Perhaps for this film, we had too many "serious" expectations at first, expecting it to show the essence of Chinese martial arts and show something like "the great man of chivalry". However, obviously if Jet Li and other investors are unwilling to take such risks, after all, if Dongdong of Chinese martial arts wants to make it clear in a movie, it is basically an impossible task. , the box office was a mess again. If you run into a ghost, the essence of Chinese martial arts in a movie will be fully displayed. I am afraid that it will also win China and lose the world; win word of mouth and lose the box office. After all, if your film is made to be applauded by the Chinese, there won’t be too many people going into the theater to contribute to the box office, but it will be more able to take care of the business of pirated disc dealers on the street. On the other hand, European and American audiences may be confused. Generally speaking, making popcorn movies is less risky. This film is very entertaining, you have to put down your posture, don't pretend that this film is "made for Americans", we Chinese are cool enough to be disdainful, finally, Jet Li and Jackie Chan are finally in the same movie There is a chance to practice, let's relax and watch them bullshit.
In my opinion, this film still has a series of entertaining elements. First of all, although Li Cheng and Li Cheng are well-known all over the world, after all, if a film is full of Chinese people, it will be difficult to open up the global market. Therefore, the director is very wise. The origin of the story is in the United States, and it is about the growth of an American child. This is the most conventional but enduring way of American movies, so that many Western audiences have a sense of substitution all of a sudden, OK , with the participation of people all over the world, the film has already made a small contribution to the promotion of global harmony. Dreams and magic have always been the story settings that attract young people. This film is more interesting. It tells Chinese legends in the style of Western fantasy films. For example, Lu tells the story of the god of war in Yujiang, and Yanzi tells the story of the bloody village in Yujiang. Lord of the Rings. Since it is a kung fu movie, it is natural that the film should incorporate elements of kung fu movies as much as possible, such as the drunken man, Shaolin, the white-haired witch, and Journey to the West. Until all kung fu movie stars are traversed. Of course, the climax of the film is still when Lu and Momon meet. We finally see the long-awaited duel between Cheng Li and Li. The director obviously understands the audience's biggest concern, so there is enough time for the two The middle-aged man had a lively fight. Although the routines are not too new, we can finally tell each other, "It's a fight, Jet Li and Jackie Chan are fighting!" It's enough for them to fight each other, make a dream come true, nostalgic, this is enough entertainment Now, don't worry about expectations like "The Great Hero".
The English dialogue of the film made many people feel very uncomfortable. The Jade Emperor spoke foreign languages, which was too dark and humorous. In fact, I have read "The Last Emperor" written by Chinese people in foreign languages, and "Memoirs of a Geisha" written by Japanese people in English. I am quite used to this language problem. You should think that New Oriental opened thousands of years earlier. When Li Yang traveled through time and space earlier, the ancient people also became crazy about English. Besides, it was originally a magical adventure for children. What could be better than the Jade Emperor and the Monkey King? More than a mouthful of English is even more magical. I think the film is a bit awkward because English is mixed with Chinese. In the beginning, the boy met a group of villagers who spoke standard Chinese in ancient times. Suddenly, Lu suddenly made a sentence in English. After that, everyone suddenly became a master of English. It's all in English, so it's quite entertaining for us to watch people in ancient costumes spray English. After all, the director is an American, so the Chinese mythology effect produced is very dark, not as bright as the picturesque scenery made by the Chinese. Could it be that a "Lord of the Rings" has made all American directors so dark, when I watch it When the white-haired witch's gang of minions rushed out, it always felt like the orcs were about to charge, which was quite entertaining.
The performances of several actors are not bad. The focus of the two Kung Fu superstars is a piece of cake. I feel that Jackie Chan is even more brilliant. After all, his gags and dangling energy are very suitable for the rhythm of entertainment. Li Lianjie is often serious in the film, especially after entering Hollywood, he played a lot of villains who want to play cool, it seems that the facial expressions have been stereotyped, of course, the part of this film when urinating and teasing Lu in the desert is a self-deconstruction, keeping up with the entertainment beat. The two actresses, Li Bingbing's white-haired witch is even more brilliant, and the sense of surprise is still enough. Liu Yifei's character is still pure and innocent, but she looks like a vase, just standing there, her eyes are hazy, and then she raises her childish face and basically doesn't need to do anything. Of course, there is also the American boy, who is quite relaxed, and has the temperament of LaBeouf in "Transformers". He is very youthful and enthusiastic. According to his resume, he has also acted in a few episodes of "24 Hours of Anti-Terrorism", but I don't remember much about it now, maybe what he needs is to maintain steady progress, and then wait for the big productions like "Transformers" and "Spider-Man" to hit him and develop.
This is a movie that I'm afraid it's hard to impress after watching it. After all, it's a story of a kung fu dream, although it's not so complete and doesn't meet our high expectations. However, I would still like to thank the two uncles who are not too old for growing up with us with such beautiful kung fu movies. They have fought hard for more than 20 years. Let us relax and watch the two colleagues and have fun together. Bar.
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