"Sword Rain" is like a pot of thick soup. It is made with water as the base and slowly heated, and then slowly adds various materials and seasonings, and boils it into a fragrant delicacy between various vigorous stirrings. Su Zhaobin is the one who is in charge of the chef. The more ingredients he prepares, the thicker and thicker the soup becomes, which not only gives the taste a multi-layered sense, but also makes the whole pot of soup full of various flavors, so as to satisfy people's hard-to-adjust tastes. This pot of soup is also prepared with heart, so it is full of feelings, just like the surface of the clear soup reflects the sinking feelings of many people in the rivers and lakes.
The past events and various feelings about Jianghu are infinitely spread in this film. It has the fierceness of Zhang Che, the strangeness of Chu Yuan, the ethereal spirit of Hu Jinquan and the pride of John Woo. The whole film is based on the background of the Wanli Year in the Ming Dynasty. If the name of the first assistant Zhang Haiduan is taken from Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui, then the name of Qianzhuang Zhuang advocates the whale is derived from the seal of the greedy supervisor. Eunuch Zhang Jing, although there is no writing about palace politics and Jinyiwei, but the chaos in the rivers and lakes is enough to reflect that this is an uneasy era. Wang Xueqi's runner king is the leader of the killer world, but he can only be a low-key eunuch delivering letters in the palace during the day.
Rama's corpse becomes a prop that runs through the core in the film. As the founder of Zen Buddhism, such a symbol of course has a strong sense of Zen, and the old monk in the temple used Buddhist verses to inspire the drizzle to put down the butcher's knife and love at will, which is also mixed. With some kind of insightful knowledge. However, the film has never done its best to be consistent at this point, so it seems too erratic, and the more complex style, it undoubtedly dilutes this Zen. Of course, what Su Zhaobin wants to do is not to practice meditation and recite Buddhism, but to write about feelings. The things in the middle are full and overflowing. For example, "Changing Face" is Wu Yusen's signature move, while "Eunuch Romance" seems to have dropped "Swordsman". One, it is no longer a "self-government" for peerless magic, but a cup that cannot be "restored" in martial arts. Xu Xiyuan's Zhan Qing is a sexualist, and the confrontation between the two is like an absurd comedy.
As a humorous thing, Dai Liren's supreme trick of the rivers and lakes, "Shenxian Suo", was dismissed as not doing a proper job, and the Ziqing Shuangjian of the Kongtong School changed from a teacher and a disciple to a couple, and also satirizes the girls who sleep with their daughters today. The student's college attire is a beast. Jianghu is such an entertainment circle, and you have to abide by the rules of the game when you step in, even if it is mixed with ugliness. However, the main theme of the film is still to lead people to be kind. Zeng Jing and Jiang Asheng put down their butcher knives and retired to the rivers and lakes to live a dull life, which can make people feel that this ordinary and sincere is precious. When there is no fighting, the rhythm of the movie will be gentle and freehand. When the rain falls, the two stand under the eaves to hide from the rain, which is a sweet time when the situation blends, and the flash marriage between the two is equally romantic. In Love" also arranged the flash marriage of Qu Zhongheng's sister, and the groom's official was himself.
The depiction of Jianghu in "Jianyu" has a bit of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"-style temperament. The opening scene unfolds and shakes the quaint courtyard, the bustling city gate, and even Shawn Yue's light jumping on the roof, and the crowd. Fighting in the dark night under the city tower, there are clues that pay tribute to the latter. In terms of sword moves alone, the concept of "Sword Rain" can be said to be painstakingly painstaking. Instead of slashing like Wu Yusen wasting bullets, the moves are sharp and not superfluous. The female swords complement each other, whether they are light and agile or full of ruthlessness, which makes people unavoidable to compare them with the Qingming sword of the past. Shawn Yue's hidden weapon is vicious and deadly, and it is also inherited from the silver needle of the blue-eyed fox, and the phrase "I would like to be a stone bridge" is also derived from "I would like to wander by your side and be a wild ghost for seven days." You can talk about "Sword Rain" The inheritance of "Reclining" is all-round, in addition to the choice of form, more importantly is a connection in temperament.
This film can vaguely be regarded as the best Chinese martial arts film after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Su Zhaobin's control has also been well proved in this five-flavored story, even if the plot and feelings are put into it. Too much, loses the overall sense of simplicity and etherealness, and makes people feel that it is not too smooth, but it finally tells a moving story in a well-rounded manner within the established pattern. Except for Wang Xueqi's role of the wheel-turning king, which is too masked, which is disappointing again, the other actors are all comparable and unusually harmonious. As a Taiwanese film genius, Su Zhaobin is best at polishing the details. Whether it's cutting flies with a kitchen knife or carving tofu with precision, you can't help but feel a little moved, but the grand narrative scale is not for him. Not so free and easy, but as his first major production and martial arts drama directed, it is already a very good answer. The meaning of the movie is also quite distant. Rama's body is like the "Mandarin Duck Knife" written in "Jin Yong", but the four characters engraved on it are not "Benevolence is invincible", but the Buddhist verse "Going back is the shore" .
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