Brief Summary
It is the story of a fictional Hong Kong traditional guild faced two years of the Giants selected the time, but the guild now encountered many troubles: death stare does not work with the police, the old barons about staying, to help in the panjandrums of keepsake disappeared So the guild decides to help elect the most powerful "tigers" to trace the whereabouts of keepsake, who was in charge of different areas before, and have never met in the respective actions have come into contact with the keepsake, suddenly feel an air of authority and power, and so their outlook on life has changed, and they decided to join the Giants in a race
Synopsis
Hong Kong's largest organized gangsterdom "and" held bi - yearly MYF election offices, Ale (Simon Yam) and Big D (Tony Leung Ka - fai) was one of two regional leaders, secretly battled for the throne of efforts, a group of veterans who also have the right to vote for their own interests and infighting, the elections will therefore be quite rocky Hong Kong's largest organized gangsterdom "and" held bi - yearly MYF election offices, Ale (Simon Yam) and Big D (Tony Leung Ka - fai) was one of two regional leaders, secretly battled for the throne of efforts, a group of veterans who also have the right to vote for their own interests and infighting, the elections will therefore be quite rocky . result, Ale again was elected to the people, and their soul is dissatisfied with a large D decided to challenge the rules, he seized to symbolize the supreme power of the Dragon Head Baton keepsake, organize new guild result, Ale again was elected to the people, and their soul is dissatisfied with a large D decided to challenge the rules, he seized to symbolize the supreme power of the Dragon Head Baton keepsake, organize new guild .
five Junior Leader (Louis Koo, Zhang Zhaohui, cultured.Meanwhile, Lin Xue, Lam) is one of them,Vying for the Dragon Head Baton infighting unfolded after a final winner , , .
everything is unclear.
Background Creation
"Underworld" to Hong Kong underground club leader election, contested by representative associations of supreme power, symbolized by the tap rod as the clue, Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka - fai were two stalwarts of the community, "the boss" position of the position of "Underworld" to Hong Kong underground club leader election, contested by representative associations of supreme power, symbolized by the tap rod as the clue, Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka - fai were two stalwarts of the community, "the boss" position of the position of . with Johnnie To's own words, he is not a violent gangster film," with Johnnie To's own words, he is not a violent gangster film," .
is very much a part of the mainland of China Film Group, Mr. He said the violence isn't focused on the atmosphere, is the 'in politics, even gun of an exposed - lens do not have the Johnnie said, actually beat "underworld" and "This is a history, Johnnie said, actually beat "underworld" and "This is a history,.
a culture in a nutshell, from birth to now, also never tasted no Hong Kong Triad underworld ( a culture in a nutshell, from birth to now, also never tasted no Hong Kong Triad underworld (. underworld society of history to count to 300 to 400 years ago, until now, than any of them one - ruling party, or the emperor of the time enjoyed a longer underworld society of history to count to 300 to 400 years ago, until now, than any of them one - ruling party, or the emperor of the time enjoyed a longer .
but if one day, the gangs really slowly disappears, or something else, That is just going to record the history of things but if one day, the gangs really slowly disappears, or something else, That is just going to record the history of things . prior to 1997, China will recover Hong Kong prior to 1997, China will recover Hong Kong .
Mr. Tao said: "The mafia have patriotic!"era, politics, power everything changes, the underworld will change This is postwar up to now for so many years, one of the largest maximum strength This is postwar up to now for so many years, one of the largest maximum strength .
of the British government for decades, nearly a century now of the British government for decades, nearly a century now . a newsman tell you such a concept, Britons wouldn't tell you:" Gangland 'bout love a newsman tell you such a concept, Britons wouldn't tell you:" Gangland 'bout love .
Hong Kong "did not, they will not the Chinese people will say Hong Kong "did not, they will not the Chinese people will say . .
Chinese people the feeling of departure from the country of departure, and they told me you two Chinese people the feeling of departure from the country of departure, and they told me you two . they deal with family, and therefore has its own method of they deal with family, and therefore has its own method of .
That's Johnnie To think in 1997 after,To shoot "underworld" and "one of the biggest reasons why That's Johnnie To think in 1997 after,To shoot "underworld" and "one of the biggest reasons why . The second reason is that it has a cultural or historical reasons, nothing will say which, just the news and the newspapers will say The second reason is that it has a cultural or historical reasons, nothing will say which, just the news and the newspapers will say .
shoot - 'em - ups, as well as the widow of a collection of local and other various crimes but really by text and image narration belongs to them, shoot - 'em - ups, as well as the widow of a collection of local and other various crimes but really by text and image narration belongs to them, . said the little Johnnie To shot the film and not sing the praise of the underworld, but feel that Hong Kong has a very fine things worth preserving said the little Johnnie To shot the film and not sing the praise of the underworld, but feel that Hong Kong has a very fine things worth preserving .
This is the origin of the This is the origin of the .
