56 History of action films

Action movies are a broad genre that includes gunfights, fights, chases, and anything else that can cause a human adrenaline rush. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Asian action movies generally refer specifically to action fighting. The earliest action movies can be traced back to the fifties of the last century, when the most talked-about action movies were Kwan Tak Hing's Wong Fei Hung, when there were few types of films, and even fewer action movies, everyone saw Wong Fei Hung jumping around and beating up the bad guys, and felt happy.

In the Bruce Lee era in the 70s, action movies were innovated, no longer the obvious fake model and fake routines before, the explosion of force was more rapid, and the action skills were more in line with science. It is also because of Bruce Lee that Chinese kung fu has gone to the world, and kung fu in English is the Chinese pronunciation.

In the later era of Jackie Chan Sammo Hung, the requirements for action movies were on a higher level, requiring them to look faster, more powerful, more reasonable in technique, and more realistic to the audience.

But in modern times, in the 21st century, with the rise of Hollywood computer stunts, it is easier to shoot martial arts films, and all kinds of magical actions can appear, refreshing the audience's three views. The most typical representative is Keanu Reeves' bullet time in The Matrix.

Action movies are innovating, and the audience's appreciation level is also innovating, and the audience knows whether computer stunts or live-action actions. In terms of visual effects, computer technology may be more dazzling, but in terms of sensory stimulation, the shock brought to the audience is not so strong.

What the audience wants to watch, the audience itself does not know, and can only be discovered and thought by film and television practitioners.

Korean movies started late, and "The True Color of Heroes" influenced an entire generation of Koreans, and to this day, those uncles in their thirties and forties still talk about Chow Yun-fat's sunglasses, windbreakers, and toothpicks.

Late start does not mean slow progress, especially in recent years, Korean film and television workers have learned from the strengths of hundreds of schools, summed up experience, boldly innovated, and finally figured out the audience's psychology of watching movies, and developed a unique set of film and television routines.

is like the very beginning of Korean romance films, popular all over Asia, all kinds of anti-Su Marie characters, such as the mainland popular domineering president spoiling little women, South Korea makes a savage girlfriend to bully little men, Jun Ji-hyun became popular overnight.

In Li Xiangchun's words: "At this time and that time, don't be intoxicated by the glory of the past and can't get out, the decline of Hong Kong films is an indisputable fact, where the film is good, you can go to learn experience, this is a topic that the old man talked about." ”

He added: "According to the latest film and television industry analysis report, if you want to open a new way out in the situation of Hollywood's computer stunts sweeping the world, you can only take the opposite path, because we are too late to engage in computer stunts to surpass Hollywood, but doing basic character actions Hollywood is never the opponent of Asians, to be precise, not the opponent of Chinese." ”

All kinds of big theories come together just to make me understand that the aesthetics of violence will be a top-secret weapon for Asian films to resist Hollywood's attacks, otherwise, Asian cinemas in the future will be the world of Hollywood.

Li Xiangchun patted me on the shoulder, "You will become a representative of the violent aesthetic genre film, John Woo, Takeshi Kitano, it is not impossible to surpass." ”

Being able to speak is a skill, and Li Xiangchun's language skills are very good, she insisted on saying a goal that was impossible in my mind so easily and insignificant.

She said that there is a young man in South Korea who likes to watch movies very much, especially action movies, and would rather skip meals than go to the cinema in high school, but he never thought that he would go to the cinema, because he felt that action movies should be what those rough men should do, and he was more literate and more suitable for reading and writing.

Even when he applied for college in high school, he did not go to the film drama major, but applied for philosophy.

But things are so magical, he finally went to film and television, and under the premise of non-film and television majors, he started as an assistant director, producer, screenwriter, director, in just a few years, he has won the Cannes Film Jury Award, the Golden Lion Award for Best Film, the Berlin Film Festival Afredborg's Award, and became internationally famous.

This person is Park Chan-wook! Li Xiangchun said in a highly admiring tone: "His directing skills are not below Takeshi Wu Kitano, and it is a matter of time before he surpasses them." ”

I was stunned and bowed my head in shame.

Because I don't know who Park Chan-wook is.

"You don't even know Park Chan-wook?" Li Xiangchun's glasses plummeted, it really fell, and the plastic toad glasses slid down the bridge of her nose and almost fell to the ground.

"Haven't you seen the revenge trilogy?" Li Xiangchun was anxious, "What about "Old Boy"? Have you ever heard of Old Boys? ”

"What old boy?" I continued to be at a loss.

Li Xiangchun's mouth was half open, stunned, "So, you don't know Cui Minzhi either?" ”

I shook my head and replied, "I'm not familiar with Korean movies, and the only thing I have an impression of is "Color is Empty" ......."

