Reporter Li Sha / Wen
Beautiful young woman in her forties was wearing a slim cheongsam, her eyes were filled with anger, slightly drunk, and she stood among the crowd with a big knife. A young and taller national army soldier rushed over in the name of testing sword techniques, and then two, three, four... eleven, within a few moves, they were defeated by the young woman's sword.
This is the victory of Xingyiquan sword technique and also a victory for women.
The young people lie all over the ground, and only the young women still stand still. She looked at each other with the generals outside the battle, speechless. The 11 defeated generals just now all came from this general. Before the matchup, she originally wanted to entrust her life to him.
's disappointed look and uncontrollable tears revealed another truth - the woman still lost. Who told her to be the one who moved first?
This is the plot set by director Xu Haofeng in his new work " Knife Hiding in ". When Xu Haofeng was interviewed by this journalist, he talked about the purpose of this plot: "She wanted to show her sword skills to someone she was looking forward to to love her very much, but that person just kept spying on her sword skills, completely ignoring her life and death. She also knew that her love was disillusioned, so that martial arts scene was a tragedy of her shattered tragedy."
Xu Haofeng's movie is called the new martial arts, without gymnastics martial arts routines, and does not need to express mythological actions against the laws of physics, and is known for its "truth". "Hide on the Blade" is like his previous work, showing real fighting scenes and the real martial arts style of the Republic of China. But there is one thing that is different from previous works. Xu Haofeng told the reporter of this magazine that this is a "a film that mainly looks at the male world from a female perspective."
The young woman Kan Zhihui who fought against 11 people is played by Xu Qing . She is the wife of an anti-Japanese officer. She is good at martial arts, charming on the outside and strong in character. Xu Haofeng said that the story of Kan Zhihui is the story of a chivalrous woman "breaking".
Speaking of the hero, Xu Haofeng mentioned the classic movie "The Heroes" of Hu Jinquan . The heroine Yang Zhiyun is the daughter of the left deputy censor Wei Zhongxian Yang Lian - "from a family of loyal and martyrs"; was chased by the Dongchang and bravely resisted - "When facing the power and integrity, choose integrity"; relying on wisdom and courage to kill the pursuers of the Dongchang - "It's not that you fight with others when you are hot, but that you have a rich heart, and the choices you make are valuable at this time"; finally, "Leave a story about personal qualities that can inspire people to live their life." This is Xu Haofeng’s definition of a chivalrous woman.
From Hu Jinquan, the founding master of martial arts movie ; to Tsui Hark who created the "new martial arts th century"; to Xu Haofeng - At this time, Tsui Hark's "new martial arts" also changed to "old tradition", and Xu Haofeng's documentary martial arts became a new style; there are three masters: Ang Lee, Wang Kar-wai , and Hou Hsiao-hyun . Although they are not famous for martial arts movies, they have made the most respected martial arts movies after the new thousand years - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "The Grandmaster", and "Assassin Nie Yinniang". The chivalrous women under their cameras are either strong, sexy, ostentatious, or forbearable, and each has their own style, but one thing is common - being a person, with the most affectionate nature.
01. Swordless Neighbors
Almost all screen heroes have achieved the same record as Kan Zhihui.
Zheng Peipei plays Jin Yanzi in "The Drunken Hero", which is one of the earliest female heroes in film history.
sword eyebrows and starry eyes, black robe covering the body, bamboo hair tied with hair, Jin Yanzi (played by Zheng Peipei) - the first female hero in film history - appeared in men's clothing in Hu Jinquan's "The Drunken Hero". In a crisis-ridden inn, Jin Yanzi revealed her identity to the bandits. She came from the Governor General of Liangjiang and was trying to capture the bandits. More than a dozen people on the other side were extremely vicious. Jin Yanzi either played it with kung fu or fought head-on with two swords, causing all the notorious people to lose face. More than 20 years later, in Tsui Hark's "New Longmen Inn", Brigitte Lin played Qiu Moyan , also disguised as a man and fought against the Dongchang Anime.
"A sword immortal in the world, Qingming sword is better than Longquan, no matter Li Yu, Jiangnanhe, you will bow your head and beg me for pity." It is still in the inn, Yu Jiaolong, played by Ziyi, in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", disguised as a rich young man. While reciting the words of arrogance, he easily defeated everyone who came forward to ask for advice. Although he was suspected of being unreasonable and arrogant, he also made the old Jianghu look stupid and incompetent.
