In this not-so-lively Lunar New Year file, action movies became the most scarce species, until the Spring Festival approached, this "Tattoo" directed by Lu Yitong and starring Zhao Wenzhuo, Wang Shengdi, Xu Dongdong, Li Mincheng, and Fan Yichen became a belated surprise. This film does not live up to everyone's expectations, not only has a fierce and bizarre action scene, but also adds some aesthetic or cultural elements from the West, creating a weird, cold, and explosive world view.
From Huang Feihong to Su Qi'er, from Huo Yuanjia to Qi Jiguang, after more than 20 years of hard work and tempering, Zhao Wenzhuo is already the spokesman of the heroes in domestic film and television dramas, and every work and every image of him is always so righteous, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, brave and fearless, and showing the steamed iron bones and chivalrous courage of the warriors to the fullest. This time, Ah Chang, who he played in "Tattoo", still upholds the spiritual core of the hero, but has a completely different and refreshing new interpretation.
Ah Chang is not a hero in the usual sense, he is first a skilled tattoo master, then a jianghu warrior who licks blood on the knife edge, and at the same time he is also an unruly prodigal son, a good brother with yin and yang and rotten dragons, and more interestingly, he is also a single father with a cute daughter.
The integration of multiple identities makes Ah Chang have a very vivid personality characteristics, not only can face the muzzle of the gun and still do not change his face, he is born into death with a short knife and blade, and it is common to hijack the ship and cross the goods; he can also use static braking to face the complicated quarrels in the rivers and lakes, and the soldiers will cover the water; he can also spend with the beautiful Bohemian girl under the moon, the blue characters and red lips, and the romantic value is instantly full; there is also a helpless and troublesome side, facing the daughter Lan'er always causing trouble to others "headshot", covering her face and playing rogue tricks with the villagers. Through these vivid and interesting plots, you jump out of your personal performance comfort zone.
I believe that after watching the movie, most friends will be sighed by the story of Ah Chang's father and daughter "breaking their tails to survive", and will also ignite the long-lost blood, and the impact of these emotions comes from the characters with flesh and flesh, and also from the eclectic genre style. The film's pioneering fusion of diverse cultural elements, western gunmen shooting and martial arts films of the hard bridge hard horse, as well as the exquisite and devious blades have been melted into one furnace, and the suspense crime film detective reasoning, the gang's internal grudges and steampunk visual experience, are also organically combined, these seemingly chaotic elements, the violent collision of Chinese and Western cultures in the 30s of the last century, the side of the struggle between the forces of the various sides of the water and soil is appropriately displayed. It can make people feel the atmosphere of the times when the mountains and rivers will be broken and the mountains and rains are about to come.
Taking tattoos as a foothold is also an intriguing place for this film. For Chinese, the practice of tattooing spiritual ideals on the body has been since ancient times, and one of the most famous allusions is the mother-in-law's embroidery, in the "Water Margin", Shi Jin and Yan Qing are known for tattoos, and in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the jianghu warriors or warriors regarded the tattoo as a status or status symbol. There have been many films showing tattoos in the past, "Tattoos" is more thorough and allegorical, "Jackie Chan" and "Hidden Dragon", as well as "Fish and Dragon Mixed", is not only a novelty in form, but also as a powerful prop to express the character's personality, an important clue to promote the plot, such as Ah Chang because the tattoo led to a change of fate, the tattoo on the body is the word of loyalty, and the tattoo in the heart is the blood that cannot be discarded is thicker than the feelings of water and home.
For the audience, a good movie is by no means the same, it requires different styles, techniques, and different ways of expression. "Tattoo" provides a rare action feast in this New Year's eve, and can also be regarded as a spiritual portrayal of domestic films that are fearless of the cold and dare to explore.
What is less known is that "Tattoo" has been twisting and turning since the beginning of filming, although because the filming rarely leads to the box office is very unsatisfactory, the film can only reach 0.3% after a few days of release, like the place where the author is located can only be found at 10:30 at night, but this does not hinder the value of this film, the innovative spirit of the creator, the excellent viewing experience, and the spiritual strength of the film, which will be like those who want to get tattoos on the screen, in this difficult and cold season. Leave unforgettable and profound memories for the audience.