The rapid and orderly rhythm, the point-to-point narrative, the calm picture, the lines full of Jianghu spirit, and the deep-rooted "meaning words first" among the main characters (Lao Pao'er, Man San'er, Lampshade) Doing pie, and even Lao Pao'er carrying the long knife on his back, all exudes the atmosphere of a classic old-fashioned martial arts movie!
Mr. Jin Yong once said in his novel: The great hero is for the country and the people.
So can I understand it like this, the next best thing to a chivalrous person is love and righteousness?
So, isn't that long and winding hutong, that corner of Beijing where Lao Pao'er and his brothers fought each other's fights? And the protagonist of this film, Lao Pao, is not a living chivalrous warrior from the bloody rivers and lakes?
Lao Pao'er says "rules" in everything he does. This is what he believes is the principle, and it is also a steel scale in his heart. He uses it to control the balance of everything around him. He upholds a "righteousness", so he will not let others treat his own people badly; he will not break the "principle" in his heart, so he will not let his own people (sons or brothers) break the rules. Therefore, he would ask Lampshade to let the city management take away the cake cart, and he would also give the city management an ear for the lampshade that had been beaten; he believed that his son was the first to lose, so even if he sold the house, he would have to raise enough money to scrape the car, but he Never let anyone bully you and your son, or he will teach you how to be a human being in minutes, even if he is single-handedly!
His way of life seems to be inconsistent with legal principles in many places and the so-called "step back and open the sky" and "one more thing is better than one less thing". Sometimes it is more like "pranking", but his words are always irrefutable. , because he always sticks to the slogan in his heart and never deviates, no matter if the other party is his son, brother, or someone else...
His behavior is always incomprehensible to most people. Because in this era when "friendship" has been abandoned, everyone is busy chasing fame and fortune, and even runs away when a friend is in trouble, or sees someone jumping off a building but wants others to jump down, there is no such person like him. people.
People like him are destined to walk alone. (San'er's recklessness and the weakness of the lampshade are not the ones who can accompany him to the end of his chivalry.)
Although I don't know if it comes from a hint of tenderness and compassion in the director's heart, or for some other reason, the ending of the film is also considered a gift. This lone traveler in the rivers and lakes is a little warm and comforting: Lao Pao’er holds a long knife and runs alone on the frozen lake, but behind him there are still brothers who used to travel together in the “Jianghu” to follow...
But in fact, most of them are similar to Lao Pao A knight like this can't escape the fate of a lonely life.
So I think everything is right in this film, but it is still not strong enough, not sharp enough, and lacks the kind of power that can pierce into the heart of the heart with a single knife!
However, this is quite rare!
After all, in this era when martial arts are declining, even the film and television works adapted from the classic martial arts novels have been difficult to find the essence of the martial arts, and this film can make me feel that kind of nostalgia for a long time in such a completely unexpected way. The old-fashioned martial arts aftertaste is really surprising.
It is also this film that gave me the hope of seeing a "new martial arts" film, and made me more convinced: the real martial arts is not whether they wear a robe or a short suit; it is not whether they wield a long sword or a short gun; The era is present or past. A hero is in the bone marrow, in the mind, in the behavior, and in the way of life.
Lao Pao’er ventures into danger alone for his son, it is love;
dares to teach the city management in public for his brother, it is righteousness;
fulfilling a promise and never breaking an appointment is for faith; going to
an appointment alone is for courage;
acting calmly and with a plan is for wisdom ;
This film is to describe such a kind, righteous, wise and brave knight.
Tsui Hark's films have a saying: where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
In other words, it is not the rivers and lakes that create people, but some people (such as Lao Paoer) who bring their own rivers and lakes, whether it is an alley, a garage, or a frozen wild lake, as long as he goes to that stop, It is a whole river and lake!
No one can shake his will, and no one can distort him. Maybe he sometimes looks ordinary, or even more like an old hooligan who likes to brag, but as long as the sun hits him, it must be a shadow of swords and swords!
That's what this film is going to show us. It's not that the father and son are deeply affectionate, it's not that the times have changed and the situation is desolate, and it's not that the darkness of corruption is exposed...
but:
one person, one horse, one lifetime;
one sword, one wine, one river and lake.
Beautiful mood!
The most successful part of this film is that Feng Xiaogang was chosen to play the role. There is no extreme expression, no large-scale body movements, and in a calm, he outlines the experience and style of Lao Pao'er, and he really deserves the title of actor. This film is more like his one-man show, and almost all the other old, middle-aged and young actors are overwhelmed by him.
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(Original film review, reprinted with my authorization)
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