Tell Rosamund Kwan's fortune

Some people say that Hong Kong is a superstitious city-

Fortune-telling books can be seen everywhere on the roadside here. Stars flocked to Bai Longwang, and the police and gangs had to worship Guan Gong.

Similarly, Hong Kong movies have developed a unique local ghost genre since the late 1950s, among which Ghost Story directed by Li Hanxiang 1960 is the most representative.

In 1980s, "ghost movies" have become a part of mainstream family entertainment movies, the most representative of which is the series of movies "Happy Ghosts" co-produced by Huang Baiming and Gao Zhisen. Adding some thriller elements to a relaxed and funny comedy story makes the film glow with unique charm like a seasoning.

Because Hong Kong people like this kind of movies very much, there are ghost movies with love themes.

My wife is not human, co-produced by Tony Leung Ka Fai and Rosamund Kwan, is a masterpiece of romantic comedy ghost film.

This film is the first film by Oscar-winning director Chen Desen, and the script was written by Hing-Ka Chan, Chen Jianzhong and Jizhi Ruan.

Today I will talk to you about this movie and its behind-the-scenes story.

One,

Read the story first

Architect Tony (played by Tony Leung Ka Fai) is an ordinary clerk in a construction company, and has always had a crush on Allen (played by Chen Yalun), a goddess colleague in the same office.

One day Tony finally got up the courage to send Allen home, only to find that Allen already has a boyfriend, Zhou Yinghua (played by Zhou Wenjian), and she is a rich man driving a luxury car.

Tony is a standard worker. Although he was a little depressed, his mood was soon diluted by heavy work.

One day, he followed his boss to inspect the construction site, only to see a strange old man doing dangerous actions on the scaffolding at the construction site.

Tony tried to save him, but the strange old man suddenly disappeared, causing him to fall from a height.

In fact, this strange old man is an evil ghost, and he wants to find Tony as his scapegoat.

Just as his plan is about to succeed, Jia Jia (played by Rosamund Kwan), a female ghost, suddenly appears and rescues Tony.

In the fight, Jia Jia inadvertently sucked Tony's yang, and she and Tony had an induction, and they would not leave until the inhaled yang dissipated.

Since then, Jiajia has lived in Tony's home. When she learned that Tony had a crush on Allen, she decided to help Tony catch up with Allen.

Once the company's fax machine broke down and Allen's documents could not be faxed. Tony asked Jiajia to send documents to win Allen's favor, and they decided to have dinner together.

At the dinner table, Allen's boyfriend Michael also appeared. He is a tough muscular man.

Jiajia played a practical joke on Michael, made him make a fool of himself in public, and said what she really wanted to play with Allen.

Finally, Michael was run away by the "invisible" Jia Jia, and Tony had to drive Allen home.

Along the way, Tony and Allen had more in-depth communication, and Allen gradually fell in love with Tony.

Tony is a man who doesn't know how to chase girls, so Jia Jia has to teach him by hand. With the help of Jia Jia, Tony and Allen made rapid progress, but at this time, Jia Jia found himself gradually falling in love with Tony.

Tony thought of confessing to Allen that there was a female ghost, Jia Jia, but Allen was unprepared, so she was scared enough and just wanted to escape from Tony's house.

Tony drives after Allen, but the car is tampered with by Jiajia's father (played by Hu Feng).

Jiajia's father is also a ghost. When he learned that his daughter liked Tony, he thought of killing Tony so that Tony could be with Jiajia forever.

Tony's car ran out of control and crashed into a telephone pole. The broken high voltage threatened Tony, and Tony was unconscious under the telephone pole. In order to save Tony, Jia Jia was shocked by high voltage, leaving only half a soul, and she also lost her memory of Tony.

Tony thought of a way to let Jiajia suck her yang, and finally let Jiajia recover her vitality.

At the end of the movie, Tony finally got together with Jiajia. Although Jia Jia is a ghost, Tony doesn't mind. They got married in church.

Second,

An actress in a movie.

The heroine helped the hero to pursue number two, but in the end the hero found that he really loved the heroine. This kind of drama is also a common routine in romantic movies.