The female heroes in the movie walk in the world and mostly show their men's clothing. This is the world dominated by men. Hiding the identity of a woman will neither be looked down upon nor be too eye-catching, and can avoid many troubles. There is another scene in "The Drunken Man" that goes against ten, Jin Yanzi wears women's clothing and fights with the five tigers who seek their lives. Whether at the upper hand or the lower hand, the other party has always spoken rudely about her gender. What the heroes want to conquer is not only martial arts secrets.
"There has always been a matter of men who are afraid of seeing women." Xu Haofeng told the reporter of this magazine, "Because you dare to go around the world, it means that your reaction ability and sense of distance must be excellent." Xu Haofeng came from a martial arts family and read the story of the martial arts world at will. He told the reporter of this magazine that in actual combat, what determines victory or defeat is the reaction ability and sense of distance. This is the so-called skill. Women should also rely on skills to defeat men. Although the physical strength is not as strong as that of a man, "no one uses fists when he really fights, but only uses a knife. Once a weapon is used, your strength is useless. Who will touch you? People don't touch you at all, it's useless for you to play brute force there."
must make a name for themselves in the "man's world", which is the so-called "men are afraid of seeing each other". This "world" must have stricter requirements for women. They must be masters, warriors, good planners, chivalrous hearts, and Qingluan dancing in the mirror - a person, no like-minded.
is like Princess Chiaxin (played by Xu Fangyi) in "Assassin Nie Yinniang". While shouldering a political mission, she warns others and herself with "no relatives in swords". The disciple cannot force himself to "no relatives and no mercy" like her and say goodbye to him. Only the princess who practice Taoism stands on the top of the mountain to watch the clouds rise and fall; like the palace 2 (played by Zhang Ziyi) in "The Grandmaster", she has no intention of inventing her aspirations, never marrying or passing on her disciples for life, just to obtain the qualification to avenge her father; and Kan Zhihui in "Hide on the Blade" is alone in a remote mountain village, waiting for her husband to go on a war for ten years, with a long and short love and no one can tell her.
02. Dare to act
Xu Haofeng's movies always show "big women" in the Republic of China like Kan Zhihui. The most typical one is Zou Rong played by Jiang Wenli in " Master ". Zou Rong's husband was a member of the Tianjin Wulin and died in a battle of the world. As a widow, Zou Rong inherited her husband's right to speak. In the movie, Zou Rong has few scenes showing martial arts. She relies on her vision, courage, wisdom and demeanor to convince the public.
Xu Haofeng told the reporter of this magazine that all women can find historical prototypes. "Tianjin is at the end of the Republic of China era. The heads of several major families are all women, all like " Dream of Red Mansions ". "In Xu Haofeng's family, there is a female elder Wang, who has a lot of connection with martial arts. During the Republic of China, she married Chen Yungu, a professor at Nankai University. "Chen Yungu ignored the family. She was the one who managed the entire Chen family system." Xu Haofeng said, "In fact, the more in the north, it seems that the last leader often chooses a woman, and may elect a widow of a big brother to manage the whole family. This widow and a talented daughter-in-law of the next generation are equivalent to one or two people working together to manage a male club of thousands of people."
This is a real chivalrous woman who stood up in troubled times and gained power by talent. They can make decisions and be responsible for the results of the decision.
There is another heroine Qingqing (Chunxia decoration), who runs away when love cannot be responded to. The movie does not specifically describe Qingqing's experience on the way, but it can be speculated that she must have suffered any harm from her mixed-race daughter she brought home and her decision to continue on the road. But Qingqing kept silent about the past. Sitting in the carriage that took her away from home, Qingqing snapped her fingers and ran towards the next future.
"That generation actually lived a very handsome life. They dared to act.I don’t have so much worries after doing it, or feel that I’m at a disadvantage, or feel uneasy. "Xu Haofeng told the reporter of this magazine.
Zou Rong, played by Jiang Wenli in "Master", is the person in the Tianjin Wulin
Although not as strong as Kan Zhihui, Qingqing is also chivalrous. In Xu Haofeng's words, it is: to deal with her life in the simplest way.
