Comic Flying Tiger God Soldier

Jedidiah 2022-03-17 09:01:10

Watching Jackie Chan and Jaycee Chan quarrel with each other on the screen, the old one criticizes the young one for being stinky, and the young one reveals that the old one's nose is too big, as if watching a Spring Festival Gala sketch, but this pair of father and son played a bit of the madness of Hong Kong movies at the end of the last century. This scene took place in the scene where the two partners were captured and interrogated by the Japanese army. It seemed absurd. If it was the 1950s and 1960s, such a scene would never have happened, but it didn't really need to happen. The 1956 "Railway Guerrilla" clearly played the active thinking of the Shanghai Film Studio, grafting the anti-Japanese war ideology of bitterness and hatred into a thriller type film. The scenes are wonderful, the core is serious, and the songs are beautiful. The masterpiece of the movie, from the narrative of the war of resistance, can see the true temperament of the civilians. "Playing My Beloved Pipa" has moved generations of people because of its naturalness and simplicity.

On the other hand, today's "Flying Tigers on the Railway" has technical advantages and skills accumulation that cannot be compared with the old works. Jackie Chan, Fang Zuming, Wang Dalu and Wang Kai are the luxurious combination of the three places on the Taiwan Strait. It goes without saying that the film is an important step for Jaycee Chan to re-start after the storm, but the scene itself actually played a role in dispelling the self-evident theme of the film. This is similar to the use of "duang" as a joke or the character shouting "scared the baby" in the film. It is an effort to adapt to the tastes of contemporary audiences, but at the same time, it shows the main creator's underestimation of the speed of hot words in the Internet age. The story of the film does not need to be repeated. It revolves around the protagonists of the common people who play their respective strengths to complete the action of hindering the railway transportation of the Japanese army. To this day, the Japanese army in this film is still portrayed as an ignorant, one-hit sham. Naturally, it is easier to attract audiences in terms of comedy effect, but in terms of objective history, it dwarfs the enemy. , is also equivalent to dwarfing himself. The Japanese army in the film, from officers (even male and female officers) to soldiers, faced all kinds of traps set by the Railway Flying Tigers, took all the traps and implemented them step by step, which is incredible. If the Anti-Japanese War really encountered such a useless group of invaders, why did it take 8 years (14 years)? Of course, this question is also a correct nonsense, because it seems that the main creator of this film has not thought about breaking this mindset.

This also leads to the whole process of "Flying Tigers on the Railway" full of self-contradiction and opposition. On the one hand, the film as a whole still focuses on shaping the anti-Japanese hero, full of positive energy and impeccable posture. Editing and a fair amount of useless drama are enough to keep the audience entertained. "Playing My Beloved Tupipa" is certainly a classic, and it is also remarkable that it has been improved into the background music in this film, but the boring discussion of the protagonists on the hillside about pitch is really embarrassing, and there is no comedy The effect also makes the tension dissipate. The film is full of optimism until the end. Obviously, the main creator wants to use the New Year mentality to reshape the heroic story, but his ability is really limited. The attraction of a star is greater than the charisma of any character. This can be seen from the sharpshooter played by Wang Kai. This character is actually very suitable for deep digging and becoming a real hidden master, not like the film. The work is deep, and the ambition is stimulated by a few words, grabbing and grabbing to join the anti-enemy team, the flattening and stylization of the character shaping, in fact, also hurt the theme of the film and the real history.

Of course, it is not appropriate to look at a deconstructed theme of a comedy with an overly serious eye (barely it can be considered deconstruction), and a more appropriate way is to use a pleasant mood suitable for December to invest in an action comedy that does not require brains, even if The big brother Jackie Chan we are looking forward to is no longer like before in the movie, for the realization of his identity, he will no longer fly to the sky, climb the stairs and fall into the valley, but become an old-timer who directly talks about the righteousness. Just like the red symbol train in the international perspective created by the title, this movie is only meant to amuse you.

"Beijing News"

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