The Protégé

I went to watch The Protégé with yinting.The movie turn out to be v. diff from what I thought.Its quite amazing to see how their “kitchen”where drugs are produced are ,plus how the drug-peddlers and the police nicknamed diff. size and kinds of drug. Though the scene of the female lead been bitten by the rats are horrifying, however, I think her acting skills are fabulous.Her daughter ,to me,is strong.Not physically but mentally.She only cried once and she is obedient,knows how to take care of herself by running to the undercover to look for food.Although she is young and kinda ignorant---but she is good in some way.Other children only knows how to cry. Andy lau’s part is touching and sad.I can understand his point of view to earn fast money,but as the undercover said, his values are wrong.Absolutely to me. The last scene leaves me puzzled. Did or did not the undercover inject the drug?Think not.As I said,the girl is good in some way. Pulls away the needle.

Trust is also another highlight in the movie.I dun understand why the Kun ge(Andy lau's character) would choose to believe in the undercover and when in fact,he doesn't believe in anyone ,not even his business partners.I feel so sorry for him when he said all those things that the undercover and him went through that made him believe in the undercover.His last begging of the undercover to allow him to die shows his love for his family.He deceive himself by believing that the business he did is not wrong,but actual fact,he does know.Thats why he keep saying things like"Its the drug-addicters fault,I did not promote drugs..."over and over again in fast speed.People might think its a funny scene,its does,but there seems to be an underlying meaning to me.
The whole movie compromises of comedy,tragic,harshness of reality and...running away from reality of people.Good movie indeed.