director Shi Xiaolong is here again, bringing his second work " drunken punch ".
The previous film " Truant Detective " has a cumulative share of 20.878 million, which may have given him a taste of the sweetness.
The lineup has been upgraded this time. It includes old childhood partner Hao Shaowen, as well as several old Hong Kong stars such as Yuan Qiongdan, Che Paul, and Weng Hong.
even roped in the "not high-minded" Zhang Shi, the "sister-in-law" Yin Ziwei, and the pure and beautiful Taiwanese actress Chen Xinwei. The video
has won the most popular online movies for many days in a row, sparking a lot of discussion.
Director Shi Xiaolong’s works have two major characteristics. First, the action scenes are brilliant, and second, the story is not up to par and plagiarizes various classic Hong Kong movies.
is no exception this time. It can be called a classic Hong Kong film stitching monster. It combines , " The Number One Scholar Su Qier ", " The Prodigal Boy ", " Fearless ", " Drunken Master " and other films. element.
"Erlong Lake" Brother Hao is also keen on remaking classics, but there are innovations in the plot and his own characteristics in the performance.
Shi Xiaolong is a mechanical one. The whole movie watching process is like sitting on pins and needles, like a light on the back, like walking on thin ice, like a lump in the throat. The only praiseworthy thing about
is that there are only action scenes left.
Li Baimei, played by Yin Ziwei, moves fiercely and fiercely, and Lin Yao, played by Shi Xiaolong, punches to the flesh with a ruthless energy.
It is very enjoyable to watch the two masters show off their moves. Many of the moves are carefully designed.
Opening the credits behind the scenes of the movie, the name of action director Qin Pengfei is clearly listed.
He is known as the best martial artist in domestic Internet action movies, and he is also the man behind Xie Miao, the former "Internet University No. 1 Brother".
The best action guide of the has-been child star cooperation network. This familiar formula reminds people of Xie Miao.
However, this cooperation between Shi Xiaolong and Xie Pengfei is obviously not a success.
is not as good as that. Let’s review the history of Xie Miao’s rise to fame and find out where Brother Xiao Long’s problem lies.
As early as 2016, Xie Miao joined the Internet University as one of the first batch of filmmakers in China.
Many people complained about him. After all, he was a child star with a glorious past.
I used to work with Jet Li and Chow Yun-fat, but now I follow a group of semi-amateurs to mess around. The initial Internet movies are often equivalent to shoddy movies.
Xie Miao's early " Westward Journey " series, at first glance, seems to be riding on the popularity of "Westward Journey", but the quality is completely different.
I don’t know which god took a fancy to Xie Miao’s characteristics as a monkey and arranged for him to star in a bunch of bad movies cosplaying Sun Wukong.
However, the high-intensity filming every year is also helpful for Xie Miao. Through these low-quality films with a free creative environment, he can hone his kung fu and polish his acting skills.
The sharp sword is sharpened, and making piles of bad movies is equivalent to fighting monsters and upgrading to accumulate experience, which may be indispensable for Xie Miao's growth.
In 2020, filmmakers such as Wei Junzi, Qin Pengfei, and Yang Bingjia aim to find a way out for action movies in the Internet field.
They used their limited resources wisely and tried to produce movie-like action scenes in the Internet drama.
Their ideas hit it off with Xie Miao, and Qingdao Kuaima Pictures came into being.
In 2021, "Northeast Police Story" directed by Qin Pengfei and starring Xie Miao was released.
The narrative of the movie is crisp and clear, and the unexpectedly exciting fighting scenes have become the label of this Internet movie.
This film also attracted many people in the industry to look askance at Xie Miao, believing that he has the potential to become the next Wu Jing.
When he used Lou Lan to kill enemies quickly, countless fans were amazed and regretful. This film is better than many theaters.
followed by "Northeast Police Story 2" in 2023 and "Defiant 2" in 2024. These two series established Xie Miao's status as the "Big Brother in the Internet University".
made many movie fans shout "Xie Miao is not popular, and God cannot tolerate it."
In October last year, "The Fury" was launched. The film's action director Nicholas Tse offered an olive branch to Xie Miao. He would have a heavy action role in the film.
This is his return to Hong Kong films after many years, and it is also the time when he has finally been recognized by the big screen after many years of hard work.
Just at the beginning of the year, Jiang Zhiqiang, the producer of blockbusters such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero" and "Huo Yuanjia" and the boss of Anle Pictures, launched "the furious" project.
In order to make Hong Kong cinema great again, create world-class action movies regardless of cost.
The leading actor he wants to support is Xie Miao.
What he has to do is to deliver new "Yuan Woo-Ping, Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen" to the world of film.
