The superheroes in the best-selling comics of Jiakey, as the object of worship in the Western world, have hit the global screen like a storm in recent years, and many classic images of various types have emerged, and the producer has also made a lot of money. Full bowl. In the Chinese world, there are many national heroes like Huang Feihong, Huo Yuanjia, and Ip Man, but when these stories were repeated by the Chinese people, crashing repeatedly and seeing no new ideas, Chen Jiashang, who had filmed "Heroes of Heroes", came to him Liu Weiqiang and Donnie Yen joined forces to create such a Chinese superhero. Everyone knows that although everything in "Jingwu Fengyun: Chen Zhen" is quite new in front of the audience, it seems extremely unfamiliar and limited.
It is said that this film is unfamiliar because it has changed greatly, and it is very different from the style of traditional national hero stories we imagine. The reason why producer Chen Jiashang did not personally direct this new work is that he did not want to repeat his past classics, and Liu Weiqiang, who is good at controlling various themes, is an excellent candidate. Therefore, the novelty of the story of "Fengyun of Jingwu: Chen Zhen" emerges one after another, and it has almost nothing to do with the plots of "Jingwumen" and "Jingwu Heroes". From the very beginning, "Fighting Swordsman Chen Zhen" has tried to expand the pattern of kung fu movies and moved the story to the battlefield. It is commendable that the photography and art almost truly restore the era of war and chaos, and the narrative method using subtitles adds to the the history of the film. Interestingly, Liu Weiqiang, who is good at undercover stories, has not forgotten to come and go in the film "Infernal Affairs" again and again. The male and female protagonists have dual or multiple identities, and the crisis is full of excitement, which adds to the mystery of the plot.
But unfortunately, this is not "October Siege". Even though "Jingwu Fengyun: Chen Zhen" tries to perfectly integrate kung fu and history, it often fails to achieve the balance and unity of the two. This erratic creative concept leads to The overall effect of the film is a little blunt. Although the film successfully conveyed the key message that the purpose of martial arts is to "protect the family and the country", and waved the flag to call for the awakening of the nation, Chen Zhen's repeated remarks that "the Chinese are not the sick man of East Asia" are still out of tune with the story.
Following the international route and the Hollywood model, "Jingwu Fengyun: Chen Zhen" has great ambitions, and does everything possible to gradually upgrade this fictional national hero into a superhero similar to Western comics, so he becomes Donnie Yen's version of "The Black Man of the Tianshan Mountains" When he made a grand debut to kill his opponent in seconds, he appeared to be imposing. But after all, this kind of "parkour" Chen Zhen is not familiar to us. Is the speed faster than bullet a tribute to "Superman"? In the face of Chen Zhen, who is omnipotent after disguising, because of his positioning similar to Spider-Man and Batman, he has become an idol known in the streets and worshipped by the people through the media. Therefore, Chen Zhen in this film is not only the hot-blooded man in our impression, but also an enlarged superhero. Jet Li's introverted and cautious, Donnie Yen's version of Chen Zhen is a suit and leather shoes, humorous and witty, romantic and tender.
As an ever-evolving art form, cinema has seen tremendous advances in technology over time. Therefore, compared to Bruce Lee's "Fist of the Warriors" and Jet Li's "The Hero of the Warriors", Donnie Yen's "Fighting Warriors: Chen Zhen" is superior in that the scene is more grand, the editing is sharper, the movements are more swift, and the majestic The lively and capable action scenes of the soundtrack can really move people's hearts. But the film is still unable to escape the ills of many similar films of the same theme, such as the design of the fight and the repetition of details. For example, at the end of the film, the provoked Chen Zhen fought at the Hongkou Dojo. After being knocked down because of some magical power, he turned his defeat into a victory again. Not to mention, Yuan Heping's "Su Qi'er" was used once this year. What's even more regrettable is that the ending of "Jingwu Fengyun: Chen Zhen" has almost no creativity at all.
In general, although this "Fighting Swordsman: Chen Zhen" brought by Liu Weiqiang, Donnie Yen and Chen Jiashang's "strong alliance" failed to meet expectations, it is difficult to become a milestone like "Fighting Warriors" and "Fighting Heroes". This classic work cannot even surpass "Ip Man 2", and this slogan that claims to be the "strongest combination" is ultimately exaggerated. But looking at the overall quality of the film, it's nothing to lose. Therefore, under this circumstance, this film will only have a fragmentary splendor, just as the Zhen version of Chen Zhen was robbed of the limelight by Huang Bo but only occasionally amazed the audience, and it was generally helpless to rely on a lot of intermittent fierce fighting to support the overall situation.
Chen Zhen, who rose from a national hero to a superhero, can walk back and forth in the hail of bullets without fear of life and death, flirt with love on a motorcycle, and walk casually on the bustling and bustling streets of Shanghai. As everyone knows, those drunken feasting and feasting are only fleeting, while the fleeting glimpses of Chen Zhen have become eternity.
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