The special feature of this film is that the hero and heroine themselves are one person and one ghost, and the setting of this ghost is also borrowed from the Hollywood movie "Ghost" of 1990.

Not only that, Jia Jia plays the piano for Tony in the film, but also draws lessons from the classic scene of Sam and Merry making porcelain in Ghost.

In fact, the female ghost Jia Jia played by Rosamund Kwan has no terrible side at all, but is beautiful, touching, gentle and lovely, and makes people fondle it.

This female ghost image also influenced the later thriller movies.

Chen Yalun, who plays the second woman Allen, is not as important as Rosamund Kwan, but she is the focus of the characters in the film. Boys, including the hero Tony, spend most of their time with her.

On the other hand, Chen Yalun has a good face and figure. Since 1985 participated in the rookie singing contest, she has been a temperament actress in Hong Kong film and television circles.

The scene of the swimming pool party in the film is a big competition between Chen Yalun and Rosamund Kwan in figure and temperament.

As soon as Chen Yalun appeared, she was crowding around like a queen, and the pink swimsuit was also dazzling; Rosamund Kwan, wearing a black low-cut swimsuit, shows her proud figure and unique temperament in simplicity.

One of these two people is a girl who is at the forefront of fashion, riding a sports car, wearing expensive clothes, bling, leading the trend, natural and graceful, and the other is a smart and funny girl next door.

These two people, a publicity and restraint, an atmosphere and a virtuous, are actually two completely different goddess images.

From a philosophical point of view, Allen and Jia Jia respectively represent the two most perfect images of girls in men's minds.

Ellen is a hot, charming, dreamy and beloved goddess, while Jiajia is a housewife who is willing to stay at home and be carried by men.

In contrast, Jia Jia is obviously more suitable for marriage than Allen, so Jia Jia became Tony's final choice. As for Jia Jia, she is a female ghost, and in such a comedy film, the details of "ghosts and people take different paths" can be completely ignored.

It is worth mentioning that Margaret Lee Ding Long, the eldest daughter of director Li Hanxiang, also made a guest appearance in the film. She played Mrs. Ye, the boss of a construction company, and had a wonderful and funny opposite performance with Mei Xiaohui.

Third,

An actor in a movie

Tony Leung Ka Fai, the leading actor, is the highest-ranking actor in Hong Kong. When he made his debut in 1983, he won an Oscar for his role as Emperor Xianfeng in Listening to Politics through the Curtain directed by Li Hanxiang.

But since then, because the starting point is too high, it is difficult to get the play. He even set up a stall in trouble, but he also met his wife Jiang Jianian.

In the 1990s, Tony Leung Ka Fai made almost all kinds of plays, and once played a cheap and funny role like Nan Di Duan Zhixing in "Going East and Going West".

Although his performance in this film is not so exaggerated, he can still show his comic talent, which shows the diversity of Tony Leung Ka Fai's acting skills.

Unfortunately, Zhou Wenjian plays Allen's boyfriend Zhou Yinghua, a muscular figure who likes to make trouble for the hero Tony.

Domineering, overbearing, fond of pranks, muscular and powerful are his characteristics, but he has little room for acting.

Other characters, such as Jia Jia's father played by Hu Feng, Peter played by Li Bide and Xiaohui played by Mei Xiaohui, also added a lot of color to the film and left a deep impression on the audience.

Fourth,

Some netizens commented on the Internet that every movie in Hong Kong in the 1990s can find memorable places.

Like this film, "the wife is not a person" is a publicity stunt. In fact, it was not until the end of the film that the female ghost became the real wife of the hero.

But with the help of the special identity of the female ghost, the whole movie can show various "special functions", which is the selling point of the movie.

"My wife is not human" was released only 1 week and received 38 1 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. Although this achievement is very average, as a low-cost comedy, it is not a problem to recover the cost and make a small profit.

Pigou can still be amused by the classic funny scenes in the film today, but those emotional scenes are not profound, but they are also simple and sincere. Maybe these things are missing in our comedy movies now!

Text/Pippi Film Editorial Department: Hot Blood and Dan Xin

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