"Ip Man 4", Donnie Yen's last Kung Fu film!
One stone caused a thousand waves. Donnie Yen’s statement in the propaganda of "Ip Man 4" caused a lot of discussion. Many netizens expressed disbelief. After all, the big brother of the action movie Jackie Chan also said in 2012 that the "Chinese Zodiac" "Is your last action movie?" What is the result.
talked a lot, but Donnie Yen immediately explained in the follow-up propaganda-the last kung fu movie, not the last action movie!
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action movie ≠ kung fu movie !
Generally speaking, no one will deliberately distinguish between Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, and even Jet Li's films, generally speaking of successful husband films, or action films. But everyone knows that there is a fundamental difference between kung fu movies and action movies.
Kungfu movies are among the Chinese-language action movies, which can be classified into a special type of action movies-a type of action movies with the theme of showing Chinese martial arts skills.
was formed in the 1940s until Bruce Lee promoted the real Kung Fu movies to the world, and then Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Yen Zidan and others continued to carry forward. Kung Fu movies have long become a kind of movie with Chinese cultural characteristics and stand among the world's movies. forest.
Unfortunately, Bruce Lee, who brought kung fu movies to the world, "died before his aspirations". Hong Kong movies gave birth to Jackie Chan, who became famous with "Drunk Fist". However, most Jackie Chan movies are still traditional action movies. It was Jet Li who carried the banner of kung fu movies at the peak of Hong Kong movies.
"Shaolin Temple" made 19-year-old Jet Li a household name in Kung Fu stars in the country. The reason for the popularity is not only the hardship behind the main creation, but Jet Li's solid martial arts skills are also indispensable factors.
At the end of the 90s of the last century, Jet Li's kung fu films became a family with chic movements and a breakthrough in traditional historical patterns.
However, since the beginning of the new century, Jet Li completely withdrew from the film and television industry due to physical reasons. Jackie Chan entered Hollywood to continue to carry forward his style of action comedy. For a time, kung fu movies lacked leading figures who could take the lead.
At this time, Yen Zidan, who integrated fighting skills into action movies, quickly grew up, and was in a good position to succeed Jackie Chan and Jet Li. The action film style pursues the realism of punches to the flesh, and achieves shocking effects in a clean and straightforward manner.
But Donnie Yen is not just confined to action movies of this style, but directly touches the depths of the kung fu movies.
Donnie Yen’s "Ip Man" series abandoned the traditional biographical film based on realistic character deeds, but a brand new film dominated by character spirit. The film not only focuses on showing the most authentic and representative personality of Ip Man, but also uses meticulous Wing Chun techniques to show the enemy-controlling methods of Chinese Kung Fu.
As Donnie Yen said, the "Ip Man" series is the most representative and successful work among all his action films.
In addition, Yen Zidan's kung fu movies include "Martial Arts", "One Man's Martial Arts" and so on. The former has changed the image of fierceness in the past, through the analysis of the role of Takeshi Kaneshiro, the application of martial arts as a killer technique is clearly defined; the latter is developed by "practicing fists and legs first, then grabbing weapons, from the outside to the inside" , Focusing on a modern martial arts battle story.
These bold attempts in expression, although the plot is not full enough, they still fully highlight one of the greatest charms of kung fu movies-the artistic enjoyment brought by Chinese martial arts from the collision of kung fu.
This is the unique field of Chinese action!
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"Ip Man" series is the beginning of Donnie Yen Kung Fu movies, and will also be the end of Donnie Kung Fu movies.
has spanned ten years and ushered in the final battle. "Ip Man 4" is about to appear in the Lunar New Year archive this year.
has been full of controversy since the announcement of "Ip Man 4".
For a long time, the inherent controversy of the "Ip Man" series is that the story has nothing to do with Ip Man himself.
And "Ip Man 4" will be joined by Yu Ip Man's well-known apprentice Bruce Lee, which has aroused more controversy among netizens. The reason is that in the introduction of the movie content, it was written because Bruce Lee caused trouble in Chinatown in the United States, and Ip Wen traveled across the ocean to help his apprentices overcome difficulties.
