The following content is for the director's cut version of "Huo Yuanjia".
Bad, boring, boring, mediocre. Any critical word can be used on this film. When the subtitles appeared at the end of the film, four signed screenwriters came into view. Sure enough, the more screenwriters, the messier it gets. I saw that the name "Du Zhilang" appeared in the screenwriter's column. If I remember correctly, the "Once Upon a Time in Heroes Dreams" that was scolded a few years ago is the work of screenwriter Du...
A movie with a screwed-up script, no matter how talented the director is, can't save the quality of the movie. How can the 140-minute length of the film process the storyline so much, how can it attract the discerning audience? Will fans who are accustomed to Hong Kong-made kung fu films be satisfied with a movie that is as long and boring as a literary film under the banner of "Huo Yuanjia"?
Originally, Hong Kong's kung fu films have always had the problem of weak literary drama, and the director also amplifies the shortcomings to the extreme. In addition to the plot like a TV series, there are also a lot of lectures. Is the screenwriter explaining his perception of martial arts?
The film also inevitably joins the constant theme of Hong Kong-made kung fu films since the new century, "Chinese martial arts beats foreign devils". This kind of trick between almost different dimensions often creates a sense of confusion. Deliberately exaggerating a certain national mood will make the theme of the film single. Although it is pleasing to some audiences, it lacks the spirit of kung fu movies.
In addition, as the last kung fu film that may be Jet Li as the male lead, several kung fu scenes are nothing new. There are such big loopholes in the narrative, and the fights are not good-looking, which really leaves people speechless.
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