Performance Characteristics
bold - type roles: Big D (Tony Leung Ka - fai), Dongguan (Lam), aircraft (cultured.Meanwhile, performing such roles, the force is strong, tough and stubborn, IQ slightly poorer "Big D", bribed someone vote for him after the failure of the buyer, who had himself been kidnapped and even killed coercion, are placed in a detention facility in front of a senator's plane threatened to force the separation alone, as brave as the Hungry Tiger also; "Dongguan", playing the lion's share (Lin) snow - enders playing, without hesitation, was killed when a police car, its trunk people hacked to death in a number of people, as Brave as a tiger also "aircraft", stuttering porcelain spoon without Coward, single - pole, with the enemy for our lives,as Brave as a Hungry Tiger also "Big D", bribed someone vote for him after the failure of the buyer, who had himself been kidnapped and even killed coercion, are placed in a detention facility in front of a senator's plane threatened to force the separation alone, as brave as the Hungry Tiger also; "Dongguan", playing the lion's share (Lin) snow - enders playing, without hesitation, was killed when a police car, its trunk people hacked to death in a number of people, as Brave as a tiger also "aircraft", stuttering porcelain spoon without Coward, single - pole, with the enemy for our lives,as Brave as a Hungry Tiger also .
people who encounter these Ale, Jimmy Tsai, doomed to failure people who encounter these Ale, Jimmy Tsai, doomed to failure . calm, sinister - type roles: Ah Lok (Simon Yam), Jimmy Tsai (Louis Koo) "Ale", also bought a patriarch, in time to grab the Dragon Head Baton not forgotten after the verdict, successfully when on one of the words after the first use of the large D helps expand the gang's sphere of influence, of the secret will kill Big D, a second one of the words in the election for the decoy Dongguan Aberdeen for a joint, unable to persuade Deng Bo (wang tianlin) when pushing it down the stairs; "Jimmy", the Dragon Head Baton grab when the aircraft he desperately only as an aside to help small busy role,put the hands on the Dragon Head Baton Lok was when his exit, causing the forces in the Mafia under themselves doing business on the mainland pornographic DVDs, using extremely brutal means (twisted "dog meat) threaten Ale of men helping himself calm, sinister - type roles: Ah Lok (Simon Yam), Jimmy Tsai (Louis Koo) "Ale", also bought a patriarch, in time to grab the Dragon Head Baton not forgotten after the verdict, successfully when on one of the words after the first use of the large D helps expand the gang's sphere of influence, of the secret will kill Big D, a second one of the words in the election for the decoy Dongguan Aberdeen for a joint, unable to persuade Deng Bo (wang tianlin) when pushing it down the stairs; "Jimmy", the Dragon Head Baton grab when the aircraft he desperately only as an aside to help small busy role,put the hands on the Dragon Head Baton Lok was when his exit, causing the forces in the Mafia under themselves doing business on the mainland pornographic DVDs, using extremely brutal means (twisted "dog meat) threaten Ale of men helping himself .
but people beyond, behellond the then powerful but also powerful immortals immortals but people beyond, behellond the then powerful but also powerful immortals immortals . type roles: (You Yong) Deputy Director - General of the gang again, can't escape out of the sight of the mainland police, the gangsters to grab for it they can catch them, they are mainly on internal affairs even than the underworld already knows more about, oh, I think here, I always felt as if the sight of a person standing in the high - rises,A blank look of Beijing's direction
Film Evaluation
There's no guns one of Johnnie To's gangster in Cannes when I said that he want to tell you that this is a gang culture, rather than a shoot - 'em - ups There's no guns one of Johnnie To's gangster in Cannes when I said that he want to tell you that this is a gang culture, rather than a shoot - 'em - ups . gangsta 300 years ago, there was always live and have a religion of gangsta 300 years ago, there was always live and have a religion of .
underworld but there is at this stage, one that does not recognize the existence of underworld but there is at this stage, one that does not recognize the existence of . There are many people who, for years to come There are many people who, for years to come .
doing "long 104 minutes of" Underworld ", not a gunshot, their members have been more use of stick or knife, while the last Ale (Simon Yam) was a line to Big D (Tony Leung Ka - fai) of violent killings, often using the stones is completion, completely abandoned by gangster" dazzle "play doing "long 104 minutes of" Underworld ", not a gunshot, their members have been more use of stick or knife, while the last Ale (Simon Yam) was a line to Big D (Tony Leung Ka - fai) of violent killings, often using the stones is completion, completely abandoned by gangster" dazzle "play . last Ale killed Big D scene, only to hear the stone impact brain and Ale of last Ale killed Big D scene, only to hear the stone impact brain and Ale of .