In fact, most viewers can accept the fictitious Ye Wen alone, but it won’t work with Bruce Lee. After all, the word Kung Fu movie was born in the true sense because of Bruce Lee. Now in "Ip Man 4" it is naturally not easy to use Bruce Lee's "weak" to set off Ye Wen's "strong", even if Bruce Lee is Ye Man's apprentice. No way.
Actually, this is not a story where Bruce Lee was unable to fight and called Master Ye Wen for help. The true story of
should be that ethnic discrimination is becoming more and more rampant in Chinatown in the United States. Ye Wen upholds the original intention of a martial artist. Facing the conflict between the local military forces and the Chinese martial arts gym, he stepped forward and died desperately in the US Marine Corps barracks. The First World War, with authentic Wing Chun, proved Chinese Kungfu to the world. The
story seems to be a bit overwhelming for the actual Bruce Lee. After all, it is Bruce Lee who proves to the world that Chinese Kung Fu is not Ye Man. But it can also be seen from this that the film is still dominated by Ye Man's national integrity and martial arts spirit. As for Bruce Lee's story line, it should be part of the "Chinese Martial Arts Center".
Judging from the trailer, the form of "challenge" in the movie still exists. And contradictions are not only contradictions between ourselves and the enemy, but also internal contradictions. The internal contradiction of
is a contest with Wu Yue, the president of the Chinese Association and the descendant of Tai Chi. This contest is one of mutual exchanges between warriors and another way of solving personal grievances.
No matter how fierce the internal contradictions are, we still have to unite in the face of fierce and hostile external forces. This is the Chinese national spirit. Therefore, the roles of Wu Yue and Yen Zidan must join forces to deal with powerful enemies. In this regard, it seems somewhat similar to the plot in "Ip Man 2".
Throughout the entire "Ip Man" series, Ip Man has always been fighting against two kinds of objects-one is the unconvinced martial artist from the same ethnic group, and the other is the devils who oppress our nation.
At present, "Ip Man 4" still inherits this characteristic in the character setting.
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witnessed the end of the "Kung Fu Emperor", and watched Jackie Chan walk on the edge of various new movies without the audience's heart, and finally ushered in the last Kung Fu film "Ip Man 4" by Donnie Yen.
So, who will endorse the future Kung Fu movies?
At the peak of Jet Li's kung fu movies, Wu Jing and Wu Yue couldn't hold their heads up, and even Zhao Wenzhuo, who was sharp and sharp, became only a flash in the pan.
After Jet Li, there are still the aftermath of Jackie Chan's movie and Donnie Yen, who came from behind, as the leading figures.
But when Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen have withdrawn from the field of kung fu movies, Wu Jing has gone a different way. Wu Yue and Zhao Wenzhuo have passed their age. Who can provoke the backbone of kung fu movies?
There are not many rising stars in Chinese action movies. Zhang Jin is one of them, but you must admit that Zhang Jin has a villain face. If he plays the first male protagonist of justice, it is difficult to make achievements; if he chooses to be a villain in action movies To play for the protagonist in the form of a movie, there may be better achievements, at least for his famous "Grand Master" and "Slaying Wolf 2". The path of
villains is not without a future for action actors. The predecessors such as Ji Chunhua and Zou Zhaolong are indispensable evergreens in action movies. The only problem with
is, where can outstanding "green leaves" like Zhang Jin go to find outstanding protagonists like Jet Li and Donnie Yen to set off?
So I had to try the protagonist of a Kung Fu movie myself, but the road ahead is full of thorns, so it's not easy!
At the peak of kung fu movies, there are actually some good seedlings, such as the smashing kung fu movie child stars- Xie Miao and Shi Xiaolong .
It is a pity that they, like most child stars, did not bring their own understanding of kung fu movies or action movies in the process of growing up, and even the understanding of actors continued to grow. Now Xie Miao has almost withdrawn from the film and television industry, but Shi Xiaolong is still common. To.
It is not difficult to imagine that no successor of kung fu movies is inseparable from the overall trend of the current film industry and even the entertainment industry. The audience's love for "fashion" has created a "star age" with "traffic" as the mainstay, and the entertainment industry will not be nurtured. The environment of a Kung Fu star, after all, it is difficult to cultivate a Jackie Chan and Jet Li, but it may be successful to cultivate a traffic star to create some news at will.
pityHowever, even Donnie Yen has announced that he will not make kung fu movies, and kung fu movies are really glorious no longer!
