A few years ago, CCTV Spring Festival Gala was ridiculed by netizens for paying too much attention to traffic. Whoever is popular in the entertainment industry and has high traffic will be invited to the Spring Festival Gala.
In fact, CCTV Spring Festival Gala has not only begun to pay attention to traffic in recent years, but has attached great importance to traffic from the beginning. Three of the four hosts of the first 1983 Spring Festival Gala were high-traffic stars that year, Ma Ji, Jiang Kun , Liu Xiaoqing . In the 1984 Spring Festival Gala, there were film and television stars Jiang Lili , and in the 1985 Spring Festival Gala, the hosts were Zhang Yu and Banban.
On the Spring Festival Gala of 1985, the crew also invited several martial arts stars to perform martial arts programs, including the familiar Zhao Changjun and Wang Qun. The most eye-catching couple in this program is undoubtedly a "couple", Hao Yong. and Zhang Xiaoyan.
The reason why Hao Yong and Zhang Xiaoyan were invited to the Spring Festival Gala is because they shined in the hit movie " Heroes from Ancient Times ". The combination of a man and his daughter-in-law left a very deep impression on the audience. impression.
1. Plot summary
In the middle and late Qing Dynasty , the Tiandihui organization was active in western Sichuan. The Qing government sent five masters headed by Sima Li to lead troops to encircle and suppress the Tiandihui. Under the guidance of the traitors, the general rudder of the Tiandihui was destroyed, and the general The rudder was killed, and the Heaven and Earth Society prepared to send elite soldiers and strong generals to pick up the orphans of the dead brothers, including Zhang Ermao, the son of the chief rudder.
Everyone in Tiandihui was ambushed by Qing soldiers at the dock. During the melee, Jiang Hai struggled to cut the cable but fell into the river. Most of the orphans were rescued, but Zhang Ermao, the two brothers Big Leopard and Little Leopard, and his mother-in-law were trapped in the city.
The mother-in-law killed her rebellious son with her own hands, but at the same time she misunderstood the hall leader Tie Biao. With the help of a local rich man, the "big man", the mother-in-law took the children and escaped from the city, preparing to go to Tiandihui to share the helm.
In Lijiazhai, the children discovered that everyone in the village had been killed by Sima Li and other five masters. They kidnapped Jiang Hai and threatened her mother-in-law to hand over Zhang Ermao.
The man who does not know martial arts secretly untied the rope of Jiang child. Everyone fell into a melee and the children were gradually defeated. The man's child bride "little daughter-in-law" who was highly skilled in martial arts suddenly appeared. Tie Biao also came to help. The children and the injured mother-in-law Escape.
A group of people was ambushed again on the road. The mother-in-law died tragically in a battle with five masters alone to protect the children. The children escaped successfully with the help of the Tibetan yak formation.
Sima Li and others pursued them and ambushed the five children again in the waterwheel house next to the creek. Fortunately, Tie Biao and his "little wife" arrived and they escaped again.
On the snowy mountain, the man’s wife finally caught him and wanted to take him home. The other four children fell into the trap set by Sima Li and others and were captured.
The "little daughter-in-law" summoned friends from all over the world to attack Sima Li and others' camp to rescue people. Tie Biao also led the Tiandihui people to help out. All the five masters were killed, Zhang Ermao and others were rescued, and everyone's misunderstanding about Tie Biao was also resolved. .
2. Children's utopian martial arts film
If you look at "Heroes from Ancient Times" with today's eyes, this movie has a lot of "awkward points".
Sima Li and other five masters of the Qing court had two or three opportunities to directly fight against the five children. Before the reinforcements of the younger wife and Tie Biao, they should have been able to deal with these children with a handful of hands, but they ended up being defeated time and time again. Failed in a great situation.
You must know that even though the four young men Jiang Hai, Zhang Ermao, Big Leopard and Little Leopard have great kung fu, they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of internal strength, hard strength and strength. How could they have been entangled with Sima Li and the others for so long.
Apart from the reason that Sima Li and the others wanted to catch someone alive and take credit for the reward, they couldn't think of any other reason.
In fact, this is the starting point of the creation of "Heroes from Ancient Times", which is to build a "martial arts utopia" world about children.
