First, about "Flying Armor of Dragon Gate"-this is a blockbuster, without a doubt. Hardcore movie lovers may say that it is still full of deliberate craftsmanship in its bones. However, 3D special effects, martial arts, props, and even plot, character settings...every detail exudes Tsui Hark’s strong and juicy sincerity-at least the same as those bad movies in China that are not even qualified to be called movies this year. It is worthy of that movie ticket.
Second, the main storyline of the movie is very simple. It seems that you can tell it clearly in one sentence. You can guess the end from the beginning of the story. There is no big ups and downs. Many people are dumb after watching it. Brother played a big knife and then the beautiful Chen Kun just died. In fact, the amount of information in Tsui Hark’s story this time is very large. Every scene, every action, and every sentence may be the foreshadowing of a later event, or trying to express something. The classic code part and Fan Xiaoxuan deliberately tossed her purse to reveal her whereabouts. I was more impressed by Chen Kun serving Zhang Xinyu with props. (Is Chen Kun a real eunuch? It is said that Chen Kun asked about this, Xu Hark never said.) , Zhou Xun's dagger for Fan Xiaoxuan's self-defense was finally used to stab herself. There are many places like this. It feels like some small details, but the taste is quite interesting. In fact, I was very urinary for a while in the middle, but I was afraid that I would miss some key small plots after a few minutes of leaving, which would affect my impressions.
Shadow Bi. I rushed straight into the public toilet and sprinkled a bubble of joyful urine. I was completely wronged by my bladder tonight.
Third, what I still don’t understand is why I knew that Zhou Xun was pretending to be Jet Li, and Fan Xiaoxuan, who played the role of lure to lead Li Lian’s outstanding hole, would follow the other girl Zhou Xun, and even lost it again at Longmen Inn. The purse left clues to mislead Chen Kun's men. Fan Xiaoxuan is really bad as an insider.
It can only be said that Eunuch Chen may have also concealed a part of the truth from his close relatives. Everything is just to show Dongchang a show. At least in terms of visible lines, Chen Kun stated that he had no knowledge of Zhou Xun's existence before Jet Li attacked the ship.
Fourth, the rich information, compact plot, and group-like story actually give the actors little room for play. Especially where I feel boring are the two protagonists of Gao Daquan, making the originally mediocre story even more mediocre.
Jet Li, a standard high-end knight. But what I can’t think of is that the role played by Zhou Xun was obviously a black shop proprietress three years ago. Look at Maggie Cheung in "New Dragon Inn". It should be a very good character, both righteous and evil, but lost under Zhou Xun’s performance. After all his auras, he became another stalwart Gao Daquan, at most a bit infatuated, but it didn't taste much.
Speaking of Gui Lunmei, when she first appeared on the stage, she was really unrestrained when she said foreign words and seduce Chen Kun. She thought she was really a cute Tatar woman. Unfortunately, after she started speaking Mandarin, she felt her personality was wiped out. It's a pity to have an ordinary little woman who is good at jealousy.
Needless to say, Chen Kun's acting skills needless to say. Who sees who knows.
The praise must be dedicated to Brother Chun. From the heart, she should be regarded as a true performance. Obviously, the domineering when wielding a big knife, and the maturity from the initial youthfulness to the final youthfulness, will Gu Shaotang. On the outside, she seems to have experienced a lot, see through everything, and are only interested in money, but on the inside, the little woman who still wants to believe that a love act is very real. Except for Chen Kun, she is one of the few actors who can give this movie extra points.
in conclusion. In fact, in my heart, I only wanted to give this movie four stars, because it could have been more perfect. Tsui Hark didn’t really grasp the audience’s emotional quotient and IQ. There were originally some outstanding features, such as the psychological secret battles in multi-party games, the sublimation of chivalrous hearts starting from their own interests to the final fight against power, and men and women behind their respective backgrounds. Tsui Hark has left foreshadowing or expressed it through lines, but he tries to make the audience understand it. The awkward point is that everything is like saying something, but nothing is said. The main storyline is too simple, and the key suspense settings are not enough, including the relationship between the treasure thief, the role played by Fan Xiaoxuan, the secret revealed not only does not have a feeling of enlightenment, but there is a kind of "Oh, this way. "The sense of loss. Perhaps it was the huge expectations that brought disappointment.
However, Tsui Hark is Tsui Hark after all, not Wong Kar-wai, not Liu Weiqiang, not Wu Yusen. "Flying Dragon Dragon Gate" should have been a martial arts film full of gorgeous special effects, from start to finish martial arts scenes, and the children of the rivers and lakes are happy and enmity , Does not need a literary and violent aesthetic.
Tsui Hark is Tsui Hark.
But I still hope that if there are one or two lines that can be passed down to later generations, if the secret fighting of black and white can be more naked and more interesting, if the aura of the eunuch Chen was greater than the martial arts itself. There are more subtle battles, "Flying Armor of Dragon Gate", perhaps it is true, it can become a perfect God work.
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