Star Lord is not Chaplin

Chadrick 2022-03-24 08:01:05

"Changjiang No. 7" is a film directed by Stephen Chow, but it is not an "actor's film" where Stephen Chow single-handedly takes the lead. Xing Ye gave the protagonist to Xu Jiao and Alien Dog, you and I can't expect to see the traditional Stephen Chow comedy with his rich expressions, exaggerated body movements and classic lines as the laughing point.

Although the plot is still the self-salvation of the little people, it is uncharacteristically the main theme of warmth. From the very beginning, it has the posture of earning tears. Zhou Xingchi's father image is more like Wu Mengda's role in Zhou's comedy. In a "prudent" tone, this is a family-friendly movie, not a movie for nostalgic stars.

I definitely can't be objective, because what I miss and want to relive is the Stephen Chow movie "Look at the book, don't watch Stephen Chow at home all day long", and the movie under the director Wang Jing, Chen Jiashang, Li Lichi or Liu Zhenwei, As always, Zhou Xingchi, who has a bad taste and an image of a petty citizen. The star of "Yangtze River No. 7" is not cheap anymore. Not only did the vulgar jokes disappear, but he even gave Xu Jiao and Qizai the role of a ghost and a horse. The effect is quite contradictory, because the latter is not Zhou Xingchi, and no matter how much you wink, it can't match the smiling face of Xingye who took off his mask in "Invincible Lucky Star". So although there are countless Stephen Chow bridges in the movie, it is not destined to be my cup of tea.

Stephen Chow is becoming more and more like a director, no longer relying on nonsense lines - but this is precisely one of the charms of Stephen Chow's films. Many people say that he is expected to become Chaplin. The question is, why did Stephen Chow become Chaplin? Isn't that Hong Kong's shrewd, full-mouthed Stephen Chow not interesting enough?

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CJ7 quotes

  • [last lines]

    Dicky: I'm so lucky to have you, CJ7. Every day while you sleep, I close my eyes and count to three, hoping that when I look again, you'll wake. I so much want you back. Where are you, CJ7? One, two, three...

  • Dicky: Miss Yuen, bitterness, like the sea, is boundless.