Huo Yuanjia is one of the most well-known martial arts heroes in China. Its film and television image first appeared in Bruce Lee's version of "Jingwumen". Later, with the ATV dramas "Heroes Huo Yuanjia" and "Jingwumen", it set off a viewing craze in the mainland, and it completely established Huo Yuan. A's image of "a generation of masters" in the minds of the public. Among the many film and television works related to Huo Yuanjia, there is one that has attracted the most "controversies", that is, the 2006 film of the same name starring Jet Li and directed by Yu Rentai. The film recreates the legendary life of the hero for the audience. It starts from Huo Yuanjia's childhood, and focuses on describing how he desperately wanted to be the "No. 1 in Tianjin" in his youth, which led to the destruction of his family, and then to the time when he was fully enlightened and changed his mind. With the help of Nong Jinsun, he established the Jingwu Gymnastics Club and gladly accepted the challenge of masters from all over the world. In the end, he died tragically in the ring. The portrayal of Huo Yuanjia in this film is basically a familiar image, but its depiction of the young Huo Yuanjia is very different from the past: whether it is Huang Yuanshen or the Kaohsiung version of Huo Yuanjia , The impression left on the people is that of a modest gentleman, and in this film, he who wants to prove that Huo Jiaquan can beat the invincible player in the world, he once became arrogant and murderous because of his bravery and ruthlessness , lost his mind, and when the wrong apprentice was taught by Qin Ye, he put Qin Ye to death without questioning indiscriminately, resulting in the death of his family. This kind of "anti-grandmaster" adaptation has also become a lot of The audience cannot accept the main factor of this film. However, this kind of adaptation is not actually "random reform", and it naturally has its purpose. Li Lianjie once said: When shaping Huo Yuanjia, he put all his insights on life and martial arts in the past 40 years into this movie. If you put aside some details in order to fit the historical facts of the characters, it is probably not an exaggeration to describe this film as a film in which "Jet Li is expressing himself with the help of Huo Yuanjia". Although this film is also a Qing Dynasty kung fu film, its narrative technique and focus of thematic expression are significantly different from similar works such as "Once Upon a Time" and "Fang Shiyu" during the peak period of Jet Li. In the past, his works mainly focused on "fighting" and emphasized the heroic image of the characters. However, on the one hand, this "Huo Yuanjia" no longer focuses on the carving of martial arts movements, and even the things at the level of national justice. All become like "accessories". On the other hand, we are repeatedly discussing what exactly is "wu"? What is the true meaning of "Martial Arts"? Therefore, the proportion of fighting scenes in this film is not large, and the space for literary dramas has also increased significantly. If you can sum up the theme of this "Huo Yuanjia" in one word, it is the word "comprehension". In many major scenes in the film, this word "comprehension" is actually emphasized everywhere. In the middle of the film, as Huo Yuanjia went to the countryside after his family broke down, he began to practice "enlightenment": under the influence of the paradise-like life, under the sincere baptism of the villagers and Aunt Yueci (played by Sun Li), Huo Yuanjia not only gradually let go of his inner hatred, but also reconsidered and re-examined how to face life and the future, which also paved the way for him to become a martial arts master later. When he returned to Tianjin, he handed over the "Huojiaquan" boxing manual, which was never rumored, to Zhao Jian, who had been fighting with it for decades, which reflected his understanding of "should jump out of the battle between schools" in Chinese martial arts. In the end, when he fought the final round of duel with Japanese master Tanaka Yasuno (played by Shidou Nakamura), he was already poisoned and staggered. Put it away, it reflects his understanding of the martial arts thought that "practice martial arts is not for killing and revenge, but for reconciling conflicts", which is also consistent with the opening of the director's cut version of the Olympic bid ambassador played by Michelle Yeoh, who explained "wu" to the Olympic Organizing Committee. Fragments of word meaning achieve a perfect echo. When filming this "Huo Yuanjia", Jet Li had just returned from Hollywood, because his development in Hollywood was not as he wished - even though he had already filmed "Lethal Weapon 4", "Lethal Weapon" in the United States at that time Many action films such as Romeo and The Savior, but because of the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, Hollywood producers want "action" rather than "kung fu", which also makes them want to promote the concept of kung fu to the world He had a certain degree of frustration, and at the same time, his status in Hollywood could not rise to another level, so he returned to China to make this film, not only the star, but also the producer and investor, and the real behind the scenes. the "voice". In order to make the