" The Legend of Qiao Feng " has been released in many theaters and major platforms outside the mainland. Regarding the reputation of this film, there were a lot of doubts and discussions before it was released.
Before this movie was released, it had not been favored for the following reasons:
Jin Yong's martial arts works have been remade too many times, and the audience is very familiar with the plot and there is no freshness.
"Dragon" has Huang Rihua version and Hu Jun version TV series first, and the movie version also has similar remakes. It is difficult to surpass previous works.
Donnie Yen is an action star, but playing a costumed hero always makes people feel like he is in a drama. He is not tall and powerful enough, and does not match Qiao Feng's heroic temperament.
It is understandable for the audience to have these preconceived notions. Donnie Yen's martial arts action features are impressive. It integrates various modern fighting techniques and is more suitable for fashion kung fu movies.
Since participating in the " Ip Man " series, Donnie Yen's action style has also changed a lot, becoming more traditional and elegant. Because the impact of this series is so deeply rooted in people's hearts, any role Donnie Yen plays now will give the audience the illusion that "Master Yip wants to fight ten".
It is precisely because of Donnie Yen's participation that "The Legend of Qiao Feng" has become very popular, which is enough to show that Donnie Yen still has a very strong appeal.
I just finished watching this new movie. I personally feel that this movie is not as bad as predicted. It is a movie that is not as bad as the previous ones but more than the lower ones. It is worth watching to pass the time.
Many martial arts fans are familiar with the plots of Jin Yong's martial arts works. During the filming process, the main plot development and important plots must not be changed, otherwise the audience will not buy it.
In just one and a half hours, "The Legend of Qiao Feng" briefly tells the story of Qiao Feng from his infancy to becoming the leader of a beggar gang, and then being framed as a murderer to Juxianzhuang fighting against the gangsters. The plot of this part has basically not changed, and it is exactly the same as the plot of previous related works.
If the plot is not changed, there will be no new ideas. If the plot is changed, martial arts fans will complain about the random changes and remakes. In short, remakes of classic works will face the dilemma of not being human inside and out.
There are several plot changes in this movie that are a bit abrupt and will definitely be unacceptable to Jin Yong fans for a while. The first change of
is that in the first half, Qiao Feng was forced to arrange a scene where he encounters Jiumozhi and has a fight.
This plot feels a bit forced and has nothing to do with the main storyline.
Jiumozhi did not fight Qiao Feng in the original work. They had fought against each other in previous TV works, but the two were basically equal in strength. There was no situation where Qiao Feng crushed Jiumozhi in this movie.
The forcible addition of this plot seems to be just telling the audience one thing: Qiao Feng is very strong in martial arts and likes to meddle in other people's business.
The second major change is to set Murong Fu as the ultimate villain.
This change will definitely dissatisfy the vast majority of movie fans. The martial arts ranking in "Dragon" has the saying of "One Monk, Two Gua, Three Elders, and Four Uniques". Further down, there are Master Kurong, Zhuang Juxian, Duan Yanqing and Ding Chunqiu whose martial arts are not inferior to Murong Fu.
Murong Fu’s martial arts skills were barely in the top 15 in the original work, and the ultimate villain could never get his turn.
The final battle of the movie even featured a design in which Qiao Feng killed the enemy with a sword and was almost beaten to death by Murong Fu in a single fight. This design is exactly the same as the new version of "Water Margin" in which Wu Song, played by Chen Long, was almost beaten to death by Ximen Qing. It will definitely be scolded by the audience.
The scene changes in the movie are also very confusing. Qiao Feng beat A'zhu to death in Xiaojing Lake, Duan Yu was also imprisoned in a nearby temple by Duan Zhengchun. As a result, when Qiao Feng hurriedly met Duan Yu, he encountered Xu Zhu cleaning the house again.
Overnight, Qiao Feng wandered around, visiting Xiaojing Lake, Shaolin Temple, and then back to Xiaojing Lake to slap A'Zhu. Why did he feel that Qiao Feng's best skill was not the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and Dog Fighting Stick Technique, but teleportation.
Although these changes in this movie will greatly disappoint Jin Yong fans, they are not as bad as predicted before the release.
Donnie Yen and Wu Yue are both professional martial arts actors. Both of them have strong auras and their acting skills are also online.
Even if this movie only looks at the action showdown between these two, it is guaranteed to be a box office success. However, the changes in the plot and the design of the action have not yet reached the audience's expectations. The quality of the action scenes is guaranteed, but there is always a regret that the intention is not completed and the movie ends hastily.
As a film starring two major action stars, this movie is not a bad movie. You can still watch it in your spare time.
