Most of the feeling of this "Ip Man Prequel" is still due to the serious follow-up atmosphere of the work. Whether it is the film's action, plot arrangement and character design, it feels very similar. The imitation of the action at certain times is not just helpless, but sometimes it is more embarrassing, and it is not a good feeling to be on the screen or off the screen. It can't be said that Reed's actions in "Ip Man Prequel" have no uniqueness and novelty of his own, because after all, he is not an expert, so it is only based on his own feelings. Ip Man played by Du Yuhang has many similarities in kung fu performance compared to Ip Man played by Donnie Yen. Besides, Donnie Yen has established a kind of on-screen ye man in two Ip Man films before. Asking the best image for the public, this time to reuse the role of Ye Wen as a newcomer, the dominant party is also obviously daring to break through. Regardless of whether there is Ip Man 3, Ip Man 4, Ip Man 5.... Up to now, at least it has presented us with a stark contrast, which, from the perspective of reformism, has greatly helped us movie fans. This is a kind of harmony between the film itself and the fans themselves.
Compared with the image of Ip Man played by Donnie Yen, Du Yuhang's image in "The Prequel of Ip Man" is obviously unwilling. From a personal point of view, from a young age, Du Yuhang's temperamental image of Ip Man is stronger than Donnie Yen's amiable image. From a big perspective, the rest of the film "Ip Man Prequel" is not as good as the first two "Ip Man", whether it is screenwriting, original story, or character design and so on. The only bright spot I see is the successful transformation of the characters compared to the first two films. It is not difficult to find that most of the moviegoers who have seen the first two Ip Man films are still very pertinent to the image of Ip Man played by Donnie Yen, but the image of Ip Man played by Du Yuhang in "The Prequel of Ip Man" has not been seen since the beginning of the film. recognized by the majority. Think about it, too. After suffering from the scars caused by the image of the actors in various commercial films, sometimes they have changed too much. The strange images are actually just characters under the same script. I don't want to see the protagonists in the series of films change at will. Of course, this is just a personal opinion.
The image of Ye Wen in "The Prequel of Ye Wen" is more suitable for Ye Wen himself in reality. The reason for saying this may be that a large part of the reason comes from the family joining of a character. This old gentleman is Ye Wen, the eldest son of Ye Wen. This 80-year-old old man gave us an extra surprise by responding to the invitation to participate in "Ip Man Prequel". At the same time, it also provides more rich and valuable information for the film's producers. Therefore, from this point of view, most of Ye Zhun's starring leads to the protection of the image of Ye Wen played by Du Yuhang. It cannot be said that there is a subversive change in the image compared to the first two films. After all, the founder of the mountain, Ye Weixin, made a special trip to visit Mr. Ye Zhun. Naturally, it won't let it change drastically. This time, the image of Brother Ye Wen brings more temperament, a young, promising and positive spirit. The actor's excellent temperament saves a lot of trouble for the role, and Du Yuhang's success in martial arts directly gives him an uncompromising temperament. In the 2008 film "Ip Man", Du Yuhang played the role of Ip Man, which also gave him extra confidence and proficiency in his performance in "Ip Man Prequel".
Throughout the whole film, it is difficult for other parts to break through on the basis of the first two films. I don't want to deliberately criticize the film, it's just out of the mentality that the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees the wisdom. There are many problems with the connection of the plot of the film "Ip Man Prequel". The first part and the latter part sometimes don’t see the same idea. The twists and turns in many parts of the story are too big and decisive, which makes people unable to accept it immediately. The pace of the film’s plot is slightly accelerated, and there is always a kind of rush to reincarnate. Taste, the story flow gives people a dizzying meaning. This somewhat makes people think that it is a feeling of being manipulated and fooled by it, but in fact, this feeling does not only come from the plot of the film. From the purely technical production of background music, it is also a kind of fooling performance. Most of this is controlled by the rhythm of the film's plot and is completely passive. In order to cater to the plot, the background music must also keep up with the corresponding pace. Maybe this is a last resort, but it is a pity that repeated mistakes can only increase tragedy, not comedy. Don't think that tragedy can move people, tragedies like this can only irritate people. Throughout the film, almost every plot is arranged with a background music, like a maverick abstract musical. It's not that arranging these things is unnecessary, it's just that over-imposing can sometimes backfire on the film. Let's look at the character design. I saw in the trailer that there are two brothers, Hong Jinbao and Yuan Biao, who are in the lineup, so I gave an extra expectation. Besides, I heard that the old man Ye Zhun also joined in, so Been waiting for the movie. But after watching the film, looking back and chewing, the character design of the film "Ip Man Prequel" is remarkable, and it can even be said that the design is greatly reduced in terms of film quality. Sammo Hung just played tricks in the film, and Yuan Biao's acting skills are not dare to overestimate, let alone Mr. Ye Zhun, a newcomer in the form of a cameo is still decent, after all, it is acting, not a competition, this old man is naturally There are very few achievements.
In fact, the plot of the film is in place, and the character design has been improved. If you measure the quality of the film itself, the film can climb higher. Of course, the only high point in the film "Ip Man Prequel" is that Ye Wen's temperamental image left a deep impression on people. Even after the various Ip Man series in the sequel, this image has already taken root in the hearts of many people. Of course, I have not lost that expectation. I hope that this type of film will go further and climb higher. The film "Ip Man Prequel" is a single-bright commercial film that successfully transformed the image of the protagonist. I can't bear to desecrate the image, I can appreciate it.
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