Comparing the development trajectories of Xie Miao and Shi Xiaolong, it is not difficult to see that a hero has three gangs, and Xiao Long will be unable to survive alone.
learned from Xie Miao and handed over the production of movies to a more professional team. He himself specialized in the art and did his job as an action actor.
A little thought after comparing the two may be the key to Brother Xiao Long breaking the game.
Unlike Xie Miao who was intensively filming in the Internet at the same time, Shi Xiaolong seems to have become distant from the film and television industry in recent years.
Not only has the production of film and television dramas been severely reduced, but he has rarely produced high-quality works. His career seems to have entered a period of confusion.
In recent years, he has either starred in some Internet dramas or made guest appearances in some movies. He has long lost the spirituality of his childhood.
Sometimes I even suspect that he has entered a "semi-retired" state, but in fact he was only 36 years old in 1988, 4 years younger than Xie Miao.
"The Truant Detective", which he directed and starred in in 2022, can be regarded as his rare "careful" work in recent years.
has no choice but to be limited by his talent and directorial level. Many people were merciful because of the 5.7 score on Douban because of his childhood filter and thinking about his first film.
The popularity of "Drunk Punch" after its release once again proved that Shi Xiaolong is lacking in directing.
This film has no improvement at all compared to two years ago. To some extent, it even exposed more of his shortcomings as a director.
The failure of the two self-directed and self-acted works can make Brother Xiaolong recognize the reality. For him, finding his own position may be the greatest value that these two films can contribute.
On the other hand, Xie Miao only wants to be an action actor with acting skills and become the next action superstar.
If Brother Xiao Long can wake up early and find his own position, he may be able to avoid detours.
Of course, Shi Xiaolong himself also wants to transform. He wants to walk on two legs.
One way is to be a director yourself, and the other is to re-enact the route that Xie Miao has taken.
Since Xie Miao ascended to the big screen, his old club, Qing Dao Kuai Ma, can be described as a mixture of happiness and pain.
I am happy that my hard work has paid off, but I am worried about who to replace him?
In order to fill the gap in the supporting role, in this year's new network drama " against violence ", they pushed the female hit star Jiang Luxia to the C position.
also used Xie Miao’s old rival Liu Fengchao as a green leaf, and Xie Miao also made a cameo in the film.
However, judging from the feedback, Jiang Luxia still lacks some strength in taking the lead alone.
Then, Shi Xiaolong came into sight of the light sword and the fast horse.
"Drunken Punch" is an attempt, like Shi Xiaolong and Qin Pengfei's "trial marriage", and the big drama is still to come.
Their real collaboration should be the movie "Knife Catcher", a spin-off of the "Defiant" series.
The film is led by Qingdao Kuaima Pictures, with Qin Pengfei as director and action director, while Shi Xiaolong focuses on making good movies.
In this upcoming movie, Brother Xiao Long will transform into a knife catcher like a blind man.
And his new appearance is indeed surprising. It has swept away the pollution of the inferior network in the past, and his career as a swordsman is about to begin.
Their cooperation is not limited to this. There is also a movie tailor-made for Shi Xiaolong on the way. This is a fashion film focusing on criminal action.
"The Knife Catcher" is the benchmark of "The Defiant Man", then "Crackdown" is obviously the benchmark of "Northeast Police Story".
The costume action plus the fashion action are grasped with both hands. This is simply copying Xie Miao's two famous Internet works. I can't say it doesn't matter, I can only say they are exactly the same.
This can be regarded as the experience of using a light sword and a quick horse to win the glory of Xie Miao, all of which were used on Shi Xiaolong.
Whether Shi Xiaolong can replicate Xie Miao's success may be the only difference between these two films.
Summary
is also a well-known action child star, but his popularity has not been as good as before when he grew up. He also met Wei Junzi, Qin Pengfei and others who are "light swords and fast horses".
So has the gear of Shi Xiaolong’s fate begun to turn? (Maybe it gets stuck sometimes)
Compared with Xie Miao’s trajectory of becoming popular, what Shi Xiaolong lacks is his clear understanding of his own positioning and the lack of help from a powerful team.
Of course, in terms of image, his baby face also limits his acting career. In addition, his family conditions are good, so even if he is not in the entertainment industry, there will still be no problem.
And Xie Miao's fierceness that can break everything is also one of the factors for his success.
Whether Shi Xiaolong can repeat Xie Miao's successful route remains to be seen, just waiting for the release of these two new films.
If successful, Xie Miao and Shi Xiaolong may become the twin star combination of action movies and shine in the film industry.(Written by Mu Weizhou)
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