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Among the many characters written by Jin Yong, Linghu Chong has always been considered the one with the most Jianghu flavor.

The role of Linghu Chong has been played by many film and television stars, and the TV version played by Lu Songxian impressed the audience deeply. However, what Jin Yong himself is most satisfied with is the movie version played by Jet Li and .

His five consecutive national martial arts all-around titles and status as a swordsman master are his innate advantages. His low-key, happy-go-lucky personality is very similar to Linghu Chong.

However, just like Stephen King did not like Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining", Jin Yong also did not agree with screenwriter Tsui Hark's subversive adaptation of "The Swordsman 2: The Invincible". It's a disservice to the original work.

But after all, movies are different from novels. The ability to accurately express the ideological essence of the novel in a limited space is the criterion for evaluating the quality of a movie adapted from a novel.

To this day, "The Invincible East" is still considered to be the work closest to the ideological realm of the original novel. The 8.3 score obtained from more than 100,000 reviews on Douban also proves the fans' love for this film. The Invincible Dongfang created by Brigitte Lin and is considered to be a classic character that is difficult to surpass.

"The Unbeaten East 2: Swordsman "丨1992

Director: Cheng Xiaodong

Screenwriter: Tsui Hark/Deng Biyan/Chen Tianxuan

Starring: Jet Li/Brigitte Lin/Guan Zhilin/ Michelle Reis/Li Zixiong/Yu An'an/ Yuan Jieying / Liu Xun / Ren Shiguan / Qian Jiale

The story of the movie follows the previous episode. Because of their break with their master Yue Buqun, Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and their junior brothers met in Miaojiang and went to Niubei Mountain to live in seclusion together.

On the way, they were attacked by Dongfang Bubai's Hattori Qianjun, and almost fell off the cliff. The horse Yue Lingshan was riding was cut into pieces, and the wine on Linghu Chong was also knocked over.

At this moment, Linghu Chong, who had just fixed his body on the cliff, met Dongfang Bubai, who was extremely talented in qinggong.

Although he knew that his skills were inferior to others, he still wanted to explain the wine he had spilled. Linghu Chong's boldness and cynical character also left a deep impression on the arrogant Dongfang Bubai.

Although the two parties had communicated when they first met, they did not know each other's identity.

At this time, Dongfang Bubai had already controlled the power of the Sun Moon God Sect, and had bought some Japanese warriors who had been defeated in the power struggle of Fuso Kingdom, and was recruiting troops with the intention of Central Plains.

In order to eliminate the remaining members of Ren Woxing, they launched an attack on the wild store where Ren Yingying and were located. By the time Linghu Chong and his junior brothers arrived, the wild shop was already in a mess, and Ren Yingying and others were missing. Linghu Chong and his junior brothers separated and went to find Ren Yingying's whereabouts.

Linghu Chong bumped into Dongfang Bubai who was practicing kung fu by the lake. Because Dongfang Bubai didn't speak, Linghu Chong didn't know his true identity from the beginning to the end, and thought he was someone who sneaked out of his house to play in the lake. girl.

Because he knew that Linghu Chong loved drinking, Dongfang Bubai gave him a pot of Nuerhong. This pot of wine also narrowed the distance between the two.

Linghu Chong called him a "drinking man". Although he didn't know his origin, he didn't mind.

For Dongfang Bubai, who has been struggling all the way in the dangerous world, Linghu Chong is an outlier in the world, and because of the physical and psychological changes caused by practicing martial arts, he unknowingly has a crush on this man. Got a good impression.

After separating from Dongfang Bubai, Linghu Chong reunited with his juniors, and they finally found Ren Yingying.

After many inquiries, Ren Yingying suspected that Dongfang Bubai had imprisoned Ren Woxing in the Ronin camp. Linghu Chong decided to sneak into the Ronin camp with Xiang Wentian to rescue Ren Woxing.

