Infernal Affairs (Zhihu)

When it comes to infernal affairs, what is the most impressive part for everyone? Did Tony Leung Chiu Wai die unsatisfied after he was shot and fell to the ground? Or the repeated "Andy Lau looked at the back of Tony Leung Chiu Wai's departure and could not help but say," I am willing to trade with you. "

Infernal Affairs is a rare film in Hong Kong, not only because of its bright stars, but also because of its ending!

As we all know, Infernal Affairs has two versions. One is the Hong Kong version: Andy Lau shows his identity as a policeman after getting out of the elevator and continues to be his "undercover"; Second, the mainland version: Andy Lau was arrested immediately after getting out of the elevator and became a prisoner.

Andy Lau said that the ending of the Hong Kong version was too tragic, especially the tragic death of Chen Yongren, which made Infernal Affairs go out of the mode that justice will eventually triumph over evil in ordinary police films.

However, as Infernal Affairs said, "Anyone who falls into endless hell will never have the hope of liberation, and will suffer from five kinds of endless sufferings", namely immediacy, emptiness, sin, equality and life and death.

Chen Yongren died, and everyone felt sorry for him. His identity was confirmed after his death, and he was finally free. And standing in front of Liang's tombstone, saluting, wearing the uniform of a senior police officer. Brave as he is, his eyes are not proud.

What he saw was a man who once lived in endless hell like himself. Only Chen Yongren can best understand the pain of being unable to distinguish right from wrong and losing oneself. In addition to regrets and regrets, Liu Jianming's eyes are more admiration!

In addition, there is the determination to be a good person and your true identity, so that you can never get rid of it. Even if his identity will not be discovered, unless he dies, there will be a seamless cycle!

This is when Chen Yongren left the police academy after the movie was repeated. Andy Lau looked at the back of Tony Leung Chiu Wai's departure and said involuntarily, "I am willing to exchange with you."

Compared with the second ending, the first one highlights human nature and shows the truth of human nature. Although Chen Yongren's sacrifice is distressing, compared with the mainland plot of "one good turn deserves another, and one evil turn deserves another", Liu Jianming's "evolution" is a kind of self-help and self-consciousness, and it is also the self-return of human nature!

From the ending, we can break the conventional thinking that the bad guys in most domestic movies will die, and highlight the theme of "endless" in a more euphemistic way, which shows the director's good intentions!

I saw the Hong Kong-style ending.