is burning!
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a hot scene.
Reed swamp, under the scorching sun, in the snow.
Two peerless masters: Miao Renfeng , Hu Yidao, are fighting a life and death battle. The actors are two old faces in Hong Kong films: Wu Yijiang and Zheng Haonan .
Masters dueled, swords collided, stirring up layers of snow.
There are only two colors, black and white, between heaven and earth, as elegant and lively as ink.
The next second, Hu Yidao suddenly made a move. It was the world-famous Hu family's swordsmanship. It was as fast and accurate as the wind. When the sword was launched, flying snow flew everywhere. The difference between the two directions was so great that even the snow particles were as heavy as a thousand pounds. .
However, Miao Renfeng's sword was as sharp as snow, and the sword was unpredictable. When the swords collided, a sharp and ear-piercing sound attacked the eardrums, and sparks flickered.
The sword has no eyes. With just one careless move, this sword can kill someone in minutes.
The shadow of the scorching sun fell at this moment, making this top martial arts showdown even more solemn and desolate.
Suddenly, Hu Yidao stopped his sword and said: Master Miao, why bother forcing each other?
Miao Renfeng: Not only will I kill you, but I will also massacre the whole Hujia Village. Hu Yidao: Since that’s it, there’s no need to explain anymore.
The next second, the two of them each charged up, sprinted, and used their special moves. One sword, one sword, and the world changed color.
Wherever the sword edge passed, a drop of blood suddenly bloomed like petals on the snow.
The two peerless masters have already suffered losses.
This action scene is indeed wonderful. Whether it is the scene, action design, or lens language, it is very delicate, smooth, and flowing.
It seems to be a fight, but in fact, the plot foreshadowing is laid between the characters. The cause of today and the result of tomorrow. Someone will always pay this debt.
At the end of the fight, the Eight Evil Guys appeared: "Miao Renfeng, today your death has come."
It turned out that behind the duel between the two masters, everything was a killing trap set up by the Eight Evil Guys. The purpose was to draw out the hero Miao Renfeng. A decisive battle with Hu Yidao. They want to take advantage of the fishermen and rob the mysterious treasure left by King Chuang. At this point, the two heroes died in the reed swamp.
The story is like this, writing another tragic ending for "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain".
The real story of the film begins here.
has been dormant for several months, and it’s time for domestic martial arts films to gain prominence.
Jin Yong classic martial arts, who said no one has filmed it - "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain: Treasures in the North Sea".
You are right. Domestic martial arts movies have been out of business in recent years. No one shoots them, and few people watch them. Even if they are released, there will be only a few winners. Not to mention the endless and meaningless slow motion, which has destroyed the confidence of countless martial arts fans.
Why would anyone dare to break into this chilling place?
Say a name: Producer of this film, Luyang .
When the "domestic martial arts" genre was like the youth films of previous years, it gradually made theater films shunned.
, a pioneer in domestic costume films, has found a new battlefield for domestic martial arts in the world of online movies. And as soon as it comes up, it's a hard nut to crack: an adaptation of Jin Yong's classic martial arts. How effective is
? It aired for three hours and topped the soaring list.
Opening Douban, there are many four-star and five-star reviews. Some people directly sighed, "It's a pity that it won't go to theaters."
It seems that the new "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" has been created within the production specifications of the Internet University to create a movie that is enough A breathtaking martial arts world. I was originally worried that it would be a bad movie, but looking at it now, the film still maintains Lu Yang's consistent style and standards.
also puts the increasingly mature domestic classic martial arts adaptations on a road to death, which directly hits the point of explosion. It earned back its reputation with an exciting fight scene, and then filled it with a suspenseful structure like "The Hateful Eight".
After watching it, I sighed, finally there is a decent martial arts movie. With this sword, the domestic martial arts won.
1, Blade: The action is freehand and the vision is sharp. Watching the film together with other martial arts films, the difference in the overall look and feel of the movie
is in three words: Embroidered Spring Knife .
I have to say that Lu Yang supervised the production and was created by the "Xiuchundao" team. The traces of "Xiuchundao" in the film are too strong, but the movie is very Lu Yang, so it is not necessarily bad.
is very Lu Yang because it completely subverts the adapted story.
10 years ago, under the design of the Hateful Eight, Miao Renfeng and Hu Yidao died tragically, but the treasure map disappeared. Ten years later, the treasure map reappeared, and all the villains once again gathered to fight for the treasure. Together they set out for Feihu Mountain, where it is said that "Snowy Mountain Flying Foxes only kill evildoers", and also started a werewolf killing on the way to hunt for treasure in the snowy mountains.
