Chapter 535: Quite a Rivalry is a Peak Duel
"Dragon Gate Inn" created a martial arts film model, with characters, narratives, scenes, and rhythms, so that the audience who was addicted to the Shaw Brothers fake flowers and fake grass studio at that time saw another possibility. Since then, martial arts films have to strengthen the sense of history, pay attention to the temperament of landscapes, design the rhythm of fighting, and understand the spirit of the times as its foothold of the times, and gradually become a poetic film product.
In the small watch studio, Xu Ke held the detailed script and cast list in his hands, but his eyes looked at the Longmen Inn directed by Hu Jinquan on the screen, and the poetic pictures in it said with great emotion.
Indeed, in terms of martial arts, Director Hu used the techniques of Peking Opera to innovate martial arts scenes, and several characters appeared, with the cooperation of music, just like the appearance of Peking Opera, which was as impressive; The film's innovative fighting style has also made Hong Kong, Taiwan and even mainland martial arts films finally step out of the shadow of the samurai films, establish a fighting method full of their own unique charm, and develop to the present, and finally become a unique genre film with great achievements in Hong Kong and Taiwan films." Qiao Feng nodded in agreement.
In fact, not only the previous directors were affected, but also in the past few decades, those martial arts films are still deeply influenced by the martial arts film style directed by Hu Jinquan.
Even Xu Ke in front of him, the future master of martial arts films, is still deeply affected, and even Xu Ke can be regarded as a director who has most perfectly inherited Hu Jinquan's martial arts style, whether it is the new Dragon Gate Inn in the original time and space, or the smiling proud rivers and lakes, or Huang Feihong, Green Snake, etc., these martial arts movies can be said to be re-created on the basis of martial arts movies laid by Hu Jinquan, and these starting points all began with "Dragon Gate Inn" as a successful model for Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts films.
"Do you have the confidence to shoot it well and go far beyond this classic directed by Hu Jinquan?" Qiao Feng's chin nodded at the movie that was still going on the screen, and asked with a smile.
"Mr. Qiao has gathered Li Lianjie, Qingxia, and Zhang Manyu together, and Cheng Xiaodong, an old partner, as a martial arts instructor, and Mr. Qiao has written the script so well, if I don't have confidence anymore, then I'm too sorry for Mr. Qiao's attention."
Although Xu Ke said that Li Lianjie, Lin Qingxia and other people are the guarantee of success, in fact, in his heart, the greatest confidence comes from himself.
Qiao Feng knew Xu Ke very well, so he shook his head with a smile when he heard this: "You are not honest, you obviously have confidence in yourself, but you just take it to others."
Xu Ke laughed, changed the topic and said: "Since the actor chooses Li Lianjie, then the final villain Cao Shaoqing, we must also choose a person who can be on par with Li Lianjie in kung fu, otherwise I am afraid that the final fight will not be exciting."
Qiao Feng was deeply convinced by the question raised by Xu Ke, because this question existed in the original time and space.
The new Dragon Gate Inn in the original time and space, played by Liang Jiahui with the actor Zhou Huai'an, and the villain Cao Shaoqing is Zhen Zidan, who has practiced martial arts since he was a child and has excellent kung fu.
Liang Jiahui has not watched a lot of martial arts movies and kung fu movies, but he doesn't know kung fu at all, so after the movie was released, many people complained that Zhou Huai'an's martial arts were too watery, and they were not as good as Qiu Moyan and Jin Jiaoyu played by Lin Qingxia and Zhang Manyu, and they played well.
In martial arts or kung fu movies, the most exciting thing must be that the two sides of the fight are on equal footing.
Take Li Lianjie as an example, his most classic fight scenes include Fang Shiyu's fight with Zhao Wenzhuo and Ji Chunhua, as well as the fight with Xiong Xinxin in Huang Feihong and the fight with Zhou Billy in Jingwu Fengyun, Tai Chi Zhang Sanfengli and Qian Xiaohao's fight and so on.
These most classic and most talked about are all on equal footing, and both sides are duels of martial arts masters.
Zou Zhaolong, who has played against Li Lianjie in Zhongnanhai Bodyguard, Adventure King, Heaven and Dragon Slayer: Demon Sect Leader and other movies, said that among the actors he has cooperated with in his life, he is the most comfortable to cooperate with Li Lianjie, because everyone's kung fu is good, you can catch each other's moves back and forth, and the fight is exciting enough, fun enough, and comfortable enough.
"What do you think of Yuan Heping's apprentice Zhen Zidan?" Qiao Feng thought for a while and said.
"Zhen Zidan?" Xu Ke was a little dazed, the name was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember when he had heard it for a while.
"Well, Zhen Zidan, he is Li Lianjie's junior brother, he was first discovered by Yuan Heping and starred in Xiao Taiji, and then not long ago he starred with Zhang Xueyou, Ren Dahua, and Zheng Yuling in a police and bandit film, special police dragon slayer." Qiao Feng said with a smile.
"Oh, it was him, I remember." When it came to specific movies, Xu Ke immediately matched the name with the person in his impression.
When Xiao Taiji was released in 84, the box office was not bad, and the box office of more than 6 million was already very good when the box office could break 10 million at that time.
Therefore, Zhen Zidan at that time could be said to be a rising star in the film industry, especially in martial arts movies.
It's just a pity that the drama is popular, but it is not popular, Zhen Zidan felt that the development in Hong Kong was not good, so he returned to the United States, and then returned to Hong Kong again this year to film.
That is, Zhen Zidan's mother Mai Baochan and Yuan Heping's sister are good friends and sisters, otherwise, like Zhen Zidan, who was valued by Yuan Heping back then, but then ran back to the United States regardless of the picking, Yuan Heping would never give him a second chance.
After returning to Hong Kong this year, Yuan Heping once again praised Zhen Zidan, among which the special police dragon slaughter made Zhen Zidan account for the most fighting scenes, spit out Zhen Zidan's personal characteristics.
SWAT Dragon Slayer is one of the first few excellent Hong Kong action films, with a gripping plot, powerful action, subtle martial arts fights, and intense gunfights. Unlike Wu Yusen's legendary depiction of gunfire, the style of this film is more rigid, more like the Miami Dragons in its heyday.
The producer of this movie is Debao, which is also a rare and good movie after Debao and Princess Jin fell out and participated in the formation of Xinbao Cinema.
Pan Disheng also screened the film at this year's Cannes Film Festival, making it widely circulated in Europe, where Zhen Zidan was also admired.
But although this movie was a hit in Cannes, its performance was average after its release in Hong Kong.
It's actually funny to say the reason, and it also made director Yuan Heping a laughing stock for a while.