This is again the Chen Zhen in our impression. He always bears the brand of Jingwumen, soaks in Japanese girls, beats Japanese dogs, dances nunchakus, and single-handedly treads the Hongkou Dojo.
Chen Zhen in memory is one classic after another: from the birth of Bruce Lee's version of "Jingwumen" in the 1970s, to the popularity of Liang Xiaolong's TV series "Chen Zhen" in the 1980s, and then to Jet Li's version of "Jingwu Hero" in the 1990s. "Who's Who and Fighting For The Frontier, the actors are all the best at the moment, and the storylines have their own priorities. But what is the same is that arrogance, that heroic appearance, that blood! It can be said that although Chen Zhen is only a fictional character, after the processing of film and television works and the influence of social thoughts, he has become an indelible cultural symbol of Chinese people, just like Rocky and Rambo were to Americans. In him, he bears the suffering and humiliation that a nation has encountered, and more importantly, the unyielding fighting spirit and resistance of a nation!
"Jingwumen" and "Jingwu Heroes" have both become classics, and "Jingwu Fengyun" is an ambitious work to pay tribute to its predecessors. Although it was a success, it should be a box office hit. Classic, in the end is a sigh of relief. This tone is not bad because the new version of Chen Zhen has transformed into a superhero like Spider-Man. After all, putting new wine in an old bottle is a common trick in filmmaking. "Sherlock Holmes" is a successful example; it is not bad because of too much emotion. The play affected the development of the plot. After all, the touching love between Chen Zhen and Yamaguchi Mitsuwa in "Heroes of Jingwu" was also a successful precedent; it was the heart-to-heart battle at the end of the film that failed to produce an exciting look.
Just like "Fist Fighter" that made Tony Jia famous, kung fu films can have third-rate plots and second-rate lines, but they must have first-rate fighting scenes. "Jingwu Fengyun" basically achieved this, and the biggest highlight of the whole film is the play. Comparing the recently released "The Expendables" (starring Stallone) and "Agent Short" (starring Angelina Jolie), you will know that the action design of "Fighting Forces" is more than one level stronger. Looking at the Chinese film market, only Donnie Yen's own "Ip Man 2" can rival it this year. After all, in the world of cinema today, Donnie Yen is one of the best kung fu actors and the best martial arts instructor.
In this case, it is a pity that the focus battle at the end of the film was not handled perfectly. Previously, although the fighting scenes in the film were not particularly numerous, they were still remarkable. Whether it was the unstoppable lightning speed when he rescued General Zeng in the rain, or the anger and mercilessness when he rescued his friends in the newspaper, all of them have been relied on. The wonderful fighting scenes and neat action editing whetted the audience's appetite, just waiting for the blood to burst at the end of the film. Unexpectedly, at the end of the final battle, he made the same mistakes as "Ip Man". Although Chen Zhen, who also has a typical card, played against a large number of enemies (first with empty hands, then with nunchakus against the ronin sticks), but at best it failed to surpass the one-on-ten in "Ip Man". In "Heroes of Jingwu", Chen Zhen's performance in the gym is excellent, and the points are divided. However, the atmosphere has been mobilized, and the atmosphere has been rendered in place. The audience is looking forward to the three hundred rounds of battle between the good and the evil. The rule of thumb for kung fu movies. Unexpectedly, in this film, when Chen Zhen was beaten by the big villain, he vomited blood and fell to the ground, and suddenly his past events were revealed in his eyes, and then he was furious, and he was so angry that the bullfight broke out. Three punches, five divisions, two direct kills against the villain. The audience under the stage couldn't get enough of it. Chen Zhen, do you still remember how you taught Jiugui in "Jingwumen" (Donnie Yen TV series)? - A dozen brows and eyes! Two dozen sweethearts! Three hits in the ear! Four punches in the chest! Five dozen flirting with Yang Gaogu! Six dozen crane knees and tiger necks! Seven break-bone-thousand-jins! ! ! The person who beats is hearty, and the person watching is heartbroken, not like this, the climax is about to come to an abrupt end, which is disappointing.
Compared with the previous work, Bruce Lee's version of Chen Zhen cannot be surpassed in terms of temperament, while Jet Li's version of Chen Zhen can be regarded as the pinnacle of Chinese kung fu films in the past 30 years in terms of action design. With Zhuyu in front, Donnie Yen's performance as Chen Zhen is almost an unfinished mission. All I can say is that he tried his best.
Heroes always live in memory. If Chen Zhensheng were today, I don't know if he would rescue the injustices and grievances of the people of Limin, or kill the corrupt officials who committed crimes, or if he sighed and sighed, only a lonely man was left in the afterglow of the setting sun. figure.
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