There are fewer and fewer performances that can put self-esteem underfoot

Clarissa 2022-03-20 09:02:02

I really admire the actors in this movie.

Because Junior Brother Shui Piao is a person who "especially loves eggs", he can even eat broken raw eggs that fall on shoelaces and other people's pants.

Because the big brother of Tietou Gong is a person who is "especially easy to be spineless", he will be shot in the head by a glass bottle, take off his shorts as a white flag, and put his opponent's underwear on his head.

Tai Chi's Ah Mei is a "specially inferior" character, so she doesn't wash her hair, her face is full of oily shine and acne, and she is slapped twice by the protagonist but not angry. Even "pretending to be beautiful" is to dress up as a very ugly beauty, otherwise it will be bald, and the only beautiful image is the "Kung Fu Couple" poster that appears on the building at the end of the film.

Why is my dad not Li Ka-shing? Because he is a "bald" character, so... he has always been bald.

I haven't seen these dedicated performances in movies or TV shows for many years. The last one seems to be "Crazy Racing", and the main characters in that one are basically either oily or sweaty, and bald.

First of all, the general environment may feel that my country's economy has taken off, so there is no need to make these miserable and self-respecting movies. Next, you can imagine the current domestic actors. What they like more is the star halo and spokesperson halo given to them by their status as actors. The image they are most keen to maintain in the fashion show. What? Playing ugly in a TV show? Can't do it! Hair permed into curly hair, pretending to be curled spontaneously, a pockmark on your face and a pair of large-frame glasses is a breakthrough image, and you can even win awards for it.

Imagine that even if the Hong Kong stars in this movie can still act like this, will the new generation of star actors be involved in the plot? No, I will only look at the performance of eating shoelaces, eating broken eggs, and wearing other people's underwear with sympathetic and pitiful eyes.

Many new-generation "actors" have no life experience and no academic support. They have changed careers from models and idols. They are best at controlling expressions, finding the right position, showing a stiff-necked posture, and frowning is the best. In order to express the mysterious and unpredictable psychological activities of "there must be something strange about this matter".

All "performing" artists are welcome to take their seats.

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Extended Reading
  • Frieda 2021-12-25 08:01:10

    Stephen Chow’s movie likes this one the most, I will never tire of it

  • Lottie 2022-03-28 09:01:05

    Why is this such a good work only 7.1 points? It seems that there are not many Hong Kong films around 2001 that can be appreciated by the mainland, not to mention the idea, action design and special effects. Which one is still crushing the same kind today? This is the most touching part of Xing Ye's works that describes the friendship. Have you all forgotten the brothers who played football with you in those years?

Shaolin Soccer quotes

  • Sing: Phone home like ET, Mui. You don't belong on Earth.

  • Sing: [to an enraged Hooking Leg] Please calm down. Anger destroys the soul.

    Hooking Leg (Second Brother): Calm down? If I didn't calm down, I would have killed you guys sooner!

    [picks up a cleaver]