"The King of Kung Fu" is of course an American movie, an American director, even if he watches more Hong Kong movies than authentic Hong Kong people, and he has to show ten hits every day, he can’t really have that kind of cultural substitution— -As long as he has sufficient self-knowledge, he will not want to show his understanding of Hong Kong movies in front of East Asian audiences, let alone plan to make an authentic Hong Kong-style movie. The same was true when Quentin made "Kill Bill". The difference is that "The King of Kung Fu" is going to be a commercial blockbuster for the whole family to enjoy. It is lively and can make people feel that way. For those Hong Kong film fans in the American audience who love to rent movies like Quentin, this film is enough to evoke nostalgic resonance-from the opening of Shaw Brothers to Jet Li playing sticks, Jackie Chan playing drunken punches, and gray hair. The witch, as well as the various elements and bridges of Hong Kong films, frustrated teenagers, apprenticeships, high-power villains, duels and revenge on art, etc.-although the expression is quite Western-style spoof, it is indeed the world of kung fu in the eyes of Westerners; and For ordinary Western audiences, kung fu, big-name star games, fantasy, funny, beautiful vases, and smooth plots are of course great. culture? Rob Minkoff, who has filmed "The Lion King", is not stupid enough to have a motive for in-depth exploration of Chinese mythology, unless he is crazy and wants to make a jokey film. He only borrows a few iconic oriental symbols and mixes them together. The Western-style magic of the Lord of the Rings is used to construct the plot, that's all.
To Asian audiences, "The King of Kung Fu" can be regarded as an outsider's tribute to the golden age of old Hong Kong-style filmmaking, and Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Zou Zhaolong and Yuan Heping can also be embarrassing. Even if Jet Li's age scratching his head and posing like Monkey King is really horrible, it's good enough.
Ba Ye nostalgic in the movie, did not meet some people's expectations of "Jackie Chan's style vs. Jet Li's style", but restored Jackie Chan to the "pre-Jackie Chan era" without Jackie Chan's style. Whether it's a nostalgic or tribute chowder movie, or two older superstars, this choice is not bad. There is no documentary, no hard bridge and hard horse, and no Jackie Chan really jumps off the building. Instead, he uses a freehand fighting style, which is good-looking and not difficult to shoot. To be honest, Jackie Chan’s first appearance in ancient costume has made me feel pretty good. At nearly 60 years of age, he is not as exhausted as "Rush Hour 3". What about the hanging wire?
Nostalgia, tribute, martial arts, fun, big-name Hong Kong stars, an American movie made like this is what a husband can do. Not Tsui Hark, not Liu Jialiang, not Yuan Kui, not Tang Jili, not Chen Musheng, not even Ma Chucheng, why be too picky-after all, the era of martial arts in Hong Kong movies is long gone. "The King of Kung Fu" won the North American championship. Of course, it is worthy of joy. The martial arts are no longer there, but there are still people who are still thinking about it.
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