In this story, children must have extraordinary skills, the courage to challenge powerful enemies and an unbeatable spirit. At the same time, they must have the nature of children and the spirit of entertainment.
For example, the design of the character "Big Man" is very unique. He has no kung fu and is at an absolute disadvantage in the fight with Sima Li and others, but he not only participated bravely, but also contributed a lot of laughter.
When the "big man" was caught, he refused to admit that he was a member of the Heaven and Earth Society. When nothing happened, and the Qing court experts believed that he was not a member of the Heaven and Earth Society, he would fight with the other party to the end and insist that he was a member of the Heaven and Earth Society. This gag character is very lovable and adds a lot of comedy to the film.
"Big Man" actually represents many young movie viewers. Children will consciously assume the role of "big man" when watching a movie. In this way, the audience's empathy for the film is far greater than that of a martial arts movie that is full of masters. Rich.
For adult audiences, "Heroes from Ancient Times" is just a children's martial arts film. In principle, it is not very different from cartoons. Naturally, they are not very entangled with some cartoon-like and entertainment-oriented plots. .
3. Behind the film
The content of the film "Heroes from Ancient Times" is different from our country's traditional kung fu films. There are many funny elements in it. The film is also different from simple commercial films. The kung fu and martial arts actions in it are all hard work and hard work. .
is very simple. This is a co-production between mainland China and Hong Kong. This cooperation model was relatively popular at the time. The producer and producer of "Heroes from Ancient Times" is a famous Hong Kong movie star and one of the Three Princesses of the Great Wall "Xia Meng" was also the year the film was released, and another "princess" Chen Sisi hosted the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
Perhaps because of Xia Meng's production and supervision, the female characters in "Heroes from Ancient Times" are all very powerful.
The mother-in-law not only resisted the siege of the five masters with her own strength, but also killed her rebellious son. Her final tragic death was the tear point of the film.
Among the five children, the best kung fu child is a little girl Jiang Hai. She cut off the cable at the dock to save all the orphans on the ship. She defeated two boys in an internal competition and became the talker of the small group.
The person with the best kung fu in the entire movie is probably the man’s child bride. Not only is she great at kung fu, but she also has many friends in the world and takes great care of the man. She is also one of the most lovable characters in the film.
The director of "Heroes from Ancient Times" is Mou Dunfu. This Hong Kong and Taiwan director who was born in Shandong has always been relatively "heavy" in his work style. One of his masterpieces is "Black Sun731". "Heroes from Ancient Times" is one of his rare light comedy works.
Even if it is a light comedy, Mou Dunfu still has several "heavy taste" details in the film, such as Sima Li eating live fish while fishing by the river. This scene aroused the vigilance of the river children. When the Qing soldiers searched Zhang Ermao at the city gate, the leader of the Qing soldiers put his hand under the quilt and actually took out a hand of "fly babies".
Of course, the level of director Mou Dunfu is quite high. The battle between the Tiandihui and the Qing soldiers at the dock at the beginning of the film was shot very well, from the tense atmosphere before the war to the chaos during the melee, and then take care of it. Looking at the personal descriptions of the melee, I have to say that this melee scene at the pier was considered top-notch among the martial arts movies of the year.
Another commendable aspect of "Heroes from Ancient Times" is that the entire film was shot in real locations. This was a characteristic of that era. Real-life shooting is sometimes more economical than making props.
Therefore, from the movie, we have enjoyed the beautiful and complex and changeable landforms of Western Sichuan, including snow-capped mountains, streams, grasslands, forests, and even Jiuzhaigou waterfalls. I believe this will also be a boost for tourism in Western Sichuan.
There is also a very exciting yak formation scene in the film. The Tibetans drive yaks to besiege the five masters of Sima Li. The huge yak herd rumbles forward like a cluster of tanks on the green grassland. It is not only eye-catching but also very enjoyable to watch.
4. Those actors
The biggest highlight of "Heroes from Ancient Times" which became a smash hit in the 1980s was of course the wonderful performances of the actors. They all have real skills.
Hao Yong, who plays the "big husband", should be an actor from the Chengdu Acrobatic Troupe. He does not know martial arts, but he has acrobatic skills. In the film, he even performed an "acrobatic show" with a Tibetan man.
