From Bruce Lee, to Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen who have been in the United States. A series of kung fu star hits achieved success in Hollywood. Chinese-language films can go global and cultivate a large number of loyal fans, and they have contributed greatly. But on the other hand, the popularity of kung fu movies also limits the development of Chinese-language films. Throughout the Chinese-language films that have achieved good results at the North American box office or English-language films starring Chinese stars, from Dragon Fighting, to Heroes, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to the King of Kung Fu in recent years, at peak times, all of them are full of fists and kicks. Add up, a lively scene. And some other excellent Chinese films, such as the works of new directors such as Jia Zhangke and Lu Chuan, have been affirmed in major European film festivals, but they have never been able to open the door to the world film market, especially the largest North American film market. The shackles of viewers' preconceived impressions.
"Kung Fu Dream" is actually just a few assignments on the Hollywood assembly line. The little black boy came to Beijing with a sense of resistance to China, fell in love with a Chinese girl of the same age, but was regarded as a thorn in the side of her childhood sweetheart's child, who happened to be a student of a martial arts school. After being taught several times, the hidden martial arts master Jackie Chan appeared, not only rescued Xiao Hei, but also began to teach him kung fu. After a series of hard training, Xiao Hei defeated all those who had bullied him before and won the championship of the Beijing Youth Wushu Competition. The story is as simple as a Hollywood blockbuster, but it succeeds by inserting cultural clashes and brilliant action scenes. The success story of the American Dream, coupled with the splendid effects of Chinese Kung Fu, as long as the director's skills are decent, the box office will not be too bad.
Will Smith has been quite unlucky in recent years after he became very popular in the past few years, but it was his son who made his debut. At a young age, he has become a leading role in several blockbuster movies and has become a hot first-line child star. Date can be expected. The little guy's acting skills are not so perfect, but Gu Panjian has a superstar temperament. It seems that genetics and childhood education are indeed no trivial matter. Besides, I grew up in Beverly Hills. It can be said that there is a lot of talk and laughing, and there is no white person in contact. Just a neighbor's aunt may be an Oscar-winning actress. If you are in a good mood, give some guidance. It's worse than the professor's expert lecture in any performing arts school. This knowledge alone is enough to make other people sigh.
Jackie Chan is really old, and even if he puts several pounds of powder on his face, he can't hide the layers of folds. The tough guy who was not afraid of death in the past finally showed his heroic fatigue after the vicissitudes of life. So he wisely chose to quietly transform. In recent years, his works rarely take the lead, but help newcomers to ascend as seniors. In the new police story, Nicholas Tse's limelight can be different from it. In the baby plan and the young soldier, many opportunities to shine have been left to Louis Koo, Leehom Wang, and even that cute little BABY. In today's kung fu dream, Jackie Chan has acted as a down-and-out and decadent property management and concierge regardless of his image. Although there are some brilliant fighting scenes, more often he is only a guide and mentor. Just like the rosy-nosed old man who played his master in his famous work "Snake Shaped Hands" decades ago, he passed on the fire of kung fu to the surging waves of the Yangtze River. (In memory of the old Mr. Liu Jialiang who passed away a few days ago, there is one less big man in the golden age of Hong Kong films) It’s
just that a generation of kung fu superstars are getting old, Jet Li gradually stopped taking martial arts films, and Sammo Hung and others also began to be willing to be green leaves , the only remaining Donnie Yen, who was still in his prime, became the new spokesperson for kung fu movies. Maybe these old guys have occupied the market for too long. For so many years, no newcomer can really take over the mantle. Wu Jing and Zhao Wenzhuo have always been unbearable. Kill the crowd. So this time Little Smith's performance is very eye-catching, but he is also a little embarrassed. It is a great country in China and the hometown of martial arts. Is it time to need a foreigner to support the scene?
In fact, at the beginning of the film, when Xiao Hei was beaten down by the Chinese boy at the first meeting, many viewers were afraid that they would be a little dark. After all, for so many years, we are used to seeing yellow faces being bullied by blacks and whites in movies. When have we ever seen a Chinese show off so much in front of blacks. But the protagonist is the protagonist after all, and most people's movie viewing habits will make themselves substitute into it unconsciously and worry about the encounter of the protagonist. So in the second half of the film, it became a natural way to upgrade, take revenge, and conquer the opponent's YY road. Mixed with some Taiwanese romance drama-style tragic past events, and the misunderstanding and reconciliation between little men and women, a successful "dragon-style" work is concocted.
In any case, this kung fu movie craze, which was started by Bruce Lee many years ago and pushed to the extreme by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has gradually faded due to the lack of good works, so the film has been heated up again. Although the images of Beijing in the film seem to be deliberately pursuing the ancient and the market, and making its most prosperous side less opportunities to show, it can at least change the image of China's backward and barbaric autocracy in the minds of some Westerners. This is also in line with Jackie Chan's purpose of promoting Chinese culture. If it can make some stubborn Westerners change their views, then for this film, it will be a great merit.
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