646f9e108c Inside a Chinese prison two inmates form a friendship and face the difficulty of life on the inside.
An explosive crime-drama that caused a sensation upon its release. Audiences gasped for breath from the bloodshed and violence, yet were deeply moved by the fraternal bond between the two leading characters. Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung are rivetingthe inmates who get involved with the intracacies of the prision system.
Hong Kong film maker Ringo Lam has done many extraordinary films during his career. They include the extremely bleak and violent "School on Fire" (1988), "City on Fire" (1987), the incredible "Full Contact" (1992) and "Prison on Fire 1 and 2" from 1987 and 1991. "Prison on Fire" stars the then raising star Chow Yun-FatChing, a positive and friendly inmate in a prison in which Lo Ka Yiu, played by Tony Leung Ka Fai is sentenced. They are both judged for a manslaughter and now they'll have to survive the violence and triad corruption inside the stone. What follows is a very intense 100 minutes and a film that won't be remembered among the least effective works of the great Lam.<br/><br/>The film is pretty close to "School on Fire" even though it is notfierce and pessimisticthat film which was made one year later. "Prison" is pretty powerful and believable depiction of the state of prisons in Hong Kong and how much power the triad members have there. Where "School" depicts the horrible violence among school children and triads, "Prison" depicts violence and terror among convicts and triads, and how it all may endhorriblyin "School". But this time Ringo leaves a hope for a better tomorrow (as Chow's character even mentions at one point) and so the film is much more optimistic than the harrowing "School". Still the finale in the prison is very violent and shocking so the ride through the prison won't be an easy or pleasant one at all, and why would Ringo do such a pointless and light film that wouldn't have its message and anything to say in the first place? That is exactly why his films are much more than just action and gun battles.<br/><br/>The cast is very good in "Prison" and it includes Roy Cheungthe violent warden "Scarface" and Roy can also be founda triad leader in "School" and a cop in "City on Fire." The characters, especially Chow's and Tony's, seem to develop little too fasttheir dramatic decisions and actions are notcarefully explained and introducedpossible. I mean the scenes like "the suicide attempt" and the angry and almost comical face expression Chow gives to "Scarface" at one point; they show that these men really can act (and they can) but these kind of actions should be little more restrained and explained, but still Chow's character is here much better than in "City on Fire" which suffers a lot from the weak character of Chow's.<br/><br/>The ending in "Prison" is near the rage and mayhem of "School" and I felt really bad during the finale, so once again Ringo has shown his unique talent and power of his cinema. Chow turns into the kind of wild animal that is hiding inside every one of us, and that just should be kept there forever no matter what the situation is. That kind of finale is very powerful and leaves the audience pretty stunned and often in pure disgust,in the case of "School". Overall the violence in "Prison" is very strong and hurts almostmuch the viewerit does the characters and that is the only way to depict this horrible thing honestly and in a way that something important can be achieved and told by the film. I'm afraid the present day Hollywood wouldn't dare to do films like this, but fortunately there are alternatives and people who want to make films not just because of money.<br/><br/>"Prison" is composed by Lowell Lo, who has also made the soundtrack for films like "Naked Killer" (Clarence Fok, 1992), "The Killer" (John Woo, 1989) and Ringo's "School on Fire" but the usage of music is nevernearstrong in "Prison"it is in "School" and that is also among the elements that make "School" such a strong experience. "Prison" has also some very atmospheric photography inside the prison and there are some nice neon lights and almost mysterious lights coming through the windows at some points. There's also some very bright photography in the interiors and that creates almost a dream like feel to the film, and also depicts the state of mind of the inmates and how things vary from pure danger and alarm to peace and quiet inside the prison.<br/><br/>"Prison" is among the reasons why Hong Kong cinema is so powerful and unique and it is also among the reasons that make Ringo among the most talented directors in the field. His real masterpiece was still to come (Full Contact) but still "Prison" is among the most noteworthy achievements of his. 8/10
Usually when I watch films like this it often says boring. Not this film. Although not a lot of action happens through out there is a more human aspect to their system. Hardened criminals who stay in a particular prison become unwitting participantstier bosses rank number one. Chow Yun Fat plays a magnificent inmate who's life is turned upside down after killing his wife in a fit of jealous rage. His bunk mate 51910 (Lo Ka Yiu) is a man who is put inside because of a manslaughter charge. <br/><br/>Nowthey try to do their time the bosses always has a way to make their lives even more disparaged by using themscape goats for their own crimes inside the prison with the help of a superintendent who isbadthe bosses. For the most part seeing the prisoners try to cope with sanity is at best the most difficult. I enjoyed how each and every one of the characters lose control in one way or anotherthey try to clear their names. Despair sets in, loneliness, rigour in the minds, and self pity. <br/><br/>Even though the criminal system in china is probably the most strict, it does show that not all guards or higher ups are that uptight. But in this film seeing those men lose their sanity is the worst nightmare they have to face. Trying to keep above water, keep themselves occupied with work or play, or even with family visits. Much like the prison systems across the globe. <br/><br/>ExceptI watched the film you could feel chow's angerhe rips off the ear of the guard nearly going insane like the last time when he killed his wife. Excellent performances through out. Lots of passion, and very gritty. I recommend this to anyone who watches the prison genre.


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