Chapter 333: Repercussions
When a culture and sentiment are ridiculed and deconstructed, it means that it is in decline.
Martial arts culture swept the Chinese world half a century ago, but in the last decade, it has come to an inexorable and rapid end.
The original root may come from the anti-martial arts creation of "The Legend of Deer and Ding", through the success of a gangster and the failure of a group of chivalrous warriors, it deconstructs all kinds of magical fantasies that have shrouded martial arts in the past, dissolves the value rhapsody that attempts to rule the world through a skill, and erases all kinds of unrealistic gorgeous halos about heroes.
The so-called rivers and lakes do not exist, only grievances exist.
The essence of "The Demon Sect Master" is the same, deconstructing the so-called famous and decent family, and shaping the heroic version of Zhang Wuji.
Longlin Pictures' version of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer: Who Fights" is also this way, in today's death of chivalrous spirit, trying to create a righteous hero, is obviously thankless.
Typical failures such as "The True Color of Heroes 2018", after the street gangsters in "Crazy Boy" replaced Xiao Ma Ge as the spiritual idol of teenagers and was abandoned, the vain attempt to reshape the "brotherhood of the rivers and lakes" has become false and inappropriate.
The world has changed, and Lu Lin is not good at going against the tide!
The original intention of the creation of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer: Who Fights with the Front" is to play a wave of sentimental cards, deconstruct and ridicule the "famous and decent" to amuse people, and the martial arts scene of the all-star lineup will praise Miss Jing Xiang, and it will be enough to make a little more money with her hands!
Judging from the atmosphere of the scene, it was quite successful, and the audience applauded. Wang Whale, who came to cheer, smiled a little strangely, and then said to Lu Lin: "Director Lu, are you learning the "Demon Sect Master" ten out of ten?"
Lu Lin said: "The audience misses this, I also take medicine according to the prescription, who asked you to make the audience wait for twenty years!"
Wang Fatzi wanted to cry more and more without tears, and said secretly: "I knew I would shoot first!" But he just thought about it.
Lu Lin can rely on the momentum of himself and Longlin Pictures to find many artists to make cameos at low prices, but Wang Whale has no such influence.
"Let's go, we arranged a dinner party at the hotel next to us, let's have a drink and chat together!" Lu Lin invited.
Wang Whale said: "Yes, I have to eat a big meal today!"
The reception dinner was as lively as usual, but the next day, the word-of-mouth of the film was released. Douban has a score of 7.2 and a Time.com score of 7.9, among the many works directed by Lu Lin, the reputation is slightly worse.
But for Jing Xiang, it is the first work that has more than 7 points, and the significance is rare. So that the young lady nested on the sofa, and when she took the tablet to brush up on the movie review, she had to find some readings for Lu Lin from time to time.
"Hey, look at this, say that I play Zhao Min heroic, and I am definitely the most handsome one!" When the young lady said this, her eyes smiled like crescents, obviously she still cared about the comments of netizens.
Lu Lin laughed and said, "Well, I also watched it, and I praised you a lot!" In fact, some scolded Zhao Min played by Jing Yan for his lack of aura, and he was directly ignored by the two.
Most of the film reviews on Douban were written by the audience who attended the premiere yesterday, and they were basically more objective, and there was no sign of the influx of water armies.
Some said: The movie is very good, the play is smooth, I haven't seen such an enjoyable movie for a long time. There are a lot of stars, although most of them are outdated, but when twenty or thirty action stars who have gradually become obsolete gather together and make a martial arts movie seriously, the feeling is still very amazing, worthy of being the last Hong Kong-style martial arts!
There are also comments from the content: "Heaven and Dragon Slayer: Who Fights" is worthy of being the sequel to the Demon Sect Master, except for the first part of the Xuan Ming two elders who were killed and came back to life (is it a fake Xuan Ming two elders), the rest of the parts from the plot to the character design, to the drastic adaptation, and the deletion of the side plot, are all in the same vein as "The Demon Sect Master".
Zhao Min played by Jing Xiang is very handsome, full of nobility, fierce and treacherous, which may be because he has fallen in love with Zhang Wuji. I especially like her expression when she saw that she couldn't do anything in Wan'an Temple, and when she talked to Zhang Wuji before leaving, she was indifferent and kind, and she didn't look depressed at all.
For the six major factions, escaping from Wan'an Temple is a major event involving the survival of the sect. But for Zhao Min, it's just a game. A few characters in the rivers and lakes, what if they run away?
In terms of film style, this film inherits the deconstruction of the previous work. Except for a few Wudang who have a good temperament and Emei's glamorous and extraordinary, most of the rest are obscene and deer-headed rats.
Typical people such as Chen He and Zheng Kai played by the two elders of Huashan, although there is almost no fighting, but with their unique obscene atmosphere, they are eye-catching in such a martial arts blockbuster. It's a pity that the lines of the two are a little worse than the previous work, and the costumes are not as eye-catching as the previous work!
Of course, there are also criticisms, mainly focused on the beast Yi Xiaoxing. This person started with the online short drama "Never Expected", and has accumulated a lewd temperament after years of spoof short video shooting, coupled with the identity of the Shaolin monk in the film, he can make people laugh without opening his mouth, and his funny skills are not weaker than the two elders of Huashan played by Chen He and Zheng Kai.
Fortunately, it's just a matter of actors and not plots, otherwise this "Yitian" is afraid that it will suffer a lot of "resistance".
In terms of mainstream media, "China Film Report", "China Entertainment Report", Penguin, Xinlang and many others have given quite positive reviews. After all, Lu Lin has a good relationship with them, and the film is indeed okay.
Of course, compared with previous blockbusters, the shock is really poor. But "Yitian" is the kind of story with a very clear logical line, compared to some films in the same schedule that are full of loopholes and stories that are not clear, it is already very good.
The rest of the publicity activities are in charge of the company's publicity and distribution department, and the manager Dong Yi leads the department employees to work overtime, with three salaries and bonuses, and the rest start to take annual leave.
Lu Lin also saw that Tianzhai was in a villa in western Beijing, eating, sleeping, boxing, and writing, and his life was very boring.
Jing Yan was there on the twenty-eighth and ninth days, but on the night of the thirtieth, he wanted to go home to celebrate the New Year with his parents, and asked Lu Lin if he wanted to go over together.
Lu Lin has been used to being alone over the years, and he really asked him to go to someone else's house in the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and he was really a little uncomfortable, so he politely refused.
Jing Yan was not angry, and said with a smile: "Anyway, just one night, you can make some delicious food yourself, and I will come to you on the first day of junior high school!"
Lu Lin thought about it, it was really like this. Thinking of relatives may not be a festive season, and it is good on weekdays, and it is not bad for the New Year.
But when it came to the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Lu Lin diligently cooked six dishes for a while, and after being full of wine and food, he nestled on the sofa to listen to the New Year's call. The man said a few perfunctory words, and the woman could talk for a while, and it was not until eleven o'clock at night that I saw the young lady send a small video.
Seeing her hook her fingers, she said in a sweet voice: "Come closer, when I was looking for you, I was thinking about you explosively, and when I wasn't looking for you, I was thinking about you!"