Come Drink with Me evaluation action
2022-02-24 08:02
"Come drink with me" is a transition between traditional martial arts movies and new martial arts movies, because it not only maintains a good traditional sense of space, story, etc., but also shows modernity in the use of lenses and the mastery of rhythm. characteristics, and showing "new" characteristics.
The plot of a typical martial arts novel, under the flexible handling of Jin Quan, the characters, space, and martial arts are all innovative. Jin Yanzi is valiant and handsome, Come drink with me unkempt, but the villain is dressed in white clothes, and he is a son and brother. The fighting scenes and the music are as light as dancing. Some scenes, such as Jin Yanzi's pursuit at night, captured the poetic feeling of "the crowd searched for him thousands of times, and when I looked back, the man was in the dim light". The battles in the inn and the battles in the ancient temples show that Jinquan's handling of martial arts is unique, both realistic and aesthetic.
This film is different from other similar films in that it gives full play to the atmosphere of Chinese classical culture in swords and swords. King Hu's "Come drink with me" in 1966 is a classic in Chinese martial arts movies. It draws on the essence of Japanese samurai movies and Western movies, showing King Hu's unique movie aesthetics. The scenery used in the film has a very strong and simple atmosphere, completely showing a secluded and peaceful beauty, which is very suitable for the martial arts stories of Chinese rivers and lakes. The mountains, rivers, creeks and inns in the film are very visually convincing. On the small land of Hong Kong, some such real scenes can be found, which shows that King Hu's aesthetic power does have certain uniqueness. The plot of a typical martial arts novel, handled by King Hu, made the martial arts scene more dynamic, and improved the level of character and space processing in the movie at that time.
The storyline of "Come drink with me" is slightly simpler than the previous swordsman themes. There are no martial arts skills, no apprenticeship, and no deep hatred, but the whole plot is very natural. Especially the scene where the heroine Jin Yanzi fights against a group of thieves alone in the inn is even more exciting, because in that scene, whether it is the provocation or sneak attack of the group of thieves, or the use of wine jars, bamboo chopsticks, benches, and folding fans by Jin Yanzi. And the counterattack of the copper coins was arranged just right by King Hu. And Pei-Pei Cheng, the heroine of Jin Yanzi in the film, performed a fusion of dance and martial arts in "Come drink with me", which really made the audience feel refreshed while enjoying the beauty.
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Chang Hsuan-yen: May I ask your name?
Fan Ta-p'i: They call me Drunken Cat