Ma Dongxi is stronger in "Criminal City 2". His body shape has a very high tolerance, which can accommodate the face from a well-proportioned oval to an obovate with a small upper and a large lower. The shoulders are getting wider and wider, and the back at the end of the tunnel after defeating the bad guy is frozen, just like a character running out of a cartoon. 
The Crime City series is one of those clean and cool movies. The title of the film is easy to cause ambiguity, thinking that "city" must refer to a prosperous city. But the city here is the place of the common people, consisting of fly restaurants, game arcades, KTVs and various small vendors. Ma Xidao also occupies an important ecological niche. He is responsible for enjoying benefits in the nightclub run by the gang in his spare time, providing protection and settling the gang disputes. In the event of a sudden security incident, he drove to the scene like a tank rolling over the road, and disarmed the alarm with absolute power.
But the villains aren't too hateful either. You won't have a gnashing hatred for Zhang Chen (played by Yoon Kye-sang) in the first part and Jiang Hae-sang (played by Son Seok-joo) in the second part. These two extremely evil characters are as evil as natural phenomena, and there is no sign of human nature. The two pretty boys are like viruses, uncivilized savages. They do things with fierce instinct. They take one step at a time, and have nothing to do with plans, strategies or goals. Only murder excites them, kidnapping for extortion, robbing business for territory are all pretentious, as if gorillas follow the same pattern, forget about halfway through, and go on to kill. Only one thing, gorillas can't be that handsome.
The decent villains in both films are men who crave violence. It promotes pure violence and violence against violence. Ma Xidao's "excessive repression" has become a heartwarming stalk, liberating the suppressed police behavior in police and bandit films for many years, removing the restraint belt for the natural violent machine, and unleashing the nature at full speed.
Ma Xidao, an actor who turned out to be a fighting trainer, is quite rare on the screen. As an action movie star, he is a fat, flexible and powerful representative, only Sammo Hung in East Asia can match him. The two actors also have a talent for comedy, and they can give the audience a sense of absolute security in the violent and grim action scenes. No matter how cruel the villain is, and the speed of swinging the knife is as fast as a twitch, we will not worry about them.
Anyone who has watched a fighting match knows that the difference in weight can determine the outcome to a large extent. In the movie, Ma Dongxi's soaring weight is an absolute advantage. Whether he was stabbed by a pervert on a rainy night, or slashed to death by the murderous king, he was like a rough-skinned beast, only his skin was damaged, and the opponent would faint with a punch.
Korean crime films such as "Memories of Murder" bring a ghostly pressure of despair, which is resolved by Ma Dong-seok's fist. It would be funny if he shot, like a bear holding a toy gun. Occasionally, there is the action of grabbing the gun, and it is like a bear playing with you, and suddenly slaps the weapon in your hand. "Criminal City" returns to the human battlefield in the age of cold weapons. In an environment where people like Ma Dongxi have the most advantages, he uses the power of bear's paw, bear fist and bear to help justice.
Ma Dongxi is very cool and humorous, and always uses the advantages of fat people to put on a lazy and smoky look. When he taught people, his eyebrows went up and down, and he seemed earnest and sincere. Captain Ma Xidao is not only sophisticated, but also always frustrated in love affairs and failed blind dates. The character's accessibility and human touch neutralize the greasy feeling of high-energy middle-aged people. Having these two qualities and being able to pursue the murderer without hesitation is more lovely. When Captain Ma was asked by the villain, "You came alone?", his expression was quite pure: "Yeah, I'm still single."
Although he is an action star, Ma Dongxi has a very delicate face (and lip beads). The switching between half and full eyelids with wide and double eyelids is his signature expression. The fatter and older the qualifications, the more the directors like to close up this expression. He usually has drooping eyelids, his chin hangs over his collarbone, and his arms are the size of a Popeye. Once the pupils are opened, the light shines in all directions, and the effect is like the light emitted from Ultraman's chest, which is a signal of victory. Those who have raised cats are well aware of the psychological shock brought about by such an instant switch.
They are like two beautiful insects, showing beautiful angles that have been tempered. The best angle for Yoon Kye-sang is an expressionless frontal and profiled face. Sun Xijiu turned his head at a 45-degree angle with a slender, upturned corner of his mouth, like a mantis.
Their most human moments are when they hack and slash. The first one produced the birthday banquet massacre in a big restaurant that Chinese audiences are very familiar with. The red lanterns, red tablecloths, and red carpets disappeared one by one in the white mist sprayed from the red fire bottle. In one shot, Zhang Chen's action of slashing people with a short knife shows no blood, but with the extremely fast speed and the thoroughness of the knife, it continues the real and chilling action style of Korean movies. When he knelt down on his knees and inserted the blade into the chest of Zhang Yishuai (played by Park Zhihuan), he left a golden sentence: "I am Zhang Chen from Harbin", which fans are fond of talking about. In connection with this character's most hated personality of fellow villagers, there is a hint of the subtle psychology of Korean people in the comic-style exaggeration.
