(Text / Vulcan Ji)
There are no tigers in the mountains; the monkey is called the king.
The gap left by Jackie Chan and Jet Li's double-J summit confrontation has become a pale legend of the fisherman who profited after one mountain did not allow two tigers to lose both. - Vulcan Ji. Inscription.
I don't know how European and American movie fans will view this film; as an Asian audience, a Hong Kong movie fan and an action movie fanatic, the double-J duel between Jackie Chan and Jet Li is enough to make people excited and manic.
I hate "buts". But this so-called "but" seems to have to be said. With Jackie Chan and Jet Li as their wedding dresses, Michael Angarano, the yellow-haired boy, is still a Liu Adou who can't stand up against the wall - he has to work hard, he has to look like he doesn't have looks, and his body is even more unreliable. Can't get to the edge. From this point of view, this movie is really unacceptable.
Let Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie escort them all the way, let Li Bingbing and Zou Zhaolong die, let Liu Yifei secretly promise - such a role is placed on both sides of the strait, even in the whole of Asia, and almost every man dreams of it. However, this happened in Hollywood in the United States; perhaps, Hollywood is as particular about pedigree as the purebred market.
The magic power of Qian Dongdong is really not to be underestimated. From such a cast, coupled with Yuan Heping's action guidance, the remuneration for this film is definitely a blockbuster. Such and such and such, this commercial film with mainland and Hong Kong actors as the main creative team is more like a powerful extension of the great Americanism prevailing in Hollywood commercial operations in the Asian film market. Watching this hilarious commercial blockbuster made me feel more or less like being smashed in the face by little beauties with dollars.
In the kung fu world of Hong Kong movies, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are both master-level figures on their own. Let any of them be called king at random will not attract the slightest criticism. In the mainland film and television circle, Liu Yifei and Li Bingbing can also be called popular actresses. Coupled with Yuan Baye's martial arts, such a strong lineup is only to serve as a foil for a yellow-haired boy; it is a bit irritating to the Chinese.
All Hong Kong movie fans may have imagined how gorgeous the peak duel between Jackie Chan and Jet Li will be, at least it has to be a master duel of Huashan Lunjian; but, maybe no one can imagine that it will finally be now of this look. To actually fight for a yellow-haired apprentice and fight for the wind and jealousy.
Of course, no matter what kind of mentality we look forward to that showdown, and no matter how we resist such a movie - what is in front of our eyes is still this one piled up with CGI special effects, and with A mentally retarded commercial blockbuster piled up with unsatisfactory plots.
The sparring between Jackie Chan and Jet Li is perhaps the only highlight of the film. Jackie Chan's eclectic comedy style and Jet Li's smooth and rigorous style can be well expressed, which makes us have to admire Yuan Baye's martial arts function. If you only look at the combination of Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Yuan Ba Ye, this movie can be considered a complete homework.
But as a whole, I couldn't be more satisfied with this movie. Compared with Eighth Yuan, the director of the film, Rob Minkoff, is a little clueless. Or, it's just my point of view. From my point of view, this movie is far from being a good movie. It can even be said that this American-made blockbuster for the mentally retarded wastes too much. The essence of too beautiful Hong Kong movies has also ruined too many gorgeous elements in the myth of Oriental martial arts.
It's because Rob can't understand the expectations of Hong Kong film fans for such a combination, or because he knows the high expectations and doesn't have to worry about the box office revenue and gives it a shot; or, it's just because of his arrogance. The film carries far more weight than it can. Of course, in general, the director can put this responsibility on the incompetence of the screenwriter; but this time, Rob, who is also the screenwriter and director, seems to be a little guilty.
Judging from the frame of the characters, the film is obviously very messy and irregular. There are not only the Monkey King Sun Wukong and the Jade Emperor Laoer's Pan Taohui in the classical masterpiece "Journey to the West", but also the Eight Immortals in folklore, and Liang Yusheng's "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", and finally the family feuding country. The hateful Yan'er's revenge - the story that came out after being so nondescript - three capable men protecting an incompetent child to the west, seems to be even more talkative than "Journey to the West".
What are we seeing - in my opinion, a series of malformed grafts. Classmate Rob seems to want to integrate all the Chinese books he has read into this movie; so, Tang Seng is grafted into Jason played by Michael Angarano; Tang Seng's three apprentices are grafted The silent monk reincarnated as the Lion King, Lu Yan, known as the Drunken Immortal, and Yanzi, who has a blood feud; and the monsters along the way to the west were grafted into the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals sent by the heavenly reactionary giant, the heavenly court governor; the monster BOSS was married It was replaced by the white-haired witch of Yaochi who came from Liang Yusheng's novel and lived in the Virgin of Yaochi; she went to the west to learn scriptures and was grafted into the return of the west...
self-collected and sent; perhaps, from the fundamental point of view of the big plot , such a subversion is nothing. If you can develop and shoot any of the points in "Journey to the West", the Eight Immortals of folklore, Liang Yusheng's "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" or the Battle of the Gods, it may be very valuable. Mixing all of these together like a summer flower, Rob seems to want to get involved in all the myths, classical novels and martial arts novels that he knows about the East or China at one time. However, as an oriental cultural literacy point of view, the consequences of doing so are absolutely embarrassing.
