When one type of film becomes mainstream, and even its influence lasts for several years, it is bound to be worried or even questioned by practitioners of other types of film. But the law of the market is like this, the trend takes turns, and the overlord takes turns. The same was true of the martial arts kung fu movies of the year.
Before the 1970s, ancient costume martial arts were very popular. In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee caused the trend of modern kung fu movies. From the late 1970s to the 1980s, Jackie Chan's kung fu comedy also led an era. In the golden age of Hong Kong movies, action actors headed by Jackie Chan and Jet Li also created their own light with martial arts kung fu movies.
From the mid-to-late 1990s to the new century, Donnie Yen, Wu Jing and others also made their debut with action movies, but this is how the golden age of Hong Kong movies ended, and the era of kung fu movies has gradually gone.
In recent years, apart from the "Ip Man" series starring Donnie Yen, it is really difficult to have commercially successful kung fu genre films. There are many reasons for
, and the gradual disappearance of martial arts is also one of the important reasons. Back then, most of the actors who participated in kung fu movies had real kung fu, or in other words, they had real kung fu. After all, martial arts kung fu movies were in that place. The era is indeed one of the mainstream, and the market is huge.
Nowadays, the market has become smaller and the shooting technology has improved. Few people are willing to use their sweat and blood to pursue real knives and guns. Any actor who is not strong enough can easily make up for it with shooting technology. Two years ago, Lu Yu interviewed Xiang Huaqiang and his wife, mentioning that they sent their son Xiang Zuo to study martial arts. Now it seems a bit embarrassing. The "rich man" sweats and bleeds and spent a few years learning real kung fu and wants to make a splash in the movie market. Unexpectedly, the era of kung fu movies has passed, even if the family once controlled the movie era, but Now there is nothing to do with the film market.
Jet Li has now basically retired. Jackie Chan’s good works in Hollywood in recent years have indeed decreased significantly. He also bluntly said that filming in the West is not as good as filming in Hong Kong, because there are too many rigid rules that cannot be flexible in Western filming, and they are not negotiable. Whether it is working time planning or teamwork, Greatly hinder the filming quality of the film.
Although Wu Jing has had many hit movies in recent years, he rarely makes kung fu movies anymore. For him, although he is not Western, he does have many obstacles that he did not have before.
Wu Jing said that since 2008, our mainland has become popular for "short, flat and fast". As long as filming film and television works, we only need to pursue "fast", which is difficult for Wu Jing, who is a kung fu actor, to get used to. "Kungfu has to work hard, everyone can cooperate and run in to shoot." Wu Jing recalled that the leading role of "Tai Chi Master" was co-directed by Zhang Xinyan and Yuan Heping. The 20 episodes were shot for five and a half months, but now it is "short and fast." The style of production requires 40 episodes to be shot in 20 days.
Wu Jing compares his previous work to the slow-cooked "Buddha Jumping over the Wall", and the current work to the pursuit of short, flat and fast "burgers". "I learned from the "Buddha Jumping over the Wall" and I can't make a "burger". I can’t shoot anymore.”
makes a kung fu action movie. Due to the pursuit of speed, the on-site props will not be carefully prepared, nor will the actors carefully prepare. "Those idols and actors back then would play, (now they all use) substitutes, and I will fight with substitutes. At the end of the fight, I even acted with Zhengshen as substitutes. I think it is no longer what I want to pursue. "
Although the current film market is developing and film technology is advancing, at the same time, within the scope of our naked eyes, the reality that can be replaced by technology, including the real materials, has been rapidly disappearing.