The same long-shot bloody battle was replicated in the second installment, in the corridors of Vietnamese houses. This time it was Jiang Haishang, who was holding a long machete. He used his hand speed, elbow strength and madman's aura to beat ten.
Because of his outstanding performance in the first film, Park Ji-hwan grew his hair and reappeared this time, looking back and smiling like a combination of Lao Lang, Huang Bo and Wang Zhiwen. The first trick he used to hide under the table when he appeared was a common way for lower-ranking characters to escape from high-ranking characters in Korean movies. Long time no see, he survived after being stabbed in the chest, and changed careers, still wretched. It was this golden supporting role who made the series possible. Audiences with not too bad memory will definitely laugh when they see the confrontation between Zhang Yishuai and Jiang Haishang.
Zhang: "Do you know who I am? I'm Zhang Chen from Harbin." Jiang Haishang's expression remained unchanged.
Obviously, the new generation of villains do not know the legends of their predecessors. In the rivers and lakes, there are wicked people, running water wicked people, and iron-beaten horse captains. The IP of "Criminal City" has been established, and the next film is not far behind, so let's shoot it quickly. Don't wait until Ma Dongxi is too fat to lose weight and Shenquan loses its power.
Crime City 2 poster
With the accumulation of word-of-mouth in the first film in 2017, it is not surprising that "Criminal City 2" won the Korean box office champion after its release. It's still the civilian shop area in Dalimdong, Seoul, where small gangsters and small businesses coexist so-so. The deputy captain of the criminal police, Ma Xidao (played by Ma Dongxi), appeared on the stage with his back full of suits and stunned a gangster with one palm. In the first part, the captain of the horse wearing pointed-toed shoes can still perform a lane chase (only this time), and in the second part, even running is exempted. As long as magic fists, unarmed weapons and hugs and throws make his every action scene worth looking forward to.The Crime City series is one of those clean and cool movies. The title of the film is easy to cause ambiguity, thinking that "city" must refer to a prosperous city. But the city here is the place of the common people, consisting of fly restaurants, game arcades, KTVs and various small vendors. Ma Xidao also occupies an important ecological niche. He is responsible for enjoying benefits in the nightclub run by the gang in his spare time, providing protection and settling the gang disputes. In the event of a sudden security incident, he drove to the scene like a tank rolling over the road, and disarmed the alarm with absolute power.
"Criminal City 2" stills
The series is the opposite of South Korea's prolific crime movies. It's not critical and ironic to either side, and every character in it is lovable, except the villain. In Dalindong, the police, gangs and ordinary people are all organic parts of the bottom ecology, and no one is more noble than the other. The underworld collects protection fees, and Ma Xidao also makes a little profit, and his eyes light up when he sees the new lady in the nightclub. There is no difference between the boss of the police and the boss of the underworld. If you ask your subordinates to do errands, you have to take out your wallet and scatter a few fares. The office of the criminal police team is a prefabricated room, and the office of the black boss has a strong style of township entrepreneurs in the 1990s. Everyone touches their feet, often meet each other, and together maintain a life scene that is not very glamorous, but also full of fireworks. Until the ecological destroyer hits.But the villains aren't too hateful either. You won't have a gnashing hatred for Zhang Chen (played by Yoon Kye-sang) in the first part and Jiang Hae-sang (played by Son Seok-joo) in the second part. These two extremely evil characters are as evil as natural phenomena, and there is no sign of human nature. The two pretty boys are like viruses, uncivilized savages. They do things with fierce instinct. They take one step at a time, and have nothing to do with plans, strategies or goals. Only murder excites them, kidnapping for extortion, robbing business for territory are all pretentious, as if gorillas follow the same pattern, forget about halfway through, and go on to kill. Only one thing, gorillas can't be that handsome.
"Criminal City 2" stills
The plots of the "Criminal City" series are relatively simple, and there is no emotional pressure. Thanks to the excellent performances of a group of middle-aged supporting actors, every simple plot line is full of characters with beautiful faces. The first part is a little better than the second. The villain and the short-lived ghost-faced villain and the short-lived ghost-faced gang leader are all unforgettable. The police force continues the usual Korean movie setting, with the officers who are not useful, honest and easy to deceive, to set off the police officers who are on the front line. Memorable characters and familiar character settings help the audience quickly enter the plot and prepare for the bloody slaughter.The decent villains in both films are men who crave violence. It promotes pure violence and violence against violence. Ma Xidao's "excessive repression" has become a heartwarming stalk, liberating the suppressed police behavior in police and bandit films for many years, removing the restraint belt for the natural violent machine, and unleashing the nature at full speed.
Ma Xidao, an actor who turned out to be a fighting trainer, is quite rare on the screen. As an action movie star, he is a fat, flexible and powerful representative, only Sammo Hung in East Asia can match him. The two actors also have a talent for comedy, and they can give the audience a sense of absolute security in the violent and grim action scenes. No matter how cruel the villain is, and the speed of swinging the knife is as fast as a twitch, we will not worry about them.
