A new era of martial arts
Hong Kong's "New Wave" film representative, the backbone of the continuous pioneering and innovative Chinese film industry-the famous director Tsui Hark is a leading figure in Hong Kong movies at the end of the last century, and his unique "Tsu" style influence And promote the development of Hong Kong film .
Speaking of Tsui Hark is a prolific director with a variety of genres, but he still has a special liking for "wuxia movies", and has achieved success since the filming of the Gulong adaptation of the drama "Golden Swordsman" in the 1970s. In recent years, he has participated in the production of nearly 60 films, most of which are martial arts movies. His alternative aesthetics and peculiar shooting techniques are far from traditional martial arts, and he has achieved the ultimate in innovation and presented to the audience. One after another well-known excellent films, they have created many classic characters and greatly enriched the content of Hong Kong films. It can be said that they have created a new era of Chinese martial arts films.
His first new wave movie "Butterfly Change" opened the door of Hong Kong's new martial arts film, the weird science fiction martial arts world, "Butterfly Change" looks at the weirdness from the perspective of a scholar who does not know martial arts. , The world of fantasy colors.
bad movie?
Of course there are good ones and bad ones. Most of the audience who like Tsui Hark’s movies, ranges from "Green Snake" , "Happy Birthday", "New Dragon Inn" to "Huang Feihong" series, whether it is traditional The literary theme is still a classic film form, and Tsui Hark’s hands can bring different surprises to the audience, but " seven swords " is an exception.
"Seven Swords" is a film adaptation of the martial arts novel "Seven Swords Under Tianshan" written by Hong Kong writer Liang Yusheng, directed by Tsui Hark, Yen Zidan, Liming, Yang Caini, Lu Yi, Sun Honglei, Zhang Jingchu and other actors Starring, released in July 2005, the film mainly tells the story of martial arts between Qing Dynasty master Feng Huo Liancheng and Tianshan Seven Swords after the "Forbidden Military Order" was promulgated in 1600 AD.
(Introduction to the plot)
In 1600, although the Manchu Dynasty had entered the customs, there were still many resistance forces in the Central Plains martial arts. During the turbulent period of each dynasty, there were some passionate people. At that time, the Prince of Manchu and Qing Dynasty promulgated the "Forbidden Martial Art" "Ling" and dispatched the master of the Qing Dynasty, Feng Huo Liancheng, to strangle martial arts people from all over the country. The important target is Wuzhuang, which is located in the northwestern border. Because on the surface of Wuzhuang there are a group of farmers, but they are actually the sub-helms of the anti-Qing organization Tiandihui.
Then the young man from Wuzhuang went to Tianshan for help, and there lived an expert "Huiming" who was good at making swords.
Master Huiming agreed to help, send his four major disciples down the mountain, and donate the seven swords that must be upgraded to the level of cultivation, so that the martial arts legend of "Seven Swords Under Tianshan" can be launched. The seven swords are: Mo Questioning Sword, Yulong Sword, Qinggan Sword, She God Sword, Sky Waterfall Sword, Sun Moon Sword, Jingxing Sword.
It can be seen from the plot that the worldview of this movie is very big, and it is also a story we are all familiar with, so there is no reason to endorse the word "bad"?
From a technical point of view, Director Tsui Hark used his personal skills to fully play and created a beautiful martial arts world in one go. Its commercial success can beSee it, but the chivalrous world surrounding the martial arts film "Seven Swords" is slightly thin and weak. One sentence can sum it up- plays well, but the literature is boring.
But how can this movie be so "bad"? If
saw such a martial arts movie in a movie theater in recent years, it would really burn a lot of fragrant.
Martial Arts Record Book
Following the defeat of "The Legend of Shu", Tsui Hark seemed to have entered a low period of his career. There was no movement from him for a long time, and when "Seven Swords" came out, it was dormant for many years. Old Monster Xu reappears in the rivers and lakes, once again becoming the focus of everyone’s attention. His comeback seems to carry the dream of reviving martial arts films. In his own words: "Seven Swords is to be realistic, and the design emphasizes on-site documentary. Find something exciting from the real elements, and reproduce the life of a warrior 400 years ago in a documentary way."
feels that Cheng Xiaodong's "Zhu Xian" is such a style.
