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After watching the premiere, we joked that "British Showdown" is like "Wolf Warrior Ten".
With the current popular writing method, it should be "Wolf Warrior X".
(Note, X refers to the new iphone)
Because "British Showdown" and "Wolf Warriors 2" have many similar settings.
It is also a Chinese who has been involved in terrorist incidents abroad because of seeking a wife or murdering a female murderer;
The same indirectly saved foreigners threatened by terrorist attacks, and foreigners have lived in dire straits.
The protagonists, Jackie Chan's "Guan Yuming" and Wu Jing's "Cold Front", also have the experience of special forces.
The difference is that Wu Jing is only 43 years old, Jackie Chan is 63 years old, and the difference between the two Aries men is a full 20 years old.
Therefore, the "British Showdown" and "Wolf Warriors 2" also represent the two men's different understandings of heroes at this time.
Although it has a very similar story and character to "Wolf Warriors 2", "British Showdown" is not a story of a Chinese backed by a powerful motherland holding a red flag to save Britain. In this story, Jackie Chan is just an old man who has gone through disasters. His behavior is only due to his love for his family, his appeal for justice, and his hatred for his enemies.
The 40-year-old Wu Jing photographed the hero of his country, and the 60-year-old Jackie Chan turned the hero back into a lonely man.
"British Showdown" is a Sino-US cooperative film directed by Martin Campbell, who has been nominated for an Oscar and has made two "007 series movies". The main line is played by the last 007 Pierce Brosnan.
Even if you don't look at Jackie Chan's revenge storyline, this film is also commendable in the anti-terrorist spy war genre, and the big scenes of IQ are considered excellent.
(Pierce Brosnan is a lot older too)
The story line of Jackie Chan is more like an oriental legend of "the revenge must be repaid".
Adapted from Stephen Lehrer's 1992 novel "The Chinese", it tells the story of Guan Yuming, a Chinese who was born in Guangxi, experienced the Vietnam War, fled to Singapore, and eventually immigrated to the UK. His only daughter was suddenly killed in a terrorist attack by Northern Ireland independents. Embark on the path of revenge...
I can't tell you too much, but just one still can tell how terrible a terrorist attack is. Many people lose their lives all at once.
Regarding the issue of the independence of Northern Ireland, I don’t know much about it from the encyclopedia, so I dare not say more. However, historical and religious reasons have kept incidents here for many years. Since 1969, the death toll has even exceeded 3,000. Thinking of how many families will be suddenly broken like "British Showdown", I just want to pray for world peace.
Guan Yuming is scornfully called "chinaman" (similar to a Chinese guy) in the movie, and is about the age of Jackie Chan in reality, 61 years old.
Once serving as a soldier, many years of escape experience made the hero very old. Martin Campbell has also done some work on Jackie Chan’s appearance. Jackie Chan has changed from the old dragon horse spirit, but gray hair, loose skin and look in his eyes. "Heart is dead" has shaped the appearance of an old man who has lost his only sustenance. This also requires Jackie Chan's experience to accurately grasp it.
However, I don’t really understand why Liu Tao should be painted so old. In the eyes of foreigners, Chinese people will grow old very quickly if they don’t have a good time abroad... But in the actual movie, Liu Tao’s role is only in his 40s. Years old, this makeup is at least 20 years old (distressed sister Tao).
(Compared to Sister Tao at the premiere, the film sacrifice is also quite large)
A change from the previously good kung fu + comedy joy mode, this time Jackie Chan is very "mournful" in the entire "British Showdown". Compared with "Wolf Warriors 2" Leng Feng finds his wife, "old man makeup" and Lao Lai loses his son. Both seem to arouse the sympathy of the audience more easily.
"British Showdown" throws a future proposition for the "Wolf Warriors" series. Heroes can still be home to the world at the age of 40. "Although they are far away, they will be punishable." But if the 60-year-old hero is late, even his family cannot protect it. What should I do?
The Chinese say that the most invincible is "unfavorable". The 60-year-old Jackie Chan performed this invincibility.
