This film is a Sino-foreign joint venture film, which belongs to the so-called co-production film that sells "foreign" meat with dog heads. The main creative team is basically from the United States, and only a few are from Hong Kong. And from the overall style and production point of view, it also exudes the atmosphere of Hollywood standard parts. Especially in the last fight, the scene where Chen Hu and Reeves jumped up and threw themselves together seemed to pull you back to The Matrix.
The storyline can only be said to be general, but as an action movie, it should not make too many demands. The theme is not bad. At first I thought it was a story like "Zhan Wushuang" to promote the eternal theme of courage and justice to finally defeat crime and evil, but the film has not been conventionally elevated to the level of human nature. level, but he is a novice director after all, and Levi's can't control it at such a high level. Although it describes the process of the protagonist's character from good to evil, and from evil to good, it does not dig deep enough about why he changes like this and how he changes or mutates. This can be learned from "Black Swan".
In terms of understanding the philosophy contained in Taijiquan, it is sufficient, and the elaboration is also in place. But it seems to be out of touch with the movie itself. It is called low coupling in programming. That is to say, there is nothing wrong with replacing Tai Chi with Shaolin Kung Fu, and it may even be more appropriate. This may be determined by the streamlined production process of Hollywood blockbusters and the director's personal preferences.
Finally, it's time for action. This is a film from start to finish. The styles of Hong Kong martial arts films and American action films are integrated, and there are many types of boxing and genres involved, but it still cannot surpass "Huo Yuanjia". As a person who has practiced Chen Style Taijiquan for 6 years, I am very satisfied with the presentation of Taijiquan in the movie, which captures the essence of Taijiquan.
but! The point that I have to complain about is that the conditioning and operation of the breath in the body can exist. I also believe and admit this, but it is unscientific if you beat it out and hurt people. Is the director trying to stun me and my friends? ! I just want to tell all directors: Except for myth, sci-fi, fantasy, and costume martial arts movies, please don't challenge the basic laws of physics (of course, there is no way to use the camera).
In short, it is worth watching for those who like action movies, especially Tai Chi.
Easter egg: On the way back after watching it, I actually met Debon Logistics, who works for the hero in the movie, and I felt like I had traveled through...
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