Twenty years ago it was a classic, now it is a joke

Camylle 2022-04-20 09:02:46

Jackie Chan's works in the past two years can be described as full of "positive energy", whether it is "The Lion of Heaven", which promotes national reconciliation, or "Kung Fu Yoga", which promotes the "Belt and Road", plus this anti-Japanese theme "Flying Tigers on the Railway", Jackie Chan has become the director of the "Foreign Propaganda Bureau" in the entertainment industry. But even so, I really can't figure out why Jackie Chan wants to take on such an anti-Japanese drama.
There is not much to say about the plot of the film. Everyone is familiar with the story of the Flying Tigers robbing the train and blowing up the bridge. Director Ding Sheng, who has worked with Jackie Chan many times, is good at male dramas. Whether it is the series "Little Soldier", "Tough Guy" or "Rescue Mr. My" a few years ago, Ding Sheng's works have always been very "manly", full of manly blood. In particular, the excellent realistic and oppressive atmosphere in "Rescue Mr. My" has been widely praised. This time, Ding Sheng gave up the realistic route that he was good at, and turned an anti-Japanese drama that could have been made into a comedy-style anti-Japanese drama. When the plot of a drama is incurable, no amount of gorgeous fights and HTC scenes can save the film. Although there is no such magic trick as "bullet turning" (the film also mocks this passage), "flying over the eaves and walking the wall", the film is too uglified and mentally retarded and the Japanese invaders in China (played around by a few railway workers) make the film comparable to Feng Xiaoning's. "Hands Up" is shoulder to shoulder. As a comedy, the film's ability to comedy is also subordinate. I am embarrassed when I watch the funny jokes. The only thing that can be called a joke is Jackie Chan's self-deprecating "duang" section. It cannot be denied that it is not easy for Jackie Chan, who is over 60 years old, to maintain the frequency of one or two works a year, but I also hope that the next time he takes on the film, he will be more careful in the selection of the script.
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  • Roderick 2022-03-22 09:02:56

    Long live the Red Army! Long live the Eighth Route Army! Long live the victory of the Anti-Japanese War! Long live big brother! Long live the Dragon Prince! The role of Prince Long is the second time!

  • Alvena 2022-03-23 09:03:26

    Isn't this a Jackie Chan-style anti-Japanese drama? If it's a TV series, it's about the same level as a hand-pulling devil. Big brother Jackie Chan really thought that if he made a "duang" in the film, he could make the audience forgive you for making a bad film?