Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a pot of tea that looks innocent and delicious, but Yuan Heping's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a glass of strong wine that flows down his throat, and there is nothing left, drink it The only thing I thought about was the pot of tea.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" is a script written by John Foske. From the source, this movie failed. With Ang Lee's pearls in front, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" wants to have It is almost impossible to break through and win word of mouth. The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not entirely based on his martial arts or action design. These are all superficial. A film that can move people's hearts must benefit from the film's excavation on the spiritual level. As far as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is concerned, it is the literati spirit of that knight. In Yuan Heping's movies, there is a fight scene every 10 minutes on average, and many fight scenes are purely for the sake of fighting, and for the pursuit of action scenes. In a wine shop, the characters' fighting behaviors are not motivated. Without the fierce dramatic conflict as a foreshadowing, the two sides suddenly started fighting. This is largely due to the limitations of the script, the artistic conception, the profound cultural heritage, the martial arts spirit, not to mention foreigners, even many domestic films cannot be understood or expressed (there are countless examples of this) Enumeration -- "Kung Fu Kid" "Sword Rain").
With the rise of China's film market, Hollywood is also paying more and more attention to the market's ability to attract money, but films like "Kung Fu Panda" have not conveyed the true spirit of Chinese orthodox culture. Hollywood's concept of "martial arts" only stays at the level of "martial arts". American movies with such a Chinese flavor are a kind of fictional stories that have no roots, no soul, and can't stand. Such American elements are not only reflected in the construction of the story, but also in the characterization of the characters. The name "Lone Wolf" is the presentation of American Western culture. In Western films, heroes have always lived in isolation and come and go. It is more appropriate to call Western heroes "Lone Wolf". When "Lone Wolf" first appeared in Baylor Mansion, under the dim light, he appeared with a hat that resembled a "cowboy hat", which was completely a lonely western cowboy at dusk in Western movies. At the same time, the words "honor" and "legend" are advertised by the spirit of chivalry, not the spirit of Chinese martial arts. What China pays attention to is that if you join the WTO, you will be the family and the world, and if you are born, you will be alone.
Ang Lee's martial arts world firmly grasps the essence of the word "Xia" and conveys the literati spirit of a knight. Essentially, martial arts and martial arts are two completely different things. Wuxia is not just a "wu", but a deep and more important word for "xia". "Shuowen Jiezi" explains "Xia" in this way, "According to the words of Xia, it is also a clip. The clipper, the holder", this word is a strong person carrying a burden, and there are two people on the left and the right. weak people. The so-called knight does not mean that it is enough to punish evil and promote good by violence. , they can be called heroes, but they can't afford the word chivalrous. The rivers and lakes should not be a simple fight and kill, and a word of discord is a fight at every turn. The routines of heroes are not the actions of knights. Yuan Heping's film uses simple and rude fights, just like the warrior Bai Liqi in "Langya Bang". The way a reckless hero deals with problems is to end the problem with killing, and the true martial arts spirit is not only to protect the weak from bullying, but also to find the problem at the source, change people, and then turn unfavorable factors into powerful ones. society to solve problems. In Ang Lee's film, Yu Xiulian and Li Mubai are trying to guide Yu Jiaolong to be kind and avoid killing by force, which is the performance of "chivalry". The difference between a savage hero and a chivalrous person is whether they have the benevolence of a literati. In addition, Yu Xiulian and Li Mubai in Ang Lee's film are very soft and strong with every move, which is of great artistic appreciation value. Yuan Heping still used the way he used to work with Jackie Chan in the past, with a slap in the face and embroidered legs, but also mixed with funny action elements. In Lone Wolf's first martial arts show, he used the wild way of "stepping on his feet", which is really not everyone's style. Martial arts and martial arts are the difference between "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming", and it is also their gap.
Such a "congenital deficiency" in a literary drama and an "acquired deformity" in a martial arts drama, it is expected that it will fail in word of mouth. In the future, Chinese culture wants to win a wider market and gain a real sense of the world. Understanding must not stay on the surface, and more importantly, it is the exploration of the spiritual level of Chinese orthodox culture. What attracts the world to Chinese films should not only be a set of actions, but a universal value. What stays on the "shape" can only satisfy the audience's temporary curiosity, and the "god" aspect can have a lasting and far-reaching impact on people.
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