When I was young, there was a martial arts class opposite the community where I lived all year round. At that time, there were no promotional posters or WeChat advertisements. I remember that a gray brick wall was painted with three eye-catching characters: Jeet Kune Do. At that time, I only knew that there was Taekwondo, and I didn't know what Jeet Kwon Do was. It was not until later that I read a book about Bruce Lee that I knew the origin of this skill. As a young man, I basically ignored all the things that girls should be interested in. I like watching action movies. I even found a martial arts magazine at my relatives’ house and practiced it for a while according to the tiger-shaped boxing teaching on it (don’t laugh!) If it wasn't for my family to stop me, I might have actually rushed to the Jeet Kune Do class to sign up (afterwards, except for the martial arts exercises that are rehearsed in the school, the military sports boxing required by the university, and the youth long boxing, I have never learned other kung fu. It is early now. I have forgotten all about it and I have never done anything with anyone. I must be very good at doing it). Later, I watched several movies starring Bruce Lee, and later I learned that Bruce Lee's master was Ye Wen.
When I was a child, I saw Huo Yuanjia and Chen Zhen. The most enjoyable scene was the protagonist beating the foreigners who despised and insulted the Chinese people. It was really cool. There was a sense of excitement that all blood was burning. At that time, the significance of such movies was to make the Chinese feel proud and wash away the shame of "the sick man of East Asia". However, after so many years, the self-confidence of the Chinese has long since risen, but why do audiences still love to watch such movies that "beat foreigners"? This is not to say that audiences use this kind of movie as a spiritual opium and are intoxicated with the complacency of Chinese Kungfu hitting the world’s invincible hands; martial arts is not a simple thing as a boss who is the boss with a hard fist. Winning foreigners in kung fu shows that international status has improved. In fact, in the movie "Ip Man 4", every time Ip Man's shots against foreigners (including Bruce Lee's shots) were not motivated by some lofty nationalism, but the most fundamental purpose, namely Protect yourself and the people around you. Ye Man drives away the American students who are bullying men. It's a simple and straightforward action. The purpose of the next few action scenes is also very simple and direct. Others have stepped on their heads, and it is normal to fight back. In the end of the Marine Corps, Master Wan’s words "No matter how hard you bear, you will not be a Chinese." It may be easier to be raised to a national level, but you have to look at the situation. People look down on American territory. His daughter was bullied by American children. The parents of the children took the opportunity to retaliate, forcing the daughter to kneel down for fear of her dad’s injury. If you can bear it, Don't say whether it is Chinese or not, at least it's not her daughter's father. In addition to fighting for the Chinese, there is another very important reason why Ye Man plays later. He is also a father. Today, the Wan family father and daughter were beaten in the United States. Tomorrow Ye Zheng will come to the United States. If the man is treated the same. When Wan Ruonan complained to him that his father "thinks that the child is wrong and right", he was almost exactly the same as Ye Zheng. At that time, Ye Wen might be thinking that the baby of Lao Wan's family was the same money as his own. Pity the world's loving father. Lao Wan always let her daughter tolerate, Lao Ye always persuaded his son to study hard and plan to send him to the United States, but you want to stop and people won't let you stop. This is not only in the United States, you can't stand it anywhere. Anyway, as a parent, whoever wants to bully my child after finishing the matter wants to kill me. Believe it or not, I will use him with a chopper. (Actually, I didn't have those two troubles)
The fight scenes in this movie are as enjoyable as ever, and it hurts to see them. I remember that Ye Wen seemed to have attacked his opponent's crotch more than once. Some people said it was a three-way trick, but I didn't take it seriously. If you play openly and openly and don't play yin, it is only limited to the occasions of competitions and competitions. Pay attention to the point. This person has beaten you to the death. Even if you don't learn Wei Xiaobao's limestone, you can talk about the justice of the world. Besides, the old beauty also said no rule, and you can't blame others for being blinded and broken. Who cares about this and that when it's really dead, it's the most important thing to survive.
Any knowledge and skills that fail to keep up with the times will be eliminated by the times, and the same goes for kung fu. This has been discussed many years ago in the movie "God Whip" adapted from Feng Jicai's novel. The magic whip and Sha Er's braid made him superb. No matter where he was hitting, the cold weapon was not an opponent. However, when the foreigner came with a bullet, the magic whip was broken, and Sha Er was also helpless. In the end, the second silly learned from the pain, and realized that there is no way to progress with self-confidence. He simply shaved his bald head and picked up the double guns, successfully transformed into a sharpshooter, and still hit the target. This is the same as Bruce Lee's promotion of Chinese Kung Fu to the world, and there is a way out. In fact, Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do also absorbed the essence of many foreign martial arts (I remember that there are judo, Muay Thai, French kicking, etc. I don't understand professionally). The subsequent development of the MMA of mixed martial arts has confirmed this point. Regardless of Chinese Kungfu or foreign Kungfu, you will be left behind by simply emphasizing how powerful your own school is and refusing to absorb fresh blood. Only by learning from others' strengths and not sticking to a fixed form will you develop better. Not only martial arts, but many others.
The two most important lines in the whole movie are "If you can't bear it, you don't have to bear it anymore", and the other is "Foreign moons are really not that round". Ye Wen tried all the hard work to send his son to the United States. Finally, the recommendation letter finally arrived, but he had already given up the idea. Why, because he saw the ostracism and discrimination faced by the Chinese in the United States. He didn't fight for equal status for himself. Everything was nothing but humiliation. Only the strong have the right to speak. Back then, the Americans opened the door to the world with their boats and guns, and they arrogantly gave orders to other races, forgetting that they themselves were a country made up of multiple ethnic groups. At this time, let him know that pain is the most effective way of speaking. No hatred of foreigners or foreigners. Foreigners are ordinary people who eat, pant and squat in the toilet just like the Chinese. They are no worse than the Chinese, and no better than the Chinese. Although foreign moons are not square, they are indeed not rounder than Chinese ones.
What I have to complain about is that the first few masters were basically overwhelmed when they came up, and the female master could still support for a while. In the end, it was all up to Ye Wen to save the field, and dare to ask those who followed How big is the gap between Ye Wen...This is a bit unscientific. Master Wan's broken leg was even more anxious. In other words, he was also a master-level master. It was so depressing to have an American soldier beat him like this. Ye Man still used the protagonist's halo body guard as always, it seemed that there was a little blood from the corner of his mouth, and even when he was old and suffering from cancer, he fell down and defeated many Chinese masters (in the middle-aged) enemies. It was terrible. And the Americans are arguing about "let you yellow race people experience karate" (I can’t remember the original words). Isn’t the origin of karate not Chinese Tang hands? Even if it develops in Japan later, isn’t the Japanese also a yellow race? Is it your American turn to show off? Really funny.
Donnie Yen is old, and so is Ye Wen. The vigor of the year is finally a thing of the past, and a generation of masters has passed away. Twelve years have passed since Ip Man's film series from 1 to 4. It is time to draw a successful conclusion. But I don't think the era of Chinese kung fu movies will end here, and the connotations of kung fu movies should be passed on. The significance of kung fu movies is not to prove how powerful the Chinese are, how hard they are, how to be proud. Kung fu movies symbolize the Chinese people's passion for being a chivalrous man and for eliminating violence and peace. The moves will be outdated, but the spirit will not be outdated.
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