the Grand Master

Federico 2022-03-26 09:01:11

The shots, lines, and sound effects of the movie are all amazing. Splashed water droplets, splattered blood; when the fights are only visible, when the fights hit the flesh, the arrangements are just right. Every move and every way you come and go, every word and every word has a thousand emotions and a hundred kinds of reasons. Some people are safe in their own corner of the world, and some people's bread is the whole world. There is no right or wrong, it is all a choice. I have to admit that the picture of the movie is impeccable, and each frame alone is a very high-level photographic work. It's a pity that too many cuts make the story structure fragmented, and the appearance of many characters is inexplicable.

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Extended Reading
  • Keegan 2022-03-29 09:01:07

    To Qifeng said that Wang Jiawei only made one movie of Ah Fei, and after the evil in the east and the west, he was in a drunken world. Ye Wen and Gong Er are both lonely people lost in the game of time. Fragmented action clips, rain and snow are all freehand, ambiguous light and shadow, staring expressions, collage and narration. Fate, missed and met again. Each scene has its own flavor, especially art performances, sound and music.

  • Liam 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    Many years later, in the face of the martial arts scene in the movie, the audience will definitely remember the distant afternoon of watching "The Grand Master". In the film, what we see is not a trick, but an intention. For that alone, it's worth it. PS: As for other aspects, I can only report it as hehe: the story is thin, the narrative is scattered, the characters are vague, and the emotions are pale. The whole film is full of emotions, but it doesn't fail. The lines seem authentic, but they are all squeezed out, and all kinds of deja vu.

The Grandmaster quotes

  • Smoker: In the old days, if someone offered a smoke, the other had to accept even if he didn't smoke because otherwise, the man offering would lose face. Ip Man, please have a smoke.

    [Ip Man takes the cigarette...]

    Smoker: You have the gift. Had I been a few years younger, we would have sparred. It's been an honour...

    [walks off]

  • [Ip Man thrashes a goon who demands money allegedly for his mother's funeral]

    Ip Man: [gives money] This is prayer money. Sooner or later, you'll join your mother.

    Goon: Come to think of it, you remind me of my dad. Do you need a disciple?