Hu Jinquan's representative work, the most representative work in Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts films.
The film tells the story of Gu Shengzhai, a fallen scholar, who accidentally meets Yang Nv, a new woman next door. Gu Xingzhai saw her doubts, so he often followed her. During the follow-up, it was discovered that she had strong martial arts skills and was being pursued by Ouyang Nian, a person from Dongchang. Gu Xingzhai learned his identity through painting a portrait of a criminal and talking with Yang Nu—Yang Huizhen, the daughter of Yang Lian, the deputy chief censor of the Zuo, who was executed for impeaching the eunuch Wei Zhongxian. Gu Xingzhai and Yang Nu have feelings for each other and combine. In order to prevent the pursuit, Yang Nu and others decided to strike first, kill Ouyang Nian, and spread the rumors of ghosts and gods to ambush Menda's army. Menda was killed as expected. After giving birth to a daughter for Gu Xingzhai, Yang Nv prepares to become a monk with Master Huiyuan. When Gu Xingzhai was about to return, he was chased by Jin Yiwei. At this time, Yang Nv and Master Huiyuan appeared in time to save Gu Xingzhai. In the end, Jinyiwei was subdued by Master Huiyuan's profound martial arts. Master Huiyuan was injured in the fight and became a Buddha standing on the ground facing the golden light of the sun.
In terms of audio-visual language, the characteristics of the film can be summarized as follows: (1) It pays attention to the use of long-range and panoramic views. The pictures are like ink paintings, highlighting the interaction between people and scenery, and rendering the mystery and desolation of the martial arts world. It has a strong Chinese tradition. Aesthetics ② The jump cuts of the fighting scenes highlight the sword, light and sword shadows of the martial arts world ③ The fine and light drum beats highlight the lightness and quietness of the martial arts fights The dream of the world.
In terms of creation, the characteristics of the film can be summarized as follows: ①The weak male protagonist subverts the traditional martial arts movie male protagonist's mighty and masculine tradition ②Multiple characters and long narrative time build a rich panorama of the martial arts world ③The brush and ink of the literary drama and the martial arts drama are properly distributed, and the literary drama part is prominent The emotions of men and women have a strong romantic color. ④ Religious elements show the color of Chinese religious culture.
The film is not only a sign of the maturity of Chinese martial arts films, but also influenced the creation of martial arts films by Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou and others later, setting a precedent for Chinese martial arts films to go global.
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