The 66-year-old Jackie Chan is still young. He will lead a group of young actors to present the action movie "Vanguard" to the audience during the National Day holiday.
Jackie Chan, who has made great achievements in the film industry, is equally exciting in lace news, but when this love scene is shooting a movie, the crew has reported the news of several heroines crying together after the filming.
In fact, looking at Jackie Chan's works, most of them are action movies, and there are many female characters who join the fight. The eldest brother is very involved in his work. "Lianxiangxiyu" is obviously not suitable for the dedicated Jackie Chan.
But despite the early precedents, scenes of several heroines crying in their arms are still relatively rare. What movie is being made that makes the actors so miserable?
The name of this movie is "Flying Eagle Project", and the "Flying Eagle Project" is probably just a prefix of a familiar movie like the "Chinese Zodiac" in the impression of young people today.
But in fact, it can be regarded as the most expensive movie in the 90s. Because of the huge cost, Jackie Chan was taken away by the company and the film was not made for two years.
This article will briefly talk about this "expensive film".
First of all, let’s briefly talk about the plot: the hero of the movie, Jack, is an adventure lover. He finally got rid of the African natives. He immediately received an urgent call from the Count of Spain. The other party asked Jack to rush to Spain.
As Germany felt that it might be defeated at the end of World War II, it buried the looted tens of thousands of tons of gold in the Sahara Desert in Africa.
On the treasure hunt, Jack and the archaeological expert Ada, the granddaughter of the German adjutant, Elsa and the Japanese beauty Peach encountered a series of thrilling but fun-filled events. Although they were ultimately out of gold, several people had a special life and death struggle. Harvest.
In the 90s, this large-scale action film shot across the ocean and across continents has its special features.
First, the film cleverly combines action elements and funny elements. Because of the special shooting scene, it is more attractive than the previous Jackie Chan action movies. Compared with the various bloody fighting scenes in Hollywood, this film takes action and comedy to the extreme.
I have to mention the super chaotic and powerful simulation of the powerful turbine in the movie. Jackie Chan cleverly used the strong wind and battle in the movie to create a funny look.
The airplane warehouse was blown into chaos, and several people simulated a gale fight inside. Everyone’s face was full of joy. This clip became the most impressive picture in the film.
Second, the characters in the movie have distinct personalities, and there is friction between the protagonists but they are full of fun.
Different from the heroic character of action movies, although the hero Jack is an adventure lover, he has no so-called lofty ideals and heroic pursuits.
Jack has always been rushing for gold. Even if he is looking for water and fighting mysterious people later, it is difficult for us to feel the spirit of a traditional hero in this male protagonist.
But in the difficult process of surviving in the desert, this not "great" male protagonist uses his own wisdom and wisdom to help his companions escape under the attack of the buried guard. It is also because of this "little man-like" role setting that Jack's humor and cleverness are perfectly integrated, bringing the audience a dangerous and happy movie-watching experience.
This is vividly demonstrated in the clips of drinking water in the desert in the film. Jack was walking in the desert with the three heroines and two Muslims. On the way, everyone was thirsty and unbearable. The two Muslims had water for everyone to drink.
But it turned out that Jack had hidden a trick. The clothes he was wearing turned out to be able to store water. He inserted a tube in his clothes to let every heroine hold him and drink water secretly in his arms. As a result, every girl held Jack with her hands and feet and refused to let it go after drinking the water. The scene where everyone snatched it was very funny.
The three heroines have their own characteristics. Ada, an archaeologist from China, is witty and dignified. When she meets Ilsa, a German girl who loves to be coquettish and somewhat hypocritical, the two of them dislike each other and often quarrel. .
After a few people experienced various life-and-death moments, the two girls who had survived in danger let go of their knots and eventually became good friends. Another Japanese girl is closer to the existence of the muse in this film. The existence of vases in Hong Kong films in the 1990s is more to add color to the film.
Think about it carefully, Jackie Chan is dealing with several girls. The story doesn't need to be too deep, it is already very attractive, not to mention the life and death with them.
Third, the behind-the-scenes story of the movie is also worth studying.
1. The film cost a lot of money, and Jackie Chan, who was the director, was also stopped from filming for two years.
The main creative team shoots across continents. Jackie Chan is very attentive to hardware facilities. Because his movies don't use special effects, he spends a lot of time on props.
In addition, Jackie Chan is generous, and the living treatment for the crew is quite good. For hundreds of people in a foreign land, clothing, food, housing and transportation are a big expense. The cost of this film finally reached 115 million Hong Kong dollars, which was called the most expensive Hong Kong film in the 1990s. The huge number shocked the senior management of Jiahe, so Jackie Chan was not allowed to direct the tube for the next two years.
2. The shooting environment is very difficult, the staff is unaccustomed, and the actresses are crying. The high temperature in the desert caused the entourage to suffer, and the actresses hugged and cried out after the filming. The machine can't stand the high temperature, so you have to cover it with a cloth to shoot.
3. As mentioned earlier, Jackie Chan attaches great importance to prop production, but the crew did not expect that the props' banknotes were too realistic to be used as real banknotes in the market. For this reason, the film footage was confiscated by the police for a while, and finally got it back after the unremitting efforts of lawyers and Jackie Chan.
However, the production manager of the film went to jail for three months. The filming process was bumpy. After finishing the necessary shots, the crew returned to Hong Kong with heavy equipment.
Fourth, topics worth thinking about, such as money, human nature, war, and religion, run through the entire film.
The movie starts with a treasure hunt. Looking for the buried gold is the driving force for the group to encounter various difficulties and obstacles.
Although money is so fascinating, when everyone suffers from the extreme heat and dry mouth in the desert, the charm of money is far less than a mouthful of water; and when everyone faces the siege of the German guards, money is obviously incomparable to life. On par.
But in the face of war, human life is humble and involuntary.
Although the topic of war in this film is only brought about by Jack’s simple sentence "For a world war, I only know that there can be a third time", it also makes people feel the cruelty of war deeply, and it also gives This treasure hunt has a special mission.
In terms of religion, two believers appear in the film, and their attitudes towards violence are completely different. One is resolutely opposed to the use of violence, and the other hopes to use violence to make the world feel the misery of this group.
Which person's standpoint should be used to treat believers?
This film provided a religious proposition for everyone to think about in the 90s. Although it has given almost a unified answer today, the audience will also imagine whether that group has really had a beautiful garden of thoughts when watching it.
In the 1990s, the treasure hunt movie boom hit, Hong Kong film and television industry people are eager to try, but there are few individuals who can do it like the "Flying Eagle Project".
Although the film still has a lot of room for improvement in terms of logic and scenes, whether it is the level of care in framing and props, or the protagonist’s transnational setting, or Jackie Chan’s talent in action movies , This movie can be regarded as a meticulous work at the time.
Thinking about topics such as money, human nature, war, religion, "Flying Eagle Project" has also reached a rare international height.
Especially when interpreting life and human nature, one scene can make the audience feel:
The group of people walked forward with heavier and heavier steps in the desert. The desire for gold has long gone with the wind, and all that is left is the humble desire for survival.
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