Xiao Xie's first martial arts show was really good. His explosive speed and strength were vividly displayed in that jump, which was an authentic Donnie Yen-style fight. If there is a slight deficiency, it can only be said that there is still a lack of "qi and rhyme". "Qi and Yun" is a very magical thing. It can't be learned by learning, and it can't be taught by teaching. It is completely dependent on the accumulation of a long time the day after tomorrow. It can only be seen by real warriors. If you look at Donnie Yen and Jet Li in modern actors, you will know that the former's "qi" is shocking, while the latter's "rhyme" is completely natural.
Shawn Yue's role is a bit redundant. It's a pity to eat it and abandon it. It's really tasteless, and the martial arts drama is also a bit soft. Yuan Hua disappointed me a bit, maybe it's the role limitation (there's no show of power, the only part that counts the fight scene, it's still a loser), he was originally a very good actor in "Kung Fu".
I won't say anything about Donnie Yen. Compared with Jet Li's suave and smooth demeanor, he is more like a sharp and bloody man, who seems to be more able to attract the audience's attention. Many people compare Donnie Yen and Jet Li. I personally don't think there is any comparison. One is a master of routines with different styles, and the other is a fighting prodigy who has learned from other families. Fighting movies really don't make any sense.
A film based on a comic book would be empty if it didn't put a lot of effort into the screenwriter, and this is the case with this film. The dialogue between the characters made me laugh again and again, and a few paragraphs of Xiaolong's childhood narrative were a little weak. The characters and plots are also a bit simple: if there is Dong Jie's purity and no smoke, there will be Li Xiaoran's seductiveness (the two girls are also self-sacrificing regardless of their position), and if there is a kind and righteous uncle Biao, there must be a face. The idiot turned against the bone boy, and even Xiao Xie is good at attacking Xiao Yu and must be good at defense. The last fight scene was a bit too mythical, but it lost its blood. Maybe the film is positioned as a fantasy martial arts? sweat.
There are 2 scenes in the film that are a bit interesting, both of which are rival scenes between Donnie Yen and Li Xiaoran. In one scene, Li Xiaoran was dragging Donnie Yen in the pool, and when he was explaining the truth, he was thrown into the water by Donnie Yen. The camera first shot Li Xiaoran sinking into the water. Whether it was the camera or the bubbles, I could feel Li Xiaoran's sadness. , sinking hopelessly. Another scene is that Li Xiaoran tried his life to save Donnie Yen. Donnie Yen tried his best to fail to get up and fell down. The floor below him sank like a puzzle. Whether it was Donnie Yen's performance or the stunt design, it was very realistic. Death makes Xiaolong more painful. Of course, apart from these two shots, Li Xiaoran did nothing at all, and there was no bright spot.
To sum up, there are 2 martial arts dramas in the opening, 2 literary dramas in the middle, ok, count the time, just one third of the wonderful.
To talk about something unrelated to this film, Donnie Yen's muscles are really good, and they look very pleasing to the eye. The next thing that comes to mind is Wan Qiwen, an actress I like very much. She and Donnie Yen actually look really good. Why? Did the two never get together in the end? sigh. .
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