＂Anti-gang Action＂ won the Japanese crown in succession. Why do audiences prefer the theme of anti-gang？

Special feature of 1905 film network Before the film was released, we made a hypothesis.The reason why the series directed by the director of this film can become a "dark horse" is on the one hand the IP effect cultivated one after another, and on the other hand the appeal from the leading role.

Then, without these two "trump cards", can this "Anti-triad Action" filmed by Lin Delu "Going North" still be a hit?

Since the film was released, it has won the single-day box office champion for seven days in a row, only one step away from breaking 100 million.From "anti-corruption" to "anti-vice", gangster films with different themes may still belong to the creation of security category for Lin Delu.

Even without Louis Koo, the cast of "Anti-gang Action" is also luxurious, with a large number of powerful actors, most of whom are familiar faces in the past films and TV works about police and bandits.

At the same time, the story involves cases such as routine loans, violent collection, collusion between officials and businessmen, etc. The police officers’ sweeping out evils and breaking the net with umbrellas are mostly social issues that the people care about at present.

From the series of Anti-Corruption Storm to Anti-Gang Action, Lin Delu’s creative style comes down in one continuous line, and with the frequent appearance of anti-gang themes, the success of Anti-Gang Action is beyond words.Is it really just winning here? Maybe it’s more than that.

Part.1

Whether it’s Anti-corruption Storm or Anti-gang Action, Lin Delu seems to have gone too far.Undeniably, in terms of film reputation, although the current Anti-triad Action has not been completely separated, in the past, the series of Anti-Corruption Storm was not optimistic except for the first one, which was slightly higher than the passing line.

The creation of "Anti-gang Action" has always grasped the most basic entertainment impressions of some audiences on the series of "Anti-corruption Storm".

Although the story of "Anti-triad Action" took place in the mainland, Lin Delu’s shooting method is still in the creative framework of Hong Kong films. Even he admits that this is a similar feeling and a creative variation, "extending the feeling of’ anti-corruption’ to another story."

In "Anti-gang Action", we can still see the temperament of "everything is overdone, everything is crazy".

Under the framework of "anti-vice", the story directly brings out the positive and negative storylines in the creation. The identity of the "big tiger" behind the two sides is reversed layer by layer, and at the same time, the action scene is used to give a super cool impression.

After all, both "anti-corruption" and "anti-vice" are typical gangster movies.This is closely related to Lin Delu’s own career. During 1980-1986, he really worked in ICAC (Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption), and later came back to make movies. Later, when making a movie, the producer directly pointed out his question, "You’d better shoot the theme of anti-corruption."

As a result, the series "Anti-Corruption Storm" came into being. The original trilogy was created, and because of the market response, five films were finally shot. And the "Anti-gang Action", which followed closely, got a good creative continuation.

"Anti-gang Action" and "Anti-corruption Storm" can not be completely compared. From the plot design, the simple internal clean government rectification in the story gradually spread to the level of ordinary people.

Although in the series "Anti-Corruption Storm", Lin Delu also described the scenes of persecuted people with some pen and ink, but that kind of camera grabbing with a happy lantern is relatively superficial.

In the "Anti-gang Action", the brush strokes were aggravated. In the early stage, the descriptions of routine loans and violent reminders were used to cut through the periphery of life until the "big villains" behind them were dug up.

Part.2

It can be seen that "Anti-triad Action" is not a series of "Anti-corruption Storm", but it is the shadow of "Anti-corruption Storm" everywhere.

From the perspective of various platforms, the box office data source of "Anti-triad Action" is almost the same as that of "Anti-corruption Storm" series. The proportion of the film in the fourth-tier cities is relatively high, especially in the first week of the box office in Guangdong Province, which accounts for 1/6 of the box office in the first week of the film and becomes the core pillar of the box office.

On the one hand, compared with other regions, the awareness of director Lin Delu is only in "Anti-Corruption Storm", and the audience in South China knows more about this filmmaker; On the other hand, Hong Kong actors like Chilam, Ceng Zhiwei, Ng Man Tat and so on are also assembled in the film. These familiar faces of "Greater Bay Area" have a certain degree of market friendliness.

It is worth noting that the location of the film is also in Guangdong, and the intimacy of the region itself can also enhance the audience’s desire to watch movies in this region.

The Anti-triad Campaign not only benefits from the afterheat of Hong Kong movies, but also belongs to the category of crime suspense movies in essence. On this basis, the audience can also spread from South China to East China and Southwest China, which prefer crime movies. These multi-dimensional expansion also makes the Anti-triad Campaign win the top spot even without the banner of Anti-corruption Storm.

Judging from the current market feedback, "Anti-triad Action" has indeed achieved the strategy of accurate market delivery, targeted at the audience and regions, combined with key time nodes, borrowed the special schedule of Double Eleven, and appropriately extended the strategy, thus making the film gain more vitality in the market.

Part.3

It doesn’t seem surprising that "Anti-gang Action" can sell.Last year’s May 1st movie with the same theme, once took the form of a dark horse, deus ex. At the same time, the drama "Sweeping the Black Storm" was once a hit and became a phenomenal work last year. In addition, various dramas with related themes, such as "Ice Breaking Action" and "Trident", are widely favored by the audience.

Undeniably, the theme of anti-vice has become a "hot potato" in today’s society.

Behind these film and television works, the reality and film and television have formed a closed-loop relationship, and the film "Anti-triad Action" was adapted from a real case provided by the Central Political and Legal Committee. In the creation of the drama "Sweeping the Black Storm", the real "Sun Xiaoguo case" and "Deng Shiping case" are involved.

From the beginning of 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Notice on Launching a Special Campaign to Eradicate Evil", which deployed a three-year special campaign to eradicate evil. By May this year, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Anti-Organized Crime Law was officially implemented to ensure the better development and promotion of the work of eliminating evil.

Undeniably, from top to bottom, focusing on people’s lives also makes this kind of movies closer to the people themselves.

Obviously, from "Decisive Battle" to "Anti-triad Action", this kind of movie-watching emotion is also in the same strain, which is highly anticipated and concerned by the audience. However, most of these works don’t evade "anti-vice" too much, which is directly based on the title of the film. The plot goes from the investigation of a certain place by the anti-vice task force, to the internal departments of relevant departments, and to the cases experienced by the people. Even in the face of obstruction, they always insist on fighting against the evil forces and finding out the "protective umbrella".

In addition to these films that have already met the audience, other works on this theme have also attracted much attention.

As soon as the latest film directed by the director of the series "Sweeping the Black Storm" was officially announced, many people joined the movie-watching memorandum. Interestingly, the starring role of the film has a guest appearance of Eggs in "Anti-triad Action", and China Changan Publishing Media Co., Ltd. is involved in both films.

As a realistic theme, the film and television works with the theme of anti-vice not only let the audience find emotional stimulation simply from the perception, but also immerse themselves in the current environment, which is the most relevant realistic feedback, and at the same time realize the legal education.

It is true that "Anti-gang Action" is only a step forward, and I believe there will be a number of film and television works with anti-gang themes such as "Anti-gang Action" in the future. Whether it is a movie or a drama series, the creator will use the purest works to communicate with the audience while maintaining his passion for creation.