We don’t know if Wu Jing will become the next Jackie Chan, but "British Showdown" is the most suitable template for Wu Jing and the "Wolf Warrior" series 20 years later. Let's just believe that "Wolf Warrior X" can already be filmed by then.
(Although he was on crutches, Wu Jing looked very energetic)
Wu Jing also went to the premiere on the 24th. His old injury relapsed and he came on abduction. People who work the same way, I believe that if he is 60 years old, if he is still making movies like Jackie Chan, he will certainly realize the so-called "invincibility" of a hero, and that may be another realm.
But in fact, Wu Jing still has many years to study how to make a good action movie, but Jackie Chan is running out of time.
When Jackie Chan has a new film released, people always ask: When will he retire? After all, Jackie Chan is 63 years old, and his new film "British Showdown" is already his 170th work.
(Jackie Chan is old, can he still eat?)
On April 7, Jackie Chan just passed his 63rd birthday, and waves of works were published to prove that he was not ready to retire. The 2017 "British Showdown" was released on National Day as scheduled, another sci-fi action movie. "Blood of the Machine" has also seized the Christmas files at the end of the year, and "Five People Blocking Bullets" in cooperation with Sony Pictures and "War of the Guardian" in cooperation with Stallone are also written on the eldest brother's schedule.
In short, Jackie Chan is still very busy, he can't stop making movies .
In December 2016, Jackie Chan won the Oscar "Lifetime Achievement Award". In the list of 4 lifelong achievement awards selected by the headline of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Council, Jackie Chan became the first Chinese to receive the honor. Filmmakers who have previously won the award include world-class masters such as Akira Kurosawa, Walt Disney, and Charlie Chaplin.
But the Oscar lifetime achievement award is not the end for Jackie Chan.
Since the promotion of "New Police Story" in 2004, Jackie Chan has said that for more than ten years, "I hope to give you (the audience) the feeling that I am now an actor, not just an action actor." After that, as long as There is a chance, he repeated this sentence on various occasions. After all, in the more than 170 movies he made, he has won too many action awards, and the number of nominations for the actor is very few.
For this wish, Jackie Chan is constantly challenging new works and new roles every year, and even once took the book to find directors like Zhang Yimou who are not very suitable for action movies.
Wu Jing may have to spend time to study what kind of hero to become, but Jackie Chan is constantly trying with the highest efficiency. Jackie's works are always indispensable in these years. It can be seen that his work efficiency is high. Almost every new film attempt will quickly turn over. Chapter, because it won’t take long for him to devote himself to the work cycle of the next movie.
But in a sense, Jackie Chan is really old. Even if he is still working out and challenging the difficult martial arts, he can't waste time anymore. Instead of wasting emotions and caress in the last movie, it is better to devote time to more unknown new things.
For the movie, Jackie Chan is younger than anyone else .
Jackie Chan will not be impressed one day. During the promotion of "Kung Fu Yoga" earlier, Jackie Chan revealed that he was hospitalized in the UK for surgery, which happened to be the best filming time.
So compared with "Wolf Warrior 2", Jackie Chan really can't beat the truth. Every scene of the show is very difficult, concise, accurate, not fancy, and embarrassing.
But this may be the needs of the characters in the film. In fact, if you look carefully, you will still find Jackie Chan's signature actions. For example, when hitting someone, his hands will be raised, and he will feel that his signature hand gesture will appear in the next second. Okay, the stairs escaped. The scene was actually very nervous, but I still laughed unconsciously. This is the charm of Jackie Chan's action drama, and it is also the charm of Jackie Chan.
(Seeing that it was easier for older brother to climb the stairs)
From Hong Kong movies to Hollywood to the present Jackie Chan productions, Jackie Chan has a lot of experiences facing the god of death because he made movies. The scars of men are his medals. Now every film interview he always talks about the past, and there are these. Only then achieved his status.
Finally, I played the theme song of "British Showdown" sung by Jackie Chan and Liu Tao (please search our official account to watch the video). This song is really liked by the big brother. There are live cappellas in each hall of the premiere, although it is not professional Singer, but elder brother's songs always have his own characteristics, and every time he sings, he looks much younger.
Little brother Okra recorded the scene for a minute, let you feel the scene of the big brother~
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