But "Seven Swords" is really real. Every martial arts character in the movie may have lived 400 years ago. They are vulgarly dressed and have messy hair styles. Many people are free and unrestrained. Kung fu is not the highest, nor can it be. Becoming a model of moral guarding has all kinds of shortcomings. The fighting scenes in the movie are also very real. The table will not decay casually. It is not "light work" to use the rope when it comes down from the wall. Master Huiming, a foreigner, wears "ear protection" to keep warm from the cold. All this breaks the myth that heroes do not eat fireworks and martial arts in traditional martial arts stories.
——"Seven swordsmen are united in troubled times, carrying a sense of mission, and using the power of seven swords to change the spirit of the world." If you dig deeper, Tsui Hark’s intention is to pursue people. Harmony with nature. The Wuzhuang and Tianshan Mountains in the film are the embodiment of harmony. Master Huiming’s walking stick is a living plant with leaves on the top and roots on the bottom, which is a hint.
On the other side, the raging fire represents the destruction and desire of this world...
Movies are art and commodities, and they will always linger between the two.
"The characters are pale, the story is simple, the theme is unclear, the costumes are not beautiful, the dialogue is far-fetched, and the emotions are abrupt."
These words are often used by the media to criticize this movie during that time. There are still a lot of comments. As of the time of posting, the Douban score of this movie is 5.9 points, is neither high nor low, but it is enough for this movie. Chinese audiences have always been fond of martial arts movies. Under the influence of commerce, the continuous emergence of martial arts films is also the general trend. forgot when he knew this "Seven Swords", but just remembered that several years ago, the newspaper wrote: Xu Ke dormant for four years, reappearing the world .
Remember when the reporter asked Tsui what he thought of "wu" and "xia"?
He replied: In modern society, "wu and chivalry" do not exist. In real society, "wu" represents ability, and "xia" is hope. "wu" includes all technological inventions and knowledge. "Xia" means religion, belief, or law. I want to use "Seven Swords" to give the audience different feelings. The most important element in martial arts culture is martial arts. Martial arts originate from life, and it contains literature, medicine, thoughts and dreams.
"Seven Swords" is not a movie describing heroes, but a movie about how people challenge themselves and become heroes.
Wonderful things
Although Tsui Hark has made the world and the heroes civilians, he has creatively displayed in the movie unprecedentedly.Sword culture in the traditional Chinese martial arts culture: the sword is the king of weapons and a unique spiritual symbol in Chinese martial arts culture. It represents a kind of mentality and demeanor of Chinese culture. It also includes philosophy, cultivation and gathering techniques. China is a unique existence.
From ancient times to the present, the sword has only one form, but the bold Old Monster Xu has created seven symbolic swords with different shapes to reflect the personalities of different characters, but they are related to each other. When the seven swords are united into one, the expression is "hope."
The movie ends in the sound of horseshoes of "Da Da Da", and it is another freehand long shot. The "Seven Swords" gather together and gradually go away...
Conclusion
Actually, the development of every thing needs a long one. During the process, we need to pay attention to the growth of martial arts directors with tolerance, and put forward pertinent evaluations and opinions on the works they are exploring, so as to make their creation more steadfast and calm. In this way, the spring of martial arts films will be more and more. More and more beautiful!
No movie is perfect, especially the movie made by Tsui Hark, because he shoots while walking. From an objective point of view, the film is forced to take four hours without changing the basic characters and story clues. The film was cut to two and a half hours, which also deducted a lot of points for the film. In the film, Tsui Hark also cleverly set a lot of blank space, and finally left us with an open imagination about the feudal dynasty.
There may be many difficulties ahead, but people will never be alone, because all the people in the community are involved.
What other movies do you like that stand for the world and the martial arts?
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