audience fully understand that "violence is not the best way to solve problems", the screenwriter of this film also painstakingly designed a lot of didactic plots and lines to compare with Huo Yuanjia's words and deeds in his youth. For example, he once ruthlessly killed others in the ring, but later he restrained himself with "fist and foot should not be treated as a compatriot"; and those who were framed on the wall were once regarded by him as The life and death of Supreme Glory was later regarded as a piece of waste paper by Huo Yuanjia and burned one by one... Jet Li, who has entered the age of no confusion, has no meaning for action movies or action scenes for teenagers. The influence of Kung Fu movie is still the future development direction of kung fu movies, and there is absolutely a completely different understanding from before. These complex mentalities and thoughts finally merged into a meaningful line in the film - "People can only compete in competition. In order to make Huo Yuanjia's epiphany and growth look less straightforward and have enough dramatic conflict, it is not unreasonable that the movie has been adapted to a certain extent. . However, this way of "alternative jokes" about historical characters will naturally lead to a lot of unnecessary troubles - for example, after this film was released, the descendants of the Huo family used a piece of paper on the grounds that they distorted the real images of the characters. The lawsuit took the film to court, but in the end it didn't work out. Although Huo Yuanjia's lawsuit has long since subsided, the film and television industry has not stopped discussing how to adapt and interpret realistic characters in a reasonable and appropriate manner. Of course, this is also a digression. From the perspective of Jet Li's works, this "Huo Yuanjia" is indeed his last film so far that purely discusses kung fu. The pureness that the author refers to does not refer to the type of work, but the work of kung fu. "Borrowing things to express one's will" and philosophy of life. I believe this film must be of extraordinary significance for him and for Jet Li's fans. On the poster of the film that year, the line "Jet Li's most important movie" was on it. Some people say that this film is too didactic, and some people say that Huo Yuanjia's transformation in this film is too fast and too abrupt. I don't know what you think of "Huo Yuanjia"? In order to make the audience fully understand that "violence is not the best way to solve problems", the screenwriter of this film also painstakingly designed a lot of didactic plots and lines to compare with Huo Yuanjia's words and deeds in his youth. For example, he once ruthlessly killed others in the ring, but later he restrained himself with "fist and foot should not be treated as a compatriot"; and those who were framed on the wall were once regarded by him as The life and death of Supreme Glory was later regarded as a piece of waste paper by Huo Yuanjia and burned one by one... Jet Li, who has entered the age of no confusion, has no meaning for action movies or action scenes for teenagers. The influence of Kung Fu movie is still the future development direction of kung fu movies, and there is absolutely a completely different understanding from before. These complex mentalities and thoughts finally merged into a meaningful line in the film - "People can only compete in competition. In order to make Huo Yuanjia's epiphany and growth look less straightforward and have enough dramatic conflict, it is not unreasonable that the movie has been adapted to a certain extent. . However, this way of "alternative jokes" about historical characters will naturally lead to a lot of unnecessary troubles - for example, after this film was released, the descendants of the Huo family used a piece of paper on the grounds that they distorted the real images of the characters. The lawsuit took the film to court, but in the end it didn't work out. Although Huo Yuanjia's lawsuit has long since subsided, the film and television industry has not stopped discussing how to adapt and interpret realistic characters in a reasonable and appropriate manner. Of course, this is also a digression. From the perspective of Jet Li's works, this "Huo Yuanjia" is indeed his last film so far that purely discusses kung fu. The pureness that the author refers to does not refer to the type of work, but the work of kung fu. "Borrowing things to express one's will" and philosophy of life. I believe this film must be of extraordinary significance for him and for Jet Li's fans. On the poster of the film that year, the line "Jet Li's most important movie" was on it. Some people say that this film is too didactic, and some people say that Huo Yuanjia's transformation in this film is too fast and too abrupt. I don't know what you think of "Huo Yuanjia"? In order to make the audience fully understand that "violence is not the best way to solve problems", the screenwriter of this film also painstakingly designed a lot of didactic plots and lines to compare with Huo Yuanjia's words and deeds in his youth. For example, he once ruthlessly killed others in the ring, but later he restrained himself with "fist and foot should not be treated as a compatriot"; and those who were framed on the wall were