action kung fu movies are not only deeply loved by the Chinese people, but also the masterpieces of Chinese movies going to the world, which can be said to be the label of Chinese movies.
As early as the 1970s, Kung Fu movies starring Bruce Lee sparked a wave of Chinese Kung Fu abroad, and Bruce Lee has also become a hot Chinese actor in Hollywood. After Bruce Lee's death, Jackie Chan and Jet Li took over the banner of Chinese Kung Fu movies.
Jackie Chan and Jet Li can be said to represent completely different genres of Chinese Kung Fu movies. Jackie Chan's fights in movies can not only see the Chinese Kung Fu figure, but also Western fighting elements, plus Jackie Chan’s unique humor. Humorous, Jackie Chan's movies are also popular among foreign audiences.
and Jet Li is the representative of traditional Chinese martial arts. Jet Li, a professional martial arts athlete, has excellent kung fu skills. With the movie "Shaolin Temple", he became popular all over the country. Then Jet Li entered Hollywood and let audiences all over the world see the charm of traditional Chinese martial arts. , Has made great contributions to Chinese martial arts going to the world.
With their outstanding performances, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are not only popular in China, but also have a place in Hollywood. The two kung fu superstars each shine in the movies. Many fans want them to perform on the same stage. It will be wonderful.
finally in 2008, the audience ushered in a combination of two superstars, co-starring in the movie "Kung Fu King", the two big kung fu superstars joined forces, which was originally infinitely anticipated, but after the movie was released, it was met with complaints from the audience. , Not only the box office is average, but the word of mouth is even more sparse, and it eventually becomes a joke.
Today we are going to talk about this "Kung Fu King"
movie "Kung Fu King" co-produced by China and the United States, once directed the movie "The Lion King" Rob Minkoff as the director of the film, Jackie Chan, Jet Li , Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing, and Michael Angrano co-starring, no matter from the production team or the cast, this movie can be called a big production. The plot of the movie
is actually not complicated. Based on the Chinese "Journey to the West" as the background of the story adaptation, it tells the story of an American teenager Jason who is obsessed with Chinese Kungfu. With the power of the Golden Cudgel, Jason actually traveled to China for thousands of years.
and the following story happened in ancient China. At that time, the heaven was ruled by the evil Jade War God. He not only defeated Monkey King, but also used force to kill the common people. The lives of the common people were miserable.
Jason, who came to China, met the ranger Lu Yan played by Jackie Chan, the monk played by Jet Li and the golden swallow played by Liu Yifei. In order to save the people from the fire and water, everyone had to rescue the sealed Monkey King Monkey King, so a few people started a journey to save the King.
Judging from the plot, this is a typical Hollywood blockbuster routine. After all, the screenwriter of the film, John Fosker, is a pure American.
put aside the plot and look at this movie. As Jet Li and Jackie Chan’s only film together, their performance in the movie is indeed eye-catching.
It is said that in order to promote the two big stars to appear in the film, the film party bought a large amount of insurance for the two, for fear that there would be some mistakes in the real fight.
As the saying goes, "A mountain cannot tolerate two tigers." Jet Li and Jackie Chan, both of the Kung Fu superstars, really got better in the filming. In the play, the two had a fight in the temple. Yuan Heping, as a martial arts instructor, asked his assistant to practice twice. Jackie Chan asked for a real fight before the two of them set their tricks. The two were playing straight but were stopped by the director. Jet Li gave Jackie an extra kick without showing his weakness. Jackie Chan didn’t show weakness and gave him an extra kick. Punch, just like that, the two of them fought hard, but because they moved too fast, the camera couldn't keep up, so they had to start again.
has to say that the cooperation between Jackie Chan and Jet Li, two kung fu superstars, has become the biggest attraction of the movie, and it also brought a kung fu feast for the audience. Although
has two superstars, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the nondescript setting has become the most important reason for the general reputation of this movie.
is a Sino-American co-produced film, so the characters in the film are very uncomfortable with the application of language. One can speak Chinese, and then English. When the Monkey King rescued from the stone speaks fluent English to Skywalker When expressing gratitude, make a show in minutes. Although
is an adaptation of the familiar "Journey to the West" story, it has to be said that it is a magical change. Except for the names of the characters, it seems to have nothing to do with "Journey to the West". It just borrowed a few iconic oriental symbols to blend the Lord of the Rings. The style of Western magic is used to construct the plot, which is naturally nondescript to Chinese audiences.
, although the movie "King Fu" is nondescript in the eyes of Chinese people, in the eyes of Westerners, this is the world of kung fu in their eyes. There are kung fu, big stars, fantasy, and funny. These elements are enough. So, "The King of Kung Fu" is not so much a Sino-US co-production film, it is better to say that this is an American blockbuster. After its release in 2008, the
film has achieved 145 million box office results in China and won the third place in the box office of the year. The results are quite satisfactory, relying on the box office appeal of Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
In contrast, North America has achieved a box office of 52.07 million U.S. dollars, which is much higher than China. This also confirms from the side that "The King of Kung Fu" is a magical blockbuster more in line with Western tastes, but for Chinese audiences, it is undoubtedly A bad film.
