"effort"

Makenzie 2021-11-18 08:01:28

In the story of "Kung Fu", the protagonist is aimed at a street gangster. Through the perspective of a small person who lives at the bottom of the society and desires to go astray, it reveals the difficult background of the society at that time. At the beginning of the movie, in the dead of night, the boss of the axe gang openly hacked people on the street with a large number of gangs, and the surrounding people closed the doors and windows tightly for fear of being affected. Through such a setting, Lord Xing not only showed us the image of the gangsters who were rampant and unscrupulous in that era, but also metaphorized the people's hardships to our side. It is against this background that the actor A Xing desires to join the Axe Gang. It is because of the power of the gang that a small person like Ah Xing who has a difficult life and desires to become rich wants to join the Axe Gang, but he may not have thought that joining the Axe Gang may also be a "people cannibalism" situation. When Ah Xing failed to blackmail the "Pig cage Walled City", it caused a real war between the Axe Gang and the "Pig cage Walled City". And we can see that whenever the axe comes to help, the civilians in the "Pergarten City" are also so afraid to hide in the house and dare not make a sound. It can be seen that even if the image of the gang at that time is not in the sphere of influence, the bad name of the gang is still famous. But when the Axe Gang came into contact with the "Pig Cage Walled City", Master Xing showed us the other side of the gang-bullying and fearing hardship. After the Axe Gang entered the "Pig Cage Walled City", faced with several masters who could not compete, they had to move to rescue soldiers. Although the Guqin duo killed three masters, they were still lost to the couple. On the night when the Guqin duo was defeated, when the axe gang leader was on fire but did not dare to make a sound, and fled in embarrassment, we once again saw the inferior nature of the gangsters of bullying and fearing hardship. And as the story progressed, the Axe Gang’s leader, because of their greed and unwillingness, caused them to rob the prison and rescue the Huoyun Cthulhu. But in the end, he reaped the fruit and died under the hands of Huoyun Cthulhu. The defection of the axe gang brothers once again nakedly showed us the phenomenon of "cannibalism" in the gang. For the gangster image of the axe gang in "Kung Fu", the most successful portrayal should be the axe gang dance. Today, the dance music still has the feeling of a brainwashing song, and the dance design has become a classic. The image of a gentleman in a suit and top hat, and his funny behaviors have brought a great contrast to the original image of a cold gangster. It is this contrast that we can see that the gangster at that time is just a stinky bone that is bullying and fearing hardship. The gangster presented to the audience in "Kung Fu" is not the feeling of brotherhood greater than the sky in "Young and Dangerous", nor is it the kind of happy revenge story of "Shanghai Beach", but the use of nonsensical and weird forms. Bullying The image of the bullying scum of the weak is shown to everyone. The metaphor of "Kung Fu" is extremely educational. Perhaps people who have watched the "Young and Dangerous" series have gradually grown up, but when they start to choose their life prospects, what route will they choose? "Kung Fu" reveals the inherently realistic side of the gangster world, which is thought-provoking, and seems to tell these people: gangsters are not your choice for success, and success still requires justice in your heart.

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Kung Fu Hustle quotes

  • Brother Sum: Ever killed anyone?

    Sing: I've always thought about it.

  • Sing's Sidekick: You gave him your life savings?

    Sing: Yes. I was saving to become a doctor or lawyer... but this was a chance for world peace.