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977. "New Brothers in Trouble"

Director Peter Chan. Starring Tony Leung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Carina Lau and Anita Yuen. Classic comedy.

Tony Leung traveled through time and space to become a best friend with his father Tony Leung Ka Fai, and helped him pursue his mother Carina Lau.

Market map. Memories of old times.

Lines: Chu Fan: "Speaking of that Jiacheng, he is very diligent. He goes to work in the factory during the day and sticks plastic flowers in the room at night - just say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be there. Jiacheng, have a midnight snack! This It’s my little fellow A Yuan, and this is brother Jiacheng.” Li Jiacheng: “My surname is Li.” Chu Yuan: "Li Ka-shing? Hello, hello, I've admired you for a long time!"

"Li Ka-shing" is an allusion to Hong Kong real estate tycoon Li Ka-shing, and is a big laugh in the film.

The movie "Riding the Wind and Waves" is a copycat of "Brothers in Trouble", but Li Ka-shing's joke is replaced by Ma Huateng.

978. "This Killer Is Not Too Cold"

Original title: Léon. Written and directed by Luc Besson. action movie.

Starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman.

A professional killer and a little girl. Such character combinations and looks are hard to forget.

979. "Mr. Tree"

The smoking action performed by Wang Baoqiang contains a lot of helplessness and bitterness.

From time to time I see people imitating this action, which shows that Wang Baoqiang’s performance design is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

980. "Alive"

I saw this movie long after I read the original novel. The novel is good, and so is the movie.

Classic scene: At the end of the film, an old couple played by Ge You and Gong Li come to visit the graves of their children. The saddest thing in the world is this.

981. "My Sassy Girl"

Classic romantic comedy. Starring Cha Tae Hyun and Jun Ji Hyun.

Classic scene: At the end of the movie, a man and a woman who have long since forgotten each other hold hands under the table where the blind date introducer is not paying attention, and the person the introducer originally wanted to introduce in the movie is the other person.

The fate of two people who should have known each other sooner or later will come. This is a useful movie plot.

982. "Interstellar"

When making this movie, Nolan invited physicists to provide theoretical basis for the entire movie. The black hole simulation picture is said to have taken a group of computer experts a long time to render. The original film is dozens of terabytes in size.

The storyline is also great. When the daughter grew up, she solved the mystery of the study and saved her father who was trapped in time and space. When his daughter was dying, she encouraged her still young father to rescue a female scientist trapped in outer space.

983. "Superbody"

B-level science fiction film. Director Luc Besson. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman.

Conceptual starting point: There is a myth that people’s efficiency in developing their own brain potential is only 10. So what would happen if people used their brain’s potential to 100?

The film shows and develops this concept: as the utilization of the brain gradually increases, Lucy gains more abilities, masters knowledge that she has not learned before, controls her body at will, and understands She can even control the magnetic field in the hearts of others, especially after the final development rate of 100 is achieved, her physical body disappears and she becomes omnipresent. "Sanctification of the flesh."

984. "Life of Pi"

Director Ang Lee. There are various interpretations of the film's connotation.

The visual beauty is stunning. As magnificent as a dream.

985. "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Old Martin's 23rd film.

This movie mainly depends on Xiao Lizi’s acting skills.

Call it exaggerated, but it is indeed a very successful performance. I have seen the speeches of MLM and success course salespeople live, and they are even crazier than this.

986. "Fury"

Tank battle. Starring Pitt.

Humanity, even on a devastated battlefield, still has an undying light.

987. "Rouge Button"

Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui. Past and present lives.

988. "Rogue Doctor"

Starring Tony Leung and Lau Ching Wan, it is quite interesting.

A doctor with excellent medical skills who hates the unfair medical system runs a clinic in a red light district.

The film captures the popularity of Hong Kong films and highlights the excellence of Hong Kong films.

989. "The Lame Man"

Lu Liangwei's performance is good in the process of a refugee becoming a gangster.

990. "Peace Hotel"

Starring Chow Yun-fat and Yip Tong. Very good movie. When I see Ye Tong, I always think of Xu Xian, and it's easy to skip the show. But her performance in it is very good.

The Gobi desert combined with the atmosphere of old Shanghai, rough and petty bourgeoisie. Very attractive.

Old Hong Kong films are really good at creating atmosphere.

991. "Golden Leaves"

Starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Anita Yuen.

Classic shot: pretty girl pretending to be pretty, grabbing her crotch.

