"Dong Xie Xi Du" successfully opened up a new Hong Kong martial arts film. This film is a good illustration of the drawbacks of Hong Kong martial arts movies in the past. It returns the transcendent humanity to ordinary people, so that the characters in martial arts movies have individuality and soul. It's a deeply human film, with staggered characters and stories intertwined with each other, and beautiful cinematography revealing a fictional imaginary world. The flamboyant personality performance and the beautiful photography are the highlights of the film. The performances of the stars in the film are very characteristic, and they have created many extraordinary figures in the fictional martial arts world. Wong Kar-Wai is good at digging out the potential talents of his actors and making them very personal in their interpretation of the characters. Although the film shapes the story and environment of a fantasy time and space, it also subtly hints at the absurdity and ridiculousness of this fictional world. This film is also a tortuous mockery of traditional Hong Kong martial arts films, and also indirectly expresses Wong Kar-wai's criticism and understanding of Hong Kong films.
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