Of course, commercial movies are almost always creating heroes who do not eat fireworks or fake fireworks, but they are still heroes who do not eat fireworks. Hollywood does it, and Chinese filmmakers naturally do it. Although Donnie Yen is a martial artist, he has a literary spirit in his gestures. Tian Han has played in "The Founding of the People's Republic". In "Ip Wen", a Chinese martial artist who is born with a Confucian origin is absolutely adequate.
In general, "Ip Man 2" will be divided into four main scenes: opening and accepting disciples; fish stalls and group fights; round tables; and boxing fights. Besides, from the point of view of martial arts design alone, the "Ip Man" series is very popular for me. Zidan's phrase "Wing Chun, Ip Man" and the self-introduction gesture with outstretched palms has become a match with Jet•Li. "Foshan Huang Feihong" will then be a classic bridge segment that is comparable to Dapeng's wings. As for the part of the trick, Zhen Hong’s battle on the round table is the most serious Chinese Kung Fu Solo. I always thought Sammo Hung’s martial arts design was far above his junior Jackie Chan-worthy of the big brother of the Seven Little Fortunes, a fat body. Master Hong and the elegant but not thin Yen Zidan were able to move around in square inches. It immediately reminded me of the fist between Liu Jialiang and Jackie Chan under the train in "Drunken Fist 2". It seems that the Hong Kong fists and kung fu on this screen have all been laid on the stage.
Judging from the plot, "Ip Man 2" seems very reluctant. In fact, "Ip Man 1" is not much better, but at any rate it has a background in the era, and it makes sense even if it is reluctant. "Ip Man 2" is purely for the sprinkling of dog blood, and the connection between the plots is like a gossip. For example, Huang Xiaoming's appearance is a bit inexplicable. Why did Ye Wen accept such a group of rascals? Still begging to advertise for the master? In addition to fighting fiercely, it is listening to the master talking about life, ideals and philosophy. The narrative role of the characters is pale and weak (more poor is Shi Xiaolong, the Shaolin boy who has already become blessed before his middle age has not even made a decent play). Before the media hyped "Ip Man 2", I found Bruce Lee's special actor. Anyway, I didn't watch Chen Guokun, so there was a little kid who pretended to imitate Bruce Lee at the end of the film, which was really unsatisfactory. As for Ye Man himself-in fact, he is not a human being. Ye Man's perfection is no different from a god: this perfect man who is taller than Jackie Chan, thinner than Sammo Hung, and caring for his family more than Big Big Wolf, wouldn't he let the masses of hate married women want to take Xiong Dailin? Instead? If Jiangsu Satellite TV's "If You Are the One" is looking for an image spokesperson, Ip Man is the most suitable.
It's not that you can't create a fabulous hero, but let the hero have a growth process, right? Where's Ip Man? As soon as he appeared on the stage, he was a master of the generation, and martial arts was the only one in China. Jinshanzun was beaten up in the first episode, and in the second episode it was reduced to a complete gag role, but anyway, Jinshanzun still has changes in his mental process and personal circumstances. Ye Wen is not the case. He understands the principles of the whole world, he knows all the martial arts in the world, and he has the highest moral cultivation in the whole world. Kung Fu Panda still has a process of overcoming difficulties and pursuing self. Ye Wen doesn't need it. Ye Wen on the screen is at the culmination of life in the present and in the future forever.
But why do the seemingly boring works lacking dramatic conflicts so popular among mainland audiences? (I estimate that the box office of "Ip Man 2" will exceed 200 million. It is nothing more than the catharsis of populist nationalism in the film. Needless to say, the Japanese invaders in "Ip Man 1" beat ten of them, and they beat them. Knowing that it is a group of Chinese people, the national integrity is still there. "Ip Man 2" is very feminine and contrived. The masked British police are so embarrassed that Ip Wen does not fight, and the power check and balance mechanism of the British Empire-mainly reflected in the film's independent media supervision system-will still let this We are ruined and ruined. Well, the first episode beats the Japanese, the second episode beats the British, and the third episode beats the Americans. The fourth episode beats the Nabi. If you continue to fight, Wing Chun will inevitably beat the invincible hand in the universe.
After 1840, the dispute between China and the West became a lingering nightmare in the consciousness of the Chinese people. As a symbol of the "quintessence" of martial arts, it has become the object of obscenity in many literary and artistic works. Of course, Huo Yuanjia picked out foreign fighters from the ring, and Bruce Lee shredded the banner of "Sick Man of East Asia" to inspire people's hearts and should be recited. However, staying in the invincible dream of Chinese martial arts is no different from holding "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" to cure all diseases. In his bones, there is the thinking of righteousness and boxing. Ip Man and the British boxer with the nickname "Tornado", what is the meaning of winning? It wasn't until the third round that the screenwriter realized the bug in the rules, and was busy asking the referee to tell Ye Wen that he could not use his legs-this is not a win. To truly defeat a foreign boxer, you should defeat others in the rules system of others, such as Zou Shiming. (The nationwide system is another big topic, regardless of it here). However, if you recognize the rule system of others, it means that you are still "post-colonized", and this Said-style oriental paradox is almost impossible to overcome logically.
The significance of Bruce Lee is that he has developed Chinese martial arts that has no actual combat effect into a tough "jeet Kune Do", which can be placed in the modern competitive sports system. The improvement of Chinese martial arts is still lackluster. 2008 has passed, Kung Fu It is also an Olympic performance project, that is the proof. In this sense, Japanese judo and Korean taekwondo are better than Chinese martial arts. As for the Shaolin Kungfu VS Muay Thai, which was hyped by the media some time ago, it seems to me that it is completely unconfident and weak.
Tsui Hark taught Huang Feihong to learn foreign languages and understand steam engines in "The Lion King", while Feng Jicai's idiot played with a gun after cutting the Qing Dynasty pigtails in "God Whip". In 1950, Ye Wen, Still wearing a gown and cloth shoes untimely, dreaming of invincibility in the world-of course, he added a rhetoric of advocating harmony after he finished the film, and the sensational technique of the film is also very Hollywood: everyone listens to the radio boxing match. I think of the global speech before the U.S. President's counterattack against aliens in "Independence Day". The long-term slow motion processing is very similar to "Brave Heart".
However, defeating the British fighters cannot change the fact that Hong Kong was colonized by the British.
The madman played by Ren Dahua in "Ip Man 2" said: Huo Yuanjia, Huang Feihong, Ip Wen and him are called "Foshan Four Little Dragons".
I always think this line is the theme of "Ip Man 2".
I don't know you in the vest? What a great master, the righteous fist in a long gown!
(Published in "Oriental Morning Post" April 29, 2010)
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