"The Seven Swords" expresses too many concepts and has a rough sense of clutter, but this happens to fit the scene of the northwestern frontier during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The reason why the plot is a little messy is that the film has many elements such as confrontation, growth, feelings, grievances, strategy and fighting, which are more complicated than films such as "Seven Samurai" and "Lord of the Rings". Martial arts is a very important part of Chinese culture. Although modern people have never lived above the rivers and lakes, they always have an active comparison with the stories of the rivers and lakes. The film is actually divided into two rivers and lakes. The Seven Swords and Tiandihui are fighting against the brutal rule of the Qing Dynasty. Their belief comes from the folk and primitive justice; the second is the wind and fire and his mercenaries, although Hark Tsui will The twelve goalkeepers are cartoonish and beastly treated, but he represents a force to compromise with the ruling authorities. In his eyes, the weak and the strong are the ironclad rules, and he is still between the rivers and lakes and the temples.
The so-called troubled times means that there is today and no tomorrow. The film further elaborates on the human nature of troubled times, and it is directly approaching the heart. In the past martial arts movies, good and evil were relatively simple, not as heavy and complicated as this movie. There are many characters on the stage, and more than a dozen people have their own demons to face and choose their own direction. There are no idols in this film, and martial arts do not rely on adventures. The relationship between the characters is intricate, especially the grievances and feelings. There are so many people involved, and it is very rare for the characters to have their own characteristics. Heroes need to eat and dress, be in love, no longer chic, and closer to the world.
The film reflects the real reality under the magnificent narrative. The characters stand on the ground, no one has superpowers, and the man and the sword can be combined to kill the enemy. The villain is a big knife and a variety of evil weapons, personality and weapons are unified to a considerable extent. The martial arts instructors headed by Liu Jialiang return to hard-line fighting based on physical fitness. The film mainly focuses on medium and close shots, which are sharp, fast, and direct. Fighting and fighting follow the principle of realism.
In general, many past and recent events in "The Seven Swords" are only slightly hinted or verbally mentioned, but not fully spread out. The inherited spirit of justice is worth savoring again and again. The script is quite solid, as shown in the movie, it is the extensive use of jumps and white space. The comprehensive narrative is not suitable for Hark Tsui. Hark Tsui insists on innovating film expression methods throughout his life. He runs rampantly in front of him. Sometimes loneliness and misunderstanding sometimes combine success and failure. The so-called first mover is mostly like this.