Such a story is obviously a combination of the cruelty and coldness of Lu Yang's fantasy blockbuster " Assassination of Novelist " and the two "Xiuchun Knife". In other words, it is the "Xiu Chun" in the martial arts world that is both real and imaginary. Knife Aesthetics”.
After watching the full film, the film has at least three characteristics:
The first is its rendering of the light and shadow atmosphere of martial arts, with professional techniques and outstanding effects.
Created by the "Xiu Chun Knife" team, when watching a movie, you will have the same viewing experience as watching a theater movie. From the service, to the selection of scenes and lighting throughout the film, it is very touching and also It gets rid of the extremely "gorgeous" visuals of common online movies.
In contrast, what the film focuses more on is the chilling killing of cruel martial arts.
It can even be said that the entire painting style, rhythm, and light and shadow creation of the film are in the same vein as the "Xiu Chun Knife" series, and the story is also told in a suspenseful way, so starting from the first scene of a galloping horse breaking through the snow , the picture is full of the atmosphere of Su Xue's cold swords and murderous intent.
The scene where the Eight Evil Eight get together again, the interior scene, the night is dark, and the shadows and candlelight reflect the evil people. Only when the male protagonist disguised as the villain's subordinate appeared on the scene did the camera bring out a little light.
arrived at the first inn killing round.
The male protagonist suddenly takes action against the first villain - his senior brother. The sharp blade contrasts with the dark night and white clothes. The camera rotates and the sharp blade enters the body, causing blood to splash everywhere.
Senior Brother's body gradually fell down, but his eyes were still staring at the male protagonist. Although there is no fierce fighting in the silent confrontation at the beginning of
, the thrilling and chilling atmosphere has slowly penetrated the audience's psychological defenses.
Second, the secret of lens language.
The film hired the post-production special effects team of "Xiu Chun" and " The Wandering Earth " to not only present the unparalleled beauty of thousands of mountains and snowy seas, but also create "foggy forests", "wolf valleys", "cliff ice lakes", etc. Multiple visual effects spectacle scenes.
And all these visual scenes are actually intended to create a huge sense of suspense.
The legendary "Flying Fox Mountain" itself is a mysterious place. The unknown brings both fear and curiosity to the audience.
And once you enter these wonders, the fighting begins.
The fight between the male protagonist and a villain played by Yang Yi, a familiar face from "Xiuchundao", takes place in the misty forest. Taking advantage of the mist that separated everyone, the male protagonist suddenly took action.
Fighting in the snow and mist, the sound of the clash of weapons is mixed with the dense and dense percussion, and mixed with the sound of piano strings, faintly ringing around, pushing the tension to the extreme.
The male protagonist faces off against a difficult opponent, but uses the terrain to attack in the fog. It's like being in a deserted place in the mist.
However, the opponent used a secret technique to turn snow into a knife.
Before the audience could see clearly, they saw him turning the endless flying snow into a weapon and attacking the male protagonist.
Although this fight is not a Xiuchundao-style one-on-one combat, the combination of special effects and images still creates a simple, sharp, and wordless action style.
The secret space created by the fog, and the layers of falling snow made the originally closed place even smaller, and naturally isolated the hostile parties into the falling snow, making the outcome confusing.
This lens language creates a sudden sense of oppression, bringing out another style of martial arts fighting.
Third, the fierce and exquisite martial arts design.
Lu Yang’s martial arts films have always been fierce.
Let’s talk about the duel between the leader of the eight evil people played by Lui Liangwei and a villain in the nest. One move is to retreat, one is to break the wrist, one is to dislocate the bone, all murderous moves are revealed, and one move defeats the enemy.
But what if it’s a female duel?
discusses the wonderful uses of silver wire.
The villain Zheng Sanniang played by Chen Zihan confronts the heroine.
is not wielding a sword, but a silver wire that he can wield with ease.
In the dense forest duel, Zheng Sanniang used silver wire to form an array and quickly entangled the heroine in her silver wire array. In this section, from the freehand environment to the clear and neat close combat, the tension between reality and reality is full, and the sensory stimulation is in place.
Between the eye-catching camera movements and scheduling, Chen Zihan actually got into the scene and said, "I want to taste you too," and directly gave the heroine a kiss.