"Criminal City 2" stills
From "Neighbors", "Train to Busan", and "The Evil Dead" to the present, Ma Dongxi's acting career is not wide. Basically, he is either a gangster or a policeman, but he is always a good person who eliminates violence and An Liang. He exists like a weight in the movie. The villain boss has passed five levels and killed six generals. At the end of the road, it is him or him.Anyone who has watched a fighting match knows that the difference in weight can determine the outcome to a large extent. In the movie, Ma Dongxi's soaring weight is an absolute advantage. Whether he was stabbed by a pervert on a rainy night, or slashed to death by the murderous king, he was like a rough-skinned beast, only his skin was damaged, and the opponent would faint with a punch.
Korean crime films such as "Memories of Murder" bring a ghostly pressure of despair, which is resolved by Ma Dong-seok's fist. It would be funny if he shot, like a bear holding a toy gun. Occasionally, there is the action of grabbing the gun, and it is like a bear playing with you, and suddenly slaps the weapon in your hand. "Criminal City" returns to the human battlefield in the age of cold weapons. In an environment where people like Ma Dongxi have the most advantages, he uses the power of bear's paw, bear fist and bear to help justice.
Ma Dongxi is very cool and humorous, and always uses the advantages of fat people to put on a lazy and smoky look. When he taught people, his eyebrows went up and down, and he seemed earnest and sincere. Captain Ma Xidao is not only sophisticated, but also always frustrated in love affairs and failed blind dates. The character's accessibility and human touch neutralize the greasy feeling of high-energy middle-aged people. Having these two qualities and being able to pursue the murderer without hesitation is more lovely. When Captain Ma was asked by the villain, "You came alone?", his expression was quite pure: "Yeah, I'm still single."
Although he is an action star, Ma Dongxi has a very delicate face (and lip beads). The switching between half and full eyelids with wide and double eyelids is his signature expression. The fatter and older the qualifications, the more the directors like to close up this expression. He usually has drooping eyelids, his chin hangs over his collarbone, and his arms are the size of a Popeye. Once the pupils are opened, the light shines in all directions, and the effect is like the light emitted from Ultraman's chest, which is a signal of victory. Those who have raised cats are well aware of the psychological shock brought about by such an instant switch.
"Criminal City 2" stills
Only the other side of the coin can compete with him, such as Yin Qixiang and Sun Xijiu who play the villains. The two long-legged Oppa and Ma Dongxi constitute an aesthetic counterpoint. They're all single-lid, long-slim faces, suitable for killing machines without a sense of humor.They are like two beautiful insects, showing beautiful angles that have been tempered. The best angle for Yoon Kye-sang is an expressionless frontal and profiled face. Sun Xijiu turned his head at a 45-degree angle with a slender, upturned corner of his mouth, like a mantis.
Their most human moments are when they hack and slash. The first one produced the birthday banquet massacre in a big restaurant that Chinese audiences are very familiar with. The red lanterns, red tablecloths, and red carpets disappeared one by one in the white mist sprayed from the red fire bottle. In one shot, Zhang Chen's action of slashing people with a short knife shows no blood, but with the extremely fast speed and the thoroughness of the knife, it continues the real and chilling action style of Korean movies. When he knelt down on his knees and inserted the blade into the chest of Zhang Yishuai (played by Park Zhihuan), he left a golden sentence: "I am Zhang Chen from Harbin", which fans are fond of talking about. In connection with this character's most hated personality of fellow villagers, there is a hint of the subtle psychology of Korean people in the comic-style exaggeration.
The same long-shot bloody battle was replicated in the second installment, in the corridors of Vietnamese houses. This time it was Jiang Haishang, who was holding a long machete. He used his hand speed, elbow strength and madman's aura to beat ten.
Because of his outstanding performance in the first film, Park Ji-hwan grew his hair and reappeared this time, looking back and smiling like a combination of Lao Lang, Huang Bo and Wang Zhiwen. The first trick he used to hide under the table when he appeared was a common way for lower-ranking characters to escape from high-ranking characters in Korean movies. Long time no see, he survived after being stabbed in the chest, and changed careers, still wretched. It was this golden supporting role who made the series possible. Audiences with not too bad memory will definitely laugh when they see the confrontation between Zhang Yishuai and Jiang Haishang.
Zhang: "Do you know who I am? I'm Zhang Chen from Harbin." Jiang Haishang's expression remained unchanged.
Obviously, the new generation of villains do not know the legends of their predecessors. In the rivers and lakes, there are wicked people, running water wicked people, and iron-beaten horse captains. The IP of "Criminal City" has been established, and the next film is not far behind, so let's shoot it quickly. Don't wait until Ma Dongxi is too fat to lose weight and Shenquan loses its power.
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