In this movie of 1 hour and 39 minutes, I cried twice, once when Huo Yuanjia returned to his hometown to pay homage to his parents, and the other was the final battle. When I was young, when I watched martial arts movies, most of the people who watched the action were handsome or not, and there were not many people killed or injured. Now that I grow up, I want to see the true meaning behind the movie through the various martial arts scenes. "Fearless" did not disappoint me.
The plot of the movie is obviously divided into two parts. The first part is the young and energetic Huo Yuanjia who doesn't know how to constrain his edge. He fights and kills people just to fight for strength, but the result is that the tired mother and the young girl become the victims of hatred; In the second half, Huo Yuanjia, who has comprehended the spirit of martial arts, really understands that martial arts is not for defeating others, but for defeating oneself. Although he died in the ring, he left the spirit of martial arts in future generations. "Fearless" gives me the feeling that there is no real bad guy in this movie. Lord Qin is not, his son is not, the Hercules is not, the Japanese is not, even the poisoned guy, The scenes on the body are not so heavy that people hate them. The director wanted to express a spirit from the beginning, instead of letting the audience's feelings remain only on the level of hatred and anger.
The only work I know of Yu Rentai is "The White-haired Witch". At that time, I admired his unconstrained imagination and elegant and flexible style. Kind of the feeling of enlightenment. Why do you say that, let's take a look at a few shots first. In the first scene, Huo Yuanjia and Lord Qin were walking and chatting. The two walked to the sides of a car loaded with coffins. Huo Yuanjia, who could not restrain himself, took the lead and launched the coffin to attack Lord Qin. He also said that the coffin was for Qin. Master prepared. I was very impressed with this scene, because the first shot and the unrelenting style fits the young Huo Yuanjia’s sharp-edged personality. A single action brought Huo Yuanjia’s character to the scene, which actually laid the foundation for the first half of the game. The foundation of Mong Bi Xian.
The second scene is in the field of Miao Village. The gentle breeze blows over the treetops. Everyone stops working and feels the breath of nature on their backs. Only Huo Yuanjia is working hard to keep pace. This scene actually implies the spirit of Taoism. Lao Tzu's "Tao De Jing" says that the world and everything are complementary and integrated. The highest level of life cultivation is to return to nature and maintain a simple state of mind. Disregard the edge, do not be surprised by honor or disgrace, and do something or not do something that is the way to go. Huo Yuanjia has always used his spirits only, and practicing martial arts diligently is nothing more than to get ahead. Once he is frustrated, he will be discouraged, and naturally he will not experience the peaceful feeling of the harmony of heaven and earth, and it is not surprising that he is not even comparable to the experience of rural women.
The third act is returning to the earth again in spring. When the farming work is busy, everyone is working hard, and the mountains and fields are sent by the wind. Huo Yuanjia, like the others, stands up and closed his eyes to feel the aura of heaven and earth. At this time, he has realized it. That's it. However, this is only the "Tao" of Taoism. When he finally challenged the masters of various countries, he realized that it was the "Tao" of martial arts.
The Chinese martial arts spirit not only has "Dao" but also "wu", and "wu" precedes "dao". Pure Tao promotes ignorance and desirelessness, self-willed spirit, encourages birth but does not encourage entry into the world, but the word "wu" has the momentum of gold and iron horses and swords, and even the country is in trouble, and each man is responsible for the chivalry. Spirit. In the "Huang Feihong" series of films, Director Xu Da summarized the definition of "chivalrous man", which is "the great man who serves the country and the people". Simple chivalry is not enough. The most rare thing is to survive in the country. On the occasion, stand up and contribute your own strength. When the movie is written here, it has not only promoted the Taoist method of peace and emptiness, self-cultivation, but also put forward the real essence of martial arts-for the country and the people, martial arts is derived from the Tao and transcends the Tao, as far as the film is concerned. It is a kind of sublimation.
In the final decisive battle, Huo Yuanjia was still venomous, and it was indeed very touching. Especially the words "people cannot choose the beginning of life, but must have the courage to take the last step" made me burst into tears. . A real man will face death at the end of his life and never bow his head. His courage has aroused the faith of thousands of people to strive for self-improvement. At that moment, I was really proud that I was a Chinese.
I saw the end of the movie at once, and the thoughts in my mind were still tumbling. In fact, this is a good movie, but because everyone appreciates it from a different perspective, they get different ideas. Most people only focus on Jet Li’s old age, or the storytelling taste is too strong, the lack of connection and other shortcomings to make a fuss, but ignore the director’s most wanted to express ideas, some even say that this film is for foreigners to watch. Therefore, there are no insulting words like "foreign devils" from the beginning to the end, and I have not listed all the criticisms. My idea has always been that a film can be small, the costumes are not beautiful, the characters are not beautiful, but it cannot be without its own thoughts. Without thoughts, the film will lose its soul, and with thoughts, it is a movie worthy of appreciation. And a memorial film.
"Fearless" is a thoughtful movie, trust me.
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