As an all-around filmmaker, Chen Kexin has worked as a screenwriter, director, producer, and even an investor, but he prefers to make movies, and the most difficult thing to give up is the career of director. From From the editor to the assistant director and then to the director, Chen Kexin went through a very difficult period before he got the opportunity to direct a movie. At the same time, it was also the director's identity that made him widely known.
Chen Kexin's films also include various genres. Among them are the humorous "Three Heroes of the Dust", the tragic "A Tale of Two Cities", the fairy tale "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves", the changing "Sweet Honey", the brave "If Love", the thrilling "Three Watches" to the current real "Sweetness" Name Cast". The previous "Sweet Honey" and "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves" made Chen Kexin famous, and also established Director Chen's delicate style of character and emotional descriptions, especially the control of emotional scenes, which is Director Chen's strength. Even if "If Love", which features singing and dancing scenes, also takes the love of Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhou Xun, and Jacky Cheung as the main line, but in "Famous Name", Chen Kexin abandoned the best love scene, and showed more brotherhood and love for the times. Restoration, this is especially obvious in the character modeling and dress. Although Jet Li, Andy Lau and Xu Jinglei have a love triangle, it is clear that the director's focus is not on this, which makes Xu Jinglei the most ordinary one in the whole film. Chen Kexin has invested the most in a movie, so he is very attentive to the story content and casting director Chen. Since there is a huge investment of 300 million yuan, Director Chen can't help but choose the theme of ancient costumes. I want to come to China's blockbuster era is It is evident from the three ancient costume films of "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and "The City Wears Golden Armor" by Zhang Yimou alone.
Brotherhood
The original name of "Putting the Name" was "Thorn Horse", which was adapted from the stabbing horse case, one of the four strange cases in the late Qing Dynasty. There are many versions of the story. The two Cao Kou brothers, Ma Xinyi, who was fortunate to be strong in both civil and military, the three have similar personalities, so they set up their names and became brothers of the opposite sex. Ma Xinyi's ambition is very great. Relying on his courage and courage, he became an official in the court. At this time, Zheng Shi and Zhang Wenxiang followed Xiao Ma. With two capable assistants, Ma Xinyi is like a tiger with wings, but it has been a long time since he was the governor of the two rivers. At this time, the relationship between him and Zheng Shi's wife has already burst the banks of the Yellow River. It was out of control. The good things about the eldest brother and the second sister-in-law were soon found out by Zheng Shi. Zheng Shi was a man with strong blood. How could such a thing happen, and the brothers broke up from then on, but Ma Xinyi was not good. Lord, as you can see, the tragic murder of brotherhood happened, Ma Xinyi killed Zheng Shi, and the most loyal third brother Zhang Wenxiang appeared at the last moment to assassinate Ma Xinyi... That's how it was at the time~ After telling the original story, Let's go back to the "Certificate of Honor". I believe everyone knows the character prototypes: Ma Xinyi is the current Jet Li version of Pang Qingyun, Zheng Shi is the current Andy Lau version of Zhao Erhu, and Zhang Wenxiang is the Jin Chengwu version of Jiang Wuyang. Of course, Chen Kexin said It's not the original story. He has made a substantial adaptation of the original story to make it a war movie, and the main focus is still brotherhood. In addition, different from the original love murder case, the new version is standard and has Premeditated
Murder
It is said that the poor Pang Qingyun, Zhao Erhu, and Jiang Wuyang joined the army immediately after accepting the certificate. The first problem before them was to take down Shucheng. The big cut), the main problem is that Duke Chen's subordinates are unwilling to take action, so the situation has become a disparity showdown between 800 people and 5000 people. Don't worry, the good show has just been staged. It is different from the previous movies. I neglected to bring it and never described it in detail. Chen Kexin can be regarded as careful. The equipment, weapons and clothing of the Taiping Army were carefully described, and it was no worse than our army. That's why this battle is even more gimmicky. .The 800 mountain battalion led by Pang Qingyun has only infantry (and archers) and cavalry, while the Taiping army first has 200 spearmen, then infantry and cavalry, then artillery, and finally the fine cavalry under the commander. The