There were rumors on the Internet that the crew got the name "Hao Yong" wrong. In fact, the actor's surname was Wang or Zhao. The author thinks this possibility is very small. On the one hand, the crew did not shoot for one or two days. "A real man" He is the protagonist, how could he be wrong from beginning to end. On the other hand, this young actor appeared in the 1985 Spring Festival Gala. His name in the Spring Festival Gala crew information is Hao Yong, which proves that the Internet rumors are not credible.
Hao Yong looks a bit like a girl. When I watched the sketch later, I thought that the girl who bought the red girl was the "big husband" back then. After all, they did look similar.
After the release of "Heroes from Ancient Times" was released, although the "big husband" became famous and even appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, Hao Yong did not continue to work as an actor. It is said that he went abroad when he became an adult, and later the TV series "Heroes from Ancient Times" was released. I wanted to ask him to come back for a guest appearance, but I still couldn't get in touch.
Zhang Xiaoyan, who plays "Little Wife", is a member of the Zhejiang Wushu Team and has won a national martial arts championship. She has demonstrated a variety of kung fu in the movie, among which " Snake Fist " is particularly eye-catching.
After appearing on the Spring Festival Gala with Hao Yong, Zhang Xiaoyan later appeared in other film and television dramas, but her main business was martial arts. She later went to France, where she opened a martial arts gym and served as the head coach of the French national martial arts team.
Playing the role of Tie Biao is Xiong Changgui of the Sichuan Wushu Team. He has won five national championships and is especially famous for his "monkey stick". He is also known as the "Emei Monkey King". He wears a tiger-like suit in the film. The leather skirt is very eye-catching, and coupled with the humorous performance, it does have a taste of Monkey King.
After starring in "Heroes from Ancient Times", Xiong Changgui successively appeared in works such as "Master Hai Deng" and "The Divine Chef". He also served as the coach of the Singapore Wushu Team, and later returned to the Sichuan Wushu Team as the head coach.
Xu Meiling, who plays Jiang Child, is also a member of the Zhejiang Wushu Team. She is very good-looking and is actually very suitable for development in the entertainment industry. However, she did not continue to act, but continued to stay in the martial arts world. Later, she served as a teacher at the School of Communication. He is also a national martial arts referee.
Xue Jian, who plays the big leopard, comes from the Beijing Wushu Team. His master is the famous Wu Bin, and his brothers include Jet Li, , Zhao Changjun and Wu Jing. Little Leopard was played by Shi Weidong. Neither of them continued to engage in film and television acting.
Among the five great masters of the Qing court, three did not continue acting after appearing in "Heroes from Ancient Times". Only Sima Li, who played more roles, Li Dianfang and " Tiger Fist " Hu Yilin later appeared in many films and TV shows. drama, but they later returned to the martial arts world as coaches or managers.
Since the leading actors have basically returned to the martial arts world, it seems a pity that none of the leading actors in this film are popular in the entertainment industry.
It should be said that although none of the starring actors in "Heroes from Ancient Times" have become popular in the entertainment industry, their determination to not forget their original aspirations and continue to pursue the martial arts career is very commendable.
Finally, let’s talk about the dubbing situation of the film. Audiences who are familiar with the Shanghai Translation Factory should be able to tell that the dubbing for "Big Husband" is Ding Jianhua. Her representative works include "The Hunt" Mayumi and "The Legend of the Book of Heaven" egg Raw .
The dubbing voice for Zhang Ermao is Cheng Xiaohua, whose representative works include Juliette in "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" and Vixen in "Tales from the Heavenly Book". The voice of Little Leopard is Cao Lei , whose representative works include the Little Emperor in "The Legend of the Book of Heaven", Wu Zetian in " Daming Palace Ci ", etc.
This means that the voices of the three little boys are all female voice actors. This is also in line with the practice at the time. Female voice acting can better reflect the cuteness of the children.
The Big Leopard is relatively mature and calm. He is dubbed by Shirong , whose representative works include the Chief in " Garrison Suicide Squad " and Emperor Franz in "Sissi".
is voiced by Jiang Hai, Di Feifei , who had not entered the Shanghai Translation Factory at that time. Her representative works include the fierce tiger in "Kung Fu Panda". Tie Biao’s voice is the easiest to identify, Tong Zirong’s, and his masterpiece is of course Zorro.
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