There has been enough discussion about the long shots of this film, so this article mainly uses this film to talk about the decline of old-school action movies represented by Jackie Chan and Stallone and its reasons.
What I have to say before starting the text is the Chinese translation of the film-"Jiantian Rescue". Anyway, this kind of film is not translated into a rescue or a hurricane. I always remind Jing Tian to rescue when I name it. If this film is What can I do if I also enter the Jingtian universe!
1 The definition of an old-school action movie and its fall
The so-called old-school action movies refer to movies that are based on as realistic as possible, non-supernatural abilities, and dominated by multiplayer combat. Representative works such as "Police Story", "Die Hard", "First Blood", "The Bourne" and even "The Expendables" series.
Of course, in recent years, movie fans can perceive the loss of this type of film from the box office. For example, in the top ten North American box office in 2019, there was no such film, but in the 1980s and 1990s, there were often several moments when they were on the list at the same time. Of course, some people say that Marvel superhero movies are essentially action movies, but in addition to their ability to have entered an inhuman state, another problem is that they do not have the spiritual core of old-school action movies (mentioned below).
2 superhero movies turned out
Since the advent of "Iron Man 1" in 2008, old-school action movies can be said to have completely disappeared. It is conceivable that when the audience sees a Thanos who can ruin the world by snapping his fingers, a Thor who can attract thunder with a hammer, or a Hulk who tears up the Nordic gods, those who will fall to the ground after being beaten. Jackie Chan, Stallone, and Bruce Willis really seem to be swept into the garbage dump of history.
In fact, old-school action movies are not without innovation and experimentation. Back then, "Matrix" and "The Bourne Shadow" were both very successful works. One is looking good and the other is realism, both have made good attempts. But in front of the superheroes, he was still ruthlessly crushed.
In the 2019 North American box office rankings, superhero movies occupy 3 seats. And "Avengers 4" won the first place in global movie box office history by re-screening.
3 The Ebb of Values in Old School Action Movies
One thing I have to say is that old-school action movies not only have their own logo on the content, but also have their own core even at the value level, that is, the conservative rightist color is strong.
To put it simply, the protagonist in the movie must be a man, must be alone, must be a powerful force that does not trust the authority, and must be a powerful force to fight the villains themselves. They never complain about the injustice of fate, even if their luck is outrageous. For example, Bruce Willis, who always appears in the wrong place at the wrong time ("Die Hard" series), always has conflicts with superiors or government departments, such as Stallone, who is always chased by superiors ("First Blood "Series), they are always loyal to their family and love, such as Schwarzenegger who would rather drive away the plane without authorization to save his family ("True Lies"), they are all small people with no superpowers, and they never dream of being unrealistic For example, Jackie Chan, who has been working as a police officer for decades to catch thieves on the front line instead of sitting in the office ("Police Story" series).
These conservative values are now rampant in political correctness, and white male actors can only play the villain in Hollywood, which of course will appear out of place.
Because the taciturn uncle Dongmu ("The Good, the Bad and the Good") is not popular now, this will be said to be cancer of a straight man.
4 Jackie Chan's aging
When the fifth part of "First Blood" and the sixth part of "Die Hard" were filmed, I think Stallone and Bruce Willis should also be aware of their physical aging. After all, action movie stars can be regarded as a bowl of youth rice.
Chinese-language movies are originally martial arts movies and action movies, but after Jet Li, Jackie Chan, and Donnie Yen, who else can take over? Except for Wu Jing, who is already quite young, there seem to be very few people who can be named. If there are many talents in the future, Jackie Chan is not still advancing at the rate of one film per year (bad film), although the action scenes in the film have already been greatly reduced.
A few years ago, he was old and old. Uncle Liam, who has suddenly emerged in the genre of action movies, seems to be almost unable to play, not to mention the 56-year-old who has returned to everyone’s attention with the "Quick Chase" series . Keanu Reeves .
Maybe in the future old-school action movies, only military individual combat can be filmed. Maybe in the future old-school action movies can only shoot long shots to show off their skills, maybe there will be no old-school action movies in the future. But you can still remember the real person, or at least it seems to be the era of real people fighting.
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