I think this is a decent martial arts movie and the best one I have ever seen. The swordsman in Shuangqi Town is very good, but they are not real martial arts.
It's a decent martial arts film, because it's far from what I thought; It is said to be the best martial arts movie, because there is really no other film that makes this taste. But it is not the best martial arts film, because Zhang Jizhong's TV series CCTV is better than it.
All Tsui Hark's martial arts movies are rubbish, including Dong Fangbubai and Xinlongmen Inn, which are praised by some people.
Why do you say that? First of all, his films make a lot of noise. In my mind, the temperament of martial arts is calm. Second, his films overuse explosives and his flying skills. In my imagination, high internal force does not mean that you can throw a bomb with a wave of your hand, and good flying skills do not mean flying out of the gravity of the earth. Violation of these two points basically loses the aesthetic feeling of the essence of martial arts. Third, the people in Tsui Hark's martial arts films don't look like people to me. No matter the decent villains, they all look neurotic and demonic. It is either extremely exaggerated or extremely rigid. Martial arts in my mind, whether good or bad, should first judge that a person is an individual with personality but nature. An easier way is to look at his attitude towards Tsui Hark's martial arts films. If this person appreciates Tsui Hark's so-called martial arts movies very much, he is deeply impressed. Then it can basically be concluded that this person is stupid and mediocre, and his bones are vulgar. Such people are not worth talking about. It's no use how many books such people read, how high their academic qualifications are, how many profound words they show off, and how beautiful their articles are. It's inferior at heart. As far as A Dream of Red Mansions is concerned, it is a person who is condensed by dirty gas, not a person who is condensed by femininity.
Jin Yong doesn't admire him, but he says that Tsui Hark doesn't know martial arts, which can raise him from the ranks of filial sons and grandchildren.
Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is passable. There are several points.
First, the temperament of the film is very quiet and good, which is the spirit of martial arts. Second, lightness skill is not flying out of the earth's gravity. There is a clear focus when you fall and jump together. This is flying skill! And flowing, stretching naturally, slightly unimpeded, Zhang Chi has a degree, rich in music or slow or fast rhythm. It is the beauty of martial arts. This is actually very simple, but other martial arts films have not done so, which seems dull and boring. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon also avoids the visual pollution caused by explosives and gas wave laser smoke flying everywhere, which is fresh and natural. This is also simple, but most other martial arts films don't do this. Third, the people in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon are human beings, and they have got rid of the problem of evil looks and the stylization of Facebook. Really portrayed the role.
One thing in particular is worth mentioning. If you don't watch the martial arts part of the film, if you remove the Taiwanese accent of several protagonists, then all the extras in this film, all the characters dress up and talk in the same way as a historical film of the Qing Dynasty. This deserves special praise. There is no nondescript costume modeling, no modern oral dialogue, and the whole background has a strong and solid historical atmosphere.
Martial arts movies should be like this. If the elements of martial arts are removed, the dialogue of costume props should be the same as the most rigorous historical film. This is the real martial arts. Unfortunately, other movies don't do this.
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