A Touch of Zen Comments

Emmalee 2022-10-26 08:33:26

Empty mountains and quiet bamboos, steep rocks and deep forests, and dilapidated houses with reeds and reeds have a unique charm when shot in real scenes; Master Huiyuan’s rescue can be compared to Ben Xu’s Jesus delivering water; There is a show; the shooting technique is worth mentioning, the haunted scene uses a split screen, but the scene switching seems to be a problem because of the wide-angle shooting; the characters jump and dive very neatly; there are shortcomings, the Zen flavor needs...

Bobby 2022-10-23 00:18:19

It's really amazing, especially the narrative and lyrical ability of the shots and editing. If it ends when the male protagonist leaves with the child in his arms, without all kinds of backlighting and blinding of the monk in the last hour, it will definitely give five stars (but this hour when A new film is also very good) ~ I feel that Hu Jinquan has done some of the things Hou Hsiao-hsien wanted to do so beautifully~ As for the break before and after the change of the theme in the middle, it...

Evangeline 2022-10-19 19:10:57

The story is so-so and just too long. It's just that the vision is too beautiful, the setting, framing, and lighting are very elegant, with a city style and a landscape mood, which is much higher than the plastic texture that was common in martial arts films at that time. Judging from the action editing, Hu Jinquan is indeed Tsui Hark's master. Sammo Hung was called a fat man when he made his debut, which made me laugh to...

Vinnie 2022-10-08 12:19:04

I shouldn't watch it a second time. I read it in three days. Xu Feng has a flat nose and a curved nose, and the arc is very good. It is said that she is also in charge of smoking, and the light and smoke have reorganized the composition. The restored version still lacks details, and the sound is much better than the Shaw Brothers era. Running fast without losing focus makes it impossible for foreigners to guess - the camera and actors are tied with ropes around their waists. Behind the scenes...

Michale 2022-10-04 18:46:40

I won't give it a grade. I can't do it with a high score in my conscience, and it doesn't seem right to give it two stars. The male protagonist Shi Jun, this is obviously a serious drama, but he acts like Zhou Xingchi, who debuted decades earlier. The "Oh? Wow! Eh? Ha!" throughout the whole film is enough, and he still wears two big blacks all day long. Eye circles, like excessive...

Orland 2022-09-25 04:14:42

This national film must have five...

Kasandra 2022-09-14 04:33:11

The slow pace is a manifestation of the director's narcissism. Many directors in mainland China who want to make literary and artistic films have not learned the artistic talent of Hong Kong directors, but have learned narcissism - in fact, it is common for mainland directors to have a slow pace, and everyone's narcissism is more...

Luciano 2022-09-08 12:51:51

Pushing Chinese martial arts movies to the top in the...

Daniela 2022-09-03 04:57:33

The peak of Chinese martial arts...

Augustus 2022-03-20 09:02:47

Hu Jinquan’s representative work, China’s first film to win an award at three major film festivals, is also a milestone in Oriental martial arts films. The photography and editing are extremely sophisticated, and the costumes and setting are exquisite. The clumps of reeds, barren mountains and wild ridges, abandoned castles and broken temples, and mao Lin repairing bamboos are unique in the ancient charm of chaotic times and chivalry. The soundtrack and sound effects are borrowed from...