"Hidden by the Knife", there is an underwater scene: Qingqing and the Japanese girl who stayed in China after the war were wearing swimsuits and playing in the river. The sky was bright and she walked by one after another Their slender shoulders, necks, arms, and swimsuits are brighter and brighter. The snow-white legs are blowing with waves. The laughter of young girls is mixed with the sound of water waves echoes in the mountains.
minutes of play was broken and filmed many times. Usually, the sun in the mountains begins to darken before 4 pm. For the ideal light effect, sometimes you have to run to the other side of the river to shoot again. This is a scene that shows the beauty of women's bodies. Xu Haofeng said that women's bodies are as beautiful as the country. "You see the writing of traditional literature, they praise women with the best things in nature. The eyebrows are like distant mountains, the eyes are like dragon balls in their mouths, or the face is like peach blossoms."
The handsome chivalrous woman boldly shows her beautiful body, and is not ashamed to express her love.
03. Deep love but not long-lived
"Mr. Ye, to be honest, I have you in my heart. "Ming Er raised his head, paused, his eyes burst into tears, but he was not very excited, "It's nothing to tell you this, it's not illegal to like people. But I can only like it until I like it. "After experiencing war, losing his father, breaking off the engagement, entering the Tao, taking revenge, and fleeing south, and after twenty years of lonely life, Gong Er finally said this confession.
Zhang Ziyi plays Gong Er in "The Grandmaster"
love in "The Grandmaster", intertwined with the turmoil of family and country, the rise and fall of martial arts, and the dilemma of women, and it seems particularly heavy. The confession was twenty years late, which sounded more like a farewell. But the hero never said regrets, at most, "No regrets in life are all words of anger." But even though he was addicted to drugs and had a serious illness, She stayed in the door for a long time, and before meeting her lover, she also had to apply thick lipstick on her lips, which exposed the woman's worries.
Compared to Gong Er, Zhang Ziyi's other chivalrous character, Yu Jiaolong, is much more straightforward in the face of love. Secular ethics, power and wealth are not worth mentioning in front of her sincerity. When she meets Xiaohu in the desert, she will reveal her desire without reservation; she will also test back and forth with Li Mubai in the bamboo forest with Taoism and sword techniques. Unfortunately, Li Mubai's thoughts are always empty and elusive. Yu Jiaolong's words are like resistance and contempt: "How can you old people see your true hearts! "
Li Mubai's original intention was revealed to Yu Xiulian ( Michelle Yeung ) before he died. This is another female hero in "Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon". She inherited her father's business and led the escort agency. She is skilled in martial arts and is upright and has a reputation in the world. Yu Xiulian and Yu Jiaolong, one in the wild escort leader and the other official daughter, have completely opposite attitudes towards love. A famous lady is "that's what, if you love, you will love". People in the world are instead restricted by the gang and the general education. They have been in love with Li Mubai for many years, but never dare to express it directly, and end up regretting the result of their lifelong regret.
"Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon", Yu Xiulian played by Michelle Yeung and Yu Jiaolong played by Zhang Ziyi played by
The love of the heroes is rarely perfect. A woman walks around the world with a sword, which is originally a tragic beauty. Their love is not allowed or crazy about love, which enhances this tragedy.
Some people are restrained and cautious, while others are free and easy, and their ways of expressing love are different. There are Tong Xiangyu (played by Maggie Cheung), who falls in love with someone and is extremely provocative; there are also Qiu Moyan, who has to watch the love marry someone for justice, and pretend to be happy, raises a glass to drink, and his deep affection turns into a jar of bitter wine. There are karaoke like Kan Zhihui who carefully plans for men just to win a heart, and after the hope is lost, he is "breaking" and is also like Qingqing, since that man dares not love, I turned around and left.There is Zhao Guohui (the heroine of Xu Haofeng's movie "Master", played by Song Jia), her husband has a grudge with the entire Tianjin martial arts world and runs away. She stays where she is, and can still say calmly, "I will bear the things he has committed"; and Zou Rong, who is actually not called love, comes to provoke a lot of people, just because the man said, "You are more beautiful, I dare not touch a little", and his eyes flow and let him go.
Hey, no matter how tough a hero is, he can’t escape the word love.
