Du Xianghai, a Li Chui film critic, will naturally not miss this movie.
But he also had a headache about how to write a review for this movie?
In the end, he still wrote according to some strange ideas of his own.
“There is a profound meaning behind the absurdity!”
This is the title of Du Xianghai's film review.
"Eastern Evil, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar, and Zhong Shen Tong, these are the five peerless masters in the world behind "East Success and West Success" created by Li Yi.
At first glance, I believe that anyone who has watched martial arts or martial arts movies will have a sense of expectation. In the world of martial arts, it is said that literature is not the first and martial arts is not the second, so there are often various kinds of martial arts in the world.
A master who has made a name for himself.
However, at the very beginning of the film, one person told us that this story was a "ridiculous thing they did when they were young." After watching the entire film, while laughing to the point of bursting into laughter, they couldn't help but think about it more.
Some.
The cast of this movie is extremely luxurious, including the four kings of Hong Kong, two generations of jade girl bosses, kung fu superstars like Cheng Hu, etc. It can be said that these people now have a dazzling aura. Because of this, we watch
When watching this film, I feel that this is not just the absurd things of the characters in the play, but more like the absurd things that this group of actors did when they were young. The absurdity is very enjoyable.
No one has made us laugh so freely for a long time. Although it may not bring us any profound thoughts, it can make us forget those profound thoughts (so-called profound). It does not require us to think, just
We need to laugh and be happy.
So how was the filming of this movie? Is it really that shoddy? After all, it was shot in a hurry in less than a month.
But after watching this movie, you will find that many things in this movie are eye-catching and can even be called god-level imagination.
This film can be said to have subverted the meaning of martial arts!
The leader of the Beggar Gang who won back the guessing game, Hong Qi who planned to commit suicide if his cousin didn't want him, the "cousin" who felt that he was secretly loved by others every day, scary animals and people who scare animals, and Wang Chongyang, who died of being injured by a hidden weapon in his boots.
, Zhou Botong, who loves muscular men, also has a flirtatious look and a lingering affection!
Especially the eyebrows and sword movements are really amazing, yes, amazing!
It can be said that the author has watched so many martial arts movies and martial arts, but I have never seen such imaginative martial arts.
In my opinion, the way the sword is shown with eyebrows and eyes can be said to be the most innovative martial arts in the entire film.
Of course, the most subversive or unexpected thing is that when many of us watch martial arts, many famous masters or evil demons seem to be already masters or giants of the devil as soon as they appear on the scene.
Already.
We don’t care too much about what they were like when they were young. We don’t even know what they did when they were young.
Naturally, I would not have thought that those righteous heroes and evil demons with high martial arts skills would have such a virtue. Sure enough, heroes are also human beings, and humans always have shortcomings. Just like goddesses can also fart.
It's like a thin stream, which makes sense!
In this movie, those masters have stepped down from the altar. They are no longer outstanding martial arts masters. They will not have the righteous words of "a great hero, serve the country and the people", and will not bear the righteousness of others.
The martial arts senior wears a big hat. He strokes his few beards every day and shakes his head in front of a group of bullshit balls that are just like him back then.
.
This movie tells us that it does not mean that a positive character must eliminate violence and make the people give him flowers and applause; it does not mean that a villain must kill people and set fires, endure rotten eggs and rotten persimmons from the people, and finally be moved by the protagonists.
Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately, or resist and kill him directly.
These things seem very unreliable and ridiculous, but it is precisely these unreliability that make us feel so cute.
I really like the lyrics in the theme song of this movie: Who is the great hero? How many in the world are absolutely outstanding?
Martial arts master, so what?
Masters were once young. Likewise, Chen Weijie, who is now a superstar, did they not act absurdly when they were young?
Chen Weijie once took the lead in the rebellion in order to fight against the prostitution contract of his old employer.
Does it look familiar? Although Chen Weijie did not have an affair with his cousin, the rebellion is true.
Moreover, he did become disgraced, was banned for a time, and remained silent for several years.
Liang Feng also lived by setting up a street vendor because he was banned.
Guo Xiao once acted in several movies dressed as women in order to help her mother pay off her gambling debts and for high pay.
It's like a man who went through all kinds of hardships before becoming an immortal. In order to get three "I love you" from a true person, he did not hesitate to be scolded by passers-by. He did not hesitate to dress up as a woman and go to Master Wang at the entrance of the village to use special potion to burn him.
He got a particularly unique hairstyle and did not hesitate to be kicked around like a football. The hard work paid off, and he finally cheated and stole the sheep, and got three "I love you" words, and became a god.
Zhang Qidong once actually committed suicide by turning on gas because of a broken relationship!
Therefore, don’t think it’s too ridiculous to see Hong Qi commit suicide because his cousin doesn’t like him, because the inspiration even comes from reality.
When we are young, many people regard love as the whole life!
Cheng Hu once had a successful career in Hollywood, and indeed he once thought that he was an invincible representative of Hong Kong Island's entertainment industry. However, he encountered setbacks in Hollywood one after another, forcing him to return to Hong Kong Island and head north to the mainland from Hollywood in despair.
Wait, wait, instead of saying that "East and West" is an extremely absurd and nonsensical comedy, it would be better to say that this movie is actually about the absurd past of these big stars.
So this is a ridiculous but meaningful movie.
This is a movie that will make us, who are gradually no longer young, drink at the wine table, exchange glasses for glasses of wine, and suddenly the ridiculous things we experienced together when we were young come to mind. When we recall those embarrassing times together, we will be surprised to find that
, those are the happiest times, those years when you pick up your chopsticks to eat meat and put down your chopsticks to curse your mother are the most glorious years.
You go save your third princess, and I'll chase my little cousin. We'll keep you company in the mortal world, wandering around the world, laughing and joking. After you finish singing, I will appear on the stage, and let the cactus grow on the banana tree."