Arriving at Ronin Camp, Linghu Chong and Xiang Wentian decided to go their separate ways. However, Linghu Chong sneaked into Dongfang Bubai's account by mistake, but he never knew that the other party was Dongfang Bubai.

Feeling that the two of them had the same affection, Linghu Chong took Dongfang Bubai out of the Ronin camp and blended into the Japanese warriors to avoid the pursuit of Dongfang Bubai's men.

The two of them were playing the flute and drinking under the moon. Linghu Chong expressed his feelings to Dongfang Bubai. Dongfang Bubai did not respond, but only cast a gentle look.

Their eyes met, Linghu Chong believed that he had found his confidante . At this moment, the two seemed to have forgotten the disputes in the world and found the long-lost tranquility.

The appearance of Hattori Qianjun brought Dongfang Bubai back to reality. Dongfang Bubai plotted against Linghu Chong behind his back and imprisoned him in the dungeon, but he found Ren Woxing.

Linghu Chong rescued Ren Woxing and gathered with Ren Yingying and others.

Ren Woxing wanted to recruit Linghu Chong as his son-in-law and join the Sun Moon God Sect to serve him, but Linghu Chong decided to return to the mountains and forests.

The conflict of opinions led to tensions. Ren Yingying had no choice but to express that as a Miao, she would not marry a Han, and then persuaded Linghu Chong to leave first to avoid further trouble.

Linghu Chong forgot to bring his wine gourd because he was in a hurry, and he was in a depressed mood, so he decided to go to Dongfang Bubai for a drink.

Dongfang Bubai has already practiced the martial arts in " Sunflower Collection ", and even his voice has become that of a woman.

He asked his concubine Shishi to accompany Linghu Chong for the night, but he left the Ronin camp and led a team to eradicate the remaining members of Ren Woxing.

Dongfang Bubai, who was murderous, couldn't find Ren Woxing, so he wiped out all the members of the Huashan sect in a rage. Blue Phoenix and Ren Woxing also injured most of their followers, except Ren Woxing. Xing, Xiang Wentian, Ren Yingying, Yue Lingshan and others.

By the time Linghu Chong arrived, it was already too late. Linghu Chong buried his junior brothers and decided to join forces with Ren Woxing to kill Heimu Cliff to avenge his junior brothers when the 30,000-strong army led by Dongfang Bubai pledged to invade the Central Plains.

Ren Woxing revealed to Linghu Chong the big secret hidden in the "Sunflower Collection", and left behind the definition of "jianghu" that is still quoted again and again today.

Linghu Chong and Ren Woxing went to Heimu Cliff and saw Dongfang Bubai, only to realize that their "confidante" who had interacted with them several times turned out to be a murderous demon.

At this time, Dongfang Bubai's internal strength has bottomed out, and his every move has caused everyone to be in chaos.

In the end, Dongfang Bubai showed mercy because he couldn't bear to kill Linghu Chong, but he was stabbed hard in the central part of the body with a sword by the opponent, causing blood to flow out and his vitality was seriously injured.

Dongfang Bubai thought that Linghu Chong seriously injured himself because he was confused by the two women around him, Ren Yingying and Yue Lingshan, so he decided to jump off the cliff with these two women to die together.

Linghu Chong arrived in time to rescue the two people and saw Dongfang Bubai plummeting down the mountain.

Linghu Chong still couldn't let go of Dongfang Bubai. He didn't want to see Dongfang Bubai fall to death like this, so he rescued Dongfang Bubai and asked him if he was the "Shi Shi" who spent the night with him.

Dongfang Bubai didn't want to answer, he wanted Linghu Chong to remember him for the rest of his life, so he broke away from Linghu Chong's hand and fell down the mountain.

At this time, the most classic scene in the history of Hong Kong martial arts movies appeared.

Linghu Chong saw Dongfang Bubai plummeting down the mountain, he jumped down desperately and fell with Dongfang Bubai.

