In recent years, Hong Kong-produced films have continued to be sluggish, and talents in all fields are in an embarrassing dilemma: they can only rely on a lot of "old kings" in front of the screen to support them, and the plot background is no longer seen in the past! After a large number of shoddy productions and the so-called "Made in Hong Kong" that made jokes by piecing together old stalks, audiences were reluctant to buy it; in addition, various "blockbusters" rushed to land on the beach, and a series of severe forms were forcing While Hong Kong filmmakers have to "contemplate their own past", they also deeply miss the "glorious days" of the past! As a result, a series of tribute films came into being. What's interesting is that most of the best ones tend to be "gloomy" - revealing the decline of the subject films they represent - this is also a self-mockery "full of Hong Kong flavor"!
A person's martial arts is full of such tragic colors. Once upon a time, martial arts dreams filled the hearts of every passionate young man! The height of the temple, the distance of the rivers and lakes, the battle of heroes, and the joy of revenge... Just like Xiahou Wu, who was full of energy when he was young, he kept challenging all kinds of masters until he murdered by mistake: in today's society, it is no longer tolerated. Wulin! Martial arts can only be placed in your heart! Just like what Xiahouwu said to Officer Lu: "If you do something wrong, you have to pay it back! And I'm still paying it back!"
Convince people with virtue:
Since it is a tribute film, it must have connotations! The reason why Hong Kong-made kung fu films can have the brilliance of the past, in addition to the dizzying martial arts movements, the biggest spiritual connotation lies in - martial arts! Confucianism violates the law with literature, and chivalry violates the ban with martial arts! If a martial arts practitioner does not have enough virtue to match, he is at best a hooligan who knows martial arts! In the film, all the masters and masters, once the realm reached, Xiaoyin and Dayin, all left the martial arts, and each had a new identity, plain and ordinary. Before Xia Houwu and the underworld in the prison started to fight, he would clasp his fists and hands and say "offended", and afterward he would ask Officer Lu to bring cigarettes to compensate the people he injured... Everywhere reflects the martial virtues of those who practice martial arts. !
Concerning mind demons:
Some people think that Feng Yuxiu strangled his lover because of his cruel nature, and some people say that it is because he can't bear to watch his lover suffer from illness every day. There may be some, but I think that even if Shen Xue doesn't get cancer, he will definitely die in the hands of Feng Yuxiu! Because Shen Xue is Feng Yuxiu's weakness, his weakness! And such a person who is obsessed with martial arts will never allow himself to have weaknesses! Since Feng Yuxiu knew how to use Xiahouwu's junior sister to blackmail Xiahouwu, he wouldn't give others this opportunity to blackmail him!
Feng Yuxiu cultivated his own flaws into the weapon he is best at, and then he will inevitably think that Shen Xue is his own concern, his own demon, and Zhan Zhi will "have no worries from now on, and can compete with the world's heroes"! However, this just became his unbreakable demon! In martial arts, there is a "obstruction of knowledge and perception", which also leaves a foreshadowing for the later Feng Yuxiu defeat in the hands of Xiahou Wu.
Kang Long has regrets:
In "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Mr. Jin once said when Hong Qigong taught Guo Jing's "Kanglong has regrets" trick: "This trick is called 'Kanglong has regrets', and the essence of the palm method is not "Kanglong regrets". 'word but in 'regret' word. If you only want to be tough and fierce, excited and fierce, as long as you have a few hundred pounds of brute force, anyone will use it. How can this trick teach Huang Yaoshi to admire? 'Kanglong has regrets, and profits cannot last for a long time', so there must be receipts. There are ten points of strength to hit out, but there are still twenty points of strength to stay in oneself. One day you realize the taste of 'regret', even if you have learned 30% of this trick. It's like aged wine, it's not spicy, but the stamina is very mellow. That's because of the word 'regret'. "
It can be seen that a person with a strong martial arts is not very powerful, but he can handle things with humility and humility at all times, and he is humble and humble at all times. This is the real style of everyone! Feng Yuxiu has always emphasized that "kung fu is a killing technique", and the competition is "both superior and inferior, but also life and death"! Just like the above hexagram: "Kanglong has regrets, and profits cannot last for a long time"! Xiahou Wu broke his oath and took action because Feng Yuxiu severely injured his beloved junior sister, but after winning Feng Yuxiu, he saw the knot tied on his wrist by the junior sister, so he stopped and stopped. It is the taste of "regret"!
Tang Qianyan:
"In the old days, Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people." The master visited by Xiahouwu said in a single sentence that this era no longer belongs to martial arts heroes, and it is not suitable for martial arts characters. No matter how powerful it is, it is just a swallow under the eaves. In the end, Feng Yuxiu died under the gun of the Lu police officer, which also echoes the end of the martial arts era! "It's hard to hide from immortals", just like Fumio Funakoshi said in "Heroes of Jingwu", "The best way to kill is to use a pistol"!
Conclusion:
Whether it is the familiar old faces in the film or the massive thanks at the end of the film, they all remind us that the era of martial arts is gone. In today's era full of special effects and high technology, cold weapons seem so backward and out of place. Maybe it will only exist in our memories...
PS: The pictures are from the Internet. This article only represents the author's point of view. If you don't like it, don't spray it!
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