Snake-shaped tricky hands walking forward

Dakota 2022-02-23 08:01:12

The beginning of the film is very beautiful. Jackie Chan is very chic, showing the snake-shaped fist under the red background. With strength and strength, he walks and shuttles. The smart beauty of the snake-shaped fist is on the big screen. You can also watch the very beautiful opening. The writing is a special tribute to Shaw's old movies.

Kung fu movies are tangible

Both this film and the later "Drunken Fist" have worked hard on the shape of kung fu. Hong Kong kung fu movies have a long tradition of attaching importance to the shape, especially Liu Jialiang, whose demanding requirements for kung fu have even entered a rigid dead end. Emphasizing that the moves are tangible, the moves have their origins, and the moves are meaningful. On the one hand, it destroys the smooth beauty of Kung Fu, and on the other hand, it greatly reduces the actual combat function of Kung Fu. Fortunately, this movie is mainly a snake-shaped fist. It was originally a spirit snake that shuttles freely. In terms of fluency, there are not many visual obstacles. As for the actual combat problem, this movie has not solved it. For the two For many films of the same period when the legs are lame, this film is already a rare and refreshing masterpiece.

Music begins to participate in the narrative

In many early kung fu movies, in addition to simply expressing the sound effects of shouting or kung fu itself (fist to flesh sound, etc.), the sound function was almost reduced to zero. This film rarely allows music to directly intervene. In the narration, the theme music has been played many times in the film, and many lyrical music passages are used to express the emotions of the characters. This change is inseparable from the change in the film's interest. Many of Shaw's previous films were basically masculine men, often with bitterness and hatred, and the hatred value of this film has been obviously weakened. The character's sense of goodness and justice were put aside, that kind of humiliation of self-esteem being trampled on was disturbing, and the desire for self-improvement was touching. The music paved the way for the character's growth.

Stand on the shoulders of giants and complete the sharp change

Hong Kong kung fu movies should actually have a subject called bionics, which seems to have not been studied seriously so far. But this routine is basically dead-fleeing without rivals, and enlightenment by encountering animals, and since then he has created a set of boxing techniques for mutual growth and mutual restraint. What impressed me more deeply in my mind was Liu Jialiang's "Mantis". In that film, except for the section where David Jiang practiced mantis boxing, the other actions and plots were basically negligible. The interesting part of this film is actually a remake and improvement. With a snake and a cat, Jackie Chan stood on the shoulders of giants and finally turned over.

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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow quotes

  • Grandmaster Pai Cheng-Cheh: What a bitch. I hope she drops dead.

  • Lord Sheng Kuan: [Pai's cover has been blown and Sheng Kuan has him cornered] Pai Cheng-Tien, needn't run. You can't escape from me now!

    Grandmaster Pai Cheng-Tien: Sheng Kuan Yuen... don't you believe that your Eagle Claw can beat everyone, it's not quite that invincible.

    Lord Sheng Kuan: [chuckles wickedly] Our two techniques... for many years have been rivals. But today though, we'll see the end of yours.

    Grandmaster Pai Cheng-Tien: Hmmph! Well don't you be too sure! I'm not scared of you! I'm ready to fight you, right now!

    Lord Sheng Kuan: Good! But it's gonna be your last fight for sure!

    [gets into the Eagle Claw stance and prepares for combat]