The 1977 Hong Kong martial arts film "Eagle Claw Iron Cloth Shirt" is an old film, introduced to the mainland in the late 1980s, it has been nearly ten years since the shooting time, which can be described as a long time. Thirty years later, if you look at it again, you will still be infected by the story, or you can feel the boom triggered by that year - in the big environment of the movie, it is a great miracle to be able to not fall for so long.
Today, I look back on this movie, in addition to the feelings of memory, but also because it has a special sense of story charm - this movie has a sense of righteousness! This is a classic story and a long memory that belongs to our childhood.
The 1977 film is very imposing, and I appreciate the soundtrack in the film, which follows the soundtrack of the 1967 Western film "Angry Doom" "I Giorni Dell'ira", which is sonorous, powerful, magnificent, and a little debauched.
Some people say that the soundtrack of this movie is flipped over and over, but in my opinion, one song is enough, and the melodious soundtrack sounds, and suddenly has the feeling and feeling of a Western - it is simply the soul of this movie.
P.S. The name is really literate.
The plot of the story is quite simple: during the Reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, Shangshu Zhengzheng (Huang Zhengli) was greedy and intended to rebel, and in order to clear the obstacles, he designed to assassinate Liu Gonggong of shangshu of the army. Subsequently, he married Liu Gonggong's right-hand man, the Zhaoyong general Xiao Rufeng (Liu Zhongliang), Who knew the plot, took the road and fled, determined to catch the real murderer and exonerate the crime, so he deduced this plot suspenseful, tightly paced, and interlocking story.
The male protagonist, Xiao Rufeng, is a person without a protagonist, and at first glance it seems that his appearance is a little bumpy. But the more you go to the back, the more you think he's handsome! This is the screen image he just appeared on, how do you feel?
The opening scene of the movie reminds me of the movie "The Hunt", in which the prosecutor Du Qiu, who is also inexplicably framed, in order to clarify the truth, constantly looking for the real culprit. This process is the same as Xiao Rufeng's fugitive career of being falsely accused of assassinating loyal subjects, while avoiding pursuit and pursuit, and tracking down the mastermind behind the scenes.
In other words, this is an attempt to graft the theme of police and bandits into the martial arts genre, and set the culprit behind the scenes as a traitor in the imperial court, and the dramatic effect is more intense.
The great villain Shangshu of the Punishment Department - solemn, a treacherous face, is a standard mouth full of benevolence and morality, a belly of male thieves and female prostitutes. In order to kill people, he advertised the thirteen provincial governments of the world to arrest Xiao Rufeng.
In this movie, the makeup of the elderly is a bit of a failure, not old at all, that is, the young man wears a beard, but the skin is still tight and shiny. Of course, in the martial arts films at that time, the first masters were often white-bearded old men.
In order to ensure that there is no danger, Zheng Shangshu also dispatched a master of punishment who was on par with Xiao Rufeng, shen Yue (Wang General), a chinese soldier, to hunt down Xiao Rufeng all the way.
Shen Yue was originally a pillar of the country, but he was used by the Shangshu of the Punishment Department for a long time, but fortunately, he finally saw the clouds, cleared the fog, learned the truth behind it, and joined hands with Xiao Rufeng to eradicate zheng Shangshu of the State Thief Punishment Department.
Shen Yue is a strong personality, angular, very dignified person, in the whole movie, he is a resolute demeanor, throwing a loud line, always straight body. I feel that Xiao Rufeng is already a very man, but Shen Yue is more of a man than him.
Shen Yue's performance showed a kind of heroic martial spirit, which was not possessed by those few white-haired old men and the three strange Hu Feng, this heroic martial spirit could be reflected in both demeanor, action and tone of speech, and only this heroic martial spirit was the magic weapon of victory.
There are three white-bearded old men in the movie, and I think they all look exactly the same, and it's only when you see half of them that you can tell which one is which.
This is a story full of intrigue and trickery, because this film takes the traditional martial arts film route, the fight scene accounts for a large proportion, the male protagonist Xiao Rufeng is very masculine performance, hard bridge hard horse kung fu, the camera under the move is very solid, and in one go, unforgettable.
