Even though life is like a play, life is not a play in the end

Reese 2022-10-17 12:13:29

After watching it, although knowing that the autobiography is actually just a movie, knowing that a person can still laugh at himself shows that he has a good mentality and a strong mentality, but it is still difficult to hide his sadness.
Action movie stars have passed their years of playing, Lian Po is old, heroes are late, the skills are no longer the same, the market is no longer the same, what is left for them? In this age full of high-tech and special effects, the turbulent wind and smoke can easily come in handy, flying on the wall, flying on the wall, flying on the wire, and hanging a wire. A small, thin leg can also be a hero. How many people are keen on those killings and moves that are really punchy, and how many people respect the blood and sweat that flowed on the training ground with that punch and kick?
Watching Shanger Yundun’s action movies grow up, the fancy, sharp kicks, toned body and tough facial lines used to make me crazy. It's a pity that no matter how hard a man is, he will not be able to match the wind sword and frost sword of the years. It's better than the status quo in the movie. In the assassin duel, he is still fighting, in the death squad, he is still fighting, and in the new blockbuster action movie, he can sometimes see his flying legs. But, is it true that one day, he really wants to exile himself in order to survive, just like Steve cut his ponytail in the movie?
Perhaps a movie is a movie, although it comes from life, it is not the same as life after all. Just as his reality in this movie is not as heroic and invincible as he was in the previous movies, his reality in life may also be far from being so dreary in this movie. But when Uncle Shang looked tired and calmly carried out the six-minute long inner monologue to the camera, it made me feel uncontrollable sadness. When he finally wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, I couldn't help but burst into tears. . Perhaps, the line he read was actually telling his own heartfelt thoughts; perhaps, my uncontrollable sadness was mostly to cherish the memory of my youth from watching an action movie.
Although there is a small surprise arranged at the end of the movie, it can be regarded as adding a little sparkle and warmth to the decadent atmosphere in front, reflecting the kindness of Liu Yinhuaming and the expectation of sitting and watching the clouds. I still hope that the uncle will be better in reality than in the movie. Much more ending. ^_^

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  • JCVD: This movie is for me. There we are, you and me. Why did you do that? Or why did I do that? You made my dream come true. I asked for it. I promised you something in return and I haven't delivered yet. You win, I lose. Unless... the path you've set for me is full of hurdles where the answer comes before the question. Yeah, I do that. Now I know why. It's the cure, from what I've seen here. It all makes sense. It makes sense to those who understand. So... America, poverty, stealing to eat... stalking producers, actors, 'movie stars', going to clubs hoping to see a star, with my pictures, karate magazines. It's all I had. I didn't speak English. But I did 20 years of karate. 'Cause before I wasn't like that.

    [points to flexed bicep]

    JCVD: This... this is me today. I used to be small and scrawny. And I took up karate. Hence the Dojo, hence respect, thou shall believe people who say, "Oss!" It's Samurai code. It's honor, no lies. So this guy in the US, it's not the same thing. No one says "Oss" to you. Sometimes people in show business say, "We're gonna fuck em". I believed in people, in the Dojo. I was blessed and had a lot of 'wives'. I always believed in love. It's hard for a woman with three kids to say, "Which one do I love more?" A mother... If you have 5, 6, 7, or 10 wives in a lifetime, they've all got something special, but no one cares about that in the so-called media. What about drugs? When you got it all, you travel the world. When you've been in all the hotels, you're the prima donna of the penthouse. And in all hotels the world over, traveling, you want something more. And because of a woman... well, because of love, I tried something and I got hooked. Van-Damme, the beast, the tiger in a cage, the "Bloodsport" man got hooked. I was wasted mentally and physically. To the point that I got out of it. I got out of it. But... it's all there. It's all there. It was really tough. I saw people worse off than me. I went from poor to rich and thought, why aren't we all like me, why all the privileges? I'm just a regular guy. It makes me sick to see people... who don't have what I've got. Knowing that they have qualities, too. Much more than I do! It's not my fault if I was cut out to be a star. I asked for it. I asked for it, really believed in it. When you're 13, you believe in your dream. Well it came true for me. But I still ask myself today what I've done on this Earth. Nothing! I've done nothing! And I might just die in this post office, hoping to start all over here in Belgium, in my country, where my roots are. Start all over with my parents and get my health back, pick up again. So I really hope... nobody's gonna pull a trigger in this post office... It's so stupid to kill people. They're so beautiful! So, today, I pray to God. I truly believe it's not a movie. It's real life. Real life. I've seen so many things. I was born in Belgium, but I'm a citizen of the world. I've travelled a lot. It's hard for me to judge people and it's hard for them... not to judge me. Easier to blame me. Yeah, something like that.

  • Policier: Central to Unit 27. Jean-Claude Van Damme's robbing a post office. I need back-up.