You need to know that Linghu Chong has made up his mind to die with this jump. At this moment, he ignores life and death, grudges, sect disputes, and worldly views. He just wants to die holding his beloved one together. I hope to find out from the other party that "she" is not the big devil Dongfang Bubai, but the "Shishi" who can drink with me and look at the moon.

And this sentence also confirmed to Dongfang Bubai that Linghu Chong was still sincere to him. He could risk his own life for love, and he could even put aside his grudges and personal reputations.

You have to meet a close friend in life, so what else can you ask for?

At this time, Dongfang Bubai looked at Linghu Chong again, with tears on his face, but he showed a satisfied smile, smiling so hard.

He used his last strength to send Linghu Chong back to the cliff, unfolded his sleeves, and calmly disappeared under the black wood cliff with a smile. Was he relieved when he felt Linghu Chong's love before he died?

"Her" smile is destined to be remembered by Linghu Chong for the rest of his life.

This is a scene that can never be surpassed in the history of Hong Kong movies. It is also because of this section that "The Invincible" is different from other similar movies, reaching an unprecedented height that future generations cannot reach.

The ending of the movie did not follow the original work. Ren Yingying did not stay with Linghu Chong, but sent him to leave with Yue Lingshan.

This movie is only 1 hour and 48 minutes long. Although it is a subversive adaptation of the novel, it is consistent with the artistic conception expressed in the novel.

Linghu Chong became close friends with Dongfang Bubai because of his "wine mastery", and his character of being willing to do anything for love is not the same as the Linghu Chong in the novel who stepped forward to rescue Xiang Wentian from the Five Mountains Sword Sect because of a moment of righteous indignation?

If you believe it is right, you will follow your own heart and follow your own path. This is the view of right and wrong that a true Jianghu person adheres to.

This 1992 movie brought together the bold and advanced Tsui Hark and the unimaginative Cheng Xiaodong. Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan and Michelle Reis were all in their prime.

This group of talented people contributed their best performances and created this film history classic that combines ancient costume martial arts and homosexual themes.

There is a list of "Top Ten Classics for Men" circulating on the Internet. "The Invincible" is the only Hong Kong film among them, and its label says - Talent.

A large part of the reason why Jin Yong didn't like this movie came from the heroine Brigitte Lin. He once called Tsui Hark specifically and clearly objected to Lin Qingxia playing Dongfang Invincible because she was not the image Jin Yong had in mind.

But how could Mr. Xu, who always had his own way of doing things, listen to his opinions?

The reason why he chose Brigitte Lin was very simple, because he liked her beauty.

But Brigitte Lin was unwilling at first because she was tortured terribly by director Cheng Xiaodong. Cheng Xiaodong, who was always good at showing off authority, often had to hang her up "head and feet" and perform various actions. The climax of the battle was also She needs to be intubated with fake blood.

But we also saw the efforts of the national goddess. In the film, she changed the weak image of Qiong Yao actresses in the past and successfully created the most mysterious character in the novel, the heroic Dongfang Bubai.

Her gentleness and domineering, charm and masculinity; her despair and charm; her words and smiles are all deeply impressed in the hearts of the audience, leaving an indelible mark.

The success of "The Invincible East" finally led to a wave of martial arts movie craze, and Brigitte Lin also ushered in the second spring of her career.

Since then, she has continued to have film appointments and has appeared in more than ten martial arts movies, including the third installment of the "Swordsman" series in 1993, " The Undefeated East Returns ". In the film, her passionate performance with the goddess Wang Zuxian has become the most beautiful image in the memories of movie fans.

At the end of the article, Brother Pi revealed some version information. In fact, "The Invincible" has two different versions, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Taiwan version has a running time of 1 hour and 53 minutes. Some bloody scenes have been deleted, but added There are some plots that are not in the Hong Kong version, such as the memory scene below. Unfortunately, this version has not been released on Blu-ray.

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