"Dragon King of Shendu" is generally a very good movie. In terms of the plot, he didn't surprise anyone and couldn't stand up to scrutiny, but it was complete and there were no hard points. The main part of the film focuses on those fantastical scenes. Perhaps our inherent thinking tells us that there is no sea outside Luoyang City, and no matter how fantastic it is, we should not let Luoyang City have a sea. But that's the charm of Tsui Hark's films. In the end, Dongfang Invincible is a male or a female, the green sword can overcome the dragon sword, the thousands of swords on the mountain of Shu, the 66-foot-high Tongtian Buddha...etc. constitute the "weird" of Xu Laogua.
The story takes place when Di Renjie first entered Luoyang, the Second Saint was approaching the dynasty, the Datang Navy encountered a major setback in its expedition, and rumors in the market offended the Dragon King. Wu Zetian ordered Dali Temple Secretary - Yuchi Zhenjin (played by Feng Shaofeng) to dispel the rumors within ten days, otherwise the head will fall. Di Renjie (played by Zhao Youting), who first entered Luoyang, just happened to report to Dali Temple, and by chance, he exposed a group of robbers who wanted to kidnap the courtesan Yin Ruiji (played by Zhang Ying), who was going to be sacrificed to the Dragon King. Di Renjie is suspected by Yuchi Zhenjin because of his intelligence and wisdom, and he is imprisoned for investigation. Di Renjie bewitched the medical engineer Sha Tuozhong (played by Lin Gengxin) with his unforgettable memory and super reasoning ability. After that, Di Renjie and Sha Tuozhong formed a case-solving team and started the first step of the legend.
This is the first time that Feng Shaofeng has never seen his play. He played Yuchi Zhenjin, brave and resourceful (compared to Di Renjie). Before Di Renjie appeared, he was the favored minister of Empress Wu. In this film, he played from beginning to end, and was proficient in everything from double knives, short knives, hidden weapons, and hammers. The next crisis in the house, in the water, on the cliff. In the face of various environments, every time you have to fight with the enemy, you are the leader. It is no wonder that such a minister was favored by Empress Wu. In other words, in the era of the withering of martial arts, stunts made it possible for weak scholars to fly over the eaves. The cuteness of Sha Tuozhong, played by Lin Gengxin, makes me often appear in dramas. No matter how I look at it, I feel that Hu Ge is in the camera. Every time I face the heroine in shame, but I can flirt with the heroine arrogantly. I use such a corrupt performance to cover up his scumbag acting skills. Zhao Youting is still resounding the words "You're crazy" in To Youth. This time, Di Renjie passed the test, showing the literate temperament of a literati who was just entering the workplace and wanted to clear the dirt of officials. But the reason I want to invite Zhao Youting is just like what Tsui Hark said, one is the temperament, and the other is that the money is not enough for special effects and it is not enough to invite Andy Lau.
At the beginning of the chapter, I saw the words [Chen Kun guest appearance] in the subtitles. I didn't see him leaving the country until the end. I thought it was cut, but I saw that it was the crazy Wang Pu in the closing subtitles. very thorough! !
Underwater 3D in this film is a main feature, and the part of the Kunshen horse galloping in the sea during the final battle is really touching. I thought that the turtle emperor was just flicking his tail, but I didn't expect that the whole thing was revealed in the end, and a few scenes that came out of the screen surprised me. In terms of special effects, the movie really did a good job. Of course, I also ignored some things that I am more interested in. For example, the description of the strange weapons of the kidnapping oiran is too little. The fight can be a little more exciting, and the use of weapons is a little more bizarre. But after all, it's a little less, maybe this is the balance between technology and tradition in movies.
There are many Easter eggs in the film, and the concept map series that appeared at the end is even more exciting. Looking at the concept maps of Nine-Tailed Fox, Ghost Valley, Giant Palm, Linglong Tower, etc., I seem to see another Tsui Hark made. The huge series is about to rise. And I thought that in the future, I could use Andy Lau's version of Di Renjie and Zhao Youting's version of Di Renjie, and use the two alternately. Let the technology and plot can get a reasonable play.
PS: "Di Renjie" concept map series: nine-tailed fox, ghost valley, giant palm, Garuda, Kunlun gold, thunderbolt Sanskrit, Shendu Dragon King, Tongtian Empire, Linglong Tower, Murder Phoenix, Baimei Taoist, Golden Scroll, Lover Vine, Tianhuo, Jiuding Chuzhu, Feast of Death, Seven Killing Lions by Korean Beauty. If these are all taken, it will be a super series comparable to 007.
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