Although the positioning is a patriotic martial arts film, the time is still complex and changeable at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Huang Feihong is a rare martial artist with an objective vision. He did not fall into narrow nationalism, but looked at problems from the perspective of human development. The shame of the great powers humiliating the country can also have the self-improvement of "learning the skills of the barbarians to control the barbarians". The fact that "Once Upon a Time" is not symbolized is a major success of the film. Tsui Hark and Jet Li endow the traditional martial artist Huang Feihong with more refined colors. Compared with a martial artist, he is more like a handsome gentleman who is independent from the world and abides by his inner beliefs. Instead of beating up foreigners and becoming a thug for the audience to vent their emotions, he opened his eyes and observed the changes in today's world with a calm mind (although this change is passive), so we will feel that he is still a flesh and blood mortal , but with a bit of rationalist brilliance. But who says world progress is not driven by idealists. In addition, in terms of character depiction, Master Huang was not portrayed as a lone hero. The protagonist's halo was weak. The movie also gave a lot of space to Liang Kuan, the second male lead. Liang Kuan slowly guided the audience, so that the audience could understand the villain better. The force of the line is a last resort, and there is nothing to do, which adds a little bit of tragic and heavy force to Liangshan. Pork Rong, Ya Zhasu, Thirteen Aunts, and even that priest are not just passers-by A, B, C, and Ding with vague faces. They all have their own specific images. As far as martial arts is concerned, the martial arts design is also very exciting. The last scene in the warehouse is really novel and unique. The camera is exquisite, the punches are to the flesh, and the intense plot is added. I haven't watched it for a long time.
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