[Watching the movie with my wife] The grand master of Jackie Chan's movie

Frank 2021-12-09 08:01:20

Buster Keaton.

This name is what I have noticed. It uses his masterpiece "The General" as an example when "Knowing the Movie" tells the story of the film in the classical mode. This silent film shot in 1927 is full of Jackie Chan's life-threatening comedy action, and it only took 6 weeks to shoot. Keaton often completes complex and thrilling actions at once, and does not broadcast through editing. During shooting, he can still Play polo entertainment.

Keaton rarely uses stand-ins, on the contrary, he often serves as stand-ins for other actors. His few stand-ins are included in the film College (1927). He needed to use a pole to jump to the second floor, so he got the pole vault champion Lee Barnes of the 1924 Paris Olympics to complete this action.

When seeing Jackie Chan's action comedy, I only think of Chaplin in the past, but now I think of Buster Keaton more.

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  • Ollie 2022-04-23 07:02:03

    Really fun, Buster Keaton looks deadpan, but his performance makes people feel full of a sense of humor, no wonder he is called "the cold-faced comedian", the movies of the 20s can be so good, Jackie Chan The creative source of your own iconic action comedy! So many things now are routines that our ancestors used to play.

  • Aaliyah 2022-03-28 09:01:03

    Extremely amazing movie! It's better than many movies today...I can't think of how it was made without special effects back then...

The General quotes

  • [first title card]

    Title: The Western and Atlantic Flyer speeding into Marietta, Ga., in the Spring of 1861.

  • [first lines]

    Her Brother: Fort Sumter has been fired upon.

    Her Father: Then the war is here.

    Her Brother: Yes, Dad, and I'm going to be one of the first to enlist.