At first glance, "The Sword of Qingming" seems to inherit the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee in 2000 , Even the content is closely related, and the gimmick is enough. After all, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee is the most successful example of Chinese action films in the world, and the box office has a good reputation. But the threat to make a sequel was half the battle. But it turns out that the higher the expectations, the higher the disappointment! It is not an exaggeration to be rated as a dog-tailed mink.
Not to mention the scene style of the filming, from the actors and dubbing, the producer did not have enough sincerity, at least not sincere to the Chinese audience! The combination of Yuan Heping and Donnie Yen has already declared that this is a martial arts film rather than a martial arts film. It cannot inherit the artistic conception of the martial arts rivers and lakes unique to China brought to the world by director Ang Lee. The plot is very naive. The more righteous, the more evil the evil, the more suspenseful the storyline begins as soon as it unfolds, making people drowsy. In order to survive the length of this movie, I can only hope that the second female lead will have an earth-shattering passionate battle with the male lead, but in the end, there is nothing. An upright revenge film.
Apart from flying around, Yuan Heping and Tsui Hark are swordsmen and swordsmen. They are elegant but slightly exaggerated. Their martial arts styles and routines have been the same for decades, and now they have reached the point of aesthetic fatigue. Therefore, Ye Weixin's real style of martial arts can be regarded as a clear stream in martial arts movies. From killing the wolf, the fuse, and then to the Ip Man trilogy, the martial arts style has been settled, and the effect and response are very good. So, innovation is very important! Innovation is the driving force of development, and the same applies in the film industry. It is necessary to innovate content, innovate forms, innovate technical means, and more importantly innovate ideas and values, instead of sticking to the old ways and blindly gnawing at the old ones, don't expect a good IP to give your movies much halo! From 2000 to 2016, 15 years made Qingming Baojian resemble a Hong Kong kung fu film in the 1990s (maybe not as good), returning from 1 to 0. And under the banner of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" swaggering through the market, it is suspected of deceiving the world and stealing fame.
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