Taiping army is in Under such a dominant situation, they still lost the battle. The main reason was that the Taiping Army had bad luck and encountered three desperate bulls. Let’s analyze the battle situation first: I saw the 200 gunmen on the opposite side eyeing the Shanzi Battalion. , Escape - that is impossible. Then you have to bite the bullet and rush forward, killing one is counted as one, the brave infantry leader Jiang Wuyang shouted, and all the infantry rushed forward like a lifeless, gunshots, people He died, but the people who died in front bought some time for those who rushed up behind. When he ran to the range of the bow and arrow, Jiang Wuyang ordered the arrows to be fired, and then disintegrated the opponent's spearmen. The Taiping Army, not to be outdone, immediately sent infantry and cavalry. Going up to block, seeing that the infantry was about to lose its hold, Zhao Erhu, the anxious third brother, had already led the cavalry to the rescue before Pang Qingyun ordered to rush. Mengma's eyes can be described as brilliant, and the opponent's cavalry was looking for teeth. At this moment, the Taiping Army opened its third trump card: artillery. Under the high-tech power, the brave Zhao Erhu was also bombed. He got on the horse and fell into a hard fight, and Jiang Wuyang even lost his whereabouts. Pang Qingyun led four cavalry to make the final resistance. Pang Qingyun destroyed the entire artillery battalion with one person. But the good times didn't last long. The Taiping Army suppressed the Shanzi Camp with a large number of people. The fewer and fewer people they fought, the only way to fight was to die. At the critical moment, the savior was killed, and the two sides joined forces to turn the Taiping Army upside down. This last-second rescue reminds me of Gandalf's last-second rescue in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". It's really exciting. The climax brought by the real battlefield is wave after wave, famous for relying on flying eaves and walls The martial arts commander Cheng Xiaodong once again impressed me.
The Battle of Suzhou The Battle of
Suzhou belonged to Zhao Erhu's victory alone, but it was also the beginning of the break between Zhao Erhu and Pang Qingyun, just because Zhao Erhu promised to let go of all the Taiping troops in the city, and Pang Qingyun ordered to shoot all the soldiers. Although Zhao Erhu is very loyal, but in such a troubled world, relying on love and righteousness alone cannot be used as a meal. In war, you can't beg for a brother not to be killed or injured. Only by giving up your ego can you complete the big ego. Pang Qingyun is the most suitable to survive in this era. Yes, because he is cruel enough! After the incident, Zhao Erhu decided to lead his old subordinates to leave. It was Pang Qingyun who asked Zhao Erhu to stay and fight Nanjing. Zhao Erhu’s departure was a mutiny. , Pang Qingyun also understands in his heart. After the blood-
stained Nanjing has
finished talking about the war scene, it is time to talk about the literary drama that also plays an important role in this film. This is also the foreshadowing that Chen Kexin laid for us: let Jet Li play a literary drama well. , Li Lianjie did not disappoint Chen Kexin, nor did we disappoint the majority of movie fans. The words were divided into two parts, the army of the three took Nanjing City unstoppably, and the leader Pang Qingyun was able to summon the Queen Mother. Just when Pang Qingyun was happy, the other two The younger brother Zhao Erhu did something that he didn't expect: privately distributed army salaries. Coupled with Chen Gong and others stirring up discord, the jealousy and anger accumulated in Pang Qingyun's heart finally broke out. There are two heads. Pang Qingyun, who is ruthless and stubborn to achieve his goal, resolutely decides to kill his brother. While shooting Zhao Erhu, Pang Qingyun's one-man show talking to himself can be described as wonderful. No wonder when interviewing Andy Lau, he said Pang Qingyun's domineering can only be played well by Jet Li, as if this role was born for Jet Li. I really admire the director's bold innovation and discernment, and dug out Jet Li's literary and drama skills (except for emotional dramas, of course). He lost his second brother, but what Pang Qingyun did not count was the mutiny of the third brother Jiang Wuyang and the frame-up of Chen Gong and others. Just when Pang Qingyun was the governor of Jiangsu, he was attacked by Jiang Wuyang and sent by Chen Gong to the back. Leng Gun, in the end, can't escape the evil he planted.
"If others mess with my brother, they will be killed if they look at their name;
The cinema did not show that Jiang Wuyang was pulled out to be executed at the end. This is a tragic ENDING. Chen Kexin brought us a brand new concept of blockbuster, I hope he (it) will go further.
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