992. "Star Language Wish"

Starring Ren Xianqi and Cecilia Cheung. I was a little moved after reading it.

The important role of music in movies.

993. "The Grandmaster"

Directed by Wong Kar-wai.

In The King of Sunglasses, the image is always more important than the story.

994. "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard"

Starring Jet Li and Liti Chung. Christy Chung was so beautiful back then.

The routine of Hong Kong movies at that time: curious characters, action, and vase.

995. "Hope Husband Will Become a Dragon"

Classic tragicomedy. Starring Stephen Chow, Sandra Ng and Cheng Kui'an.

This movie by Star Master is quite heart-warming. It is not only funny, but also talks about life.

996. "Assembly"

Feng Xiaogang made such a movie. Very good.

The relationship between collective interests and individual interests needs to be viewed dialectically.

997. "Big Shot"

Directed by Feng Xiaogang, starring Ge You.

Reflection and satire on commodity society. It's a bit of the "extremely crazy" essence of Hong Kong films back then.

998. "Old Pao"

Directed by Guan Hu and starring Feng Xiaogang. Feng Xiaogang's acting skills are really good, and it can be seen in more than just this movie. Acting is a technical job and has nothing to do with character or moral level. "Double virtue and art" is completely added value.

999. "Spring of the Cowherd"

French musical film. Directed by Christophe Barati.

When the world-famous conductor returned to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral, childhood memories emerged: a group of wild boys abandoned by adults met an underappreciated music teacher, and they changed each other's destiny.

1000. "Once Upon a Time in America" ??

Directed by Sergio Leone, starring Robert De Niro.

The history of gangs in the United States from the 1920s to the 1960s. In the Jewish community of New York, "Noodles" grew from an ignorant boy to a gangster.

(As I write this, I realize that I have made a mistake in remembering the number in the middle, so I will add it here.)

511. "The Burst Drummer"

Musical film. A young man who loves music strives to become a top jazz drummer, but his ruthless coach makes things difficult for him in every possible way.

The excitement a film with so little of a storyline can bring about is a testament to how musical instruments in movies are always captivating.

512. "The Lonely Agent"

Starring Won Bin.

The black market organ trade is horrifying and disgusting to watch.

513. "Empty Room"

In the silent atmosphere between a boy and his wife who was domestically abused, the desires and pain of each character are infinitely magnified.

In order to be together forever, the male protagonist has developed the skill of "disappearing": human eyes can only see a 180-degree range, and he hides in the other 180 degrees.

Desire is a lingering theme in Kim Ki-duk's films.

514. "Bow"

Director Kim Ki-duk will always be a symbol of pornography, a cramped space, and a torture of the evil of human nature.

An old man and a girl who are over sixty years old live on the endless sea. They make a living on two fishing boats. Their desire grows here. The old man and the girl agree to get married when the girl turns 18.

However, a college student arrived. He and the girl were attracted to each other, and the inexperienced girl was also deeply curious about the outside world.

The old man who held a bow all day finally took action against the young man.

515. "Mobius"

Directed by Kim Ki-duk. There is not a single line in the whole film, it is an extremely stylized ethics film.

A woman who castrated her husband and a sadistic son. Another torture of the evil nature of human nature.

The film title "Mobius" alludes to "reincarnation", symbolizing the continuous cycle of human suffering and no way out. Castration and cutting off desires may be the only way to achieve liberation.

516. "Spring Passes and Winter Comes Again"

Directed by Kim Ki-duk.

"Once upon a time, there was a temple. There lived an old monk and a young monk in the temple. The old monk said to the young monk: Once upon a time, there was a temple...". Another "reincarnation" story.

1 Spring: The old monk adopted a child. The little monk tied the small animal to the stone

2 Xia: The little monk grew up, began to have sexual desires, and got together with the young man in white.

March 3 Autumn: The young monk chose to leave the old monk and return to secular life. Later, he killed someone outside and returned to the Water Temple. He carved the Heart Sutra on the wooden board in front of the temple. The police came and took him away. The old monk He closed his seven orifices and burned himself into the water.

4 Winter: The middle-aged man returns to the temple, takes the master's relics and practices. The masked woman sent a child and then sank into the ice cave.

5 Another cycle of seasons, the middle-aged man became an old monk, and the adopted little monk was playing the game of tying stones to small animals again.

The meaning is profound and the scenery is charming.

