"The Raid 2: Mob" action new pattern

If you want to stimulate the audience's attention, you may go to the R level, which will be bloodier and more violent. But there is another one that takes the artistic route, such as "The Grand Master". Going back to "The Raid", "The Raid 2" is more ambitious than the first film at the level of the play. It is no longer a small space, and a building has a wider field of vision. The bloody level of the action has been raised to a higher level. Of course, this is due to the success of the first film. With more capital involved, the investment has gone up, and the film party must also want to make the pattern bigger. The Hollywoodization of the genre also makes the film no longer pure, but the violent aesthetics still exist. There are very few people in the "Bancasila" (Nanyang acrobatics, Indonesian boxing) club, and there are very few masters here. The re-starring of the actor must be the choice that this film has to make, and the audience will You will see two roles played by the same actor. Action movies are difficult to do now. It is necessary to constantly discover unseen martial arts to satisfy the audience's appetite, and innovative action designs and anti-patterned tricks can get out of the bottleneck. Looking at the world film industry, they are also constantly seeking new and changing.

The most obvious in Europe and the United States is the "blue-collar violence aesthetics" in the "post-Bonn era". The action style of the "Bourne Bourne" series, clean and neat, fast editing, handheld photography, close combat, are all manifestations of its style. Influence a large number of latecomers, "007: Casino Royale", "Hurricane Rescue" and so on. Especially in "The Bourne 3", this style has been pushed to the top.

Looking at the Chinese film industry, the decline of kung fu films and the bottleneck of action films cannot be skipped. Many directors and actors want to break through this bottleneck, but there are a few who can really change the situation.

Scientific martial arts - "Wu Xia", Chen Kexin's ambition is very big, so that kung fu films go to a side, explain martial arts in a scientific way, Chen Kexin wants foreigners to understand the mysteries of Chinese martial arts, so it was introduced from Western science, Make it easy for foreigners to understand. Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful, not only foreigners dared not be interested, but even domestic audiences did not buy it.

Comic-style action films - "Kung Fu", "Kung Fu" should be a comedy according to the exact type, but the excellent special effects and martial arts design also influenced the latecomers. This comic-style fighting style actually appeared in Hong Kong films as early as possible, but Stephen Chow started to brew it from "Shaolin Soccer". When it comes to "Kung Fu", it becomes more and more mature, and the fighting style of "Dragon Ball" is very exciting for fans. However, "Kung Fu" is the beginning, but there are no latecomers. The imitators are also frequent copycats, and no good works are available, which is very regrettable.

Donnie Yen Era - From "Slaying the Wolf" to "Ip Man" Donnie Yen determined his status in the arena and became a new generation of Chinese action superstars. From mixed martial arts to Wing Chun, Donnie Yen has led the action styles in recent years. The action style is lingering, and when I watched his movies before, it was just a word "cool". However, due to the excessive consumption of him by the filmmakers, he received too many bad films, but his reputation was ruined, and the audience's love for him gradually receded, and he suddenly became the king of bad films, which is really a pity.

The return of hardcore action - the previous hardcore action style was created by Hu Jinquan, Zhang Che and other big directors, and the kung fu is solid, hard bridge and hard horse. Headed by representatives of the new martial arts movies represented by Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong, it replaced the previous movie style, which has been deeply ingrained in the audience's psychology. Weiya, flying over the eaves and walls is commonplace. In 2012, a "Trace of Japanese Pirates" made people feel different. This kind of action style has never been seen before, and it's unheard of. It's very strange. I'm still not used to this kind of action design, and it's normal to feel bored. This is the revival of the hardcore action, and it also made Xu Haofeng into the eyes of the audience. This Beijing Film Academy teacher, writer, film critic, "people in the rivers and lakes", and screenwriter of "The Grandmaster" is mysterious and unpredictable. In 2015's "Master", the commercial and author's imprint remained in it, which made people's eyes shine. The action design was very beautiful, and all kinds of rivers and lakes were displayed in front of the eyes. It's a pity that the box office was not as good as expected. See further developments.

Looking at the whole of Asia, in Thailand in recent years, few action masterpieces have been released. Tony Jaa's films are also getting uglier, with confusing stories and lackluster action design. The sudden emergence of "The Raid" next to Indonesia has shaken the entire Asian action film circle. It also makes the Chinese people excited. Today's action film pattern is no longer the era of Chinese film domination, and the era of competition for hegemony has just begun. We hope to see action movies from more countries and action movies of different styles. As an important type of film in the film genre, the future of action films still needs more exploration, and more newcomers carry the banner. They are all old, we need new leaders, and we want to see the next golden age , 80s, 90s are gone forever, and the action pattern of the new millennium will be rewritten.

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