretation of Mark is the best annotation of the word hero in our hearts. Whether he and Soong Tzu-chieh tell the painful experience of their first order to tears — —

Or meet Song Zihao again in the underground parking lot after plummeting — —

And finally, in the middle of the night at the dock, he taught Song Zijie that he should see his brother’s reformed side — —

His smile and tears in his eyes all reveal a unique heroic attitude, sometimes with a touch of pique. His cigarette lighting in front of the camera became a classic among the classics.

Song Zijie, played by Leslie Cheung, is young, so he has a full sense of justice, which can better reflect Mark’s heroic bearing from his character.

Director Sheng Ding personally went into battle to edit and shed tears several times.

Sheng Ding is both a director, a screenwriter and an editor in The True Color of Heroes 2018. He said that the filming time of this film was not very long, only 50 days, but the post-editing took 6 months.

The whole film of "The True Color of Heroes 2018" was cut by Sheng Ding himself. In the process of editing, he was deeply moved by several paragraphs in the film and cried several times. He said that he focused on depicting the delicate feelings between men in "Heroes 2018". This is exactly what Sheng Ding wants the audience to feel in The True Color of Heroes 2018.

In fact, when we watched The True Color of Heroes directed by John Woo, besides the smooth action scenes such as explosions and gun battles, the brotherhood was also impressive. Sheng Ding himself said, "The True Color of Heroes 30 years ago, on the surface, was a big action, explosion, speeding and fighting. In fact, its power point or what really touched people was literary drama, which was the texture of people, or the kind of gas field of people."

Regarding the tribute to John Woo’s "The True Color of Heroes", Sheng Ding said in an interview with the China film report: "I just pay tribute. I didn’t copy it. I still have something new that belongs to the present." In his new film, Sheng Ding continues his unique "little person perspective" and endows him with new elements and new soul.

Wang Kai Ray Ma changed his image and became a tough guy.

Sheng Ding boldly used three actors, Wang Kai, Ray Ma and Darren Wang, in The True Color of Heroes 2018, but in our impression, they seem to have a certain distance from the tough guys.

Wang Kai once worked with Sheng Ding. At that time, although he played Fan Chuan as a sharpshooter, he still had some cold temperament. In "Heroes 2018", he must completely transform again.

Director Sheng Ding said that on the first day of joining the group, Wang Kai was cut off by an inch. He hopes that this role conforms to the state of the mainland and is obviously different from the old version. Wang Kai himself likes this big brother image, and emphasizes that "a tough guy needs an inner strength".

Wang Kai has shooting, Sanda and diving scenes in the film, and he also tries to add some mass at the right hypochondrium, evil spirits and Jianghu spirit. When shooting a scene of jumping into the sea, it was particularly cold. He fell into the water wearing thick clothes and his weight was several times higher than usual. After staying in the sea for a minute, my leg cramped. This is a challenge for Wang Kai, who is not good at water.

Ray Ma has always been a cream boy in our impression. In Hero 2018, he turned into a drug policeman. Knowing the impression of others on himself, he said: "I am really good at playing!" In Hero 2018, he not only fights with his bare hands, but also has quite a lot of gun battles.

Playing opera is still the most popular in the mainland of China. This time, he still incorporates the temperament of teasing in the shaping of his role, which is a subversion. You know, the original eldest brother was played by Chow Yun Fat. It is very difficult to surpass it, and it may be a good way to add your own understanding.

As brothers in distress in the film, the three naturally need to cultivate their friendship. Ray Ma revealed that she was often eaten and drunk by Wang Kaila after filming.

It is worth mentioning that the design and guidance of the action drama of this film is still completed by the adult class, who once cooperated with Sheng Ding in Flying Tiger on the Railway. Clean action scenes are combined with Sheng Ding’s iconic quick editing, which increases the visibility. In particular, the film puts the scene of Taiwan Province’s revenge in izakaya, which is a new experience.

The heroes in John Woo’s movies are always in tears, and they will not lose their humanity in the most terrible situation. Sheng Ding’s films always add a lot of commercial elements, and sharp editing is his greatest feature. Such a collision between them is expected.

The success of Save My Mister has made everyone pay attention to Sheng Ding. So, will Hero 2018 be his other Save My Mister?