Speaking of Chinese-language movies, we have to talk about Hong Kong movies in the 1990s. At that time, the film industry in mainland China was not very developed. Taiwanese movies were too naive and reactionary, so Hong Kong movies basically represented Chinese-language movies.

Speaking of Chinese-language movies, we have to talk about Hong Kong movies in the 1990s. At that time, the film industry in mainland China was not very developed. Taiwanese movies were too childish and reactionary, so Hong Kong movies basically represented the Chinese language. The pinnacle of cinema. The movies of the 1990s can be said to be in full bloom. Whether they are action movies, martial arts movies, comedy movies, romance movies, literary movies, gangster-themed movies, and zombie movies, they are all very powerful. Today I will talk about the 1992 martial arts film "The Swordsman: The Invincible" directed by Tsui Hark . It can be said that this film represents the pinnacle of martial arts movies.

What was the year of Hong Kong movies in 1992? It was the year of and Stephen Chow movies. Five of the top ten movies at the box office were starring Stephen Chow. What’s even more annoying is that the top five were all starring Stephen Chow. "Two Mondays" represents the box office of Hong Kong movies. In addition to the top 5 movies starring Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan accounted for 2 movies, Chow Yun-fat accounted for 1 movie, and among the remaining 3 movies, there is such a martial arts film. It is not easy for "The Swordsman: The Invincible East" to occupy a place in this fiercely competitive market. The box office of that year was 34.5 million. The five major martial arts films starring Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan, Michelle Reis, and Yuan Jieying became the pinnacle representative of martial arts movies.

In fact, there are three martial arts movies in "The Swordsman". The first one in "The Swordsman" starred Xu Guanjie and Zhang Min, but Xu Guanjie was already over 40 years old at that time, and his performance as Linghu Chong was indeed a bit inconsistent, although It can show off Linghu Chong's chic character, but it still lacks a bit of Linghu Chong's bohemian attitude towards life, and the fighting scenes in it are not very exciting. The only bright spot in the play is the performance of "A Laugh in the Sea" by two late film seniors Wu Ma and Lin Zhengying Qin Xiao, which vividly expressed the free and easy spirit of the world. Unfortunately, the box office at the time was only 16.05 million.

The third part of " The Swordsman: The Rise of the Storm " is completely a piece of work that Director Tsui Hark cobbled together in order to prove his status as the big brother of martial arts movies and crack down on fake follow-up works on the market. Although Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian were invited to star, the male lead became Yu Rongguang. Would Swordsman still be called Swordsman without Linghu Chong? Moreover, most of the plot in it tells the love story of Brigitte Lin and Joey Wang. Without the martial arts sentiment and exciting fighting scenes, it would not be called Swordsman. The box office at the time was only 11.24 million.

The movie "The Swordsman: The Invincible" brought together the four major goddesses in Hong Kong to star Jet Li, who was at the peak of his career at the time, to star in Linghu Chong. This star cast alone has already secured half of the box office. In fact, the most exciting part is the martial arts scenes and the description of the world, as well as the regretful love between Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying. In the end, the background music played when Ren Yingying watched Linghu Chong leave, which means that their world is no longer there.

" Sunflower Collection ", "Star Absorbing Dafa", "Dugu Nine Swords" and "Swordsman" compete in the same field, and the Japanese ninja's Fuso swordsmanship played by Li Zixiong is even more impressive. My eyes lit up (I feel like Miyamoto in Honor of Kings was based on this model).

Sunflower Collection stands out, with an embroidery needle that dazzles the eyes and carries the whole audience. Any martial arts skills are simply not worth mentioning in front of the Sunflower Book. In the final fighting scene, Dongfang Bubai faced Linghu Chong, Let Me Go , two martial arts masters, Xiang Wentian and Ren Yingying. Dongfang Bubai stood still. With an embroidery needle, he could beat Linghu Chong and the others until they were unable to fight back. If Dongfang Bubai hadn't moved his true feelings and was hurt by Linghu Chong, and then Ren Woxing successfully attacked them, the ending would have been different. (After all, he is the protagonist.)

