Chapter 81 Double Line Screening "Plan A"

On May 15, 1983, a month after the release of "Best Partner", Cheng Long's "Plan A" also began to be relayed.

For Cheng Long, Wang Jie has always been in a free-range attitude, because his personal style is too strong, so far Wang Jie has only personally directed a "Myth" starring Cheng Long. Wang Jie also talked openly and honestly with Cheng Long about this issue, and Cheng Long also expressed his understanding, and he was also grateful to Wang Jie for creating the conditions for his interpretation, by the way.

Everyone has their own selfishness, and the strength of DreamWorks Group in Xiangjiang is too great, and it has begun to have the style of Asia's largest film company. Cheng Long's career has also grown a lot compared to the original time and space, especially under the guidance of Wang Jie, he has set his goal in Hollywood. is different from the original time and space, the original time and space Jiahe tried his best to cultivate Cheng Long and let him enter Hollywood, but it was not until Cheng Long was forty-two years old that he squeezed a way out of the United States, but at this time Cheng Long was almost unable to fight. In this time and space, because Wang Jie holds three top Hollywood film companies, for Cheng Long, it is only a matter of time before he enters Hollywood.

"Plan A" is the first time that DreamWorks has collaborated with other companies, and Golden Harvest has great expectations for this film. This movie did not disappoint the two companies, because Cheng Long became famous earlier than the original time and space, and came into contact with Hollywood's advanced film industry system in advance, so although the main part of the story of this "Plan A" has not changed much, but the film has improved much in terms of special effects compared to the original version, many employees of DreamWorks have experience of further study in the United States, especially special effects artists, who have been flowing back and forth between Industrial Light and Magic and DreamWorks all year round, and it can be said that DreamWorks' special effects department is the most advanced in Asia.

The quality of "Plan A" has improved a lot, and the box office has naturally grown wildly. The box office of the film reached more than 14 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week of release, and the reason why there are so many box offices is that in addition to the movie being more exciting, there is also a relationship between the two lines. Together, DreamWorks Cinemas and Golden Harvest Cinemas account for more than two-thirds of the main cinemas in Hong Kong, so the number of screens in "Plan A" is also the largest in the history of Hong Kong, which is a record.

At the same time as the box office explosion of "Plan A", the comments of major media were also relatively positive, because there was a storm of "The Voice of Nature" before, so the degree of criticism of the media of DreamWorks Group has been reduced a lot.

"Ming Pao Weekly" commented: First of all, Cheng Long and his enemies shuttled through the alleys, coming and going, maybe there were only one or two alleys. Secondly, Jackie Chan's method of defeating 8 enemies is unreal. To give two examples, for example, the first villain was poked down with a bamboo pole. Obviously, the speed of the bicycle is not fast, and the alley is very wide, which can be avoided by normal people, why can't well-trained villains avoid it. The second villain is knocked over by the door opening. Coincidentally distorted, there was just someone behind the door, knocking on it and opening it, and hitting it when it was opened. Also, the door is only open on the top half, have you ever seen a door that opens up and down? Third, there is no sense of speed in the chase scene. There is no car chase, at least there must be a motorcycle chase, so when I read this paragraph, I think it is too slow. Bikes, or bikes in the alleys, it's impossible to be fast. You think, if these dozen enemies don't ride, they rely on two legs, and there is a better chance of catching Jackie Chan. Fourth, there is no need for weapons. In this movie, there are not only guns, but even grenades. Cheng Long doesn't need it, after all, he has never used it, and the opponent doesn't need it, isn't it stupid? If you think about it carefully, there is really no sense of reality at all. This kind of chase and fight is like a group of adults pretending to be a family, hiding and seeking, so embarrassing. But after the audience watched it, they liked it very much. So, why does the audience like such a fake play? First of all, it really doesn't mean good. For movies, blindly seeking truth does not mean that it is the best. A story is a compression, extension, cropping, or refinement of real life. If we were to record real life without editing, there would be few people watching that kind of movie. In fact, there is never any real art, and the value of art lies in the fact that it is not a real copy. However, art that is completely detached from reality can also appear fake. For the audience, the important thing is not the truth, but the sense of reality. In terms of realism, this movie still has a lot of efforts: for example, using the width and narrowness of the lens to shoot the narrowness of some alleys, so that the audience thinks that the actors are unable to hide, and then use the quick push and pull of the camera to create a sense of speed to cover up the lack of speed of the bicycle, and so on. Second, juggling-like comedic action scenes. Cheng Long's comedy action scenes have always been talked about by the audience, but in fact, these are not so much kung fu as juggling. A common sense, real kung fu may not look good. The juggling-like action scenes here are both nice to watch and funny. As for whether you can throw the bike and knock the bad guy to the ground with someone and the car, it doesn't matter to the audience. The audience's true judgment is often inclined to approve what they want to believe. For example, Cheng Long is so powerful, this can be had. Genre films, especially comedies, don't need to pursue logical truth, as long as life experience is real. When the audience sees the bad guy being abused, they will get the moral pleasure of punishing the rape and eliminating the evil, and this logic of good and evil retribution may also bring the audience a sense of reality. Cheng Long did not forget to harm himself after defeating the eight enemies, he is not a tall hero image, he is a small person who escaped by luck, and the small person makes the audience more immersed, which will also add points to the sense of realism. Thirdly, the bad guy is beaten and reacted in one shot. Cheng Long's pursuit of truth is to fight really. But like I said earlier, it's not necessarily good to be beaten, but it's definitely good to be beaten. Therefore, as smart as Cheng Long, he has discovered a unique editing method: that is, try to put the action of being beaten and the body reaction after being beaten in one shot, so that the audience can see a complete process. For example, the first villain who gets poked, we can clearly see the bamboo pole poking him in the right chest, and then he rolls over and falls to the ground. It's really not cut here. Finally, the rhythm of chasing-fighting-chasing-fighting. The rhythm of the movie is what we have always paid attention to. In fact, the main reason why many movies are unbearable is that the rhythm is wrong. Art in all time and space is the unity of repetition and change. Repetition and change form the rhythm. In our opinion, Cheng Long is not only a kung fu superstar, but also a natural rhythm master. For example, in this paragraph, the rhythm of chasing-fighting-chasing-fighting is very powerful. When chasing, give the audience suspense and expectation: can you escape, when can you catch up? When fighting, give the audience pleasure: seeing the bad guy being beaten, wow, cool! As for the truth, well, the good guys in the movie must beat the bad guys, this is the reality that the audience expects.

"Oriental Daily" commented: It is rare that the three most popular of Seven Little Fortunes are together, and they are all male protagonists. This film is full of good scenes, the whole plot is very coherent, the action scenes are more ingenious than the other, only the final battle is slightly flawed, Dewey's kung fu is quite powerful, in order to take care of his image, he had to use a bomb to finish.

"Business Daily" commented: Different from Bruce Lee's sharp and tough Jeet Kune Do, Cheng Long opened up a new world for kung fu films in a witty and humorous way, and created his own movie legend. Among them, he rides a bicycle to evade the pursuit as a colorful passage of the whole film, the action design is novel and smooth, the rhythm is clear and bright, full of unexpected comedic effects, and the story is told entirely with body language, as if watching Chaplin's action scenes. After getting tired of watching the martial arts films of directors such as Zhang Ce and other directors, feel the epoch-making Cheng Long movie, which has a unique flavor.

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