The best comedy using Cantonese colloquial slang

Albertha 2022-04-19 09:02:56

"Tang Bohu Dianqiuxiang" won the box office champion of the year's Hong Kong film in 1993 (the year's total box office champion was the invincible "Jurassic Park"), and it is also the comedy with the highest rebroadcast rate on TV today. When it comes to winning, nominations are extremely rare. For the Academy Awards, this is too much of a rambunctious movie.

Zhou Xingchi himself is quite satisfied with this film, but he feels that it is too "released", and there is no "collection" of comedy elements, and Zhou Xingchi's personal feelings are also rarely expressed. But this film is still a film led by Stephen Chow.

Xiao Ruoyuan, the producer of "Tang Bohu's Autumn Fragrance", once mentioned in the article that he actually also serves as the screenwriter of this film (so the responsibilities of the cast and crew are not fully reflected in the cast and crew list), like Tang Jiabawang Gun The story of the enemy and the clues of Tang Bohu's mother's rival in love were added by Xiao Ruoyuan. And Xiao Ruoyuan mentioned that Zhou Xingchi contributed a lot of jokes, such as the aria of "Roasted Chicken Wings", which was composed by Zhou Xingchi.

But Stephen Chow's influence on the film is not limited to these partial script revisions. In the film magazine interview at that time, the reporter mentioned that at the scene, Stephen Chow and Li Lichi were sitting behind the camera together, and sometimes it was Stephen Chow calling cut. Zheng Peipei also mentioned that the approval of Stephen Chow must be obtained whether the actor's performance is passed. Huang Yishan also said that when dubbing, Zhou Xingchi checked the whole process in the dubbing studio. In addition, Wang Jing has always had grievances and grievances with Zhou Xingchi, and has a very close relationship with Yongsheng (the production company of this film). He also mentioned that the leader of this film is actually Zhou Xingchi.

One of the biggest features of Stephen Chow's comedy is his sense of rhythm. Whether it is performances, lines or the rhythm of the whole movie, he has an excellent grasp of the ability. Tan Yuying, Mao Shunjun and Wang Jing all praised Zhou Xingchi's rhythm during the interview. Therefore, in terms of language, Stephen Chow's rhythm handling is very good.

In Cantonese circles, many of the lines in this film are very classic and popular, such as the rap of courting Mrs. Hua (called Shubailan in the play), the combination of rhythm and comedy reading is one of the most classic passages in the film. In fact, there are quite a few lines in the form of counting white lanterns. For example, at the beginning of Tang Bohu's encounter with the four evil heroes at night, there is a paragraph: "Fortunately, I tried my best to protect the face, and my handsome appearance was also preserved. , I will take the opportunity to confess to Qu Xi tonight, and see that you, Qiuxiang, are in love with me!" But I prefer the passage that Tang Bohu recited when he pushed open the door of the study with a happy face after he successfully patted the table and bench: "Successfully pass the test and become a book boy. Everything is under my control. The closer I get to Sister Qiuxiang, the mood today is indeed different, it is indeed different!" In one place, Mrs. Hua directly said that Tang Bohu was arrogant:
Mrs. Hua: (getting up, laughing) What a romantic talent... Tang Bohu?
Tang Bohu: Ahaha~~~~~~ Madam, aren't you going to talk to me about it?
Mrs. Hua: Zhong Xie Di? ! With your strong martial arts and talent in poetry and painting, it is estimated that it is 80 to 90%. (Sits beside Tang Bohu) Although I have a grudge with the Tang family, but Xunri, you sacrificed your life to save you. Madam has a high reputation and will never repay her kindness and hatred.
Tang Bohu: Don't talk about it, I don't care, even if I recognize it, Madam, when you say it back, I will tell you that you are not bloated and that you are not too long.
Mrs. Hua: I know, I know. But if you don't recognize it today, there will be 0 aircraft one day?
Tang Bohu: Listen to the first day.
Mrs. Hua: What?
Tang Bohu: Acridine!
In this episode, Zheng Peipei and Zhou Xingchi, you come and go, the combination is very good, and the rhythm is also very precise. Tang Bohu's "Let's talk about tomorrow" is very tight, while Mrs. Hua's "so arrogant" pauses, and Tang Bohu's answer is "so arrogant". The astonishment of Mrs. Hua's confidence and Mrs. Hua's performance was in place.

Zhou Xingchi has been changing the script since the TV station period. He changed the script not only to change his own lines, but also to change the lines of his opponents, so he also has to interfere in how the opponent actors act. After switching from TV dramas to movies, there are some actors who he has worked with and who he thinks are talented in comedy will also bring them to work together in movies, such as Mao Shunyun, Mei Xiaohui, and even the first of the eight wives in "Tang Bohu Dianqiuxiang". (That is, he stopped Tang Bohu and searched him and had a few lines "Raise your hand! Are there hundreds or dozens of taels of your body? Take it out and hold it up first! Is there a mistake?!嚟la...I have silver la." The actor is the actor Stephen Chow co-operated with in "He Comes From Jianghu". He played the role of "Ren Laozhu" Miss Huang, who has many rivals with Stephen Chow.

Mei Xiaohui can be considered to have been discovered by Stephen Chow for comedy talent, and appeared in several early films of Stephen Chow. Li Lichi mentioned that they had contacted Mei Xiaohui and Wu Junru for the filming of "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance", but none of them came to appear. Mei Xiaohui also played some comedies on TVB later, but the level was not stable. Sometimes (probably with the help of other actors), she showed a stand-out comedy talent, and sometimes she was more slick and exaggerated. However, in "The Invincible Lucky Star", she performed the pantomime with Stephen Chow, which really made people laugh and break the belly, so Stephen Chow is very good at training actors.

There are also many lines of arrangement and processing, which also reflect a lot of interest in language processing. (unfinished)

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