517. "Sorrow"

A loan shark who has been an orphan since childhood suddenly has a mother. From the initial hostility to enjoying the maternal love he has never had before, He falls deeper and deeper into this fabricated love. In fact, this mother was seeking revenge for her dead son. Her son was killed by this debt collector. Watching the man in front of her accept her love little by little, the mother achieved perfect revenge by committing suicide. They are all heartbroken by the pain of losing their loved ones.

To destroy a person's soul is not to mutilate the body through revenge and anger, but to destroy his desire for love.

518. "The Floating Room of Desire"

In the scattered houseboats floating on the lake, a mute prostitute drives the boat to pick up hotel guests in the morning and sells fish food to the fishermen. , and at night, she seduce the guests with her beauty.

A policeman who committed a crime arrived, and they went from keeping each other warm to falling in love and killing each other.

You need to be able to hold back your nausea before watching this movie.

519. "Bad Boy"

Kim Ki-duk pushed a sadomasochistic story to a crazy level. The heroine encountered a suspicious man in the park who rushed up to her and forcibly kissed her. Unexpectedly, this man ruined her life. Out of abnormal love, he set up a trap to frame the heroine, causing her to owe a huge debt, and she had to sell her body to repay the debt. Crazy, he even got a one-way mirror in the room so that he could see the heroine's prostitution scene.

781. "Samaritan Girl"

Directed by Kim Ki-duk.

Two girls who had great wishes to travel to Europe used dirty tricks like selling themselves to raise money. As they get closer to their dreams, they encounter endless nightmares.

Sex cannot buy you freedom, nor can you get love.

782. "Blue Door"

Directed by Kim Ki-duk. Low-cost "B-movie".

Her parents kept the prostitute Zhenhua at home and asked her to receive guests at home. This move made Huimei very dissatisfied and full of hostility towards Zhenhua. Once, she followed Zhenhua and saw her trading on the lighthouse. Such beauty made Huimei immediately change her view of Zhenhua and re-understand her work.

One night, Huimei actually replaced Zhenhua in dealing with the guests.

783. "Male and Female Thieves"

Bad seeds are naturally attracted to each other, and bad seeds are good at deceiving people's hearts.

784. "Natural Born Killers"

The first time I watched it was in 2000. At that time, I felt so overwhelmed that I couldn't suppress the restlessness, and I wanted to smash something. The feeling of something. Movies that can make people so manic and depressed are also a technical feat. Get rewarded.

When I read it again, I paid attention to some details that I had not noticed when I read it before.

The bass voice of the opening theme song is particularly suitable for the movie, with the alternating use of black and white and color.

Chapter type. Tell in sections.

In Act 1, Melorie's "tyrannical" family actually adds the laughter of a sitcom, which is a kind of irony. There are actually subtitles at the end of Act 1. Use sound effects to connect the story. They actually used "Dozens of Bends of the Yellow River in the World" as a sound effect from Xintianyou in Northern Shaanxi, China, to achieve a chaotic effect.

The film is rich in means, and comics are also added. The cruel pictures are contrasted with beautiful poems, beautiful scenery, other social news, animals, war and other materials.

The calmer the criminals are, the crazier the media people, TV people, writers, police, prison wardens, and even the audience become.

Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino.

785. "The Elegy of a Killer"

A criminal escaped from prison and came to a small town to seek revenge on his enemies. Others only knew that he hid his gun in a guitar case. At this time, a guitarist wearing black also came to the town. A strange combination of circumstances unfolds, triggering a series of hilarious chases.

Director Robert Rodriguez was a very poor college student who was only 23 years old at the time. He wrote, directed, filmed, edited, and recorded it himself, and it only cost 7,000 US dollars per episode. Among them, 3,000 US dollars was earned by "selling his body" - serving as a guinea pig for drug experiments.

The acting skills of the actors are terrible. They make people act out in seconds without opening their mouths. At first glance, they look like they were picked up from the street. Most of the films use toy guns, and when a character is shot, you can often see blood bags and explosive devices under his clothes. However, despite being ludicrously crude at every turn, the film as a whole feels complete.

It is necessary to spend a lot of money to make a blockbuster film, but it is not necessarily necessary to make a good film. Most people can't make good movies, not because they're short of money, but because they're not made with the same material.

786. "Heroes Don't Cry"

Director Robert Rodriguez's second film. A feature film that expands on the previous short film. Starring Banderas.

