Practicing revenge, national disasters, family hatred, national justice, and even the grievances of teachers and gates have all been the themes of martial arts movies. The loyalty, filial piety and brotherhood behind them are authentic Chinese traditions. In the new school of martial arts novels and even the new martial arts movies, the revolutionary movement, the ideological cold war and even the decolonization and anti-hegemony in modern times can find their own projections. When Jin Yong wrote "Swordsman and Swordsman" with twists and turns and Tsui Hark made Dongfang Unbeaten shout "You have science, I have magic!", the world situation over the past century has actually taken root in the "traditional" martial arts culture. Supported the grand narrative and historical imagination about our world.
Looking at "Sword Rain" in this context, it becomes very interesting. This is a martial arts movie without any political slogans and loyalty and righteousness. It does not even have metaphors and irony such as grievances, martial arts conspiracies, etc. It is purely a work of fun for fun and characters for characters. The whole movie is full of the details and warmth between urban men and women, full of various details and humor, two clues responsible for putting them on, one is the feeling between "Drizzle" and Zhang Renfeng, and the other is the transfer. The "Men's Completion Plan" of "Jade Stem Rebirth" in vain attempt by the wheel king. The first clue is actually a fun and beautiful love comedy. Even if the latter part is serious and serious, the pattern is nothing more than a family entanglement like "Smiths", which belongs to the small narrative of "self-defeating from the rivers and lakes and martial arts". The latter clue is a spoof from the very root of life. The "martial arts storm" in the front is quite ridiculous, but in the back it all turns into a wisp of light smoke of the "tortoise pill" in the water bowl.
Trivial, textured, light-hearted, and interesting, these words that should be used to describe modern light comedies of love do not feel abrupt when used in "Sword Rain". As Xuefeng said, this is actually an ancient costume copy of Su Zhaobin's "Moving Hands". Even the protagonist's profession is the same "transportation industry". However, what makes it very different from the comedy of ancient costume cottage is the diligence and seriousness of various departments. Looking at the ancient life utensils such as fly brushes, paper umbrellas, oil cloths and so on in a house, it can be surprisingly effective. A pleasing movie viewing experience. "Postmodern martial arts" was once used to euphemistically describe nonsensical spoofs, while "Sword Rain" pointed out that one of the essence of true "postmodern martial arts" is the focus on details. For urban men and women on and off the screen, a wonderful detail can bring a sense of security far more than a slogan.
As an action movie fan, I should praise Dong Wei's martial arts design. This big-eyed boy gave a super-level performance answer sheet in "Sword Rain". The body language in many scenes in the film is full of imagination, and the restraint of the use of steel wire creates a kind of intimidation. The convincing sense of flying and the rhythm of the flowing water are not even seen in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" back then. To be honest, it is better than "Di Renjie" which was released in the same period. Of course, this does not mean that I am satisfied with the weapon design in the film. At this point, I am fully committed to the breakthrough contribution made by Di Renjie.
The last regret is not big or small. I humbly thought that the plot of the film would have ended in the scene where Zhang Renfeng sharpened his sword, and ushered in the ultimate duel with this scene with the most martial arts charm. Whether it is the conspiracy of the runner king or the handsome confession of his own scheming, it will greatly weaken the integrity of the plot and the image of the characters in the front. Director Su is still too indulged in the eccentric passages.
Looks like a trailer for a TV series and a series of posters that are embarrassing to the end. Galloping Pony can only use "shocking" to describe the publicity "successful" (because I am embarrassed to call it "offensive"), but it was unexpectedly lucky to walk in The audience in the field created a kind of surprise of "picking up treasure". In this National Day period, the new work "Di Renjie" by the old monster who walked into the temple and the "Sword Rain" that unearthed the beauty of grassroots rivers and lakes for us are just side by side. No matter what the box office wins or loses, it is a good story. From the perspective of discovering new elements in the world of martial arts, these two films have taken a big step, which can be called the blessing of martial arts movies, which is really encouraging.
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