Turn off the lights and dismantle the movie, read only the classics
The mainland film market is developing rapidly. Today's blockbuster movies, relying on a movie ticket of 30-50 yuan, can win 400 million to 500 million box office if it goes well.
But in the early 1980s, there was a movie that earned more than 100 million at the box office with an average ticket price of 1 cent ...
It is this "Shaolin Temple" that made Kung Fu superstar Jet Li famous all over the world .
Teacher Ge will show you "Shaolin Temple"
From Turning Out the Lights Movie
After listening to Ge Ying's commentary on the essence of "Shaolin Temple" in 7 minutes
As soon as the movie came up, it gave people a feeling that it was not the wrong movie .
What is this documentary from the 1980s, what about the good martial arts film "Shaolin Temple"?
It was very rare for a feature film to start with a documentary, even in those days. The reason why "Shaolin Temple" did this was because people really didn't know anything about Shaolin Temple back then .
Around 1980, when the film crew decided to shoot "Shaolin Temple", the Shaolin Temple was deserted, the incense was sparse, there were no tourists, and there were not many monks and temples.
Don't even think about the legendary "Shaolin Kung Fu", you can't even find a monk who knows Kung Fu .
As a result, after the movie was shown, it triggered a frenzy of watching, and the Shaolin Temple attracted countless teenagers with dreams to run away from home and became a holy place in the hearts of martial arts fans across the country.
After the introduction of history, the music sounded, and finally entered the storyline of the whole film.
The opening gives the feeling of a team of people going to the West to learn the scriptures.
Along with the theme song of "Shaolin~Shaolin~", actor subtitles began to appear.
In that era, subtitles were very particular. The positive characters were all cast first, and then the negative characters were cast . The good and bad characters must not be put together .
Jet Li Male No. 1, Yu Chenghui's villain.
The narration tells that the story takes place at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
At that time, the world was in great turmoil, and Wang Ren , the rebel general of the Sui Dynasty , embraced the Eastern Capital and implemented tyranny. Due to the slow construction of the fortifications, Wang Ren vented his anger with the mob he had just caught - Jet Li and his son.
Seeing his father being beaten, an angry Jet Li flew out.
Unfortunately, at this time, the martial arts have not yet been completed, and the skills are not as good as others. Li Lianjie escaped alone, and collapsed at the door of the Shaolin Temple when he was out of breath.
The whole film tells the story of how Jue Yuan, played by Jet Li, improved his martial arts in Shaolin Temple, cultivated his xinxing, and finally defeated Wang Renze and avenged his father's revenge.
Years later, many people only remember Jet Li's overwhelming strength.
In fact, "Shaolin Temple" brought out a lot of domestic martial arts stars, and all of them were real kung fu.
In the back garden of the monastery, the scene of thirteen stick monks practicing martial arts (actually filmed at Liu Lang Wenying in Hangzhou) is actually showing these real kung fu
Color empty swordsmanship.
Sekong is played by Sun Jiankui, a national martial arts champion. Back then, the makeup artist also gave the alcoholic Sekong a rosacea.
Brother Sekong, who was trapped in love, besides swordsmanship, he also used wine to drown his sorrows and played with a drunken stick.
In the garden, the master practiced a set of Tanglang Boxing. Tanglang Boxing is a northern style of Kungfu.
The actor is Yu Hai, a member of Shandong Wushu Team and the National Mantis Boxing Wushu Champion.
Among the thirteen stick monks, Wukong is good at lying on the ground. Back then, I always thought that lying on the ground was a bit of self-abuse kung fu.
Wu Kong is played by Hu Jianqiang, a member of the Zhejiang Wushu Team, and he is also a national Wushu champion.
In the film, Wukong and Jet Li had a very exciting freehand practice, which was completely shot in a panoramic continuous manner without editing. This is the so-called real kung fu !
Other weapons on display are the nine-section whip.
Soft weapon rope dart.
The rope dart is actually a hidden weapon. A dart is tied to one end of a rope. It is very difficult to practice and it is easy to hit yourself. But it is easy to carry, and rope darts have been used by many assassins throughout history.
Jet Li plays Jue Yuan, needless to say, almighty . He himself began to practice martial arts at the age of 8, and won five consecutive national all-around martial arts champions from the age of 12 to 17.
The four-season martial arts scene in the film is his best kung fu show.
Boxing in summer. Pay attention to his leg movements . Whether it's kicking, clutching, or rolling, he moves many times higher than the norm .
Three-section stick dance in autumn.
Long guns in winter.
The spear has red tassel, and the belt is also red. With his black jacket and white leggings, the picture is bright and dazzling , and the contrast is very strong.
In spring, perform swordsmanship.
Li Lianjie's whole body's spirit and action are highly coordinated , his movement speed is extremely fast, and his wrist is neatly turned.
Also, don't underestimate the villains. The male protagonist Jueyuan fought against the villain Wang Ren three times in the film, and each time the two competed differently.
Wang Renze is played by Yu Chenghui, the coach of Shandong Wushu Team.
What the old man is good at is swords, he can be drunk with swords and swords with both hands.
Because the actors dared to use the panorama a lot in the sparring scene , and the panorama shot lasted for a relatively long time. Although the action scenes in "Shaolin Temple" still have some performance postures, they very well retain the integrity of the actions of the martial arts actors .
Back then, kung fu and martial arts films were generally not made this way. You can look at the martial arts films made by Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong in the early 1980s. Most of the actors made gestures and moved as if they were dancing Cha Cha .
"Shaolin Temple" also established a lens treatment that will be often used in martial arts films in the future.
When dealing with martial arts action, the local close-up is shot in slow motion to enhance its texture .
Our martial arts have two states, one is folk martial arts, which emphasizes actual combat; the other is official martial arts, which regards martial arts more as a competitive sport .
Martial arts athletes practice routines all the year round, including their paired practice, which is actually a kind of performance , and has little to do with actual combat.
Although martial arts action movies are also a kind of martial arts performance, in the movie "Shaolin Temple", the elements of actual combat and duel have been greatly strengthened .
The sparring between actors must touch each other's body, and every move and every move must have speed and strength. The filming of these scenes was basically done on sandy and muddy grounds , because it was relatively painless to fall on this kind of ground without laying a cushion.
The story of "Shaolin Temple" has some loopholes and the performance is somewhat stylized, but I don't think it's important, and it's even very good.
Because it is this film that shows for the first time to foreign and domestic audiences what Chinese Kung Fu is. This is an important 1980s work worthy of our memory.
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