In the tense and life-threatening atmosphere, the director just made a move and made me yell: What?
In the finale, the male and female protagonists join forces to face off against the last remaining villain - Baoshu, played by Chunyu Shanshan , in an ice showdown.
In terms of skill and experience, the two of them seem to be at a disadvantage. How can they break the situation?
The answer lies in the knife in the male protagonist's hand - the Hu family knife.
breaks the ice with one knife, and kills with another knife.
Even a top expert cannot escape the killing game prepared for him.
What is admirable is that the male and female protagonists are able to defeat the Hateful Eight, and the fighting scenes of all characters will be reasonably adjusted according to different opponents and different scenes.
It cannot be said that slow motion was not used, but the shooting was solid and the texture was good, and the audience still enjoyed watching it.
's bizarre fighting scenes, enhanced by light, shadow and special effects, remind the audience that all of this only happens in the martial arts world outside reality.
2. Killing Game: The classic martial arts story becomes suspenseful. There are many details and the story is complete and chewy.
Not only is the action exciting, "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" also has story innovation and desire for expression.
The story begins with the fight for the treasure, and suspense is set up at the beginning: Who will the treasure fall into? Who is the Snow Mountain Flying Fox?
basically jumped out of the story of Mr. Jin Yong’s original novel at the beginning and turned the story to the revenge of the "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox". Therefore, the traditional martial arts story has also become a suspense story full of suspense.
The key to the story is that the male protagonist Gui Yu.
His other identity is Hu Yidao's son Hu Fei .
The key to defeating the enemy is not martial arts, but to penetrate into the Hateful Eight, use the power distribution within the Hateful Eight and the yearning for treasures to create a "werewolf killing", and finally make the Hateful Eight trapped in a cocoon.
The setting of The Hateful Eight in Snow Mountain is indeed reminiscent of Hollywood's "The Hateful Eight". The structure of the film is reminiscent of the circular narrative structure of "Pulp Fiction".
As the story slowly progresses, the identities and relationships of the characters gradually become clear. When the last piece of the puzzle is put together, it is the climax of the whole drama, and all the hidden details are revealed.
The entire werewolf killing scene is also full of twists and turns, because halfway through the story, the male protagonist’s secret assassination operation has been discovered by the villain played by Lu Liangwei.
But the male protagonist’s plan is still in progress.
The key is that the conflict between the Hateful Eight splitting into two camps gave the male protagonist the opportunity to turn danger into safety.
The story draws the audience into the game with a serial killing, and then throws up suspense. The male protagonist and the audience work together to outwit the plot and give the map and key of the treasure map to the two evil camps respectively, causing them to fight against each other. In the end, the hero and the audience break the situation together. Clues are revealed bit by bit, and the suspenseful atmosphere is exaggerated to the extreme.
Is this the whole story? Director
also laid a key foreshadowing: the male protagonist is a descendant of Hu Yidao, so does Miao Renfeng have any descendants?
It can be said that this foreshadowing is the biggest killer move of the film and the key to the male protagonist's desperate situation.
So you see, "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" is very rigorous in terms of story, and the layout is very detailed. Every character who appears has its role, and the secret is not revealed until the last moment.
The story keeps reversing, like a layer of mist on a snow-capped mountain. You think you can see everything clearly, but when you reach the foot of the mountain, you find that there is a mountain behind it.
There are many mountains and mountains. From a distance, you can see the hazy snow scene. Only when you get closer can you see the real chapter.
Although the whole film is full of swords and swords, it is very immersive, as if this story has happened among us, making people immersive.
So, although it is a martial arts film, suspense is the core of this film.
Compared with the chivalrous spirit of traditional martial arts, this film is more about the intrigue between characters. Although it lacks the soul-stirring feeling of classic martial arts, the darkness of human nature and unforgettable love are still worth watching.
In the end, the film actually did something that many theatrical films fail to do: tell a story well.
3. Actors: Lu Liangwei, Zheng Haonan, Chen Zihan. The supporting cast of this movie is so eye-catching.
As an Internet drama, the starring cast of the film is not strong, but the supporting cast is well-intentioned.
The biggest highlight is, of course, the male protagonist Lu Liangwei in the TV series "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" directed by Johnnie To in 1985 and directed by Wang Tianlin. This time he played the villain Tao Baisui.
With a head full of white hair and old makeup, he doesn’t look like a villain who commits many evil deeds, but rather like an outsider. However, the character's heart has long been twisted due to his long-term evil deeds. Behind the sinister and sinister character, we can see the cowardice deeply buried in this character's heart.
