Text/Murong Tianya
The kung fu film "Tattoo" starring Zhao Wenzhuo and Fan Yichen and others is really ill-fated, the film market is difficult, and this film is even more difficult. After the superposition of unfavorable factors such as the break of the filming capital chain, the production catching up with the epidemic, and the lack of popularity of kung fu films in the New Year's Day period, the 5% of the schedule on the release date made people choke, all of which reflected some phenomena in the current film market.
People who want to make movies with their hearts encounter crises but still have to overcome all difficulties, which is the best example of the "going against the trend" advocated by the current environment. Admittedly, this film about gang strife and family feelings still has many shortcomings, but it is very careful in audio-visual aspects, and the design of martial arts scenes is also quite bright. In this way, the film is actually enough to watch, and it has also achieved differentiated marketing with the mainstream Chinese films in the Chinese market, which should occupy a place at the moment.
The author believes that the film has three unique advantages: First, it is a story set in the beginning of the last century, and there is a lot of room for imagination for the audience. Fashion kung fu films are undeniably the mainstream after genre segmentation, and many kung fu stars turn to themes such as war science fiction. However, this kind of mixed fish and dragons, the story of multi-force conflict, is still the favorite of old film fans. Gray areas, only one hand covering the sky, are very enjoyable background settings. This provided enough imaginative soil for the film to lay a solid foundation for the birth of a masterpiece.
In addition, the overall audiovisual reached the level of mainstream commercial films, and the director's youth was completely invisible. For example, in the paragraphs that explain the relationship between the characters, when the protagonist and the villain talk, the design of the camera is very strong, the atmosphere is rendered in place, and the killing machine is everywhere, which is fascinating.
Finally, "Kung Fu", a once-magnificent commercial film, is a great attraction! Returning in blood again in the film. This time, the fist and foot sword were combined with gunfire, showing a different imagination. Several fights of the starring Zhao Wenzhuo are not bad, and the exchange of weapons with a dragon, and the fists and feet of other characters, can be seen that the martial arts design is not the so-called "work", there is the choreographer's painstaking efforts, it is worth watching.
And it is worth saying that the title of the film "Tattoo" is both a pun and a tattoo as a clue event throughout the film. A few tattoo scenes are quite good: the villain's profound meaning of "fish and dragon mixing", the fragrant fragments of Western women, Xu Dongdong's bold and hot Dongyang women, and the deep fatherly love when the protagonist tattoos "little slingshot" for her daughter... In each paragraph, tattoos are an indispensable link and a setting that plays a huge role in promoting the plot. Of course, in terms of plot connection, there are still deficiencies, and many mysteries have obviously not been solved. The appearance of the key plot at the end of the film also has a sense of insufficient preparation, making people feel that the viewing experience is not smooth enough, which is for flaws and deficiencies. Hopefully, a sequel will hopefully be launched to unravel these mysteries and elevate the deficiencies.
There is also a surprise point in the whole film, that is, the young actor Wang Shengdi is quite spirited. In the passages in which she appeared, the film's interpretation of the father-daughter relationship is very moving, and this setting of "iron man tenderness" allows the film to get rid of the common problem of the innate lack of kung fu literary drama, which in turn makes the overall quality of the film improve.
This is "Tattoo", when the market treats a once brilliant king theme coldly, the audience should applaud the masterpiece and favor it, hoping to see the future of kung fu films. I love kung fu movies and want it to last forever. That punch and kick, like a tattoo on my body, is also remembered in your heart.