Martial arts do not hang tightrope, people will not have strange flying with swings, nor do they show difficult actions in montage techniques, which is martial arts - the current film is really not good, not as good as the reality of the kung fu films of that era - at that time, the small fresh meat on the screen was not popular, it was won by strength, and the level of martial arts was very high.
Climb over the wall and enjoy the posture of this general.
Xiao Rufeng's actor Liu Zhongliang, who stepped on the leg of the sky, was shocked by four seats, and had the style of Bruce Lee. This is real kung fu, real punches and kicks.
That fiery golden rooster is independent, a pillar of heavenly good leg skills. Feeling that only Superman can do it, but being repeated on the screen by this man again and again, and more importantly, it is a powerful majesty that can despise all enemies, and how many times stronger than the powerful Eagle Claw Gong.
Liu Zhongliang's iconic one-word horse, that solid leg skill and delicate expression of one move and one style are far better than today.
Just a look reveals such a majestic, such a bloody spirit, which is unattainable in many films, Liu Zhongliang's leg skills can still shock me now.
The martial arts design of this kung fu film is pleasing to the eye, and it is a good grasp of the scale between real and parody. It is more suitable for audiences who purely like kung fu.
The film takes eagle claw gong" and "iron cloth shirt" as the main martial arts moves, the big boss Zheng Shangshu (Huang Zhengli), he practices the fierce eagle claw gong, kung fu is very beautiful!
The thin old man with white hair is always very strong - the clean and dashing Huang Zhengli and Liu Zhongliang's real kung fu seem to be really enjoyable. His movements are sharp and rigorous, and he has a beautiful sense of style.
The setting on the bridge section of the movie revolves around how to break the iron cloth shirt, and pays attention to the layer by layer in the design of the trick and dismantling move, and the effect is very good.
"Eagle claw gong", "iron cloth shirt" and "iron finger inch" these terms have completely become dictionary, I have heard a little about eagle claw gong, but for "iron cloth shirt" - I have always thought that iron cloth shirt is the name of a dress.
Of course, until now, I don't know if there is really such a kung fu, nor do I know if this kind of kung fu is the nemesis of the iron cloth shirt, it doesn't matter, what matters is the change in the "iron finger inch" - it is in the shape of the palm, the finger as the sword, the fist to close, all in one go, this transformation is very poetic, I even think that only the iron finger is the real aesthetics.
Its transformation is simple but practical, from soft to rigid, from restraint to explosion, from weak to strong, the whole process of shooting to hitting, are full of beauty, this is the highest realm of explosive power, compared to the brute force of the slash, the bloody gushing does not know how many times stronger.
The power of "iron fingers" is incomparable. In the film, the scene of the iron cloth shirt being inaccessible many times is a reflection of the power of the iron finger, because this contrast shows the power of the iron finger.
This man's play has a plot of heroes saving the United States, and there are also hints of beauty's heart, of course, the emotional drama is far less delicate, and it can even be said that it is basically zero - Xiao Rufeng hunted down the real murderer all the way, accidentally passed by the Shi family's door, and begged them for a bowl of water to drink. When the Shi siblings were bullied by the ground snake, he came to his aid. The sister who witnessed all this had a feeling of admiration and admiration for Xiao Rufeng in her heart. These are some of the elements of the story that are feminine and calm.
In this man's movie, the most masculine is the friendship between Xiao Rufeng and Shen Yue.
At first they misunderstood each other, but soon they were relieved, this friendship is a hero cherishing a hero, a good man meets a good man, a mutual friendship under the same ideal, and the same friendship that only men can produce.
And this friendship is not expressed by verbal nonsense, but by fists, from hostility to joint efforts, only fists, from the arrogance of a promise to the persistence of life and death, this friendship is the most respectable.
In the second half of the film, the heroic friendship and integrity between Shen Yue and Xiao Rufeng are officially unfolded, which makes people very fascinated.
After catching Xiao Rufeng, Shen Yue treated him equally, which was the style of a gentleman.
Shen Yue's sobriety made this character's personality appear full.