Even if you are extremely smart, you still fall into the trap of fate unconsciously.
Chen Zihan has appeared in classic martial arts adaptations and suspense dramas in recent years, perfectly integrating with the temperament of this film. She played the purple-shirted Dragon King in Wang Jing's version of "", and this time she played the villain Zheng Sanniang.
Although he is a villain, the character gives the audience the biggest feeling, one is beauty, and the other is madness, especially the sentence he said to Qingwen during the fierce battle, "He always says you are sweet, I also want to know how you taste." The result is a piece of cake Amidst the slashing with the knife and axe, a moment of charming tension was created.
This scene established the characters.
In comparison, the acting skills of the two leading actors and actresses are a little immature.
However, Zhao Huahua , who played the role of Hu Fei, the descendant of Hu Yidao, still performed the young man's high-spirited spirit and forbearing wisdom, especially the knife at the end, which showed the murderous intention.
The heroine Qingwen is played by Chen Yustrontium with a pure appearance. She has played the violin musician Zheng Youen in " Flash Girl ".
She is a woman who impressed the audience deeply in " Detective Chinatown " The killer, this time she played the role of a descendant of the Miao family who is cold on the outside and firm on the inside. The scene where she pushed the male protagonist off the cliff was an explosion of acting skills. The affection, helplessness, and determination were all reflected in her eyes.
It is precisely because of everyone's interpretation that the whole film has many characters but not chaos, each with its own characteristics. Especially for the Eight Evil People in the Snow Mountain, in this treasure hunt that is bound to end badly, the sinister human heart, greed and conspiracy collide fiercely with the promise of gold and chivalry. When the fermentation reaches its highest point, it will inevitably explode.
The video follows the story of the flying fox's shell in the snowy mountains. In fact, it is always writing about people's hearts. And the human heart is timeless.
4. Martial arts: Domestic martial arts, it’s time to break
I really didn’t expect that it would be an online movie that would take a step back in the adaptation of classic martial arts.
Looking back on those years, the five-day and five-night duel scenes in the classic Meng Fei version of "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" made people excited. Under limited production conditions, a real martial arts flavor was filmed. That drama is undoubtedly the martial arts dream of many viewers born in the 1980s. start.
But today’s domestic martial arts, both the martial arts and the audience, are no longer what they used to be.
And this story of the flying fox in the snowy mountains has become twists and turns, heart-wrenching, bizarre and fascinating through Lu Yang's deconstruction.
First, heroes are not heroes.
They are two little people who have hidden their identities for many years and wander among evil people.
Secondly, Jianghu is not Jianghu.
It is a Shura field that will do anything for profit.
The words martial arts have been said too many times.
But if the martial arts genre wants to continue, it needs to be confirmed and innovated over and over again.
Is the innovation of "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" right? not necessarily.
Regardless of the flaws in the details of the story and excessive slow motion, this film is still far from a classic, but the film at least achieves one word - dare.
dared to break through the classics, and dared to shoot a martial arts world burned by fire, full of gray and black.
In comparison, the current domestic martial arts films are really too safe. For example, Wang Jing’s "Heaven and Dragon Sword" is almost a remake of the old version, but the remake of "Heaven" can still have the same flavor as that year. ?
Classics are timeless. The friendship in the classic martial arts is the reason why a generation fell in love with martial arts. But the martial arts era of the past cannot go back. Only by moving forward can martial arts films hope to live forever.
Indeed, we have seen too many examples of failure in recent years. Many remakes of classic martial arts dramas have failed miserably.
But works like "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" undoubtedly prove one thing: martial arts movies themselves are not outdated, what is outdated is the rigid thinking of the creators.
Martial arts and martial arts, martial arts come first, chivalry comes last, martial arts are the skin and flesh, chivalry is the essence.
The new generation of martial arts inherits the consistent flavor and essence of "xia", which is the most valuable thing. But "Martial Arts" also changes with time, and from these changes, fresh people and strange worlds are slowly revealed.
What "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" did was actually inject a little new blood into the chivalrous spirit of the classic martial arts. It seems that the style and skin are different, but the bones that have been drinking ice and blood for ten years have not changed.
If you love martial arts, don’t miss it. Ordinary viewers may also wish to experience the real coolness that the Snow Mountain Showdown brings to the 40-degree summer.
The video has been on for so long, and now it’s worth it.
