"British Showdown" after watching the film review

This is a very good story, there are many introductions on the background network of the Irish Republican Army, I will find another way to popularize the background introduction of Guan Yuming played by Jackie Chan, I saw that some people on Douban said that because Guan Yuming participated in the background of the Vietnam War, he is likely to be a Chinese American army, in fact, many people do not understand the history that few people know.

To be honest, the role of Guan Yuming, played by Jackie Chan, is a bit out of the overall atmosphere of the film. He was only an outsider involved in the terrorist attack by chance, and then he was bent on revenge and mixed into a political crisis and conspiracy. But he had nothing to do with the crisis and the conspiracy from beginning to end, nor did he know about it, he just obsessively wanted to get the name of the attacker. And his own Chinese identity is also not helpful for the advancement of the film, look at the end of the film subtitles, this movie is adapted from the novel "Chinese", it seems that this identity is set in the original book, may be the author thinks that Chinese are very capable of playing, but this identity is not helpful to the story.

Similarly, Guan Yuming's tragic past experience is not very helpful for the recommendation of the story, his wife and children died that year, but this account can not be counted on the head of anyone in the film. If there is a facilitative effect, it is that he cherishes this only daughter, which provides a strong motivation for his obsession with revenge. Interestingly, Guan Yuming is a former member of the US special forces, so his kung fu is actually "Made in the United States".

Of course, the role of Jackie Chan is of great significance to Chinese audiences, which is why many Chinese audiences are interested in this movie. If you take away Jackie Chan and his action scenes, all that's left is a typical Hollywood political thriller. And it's a political thriller with a threshold, and this movie is not like "Spy Heavy", which fabricates an organization out of thin air, this movie, based on real history.

Look at the appearance of The Northern Irish politician Hannis played by Pierce Brosnan, with well-groomed gray hair and beard, delicate rimless glasses, and the real-life Sindhan féin party leader Adams. There is also the military organization UDI mentioned many times in the film, which everyone knows that it alludes to the famous Irish Republican Army. In the film, Hannis, as well as his wife who looks like a stranger to him, his former comrades-in-arms who parted ways, and the British minister of defence, the conflict between these characters has outlined the centuries-old feud between Britain and Ireland.

Of course, despite all these changes, Showdown in England still has a distinct mark that can be classified as an "Jackie Chan movie". The first is the strong grassroots spirit, from the Hong Kong police to the Asian flying eagle, the little people who can't die have always been the standard protagonists of Jackie Chan's movies. Watching how the weak, who have been forced into desperate situations again and again, have always been the audience's favorite part. This "British Showdown" is still no exception. The second is the role of Guan Ming, portrayed by Jackie Chan, which still strongly continues the setting of his previous "overseas Chinese" character tree. The most popular role played by the spokesperson of the "Chinese Dream" is various types of overseas Chinese in addition to the Hong Kong police. From the Spanish street vendors in "Fast Food Truck" more than 30 years ago, to the Australian Chinese chef in "A Good Man", to the CIA agent in "Who Am I", Jackie Chan has never endorsed not only Chinese citizens, but also the Chinese community that work silently in all corners of the world. Guan Ming, a seemingly decadent Old Chinese-British man, is a microcosm of the Chinese community displaced from Britain due to war and livelihood. The surname "Guan" may be pinning on the immortal dignity in the hearts of these Chinese. Usually hidden in the city, the moment of crisis is the appearance of poverty, so that all kinds of silent little people can see their dreams come true on the screen, which may be the true meaning of Jackie Chan's movies that have been popular for decades. And this is the "rise of great powers" that Chinese films should show more.