Johnnie gasps: "my" gun fire "when it does, we can shoot a gun without completely by gangster, the movie's biggest feature is not a gun in it, Johnnie gasps: "my" gun fire "when it does, we can shoot a gun without completely by gangster, the movie's biggest feature is not a gun in it, ." a moving mouth less hands - on the gangster movie opens with a long segment of gang members and the collective rules of spoken - word recitation of the guild, said the guild rules from the Hong Kong Triads of the authentic codes with " a moving mouth less hands - on the gangster movie opens with a long segment of gang members and the collective rules of spoken - word recitation of the guild, said the guild rules from the Hong Kong Triads of the authentic codes with .
before is often seen by gangster, "Underworld" in the fight scenes,the dialogue is quite a large number of gang members and gather before is often seen by gangster, "Underworld" in the fight scenes,the dialogue is quite a large number of gang members and gather . met scene frequently appearing while met scene frequently appearing while .
exchange among members in the form of a real gangster "cutout" and the "Kryptos" exchange among members in the form of a real gangster "cutout" and the "Kryptos" ." underworld "at Cannes and unloads the wafer issued propaganda manual has stunned the Cannes " underworld "at Cannes and unloads the wafer issued propaganda manual has stunned the Cannes .
full manual as the underworld, and is made not only of the Front Cover is a Hong Kong triad and most of the original icon" in the "setting, the guild rules, the Triads and the Brief Introduction Form Guild gesture language full manual as the underworld, and is made not only of the Front Cover is a Hong Kong triad and most of the original icon" in the "setting, the guild rules, the Triads and the Brief Introduction Form Guild gesture language . director when accepting a reporter to interview said,These tables and the gesture is a Hong Kong triad real use director when accepting a reporter to interview said,These tables and the gesture is a Hong Kong triad real use .
one alongside people of the underworld from the Hong Kong version of the poster can be seen the phrase, "Three hundred years ago, they are referred to as' martyrs'" one alongside people of the underworld from the Hong Kong version of the poster can be seen the phrase, "Three hundred years ago, they are referred to as' martyrs'" . Johnnie underworld of interpretation than have a general idea of the Underworld is the special community Johnnie underworld of interpretation than have a general idea of the Underworld is the special community .
underworld he is going to be a "populist", "underworld" is one that does not recognize the existence of, but in fact they had a large population of underworld he is going to be a "populist", "underworld" is one that does not recognize the existence of, but in fact they had a large population of . I sometimes think that in Hong Kong, as if everyone has a friend is a mafia I sometimes think that in Hong Kong, as if everyone has a friend is a mafia .
we do have a lot of speaking gangster movie,But I wanted to make a really cool movie, living a life in the way that gangster story, rather than killing those we do have a lot of speaking gangster movie,But I wanted to make a really cool movie, living a life in the way that gangster story, rather than killing those . "Johnnie" gangland ", gang members are your great "Johnnie" gangland ", gang members are your great .
ordinary people like them to look like a family man, to go home to eat, with their children education ordinary people like them to look like a family man, to go home to eat, with their children education . infighting inside the same underworld, attention should be paid to host an official philosophy of personhood infighting inside the same underworld, attention should be paid to host an official philosophy of personhood .
Awards Received
"Underworld" at the 42nd Golden Horse Awards ceremony, the 11 nominations, including best director, best drama, best actor and best supporting actor, Tony Leung Ka - fai, upon the strength of the film was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, "Underworld" at the 42nd Golden Horse Awards ceremony, the 11 nominations, including best director, best drama, best actor and best supporting actor, Tony Leung Ka - fai, upon the strength of the film was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, . "underworld" at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony, numerous heavyweight awards, four are accompanied by performance awards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - best film, best director and best picture - - Johnnie To, best - actor Tony Leung Ka - fai, screenwriter - - Yau Nai - hoi, Ye "underworld" at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony, numerous heavyweight awards, four are accompanied by performance awards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - best film, best director and best picture - - Johnnie To, best - actor Tony Leung Ka - fai, screenwriter - - Yau Nai - hoi, Ye .
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Produce
"Underworld" is in 2005, the premise of the ALCS Taiwan Golden Horse Awards with eleven nominations "Underworld" is in 2005, the premise of the ALCS Taiwan Golden Horse Awards with eleven nominations . of course far more skeptical and not been able, we should say that it is substantially representative of various aspects of Hong Kong during the year of the higher level of course far more skeptical and not been able, we should say that it is substantially representative of various aspects of Hong Kong during the year of the higher level .
gangster film director Johnnie To's kung fu is obviously not to be wondered at, the whole story of the movie is compact, the clues are laminated, to appeal to both of the eyeballs, but every step is filled with suspense, intriguing gangster film director Johnnie To's kung fu is obviously not to be wondered at, the whole story of the movie is compact, the clues are laminated, to appeal to both of the eyeballs, but every step is filled with suspense, intriguing . in photography, the photography at CHEONG Siu Keung was also consistent with the director's style, to the mutual understanding, although the photographing style, there are some to get into a rut.But the overall feeling is still there.
Actor in the Best Supporting Actor nominees wang tianlin Tablets is unique as it is, gang boss, to have further improved somewhat, put a table and say Actor in the Best Supporting Actor nominees wang tianlin Tablets is unique as it is, gang boss, to have further improved somewhat, put a table and say . civilianization of course such a design cannot be design thanks to Zhang Shijie, also having the features of the civilianization of course such a design cannot be design thanks to Zhang Shijie, also having the features of the .
In summary, this film in the 2005 Hong Kong movies inspired a certain climax In summary, this film in the 2005 Hong Kong movies inspired a certain climax .
