Fairly sincere "Little Soldier"

Ivory 2022-01-19 08:01:23

On the second day of the fifteenth year of the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, when I went home and passed by Xi'an, I took the time to watch the new year film "Little Soldier", which was released on Valentine's Day and had nothing to do with Valentine's Day. I think if you want to pursue a high box office, you should be cautious in entering the Lunar New Year stalls during the New Year. After all, many Chinese choose to stay at home for the New Year or visit relatives and friends, so there are few audiences and the theater is very deserted. I saw that the Korean sticks are very muscular but poor in Chinese, the lines are very ambiguous, and the editing seems not so satisfactory in some places. However, because Wang Leehom is so handsome, I originally took a high look at this film and set the score early. The grade is up to four stars, although it has no chance of being promoted, I still gave it four stars after seeing it.


As a New Year movie produced by Jackie Chan and as an action director personally, the whole film obviously bears the brand of an old man, but it uses a lot of raw faces on the big screen and produces some wonderful new ideas. Compared with Uncle Dan’s clank and iron bones, Jackie Chan’s kung fu films clearly have original tenderness and warmth. The new films of these years have changed from "Mythology", "Baby Project", "Shinjuku Incident", "Kung Fu King" to "The Agents Next Door". "To this time of "Little Soldier", "Shinjuku Incident" is cold and heavy. It is a different kind. "Kung Fu King" is about the first time that two Chinese Kung Fu superstars meet together. Jackie Chan also regained his drunken fist, "Baby Project." The appearance is very good, the little baby can still fascinate everyone, and "The Agent Next Door" has nothing but warm, relaxed and humorous. The pictures are shoddy and there is a suspicion of underestimating the audience's IQ. It turned out to be the case that got my special attention. For example, the most important point of the whole film of "Mythology" is to call on the brothers to pay attention to the protection of cultural relics. The things stolen by the United States and the British should be returned, and "Little Soldier" gives The key word is "Taiping".


The defeated general of the Great Patriotic Army and Liang Guo were afraid of death, the eldest princes and little men of the two small countries who could not beat the big waves during the Warring States period, in an early tragic ambush caused by a rape between the two countries. After that, he was inexplicably started to push the set. The war is fierce, and the setting is wonderful. The military and defense power of the general is far stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, so that it is impossible to be injured and captured by the soldiers (Jackie Chan is a soldier, except for), so 3,000 people were corpses everywhere. Afterwards, there was a duel between the two generals of Jackie Chan. At this time, Korean Bangzi, who is similar to Leehom, who is the protagonist of the corrupted old bridge section, was worried about his tricks, so he decided to cut the grass and root out with the encouragement of his teacher. When I watched it, I always thought of the well-known online short film "Hit a Big Watermelon", which is indeed the case. It is the lingering life of the aftermath of the war and being crushed by the cruel reality.


There were various encounters and accidents along the way. The young soldiers calculated each other's skin after going on a blind date, and completed the unique journey from Phoenix Mountain on the battlefield to Liang Kingdom. Let’s talk about the high-level dragon set that I have a little impression on, and they all say that the silly root Wang Baoqiang’s phrase "what's the situation" is the biggest joke of the whole film, and the short three-minute appearance makes the film shine. In the film, Ya was used as a sentry for Liang Elementary School by Leehom Wang and Jackie Chan to make money by tripping horses. When he was captured, he verbally accused Jackie Chan of losing the face of his country. Sure enough, such a silly and stupid role suits him, the so-called cctv In recent years, there have been many silly episodes of hit dramas that seem to be rat feces. Lin Peng, who is good at dancing with long sleeves, is a special recommendation. As the aunt who instructed the little doll to paint at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, this time she completely changed her image. Dirty, calculating, she is still a literate singer from the End of the World. The three appearances are still a bit far-fetched. After all, it is completely background music but it also echoes back and forth. However, besides Yu Rongguang of the coffee table, almost every dragon set has appeared at least twice, but it still looks a bit blunt. Another one I love very much is the queen of the barbarian. The actor is Xu Dongmei, a member of Jackie Chan’s new Seven Little Fortunes. Actually, I didn’t see if this barbarian can really be verified carefully in history, but her tumbling whip and horseback riding look forward to it. The figure makes me want to always bow down under the queen's skirt. The other barbarians looked too stupid, except for their outfits, which were considered three-dimensional.


Speaking of this new year's blockbuster costume is pretty good-looking, the styling is very careful, the music with loops is also not bad, and for a simple local citizen like me, it is also a bit cultural. "All the birds are living there, the phoenix is ​​alone and there is nothing to collect" from Song Yu's "Nine Debates". In addition, Ding Sheng and Xiao Ke filled in a "Rapeseed Flower", which was sung many times in the film. Not only was Jackie Chan humming, Wang Leehom was also chanting when he was rowing back to China. At this time, the soldier Jackie Chan carried the flag and listened to the hustle and bustle of Liangguo’s port. The Sword of the Middle Number flew into the lake, leaving only a big flag to not fall, just like the general of Liang Guo after the opening of the movie was stabbed to death by a flagpole by Wang Leehom, it is really a wonderful irony. And Lin Peng's singing just matched the sun and the moon in the mind of the young soldier. Director Ding Sheng started off by shooting commercials. I have never seen any of his previous works, but this time it was not bad. However, the film length is only about 90 minutes and it cost me 35 yuan, which is a bit painful.


The film sometimes has some deliberate echoes, such as "Liang Guo's liquor is too strong" at the beginning of the film and Jackie Chan said "Weiguo's liquor is not strong" when he is close to returning to China. There are also some quite pleasing designs, just like The opening of the movie I like very much is abstracted from the ink painting into the battlefield and at the end the battlefield is abstracted back to the ink painting. Long Ge's mantra in the film is "very good", but it is a pity that he is so cute that he has no silly roots at all. Jackie Chan’s map was engraved with “Taiping” on the back, which was the only word he knew. When Wang Leehom saw it, he said that the two words were not easy to write. In the end Jackie Chan died in battle and Wang Leehom surrendered to Qiang Qin, but finally achieved this. . Although the death of the protagonist in the Lunar New Year file is not only inconsistent with the tradition of the traditional Kung Fu movie that Jackie Chan will not die, it is also a bit embarrassing to watch, but it also spares no effort to express the theme. With such deliberation, I think the audience should still respond. At least don't finish cursing in one sentence. For example, it can be said that Wang Leehom is really handsome, really handsome, really handsome!

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Little Big Soldier quotes

  • the General: So tell me, what's your type? Slutty or learned?

    The Soldier: I prefer someone honest. A learned one is fine. She can teach me to read.

  • The Soldier: [to his bound captive] You know, when I was little, I caught a wild boar. My father set it free. Do you know why? It was pregnant. Are you pregnant?