Could it be that Rob himself was thinking about making a comedy film; otherwise, he was thinking about how to make people face those film and television elements related to oriental culture that were completely ruined after being spoofed by him. Film itself should be a cultural art form, serious and sincere, even comedy films must be made with such an attitude. So, in my movie view, I have no way to accept such a movie, no way to compromise.
Perhaps, in the real world where the Western world sings triumphant songs, this film represents an alternative interpretation of Chinese classical novels, Chinese folklore and modern martial arts culture from a Western perspective. It is impossible to accept such an interpretation in such a hippie and gothic way as these stories that I have been familiar with since I was a child. This means not only a misunderstanding, but also a distortion—and in my opinion, such misunderstandings and distortions are not only unattractive, but depressing.
The movie begins, on the road of an American teenager Jason who is obsessed with Chinese kung fu. What happened after that brought him into a series of unexpected accidents, from being forced to lead the way to robbery, to the chivalrous passion of sympathizing with the weak inspired by the Chinese chivalrous spirit, to the old man Huo's entrustment with the golden hoop. Run away, then fall down the building.
It's a dream, or it's just that the subconscious desire for the "Raptor Crossing the River" and "The White-Haired Witch" he just bought was too strong when he was in a coma, and the fragmentary fragments of the various Hong Kong kung fu movies he had watched before were spliced together. , And because of the stimulation of the golden hoop - so he became a raptor crossing the river and ran to ancient China at once, and met the white-haired witch and Sun Wukong.
Somewhat morbidly paranoid delusional taste. Perhaps, this can provide some excuses and psychological basis for the scattered plot settings in this movie.
This is just a dream. Who said it wasn't. If it is not a dream; then, why is the three-legged foreign kitten called the king? When the dream wakes up - the good will be rewarded; the wicked will be severely punished. The happy ending is just as vulgar as after the same farce. From such an ending, we can interpret how many popular endings in Chinese martial arts novels.
Of course. I know that the king of kung fu in this movie is not actually the little boy Jason; it is the monkey king played by Jet Li. However, this seems to be somewhat contrary to Jet Li's understanding of martial arts in "Huo Yuanjia". What I can't accept is that Yang Adou, who can't help, plays such an optional and absolute protagonist role in such a movie; what I can't figure out is that it is optional, Why put such a boring character on An.
Or, looking at it another way, maybe the movie isn't that bad either. The beautiful scenery of rural materials, which is like a landscape splashed with ink, can also be called the highlight of this film-but, there are not many scenes to write the scenery, so I am a little puzzled. Or, as the protagonist, Skywalker is just a clue that runs through the Chinese classics, Chinese folk myths and legends, and Chinese martial arts stories in Rob's arrogant imagination. He is not the king of kung fu, so maybe there is less of a three-legged foreign kitten to be the king of delusions.
But anyway, it's me -- I don't like this movie. Just a group of lively, without him. It's just a pity that all those things have been ruined - such as "Journey to the West"; such as the legend of the Eight Immortals; such as "The Legend of the White-haired Witch"; such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Yuan Ba Ye's golden combination; also such as Liu Yifei's first kiss in film and television or Li Bingbing's youth with flying white hair.
Why is the three-legged kitten called the king? And the real king of kung fu will feel so bad. Watching this movie, I am a little bit sorry for Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Although they each have two roles, although they performed well under Yuan Baye's martial arts, although this movie played a standard; however, the mental retardation in the plot construction and the confusion in the character construction still make this film enough to make me Totally disgusting.
The so-called blockbuster, this year's "King of Kung Fu" can be regarded as one of the complete money-burning farces.
2008-06-22; The nineteenth night of Guisi in the fifth month of the fifth month of Wuzi year.
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■Title: The Forbidden Kingdom, Kings of Kungfu
■Translation: The King of Kungfu
■Director: Rob Minkoff
■Wuzhi: Yuan Heping
■Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Yifei Liu, Bingbing Li, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou
■Duration: 101 minutes
■Genre : Fantasy, Action
■ Country of Origin: China, USA
■ Dialogue Language: Mandarin Chinese, English
■ Production Company: Casey Silver Productions
■ Distributor: Blue Sky Media
■ Premiere Date: April 18, 2008 (United States)
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