大隻佬 (Running on Karma)

Let me think... it has almost been a few years since I last watched
a local film.

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying our local films not good. It is
just that there isn't much chance watching it. If you ask me if
there is a memorable one, then I must say this one.

大隻佬 (Running on Karma)

Life is complicated for many. However, it can be simple. For me to
look at this philosophy, I can talk forever, so let's come back to
this film.

I have watched this film more than three times. Each time I carried
a strong feeling. I bet the reason is that the idea of this film is
telling us that everyone's life journey is planned. It is not
supposed to change, even we like it or not.

Well, you must think that this sort of film has shown up before.
Perhaps you are right; the idea must have been occurred. Yet, the
characters are not the same. Neither the story, the script, the
setting...

Two main characters act in this film including Andy Lau (Big-man, A
sexy muscular man) and Cecilia Cheung (Yee, an ordinary
policewoman).

Their relationship began when Big-man is arrested when the night
that he is having a strip dance. While Big-man is trying to escape,
he meets a murderer by chance. Of course, there is a
misunderstanding. Yee somehow believes that Big-man is innocent and
has no connection with that murder.

From the police database, Yee finds out more about Big-man. He is
as a native Chinese from the mainland. Surprisingly he was a monk
some time ago.

Big-man has the superpower to read through Yee's mind. Knowing that
Yee is a kind-hearted girl, so he does not want anything ill happen
to her. He wants her to stay away from the case.

However, Yee is too involved. She is already in love with Big-man.

Love is blind. Yee travels alone to where Big-man came and visits
the monastery. She finds out why Big-man starts being a sexy
performer from a totally different place. Big-man gives up being a
monk when his former lover was innocently killed. Big-man fails to
capture the killer, but he realizes something more meaningful and
deeper in life, which is karma.

Romances are movies that often have sex scenes. If you are looking
for this, this will surely disappoint you. But for me, I think it
is better to have without. Why? Because it simply doesn't suit.

What exactly of the film is telling us that is, again, life is
planned. In other words, no matter how much you try changing it,
the fact would still remain. The more you try, the worse it can
result. Can you imagine you have the power to tell or see when the
time of the death comes, this could be someone you love dearly?
Isn't that painful? Well, I suppose life is painful in a way. You
got to learn how to live.

Actually, this reminds me of a western film 'The Butterfly Effect',
it shares something in common. Let's go to watch and see if you have been tricked.

I hope you have the same sense of enjoyment as me. : )

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