In Hollywood, this is also a follow-up work of an epic masterpiece, but after the success of "Gladiator", the word-of-mouth and box office results of "Alexander the Great", "Troy", "Kingdom of Heaven", etc. Far less than expected. Similarly, the domestic giant martial arts costumes, triggered by the award of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and the big sale of "Hero", flocked to "House of Flying Daggers", "The Promise", "Night Banquet", "Full City" "Golden Armor", although the propaganda and hype techniques are full of tricks, it is difficult to reproduce the glory. It seems that no matter at home or abroad, the market is not simply won by "copying" and "speculation", and success only belongs to the pioneers who can lead the trend.
Speaking of the history in the epic, in my impression, the domestic costume movies have only been married to martial arts in recent years. Since Chen Kaige's "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin" was defeated in Maicheng, it has been insulated from history. It seems that we have to go back to director Xie Jin. In the era of "The Opium War", I don't know if this is the result of being preempted by those costume TV dramas that occupy the screen with long-form blockbusters. The ancient costume movies with martial arts as the selling point are going further and further on the road to commercialization. In order to render the viewing effect, the martial arts action design is becoming more and more dazzling, and the gorgeous costumes are becoming more and more dazzling, and even far from the story. Zhang Yimou, who is the initiator, is to blame for the trend of plot development and independent development, covering the actors' performances and taking the lead. China's 5,000-year history can only be interpreted on the screen as the flower fists and embroidered legs of the chivalrous man and the breasts and buttocks of the queen's palace maid? They have King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, don't we also have Liu Guanzhang and the Five Tiger Generals? They have Caesar, Alexander the Great, don't we also have Qin Huang, Han Wu, Tang Zong, Song Zu? Why can't we see the atmosphere of history and the temperament of epic in Chinese costume movies? To investigate its origin, it seems that it has to fall on the cultural origin of China's lack of epic traditions! Fortunately, we also had Zhang Zhiliang's "Ink Attack" last year, and this year will have Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff".
The defensive battles in "King Arthur" and "Ink Attack" are similar in purpose, and they both use the strategy of lure the enemy to go deeper and wipe out the enemy in one battle. King Arthur fought for freedom, Mozhe Geli fought for non-offensive, and the starting points were different, but they were all for the beliefs upheld in their hearts. There is also love and brutal fighting on the battlefield, as well as compassion for innocent lives and compassion for the weak. However, the fierce domineering and soaring arrogance in "King Arthur" is far better than "Ink Attack", and the dark side of Chinese culture exposed by the ministers of Liang Wang compromised the momentum of "Ink Attack". Of course, this is also the most real. I can only hope that John Woo's "Chibi" will be able to withstand Hollywood's "Troy"!
Speaking of martial arts design, the martial arts in the ancient Roman era in "King Arthur" are simple and practical. Because of their simplicity and beauty, every move and style is a melee fight between life and death. However, Chinese Kung Fu started from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and it even developed to the point where "Dance" replaces "Wu" in "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers". I don't know the masters of Yuan Heping and Cheng Xiaodong. Would you feel sad for relying on Diao Weiya so much? And we only have Donnie Yen and his "Slaying the Wolf" and "Dragon Tiger Gate" still maintaining respect for the beauty of power and fighting in Chinese Kung Fu. In fact, no matter how fancy and lively the martial arts scene is just a passing visual glimpse, what really touches people's hearts is the joys and sorrows of the characters' fate, what really shocks people is the ups and downs of the dream of Qianqiu's family and country, and this is a good movie The power of cinema!
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