Another fighting scene is the wonderful battle between Ren Woxing and Fuso Ninja. At that time, there were no special effects. Only Tsui Hark could shoot the fighting scene with such a Jianghu atmosphere. .I feel like Ren Woxing in Swordsman is like Magneto in the Marvel Universe, he can attract anything. The most impressive one is the fight scene between them. The Fuso ninja played by Li Zixiong lost to Ren Woxing's infinite ultimate move without CD, hahaha.

The Dugu Nine Swords is so powerful that it can compete with the Sunflower Book of martial arts secrets, or even surpass the Sunflower Book of martial arts secrets. There are so many male protagonists in Jin Yong's martial arts novels. Among them, Linghu Chong is probably the worst in martial arts. He only learned the basics of Dugu Nine Swords from his predecessor Feng Qingyang.

Dugu Nine Swords was created by Dugu Qiubai, but in "The Swordsman", Linghu Chong, played by Jet Li, can be said to have taken this superficial Dugu Nine Swords to another level. I have seen so many Dugu Nine Swords moves, and only this movie version of Dugu Nine Swords perfectly interprets the moves in the novel.

In the fighting scene between Linghu Chong and Xiang Wentian, Jet Li integrated the unrestrained and uninhibited style of Dugu Nine Swords into the movements of nature and displayed them smoothly. To put it bluntly, it was like a man and a sword merging into one.

It is said that this was shot by Cheng Xiaodong action director using the flashback shooting method. It is really imaginative and innovative. With the professional movements of Kung Fu Emperor, the essence of Dugu Nine Swords was completely captured. Lijian style, sword-swinging style, sword-breaking style, sword-breaking style, falling sword style, if you don't meet a real master, you won't see all the moves and you will lose. The ultimate move of Nine Swords in One was only used during the fight with Dongfang Bubai, which shows how unfathomable Dugu's Nine Swords are.

Another classic is the description of the Jianghu environment and the wonderful performances of several female protagonists. The first part of the song "Swordsman" is sung by a male chorus, which conveys the free and easy atmosphere of the world. At the beginning of the second part, it was replaced by the chorus of Ren Yingying and her maids, singing the kind of helpless and melancholy feelings of children in the world at that time, which was another feeling.

Linghu Chong’s bohemian and heroic drunkard character, Yue Lingshan’s cute boyish character, Ren Yingying’s peerless appearance, Lan Fenghuang’s straightforward and loyal temper, and Brigitte Lin’s wonderful interpretation of Dongfang Bubai’s heroic transformation from boy to girl. When Defeat walks through the woods, his mask falls off, he catches a glimpse and smiles, a scene that no one in the harem can compare to.

It is said that when filming "The Swordsman: The Invincible Dongfang", Jin Yong almost fell out with director Tsui Hark because director Tsui Hark asked Brigitte Lin to play the role of the Invincible Dongfang. At that time, Mr. Jin Yong was not allowed to use a woman to play the role of Dongfang. Undefeated, but I didn’t expect Brigitte Lin to interpret Dongfang Invincible into a classic role that no one can surpass. I believe that Mr. Jin Yong is aware of it and is somewhat comforted.

The reason why "The Swordsman: Dongfang Bubai" is a classic is all due to the director's innovative shooting, which completely captured the feelings of the rivers and lakes in the novel. When Yue Lingshan wrote the tombstone of the Huashan disciple who was killed by Dongfang Bubai, It rained heavily, and the music played the interlude of "A Smile in the Sea". It turned out that life in the martial arts world was so helpless, and "Swordsman" was just a heroic promise made by a young and energetic man. Ren Woxing said, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. It is impossible to withdraw. This is the rivers and lakes, this is the martial arts, this is the helplessness of life, full of killing, full of ambition, full of intrigues, in the end only We can forget each other in the world.

Holding a sword and riding astride, waving ghost rain, bones as white as mountains and birds flying in fright, the world is like a tide and people are like water, only a few people in the rivers and lakes return.