Li Xiangchun was speechless, sighed, and waved his hand at the end, "We don't talk about Korean movies, we talk about Hong Kong movies, there have been those good films in Hong Kong in the past ten years, you can count them with your fingers." ”

When it comes to Hong Kong movies, I'm happy, there are more good films in recent years, Shaolin football, kung fu, Infernal Affairs, and killing wolves......

Count with my fingers, I can't count a hand, I can't count it, and I found that I also said that I watched a movie, but if I count carefully, there are no more than five films that can be stored in my mind?

It seems that I have watched a lot of movies, but why can't I answer when someone asks me suddenly?

Li Xiangchun spread his hands and smiled, "Don't you think it's strange, in the past ten years, Hong Kong has produced hundreds of films, but if you want to name the classics, you find that there are only a few?" ”

It's really strange, what is the reason?

Li Xiangchun nodded his head: "The human brain has memory, some people have strong memory and some people have weak memory, and no matter how strong the memory is, people will remember some specific things deeply, such as what happened when we were ten years old, no one remembers." But if you have been injured at the age of ten, the scar will stay with you forever. ”

"What is a movie? It is entertainment, and at the same time it is also conveying a certain idea to the world, a certain concept, to do this, in order to be called a qualified movie, if the movie has a score mechanism, those classic good films should be above eighty-five points, so that the audience will remember deeply, but it is passable, and will not let the audience remember, this is the ultimate goal of film and television people. If a film gives the impression that you have seen it and forgotten it, it is not a qualified film. ”

I nodded, Master is so powerful, Master knows so much.

Li Xiangchun said again: "I said so much, just to let you understand that making a qualified movie is not as difficult as you imagined, of course, it is not easy, the point is that you must have this belief and this confidence." ”

Ask again: "You first said that killing the wolf is good-looking, where is the good-looking killing of the wolf?" ”

"The action scenes are good." I answered truthfully, in fact, after so many years, I only remember the last alley battle scene.

Li Xiangchun said: "That's right, that's what I'm talking about, the story of a play may not be good, but his action scenes are in place, and they will be brilliant, although you have no talent for film and television production, but for the control of action scenes, you must be better than others." Take Kill the Wolf as an example, do you know why the final alley battle scene is so brilliant? ”

I shook my head, I don't know.

Li Xiangchun said: "Because the last scene did not follow the design routine, it was two martial arts actors fighting each other by instinct. ”

Instinct, the fighting instinct that everyone has, is not pretentious, not hypocritical, just slightly more embellished.

The audience was shocked because of the truth of the play. Everyone has seen a fight in real life to a greater or lesser extent, and what a real fight looks like, everyone knows.

There is no dismantling and handing moves, there is no dazzle, just a fast and accurate ruthless, and the battle will end in a few seconds. I won't fight, and I will hold and fall for a long time.

Take boxing as an example, how many showmanships do the boxing champions have? No, it's all straight up, punching, blocking, that's the real fighting.

It is the primitive instinct of human beings to cut each other in the alley in the final stage of killing wolves, so it will shock the audience and make the audience forget it for a long time.

For an action movie to be brilliant, it must be at this level, as close to instinct as possible, and add a little beautification to make the audience feel shocked.

Li Xiangchun said: "You have this ability, you have sharp movements, explosive power, and aesthetics, and you go to South Korea, whether you are a film and television director or an actor yourself, you will have great development." ”

As soon as I got through Haikan, I said that my heart was surging, my blood was surging, and a golden avenue appeared in front of me, and a successful life beckoned to me.

I nodded and agreed to this proposal, but not all of them were moved by Li Xiangchun's words, and the young man's playful mind also played a big role.

Even if you don't succeed, you can go abroad for a wave.

After setting the goal, Li Xiangchun put forward a new request, watch more movies if you have nothing to do, they are all people in the film and television industry, why are you at a loss when you mention various directors and stars, how can this work?

It's like a martial arts circle, those who do martial arts, I don't know how to do the four major departments of martial arts?

I nodded, from today onwards, I will watch movies when I have time, and I will watch more.

Li Xiangchun said: "Well, especially watch more action movies, don't be limited to China, other countries also have good action movies, watch more." ”

said to Qin Zhen again: "From today on, I have nothing to teach him Korean, and when my Jiayuguan drama is over, I will take him to South Korea." ”

Speaking of this, I wonder again, since I know how action movies can be brilliant, can't they be in China? Why do you have to go to South Korea?

Li Xiangchun smiled, "There are many reasons, you can understand that going abroad is gold-plated." ”

"Gilded?"

Li Xiangchun took out a lip balm, the lower half was shining, the upper part was crystal clear, and the Korean word was printed, "Do you know how much this lipstick sells for in China?" 160 one, what about South Korea? It's about 80 pieces, but do you know where it's made? Made in Dongguan, factory price 20. ”