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Dennis 2022-04-22 07:01:51

Just came back from watching "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" with my roommate, and then complained all the way. I always feel that Tsui Hark still has two things in storytelling, but the structure of the whole film is anticlimactic, there are many loopholes in the plot, and there is no sufficient pre-story at all.
The 3D effect is very good. If you only pursue visual effects without watching the story, just close the page decisively. Shooting martial arts into a 3D fight scene is indeed a lot better, so there are more than N flying darts, hidden weapons, knives and swords in it, but when you see a bunch of hidden weapons flashing coldly towards you for the Nth time It is estimated that he will only feel bored when he comes to sternly.
The highlight of the film is decisively Brother Xun. I have always thought that Zhou Xun's role as a chivalrous girl is very tasteful, and if I remember correctly, this is also her first time to challenge a neutral role. The character Ling Yanqiu is very lovable. In general, the heroines in martial arts films rarely have mature and calm old Jianghu style, especially if they disguise themselves as men. At least I have never seen her with such aura after Lin Qingxia. Zhou Xun appeared until he hid in the tunnel of the inn. The whole paragraph felt quite smooth, that is, there were plenty of previous stories to dig, and the characters were basically revealed. This should be the true level of Tsui Hark.
But this character was directly destroyed by the second half. First of all, Zhou Xun and Jet Li play a pair, so they don't match up. Then there is little emotional interaction between the two, and the previous story is not explained in detail, so that the line of love is almost invisible. In the end, I felt that if I wanted to sensationalize her, she would definitely die, but she chose to fight Chen Kun! After the showdown, Brother Chung didn't know from what Brother Chung said that she wanted to leave for Mao, whether she was dead or not, anyway, I didn't understand.
Let's talk about the final match. In fact, the whole film Jet Li's name as the protagonist is actually a green leaf, and the real first male protagonist is still Chen Kun Youmu! The character Zhao Huai'an is indeed brave and reckless, and exists completely as an empty symbol, which is really not cute at all. So when I saw Zhou Xun and Chen Kun dueling on the ladder, I resolutely got high. It's a pity that Chen Kun was killed by Zhou Xun in a few seconds. Director, do you want to say that Zhou Xun is the real master? A real orgasm can't be so short-lived.
Originally, I didn't dislike Fan Xiaoxuan, but after watching this drama, I decided to dislike her. How much do you want to be popular, for you to set a nonsensical flip to the inexplicable "Su Huirong". First, even if Zhou Xun took her around for so long, even if she couldn't tell that she knew martial arts, at least she could see that she was pregnant. Second, she leaned on Jet Li's leg just to excite Zhou Xun, this extra drama is completely boring. Third, this tragic undercover stabbed Zhou Xun a few times before laying down the golden silk trap, so as to delay Mao not on the ladder. Your trap is useless for cutting anything. Fourth, she was seen through a few seconds after standing behind Jet Li, which simply gave the audience no room to breathe. Fifth, in the end, she was easily killed by Brother Chun. It was obvious that they said, "You are not my opponent together." There is no way! Does setting this character as an undercover agent make sense for the whole plot? what?
In fact, it's very simple to add drama to her. Wouldn't it be better to set her as Zhou Xun, who fell in love with a woman dressed as a man.
It should have been a selling point for Chen Kun to play two roles by himself, but there was no plot between the two of them confronting wits and courage, and Yu Huatian started the battle without even entering the door of the Dragon Gate Inn. Screenwriter, you set up so many elements and didn't use them well to create a tense atmosphere. It's obviously lazy, and it's too embarrassing for our peers. But the appearance of Chen Kunyi's father-in-law is really bright, especially the scene with the queen, which is full of seductive flavor. It's really important to play the villain's eyebrows. Both Chen Kun and Zhou Xun took the neutral route. They did not play lovers but played rivals. This is the biggest highlight of the film.
As soon as Gui Lunmei appeared on the stage, he was decisively subverted, it was too bright. But the triangular relationship between Chunge Gui Lunmei and the cute version of Chen Kun is simply unbelievable. Fengli Dao broke up with Chunge first, and finally asked Chunge to go together. You want to 3P every day.

By the way, isn't this film produced by the Emperor? Why are all the male and female protagonists from Huayi, and the hard-working Jet Li was turned into a green leaf, and by the way, Brother Gui Lun Meichun and others showed their faces. Moreover, the first half of the whole film is quite imposing, and the Dragon Inn as the focus is simply a subtle use of three uniforms. This is a big deal. Why did the style suddenly change? Anyway, I can't figure out the mystery of it, so I'm asking for insider information.

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