Director Wu Siyuan's film always has a kind of jianghu feeling - feeling Xiao Rufeng's sincerity, Shen Yue promised him a three-day deadline to arrest the real murderer, and Xiao Rufeng also treated him with sincerity and set a three-day period.
The three days have arrived, but the real murderer has been extinguished, and when Xiao Rufeng was helpless, he calmly accepted the shackles and fulfilled his promise. Shen Yue grasped the evidence of the real murderer behind the scene through the clues at the scene, but he behaved very calmly and did not move at all.
Since the real murderer had someone else, Shen Yue thought about it, and immediately made a decision, generously releasing Xiao Rufeng, and for many years, I had been obsessed with this pavilion where they stayed.
Generally speaking of this movie, it is praised for the martial arts in it, in fact, its literary drama is also very elaborate.
The dialogue between the heroes in the pavilion is easy to understand, but also does not lose the ancient style, which is both situational and enhances the style of the whole film:
Xiao Rufeng: "As long as I can get to the Punishment Department alive, there will be a day when the water will fall out." ”
Shen Yue: "You won't have a chance to plead." ”
Xiao: "... Escape from the battlefield, involve friends, not the work of the big husband. ”
Shen: "The eldest husband has a far-sighted vision and makes a decision at the moment, is it like your mother-in-law?" ”
Shen Yue painstakingly took Xiao Rufeng to justice, and suddenly let go of the "key criminal" section in the water, and every time he watched, he had a feeling of swinging back to his intestines.
These two heroes-like characters, the affection between each other, touching deeply.
Attached: Correct subtitles: Farewell
The great hero often has a great spiritual realm of worrying about the country and the people and dedicating himself to the country, which can be seen in many martial arts dramas. For example, many heroes haojie portrayed by Jin Yong's pen, especially guo jing, Qiao Feng and other characters have the greatest impact on us.
In the link of letting go of Xiao Rufeng, when Xiao Rufeng left, Shen Yue stood silently in front of the pavilion for a long time, and the camera was fixed on Shen Yue's body, and that transcendent posture made my understanding of "xia" have another layer of depth: the personality characteristics and character qualities of this "xia" are not to mention the previous era, that is, modern society, and everyone should seriously cultivate.
Shen Yue walked alone in the wilderness, copied the trail back to Beijing, and the wonderful soundtrack sounded again, which really had the taste of american Westerns.
In order to make the suspenseful case come to light, the boldness of a chivalrous warrior who would rather go to the Dragon Pond Tiger's Den alone is something that cannot be accomplished with great courage and wisdom. Shen Le's performance in the whole play, although not as cute as Xiao Rufeng (Shen Yue has always been a little arrogant), but his dedication to the country is also more worthy of our respect.
In the final duel, under the dangerous situation that Shen Yue was forced to retreat step by step by Zheng Shangshu, Xiao Rufeng suddenly appeared to help, and this scene was fantastic.
This is simply a costumed version of the bloody double male - Shen Yue has been kind to himself many times, Xiao Rufeng can't bear to escape alone, and finally went to the nest of tigers and wolves to help and jointly eradicate the real murderer. This scene is truly awe-inspiring.
The back carbine at the end is quite well designed, and the audience is horrified!
The torn iron cloth shirt must be forced with iron fingers, and then break the five holes to find the valve, really long knowledge!
The last scratch, interspersed with footage of crushing an egg – this picture of a cracked egg! It's so vivid! The use of montages is also mature.
It is estimated that 90% of people can't remember the plot of the film and remember this - can't forget the pinch. The kung fu of "iron finger" is a bit evil, too much attention to sensory stimulation, this link has a little bad taste...
Of course, this ending also reveals to people a truth that will be difficult to break in a thousand years: evil is not victorious over righteousness.
Evil is eventually swept away by the swift winds of justice.
By the standards of kung fu films, this film is still very standard, after so many years of re-watching, I still think that the whole film is so bloody, very much in line with my appetite!
This film full of male hormones makes me dare not forget, and I guess it is also unforgettable!
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > in a sense, it's a well-deserved blockbuster! </h1>