once regarded by him as The life and death of Supreme Glory was later regarded as a piece of waste paper by Huo Yuanjia and burned one by one... Jet Li, who has entered the age of no confusion, has no meaning for action movies or action scenes for teenagers. The influence of Kung Fu movie is still the future development direction of kung fu movies, and there is absolutely a completely different understanding from before. These complex mentalities and thoughts finally merged into a meaningful line in the film - "People can only compete in competition. In order to make Huo Yuanjia's epiphany and growth look less straightforward and have enough dramatic conflict, it is not unreasonable that the movie has been adapted to a certain extent. . However, this way of "alternative jokes" about historical characters will naturally lead to a lot of unnecessary troubles - for example, after this film was released, the descendants of the Huo family used a piece of paper on the grounds that they distorted the real images of the characters. The lawsuit took the film to court, but in the end it didn't work out. Although Huo Yuanjia's lawsuit has long since subsided, the film and television industry has not stopped discussing how to adapt and interpret realistic characters in a reasonable and appropriate manner. Of course, this is also a digression. From the perspective of Jet Li's works, this "Huo Yuanjia" is indeed his last film so far that purely discusses kung fu. The pureness that the author refers to does not refer to the type of work, but the work of kung fu. "Borrowing things to express one's will" and philosophy of life. I believe this film must be of extraordinary significance for him and for Jet Li's fans. On the poster of the film that year, the line "Jet Li's most important movie" was on it. Some people say that this film is too didactic, and some people say that Huo Yuanjia's transformation in this film is too fast and too abrupt. I don't know what you think of "Huo Yuanjia"? Some people say that this film is too didactic, and some people say that Huo Yuanjia's transformation in this film is too fast and too abrupt. I don't know what you think of "Huo Yuanjia"? Some people say that this film is too didactic, and some people say that Huo Yuanjia's transformation in this film is too fast and too abrupt. I don't know what you think of "Huo Yuanjia"? In order to make Huo Yuanjia's epiphany and growth look less straightforward and have enough dramatic conflict, it is not unreasonable that the movie has adapted it to a certain extent. However, this way of "alternative jokes" about historical characters will naturally lead to a lot of unnecessary troubles - for example, after this film was released, the descendants of the Huo family used a piece of paper on the grounds that they distorted the real images of the characters. The lawsuit took the film to court, but in the end it didn't work out. Although Huo Yuanjia's lawsuit has long since subsided, the film and television industry has not stopped discussing how to adapt and interpret realistic characters in a reasonable and appropriate manner. Of course, this is also a digression. From the perspective of Jet Li's works, this "Huo Yuanjia" is indeed his last film so far that purely discusses kung fu. The pureness that the author refers to does not refer to the type of work, but the work of kung fu. "Borrowing things to express one's will" and philosophy of life. I believe this film must be of extraordinary significance for him and for Jet Li's fans. On the poster of the film that year, the line "Jet Li's most important movie" was on it. Some people say that this film is too didactic, and some people say that Huo Yuanjia's transformation in this film is too fast and too abrupt. I don't know what you think of "Huo Yuanjia"? In order to make Huo Yuanjia's epiphany and growth look less straightforward and have enough dramatic conflict, it is not unreasonable that the movie has adapted it to a certain extent. However, this way of "alternative jokes" about historical characters will naturally lead to a lot of unnecessary troubles - for example, after this film was released, the descendants of the Huo family used a piece of paper on the grounds that they distorted the real images of the characters. The lawsuit took the film to court, but in the end it didn't work out. Although Huo Yuanjia's lawsuit has long since subsided, the film and television industry has not stopped discussing how to adapt and interpret realistic characters in a reasonable and appropriate manner. Of course, this is also a digression. From the perspective of Jet Li's works, this "Huo Yuanjia" is indeed his last film so far that purely discusses kung fu. The pureness that the author refers to does not refer to the type of work, but the work of kung fu. "Borrowing things to express one's will" and philosophy of life. I believe this film must be of extraordinary significance for him and for Jet Li's fans. On the poster of the film that year, the line "Jet Li's most important movie" was on it. Some people say that this film is too didactic, and some people say that Huo Yuanjia's transformation in this film is too fast and too abrupt. I don't know what you think of "Huo Yuanjia"?
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