The Spring Festival is coming soon. In addition to the Spring Festival comedy movies such as "It's Hot" that will be released in theaters, audiences can also choose to watch new movies with different themes at home, such as the just-released martial arts action movie "Block a Horse and Seize a Sword". 》.
This film, produced and starring Wu Yue, is based on the famous Peking Opera segment "Blocking the Horse". It begins with the golden sword being exiled to the Liao Kingdom after the death of Yang Ye, the old prince, in battle. It shows the heroine of the female generals of the Yang family and the bravery of the generals in the army. Zhonglie, a fusion of martial arts and opera, recreates the classic legend of the Yang family in a unique form.
Judging from the finished film, "Block a Horse to Seize a Knife" is not only a solid martial arts action film, but also incorporates famous Peking Opera sequences, allowing the audience to not only feel the excitement of fists and fists, but also appreciate the beauty of the action. The film also has elements of suspense and comedy. It not only shows the joyful grudges of traditional martial arts movies, but also meets the viewing needs of family members during the New Year. Wu Jing , Zhao Wenzhuo and other friends who have worked with Wu Yue are all on Weibo Forwarding support.
"Blocking the Horse to Seize the Sword" is based on the famous Peking Opera segment "Blocking the Horse". It mainly tells the story of Yang Ye (played by Wu Yue), the golden sword of the old prince, who lives in Liao Dynasty, Jiao Guangpu (played by Song Tianshuo) and Yang Bajie (played by Zhang Xintong) , Yang Jiumei (played by Liu Xinlei) work together to take the sword and return to the Southern Dynasty.
Yang Ye has led the army for many years and is deeply loved by his subordinates. This golden sword has been tempered by the blood of the soldiers into a spiritual totem after many layers of fighting. It symbolizes the spiritual core of the Yang family's patriotism, bravery, perseverance and high morale. . But after Yang Ye died on the battlefield, the golden sword was left in the north. For the Yang sisters, recapturing the golden sword is not only an obligatory mission, but also reflects the bond between family and country.
"Hold the Horse and Seize the Sword" not only restores the classic legendary story of the Yang family generals, but also injects new vitality into martial arts movies by incorporating opera elements into the creation process.
has acted in martial arts such as "Liancheng Jue", "The Female General of the Yang Family", " Sha Po Lang·Tanlang ", " Ip Man 4", "Jing Wu Hero Chen Zhen", "Liancheng Jue", "The Prodigal Son Yan Qing" and "Journey to the West". Wu Yue, who specializes in dramas and action films, finally fulfilled his dream of integrating traditional Chinese opera culture into action scenes with the filming of "Blocking a Horse and Seizing a Sword".
"Blocking the Horse" is a famous excerpt from Peking Opera. It shows the duel between Wu Chou and Hua Dan. Two people with different identities are both loyal and capable of fighting beautifully.
You can also see the shadow of many classic martial arts action movies in "Standing the Horse to Seize the Sword". For example, the important scenes of the whole film take place in an inn, which is very similar to "New Dragon Gate Inn". The scene where Old Yang Linggong died in battle was directed by Feng Xiao Jun paid tribute to the Jackie Chan movie "Myth" that he had participated in the production of.
He admitted frankly that he had been making action movies before, and this time he integrated all the experience accumulated in the past ten or twenty years into this film. Before filming started, Wu Yue's request to Feng Xiaojun was to "arouse everyone's love for martial arts movies." Therefore, Feng Xiaojun deliberately incorporated classic scenes from old martial arts movies in the action and scene design.
The main actors in "Standing Back to Seize the Sword" are basically newcomers with little fame. Wu Yue said frankly that he hopes to train his own martial arts team at his own expense like his predecessors Jackie Chan, Wu Jing, Donnie Yen, etc. and bring fresh blood to the industry, "I would like to I will use some of my own money to support new people to do something. All the martial arts and dragon and tiger martial artists in our film are under 25 years old. We must give new martial arts opportunities and do our best to contribute to Chinese action movies. "
At the same time, Wu Yue also wants to shoot and produce a costume film that is different from most of the glamorous costume dramas nowadays. "The newcomers in this film are all sincere and down-to-earth. I don't want to fool the audience. I just want to make a Jiao Guangpu and General Yang are different. Most of what you see now are beautiful and fairy-like looks. No matter what era, it is impossible for people on the battlefield to dress so well and move so lightly."