A lone man with long hair and a guitar case takes to the road to hunt down the cold-blooded drug lord who killed his beloved girlfriend. The man is in danger, the bookstore girl comes to his rescue, and the two fight their way out.

787. "From Dawn"

In 1996, Quentin adapted his early screenplay "From Dawn" to the screen.

Quentin asked his friend Robert Rodriguez to serve as the director, while he acted as screenwriter, producer, assistant director, and starring, fully demonstrating his multi-faceted talents as an independent filmmaker.

This film has a split structure. The first half is a western road movie, and the second half is completely about magic and monster fighting. At the end of the movie, the bar reveals the huge underground palace under the cliff behind it. It is a shocking ending and a powerful imagination.

789. "Sin City"

Rodriguez personally shot the film and co-directed it with Quentin Quentin. Black and white photography style.

The "point of red" that was used poignantly in "Schindler's List" has been transformed into a coquettish and dazzling flaming red lip here. The picture with strong artistic sense is unforgettable.

1001. "Django Unchained"

Directed by Quentin Quentin. Western. The pleasures and grudges of black slaves. music.

Lighting and textures for the "Django Unchained" scene in the woods.

1002. "Inglourious Basterds"

Directed by Tarantino Quentin. Starring Pitt.

The special accent added to Pete's performance made me ignore his face for the first time.

Quentin tampered with history and caused all the Nazi demons to be killed in the theater, ending World War II early.

Imagination of history. Dark humor. pleasure.

The word "pleasure" is really the key to the interpretation of Quentin's movies.

Pleasure and revenge are things that modern people particularly want but are unable to do anything about, so Quentin helps them vent them in the movie.

1003. "The Hateful Eight"

The snow scene shot at the beginning is very good, Quentin's work, violent and direct, with a lot of blood.

Things that happened within one day are interspersed with flashbacks to play a game of time.

Using Zhanghui style to break through the classic Hollywood model.

1004. "Reservoir Dogs"

Director Quentin, a genius who is obsessed with "telling tricks".

Multi-line narrative.

The six gangsters did not know each other and used colors as code names.

The reversal of "undercover".

1005. "Pulp Fiction"

As a non-scientific director, Quentin's shooting skills are almost entirely self-taught, which is due to his extensive watching of movies while working in a video store. Inseparable. He likes the heavy taste of cult films and is good at telling non-linear stories. He has advanced storytelling methods, "loop structure" and "multiple angles".

Stylized scenes of violence are ubiquitous in his works, playful and ritualized, real and cruel.

1006. "Kill Bill 1"

1007. "Kill Bill 2"

Directed by Quentin Tarantino.

The visual style of Chinese martial arts films in the 1970s and 1980s, especially the appearance of the white-browed Taoist played by Liu Jiahui.

Aesthetics of violence. Quentin insisted on using condoms filled with fake blood to create the blood splatter effect - a method that had been Chang Cheh's usual method.

Conclusion:

The fresh experience and inner feelings brought by the film are very important. What is written here are all my most intuitive subjective feelings, not counting pull tabs. In addition, I ask myself to try not to rely on "search" to complete this record, which is also a mental exercise.

I have more detailed pull notes for individual films, but that's just a training exercise.

To pull a movie, you need to analyze the structure, characters, character relationships, themes, audio-visual language, etc. of a certain movie. It needs to be played segment by segment, which requires a high degree of concentration and is relatively boring. If you don’t rely on this to make a living, I don’t recommend you to do it. After all, we watch movies to relax and unwind.

In the past, I didn’t even remember watching many movies. Sometimes when someone mentions a movie in a meeting, I can’t even remember that I’ve watched it without mentioning a specific and particularly exciting clip. It’s for this reason that I started this 1,000-movie viewing plan, hoping that I can help myself when I need case studies. When working on a project, you can quickly recall memories in your brain bank.

I must have watched more than 1,000 movies. What is recorded here is only the movies I watched from the end of 2014 to the end of 2019. Although there are still many movies on my to-watch list that I have not watched, but with the foundation of these 1,000 movies in my mind, I no longer have a fear of the vast film library. Then, I stopped watching all kinds of movies. After all, watching bad movies is more harmful to the body.

After I finished recording these 1,000 movies, I no longer took notes after watching each movie. Instead, I took notes only when I saw movies that I thought were worth writing about and learning from.

Let’s see in a few years, I will have my second “1000 Movie Watching Notes”.

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