What is the charm of a true superstar?
After the movie was screened, before the lights were turned on, fans spontaneously applauded, held up their treasured posters and T-shirts, and treasured his works.
And his arrival, accompanied by the enthusiasm of wind and fire, but without any shelves. Greet the audience, joke, answer every interactive question seriously, and get down on one knee to sign an autograph for a fan who came from afar...
He has done more than 200 offline viewing groups and seen the demeanor of many stars.
Only Jackie Chan made the dean can't help but sigh in his heart: Big brother is big brother.
The new film "Dragon Horse Spirit" is a work in which Jackie Chan starred in the Dragon and Tiger martial artist. It was released on the occasion of his 60th anniversary from the film, which is of great significance. Jackie Chan said that when he first listened to the script of the director's speech, he was "stabbed" somewhere and "cried at once".
After watching the movie, I blushed and understood the weight of this sentence.
The first thing that hit me in "Dragon Horse Spirit" was a Jackie Chan I had never seen before-
Wuxing Lao Luo, as soon as he appeared, he was full of downfall. His hair is white, his figure is slightly swollen, and his eyes are listless when he speaks.
After the death of his wife, he lived alone. The only one who has always been by his side is the big disciple under the seat, "Chitu".
That's right, this is a well-built and extremely human horse.
One person and one horse depend on each other, life is not easy, but there is no lack of small happiness. Especially the daily routine of Lao Luo training Chitu to do stunts, it came to my heart in minutes.
Practicing beating, Chitu raised his head leisurely, avoiding Lao Luo's gently and slowly fist sleeve.
Practicing jumping, Chitu raised his legs slightly and kicked over a small stool that was only feet and neck high.
Lao Luo was found by the debt collector, and Chitu finally made a difficult move, kicking the little gangster who was about to start three meters away. Laughing and getting rich... This tacit understanding, just ask you if you are convinced!
The relationship between Lao Luo and Chitu is like a master and apprentice, more like a father and son.
It was Lao Luo who gave Chitu a second life, feeding it every day, healing its injuries, and raising it into a healthy horse that could run freely. When facing a debt dispute, Lao Luo's biggest worry was to lose Chitu, so he "looked forward to the horse into a dragon", wanting to train it into a dragon and tiger martial artist and get through the difficulties together. And to some extent, Chitu also gave Lao Luo a chance to earn back the glory of the past.
Finally had a chance to enter the group, Lao Luo came to the set with Chitu excitedly. But after turning on the camera, Chitu, who had never acted before, showed his timidity, and subconsciously retreated in the face of the menacing group performance holding an axe. Without giving it time to adjust, the director sitting behind the monitor went straight out, shouting for a change of people and horses.
At that moment, Lao Luo's frustration and downfall could no longer be hidden. He sat on the sidelines, hanging his head low, out of place with the excitement of the set, as if forgotten by the whole world...
Looking at his confused eyes, I suddenly realized that the uncomfortable energy in Lao Luo's body was called outdated.
Outdated occupation: Take Chitu to take photos in the scenic area, paint yourself fancy and whistle, but it is not as popular as the "Second Master Guan" next door.
Outdated aesthetic: It is rare to attend a formal dinner and wear a pompous shirt and a straight suit, like a character from a Hong Kong movie in the 80s.
Outdated social skills: Self-familiarity with quacks lacks a sense of boundaries in the eyes of alienated urbanites.
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This "obsolescence" is more heart-wrenching than loneliness.
It represents that Lao Luo has been left behind by a rapidly changing society and looked down upon by the professional system he cares about the most. No one remembered that he was the hardest and most dazzling one among the dragon and tiger martial artists, and no one expected anything from him. When a person is not needed and expected, is it necessary for him to prove himself?
In my mind, I imagined many moments when Lao Luo showed his skills and slapped his face. But unexpectedly, "Dragon Horse Spirit" did not deliberately follow the routine.
The first to stand up to earn this breath for Lao Luo was his apprentice, his "son", and Chitu, whom he loved and trusted the most. I saw the usually gentle horse, rushed straight forward, took an offensive posture, and squeezed out the horse that was supposed to replace it.
Hoarse voices and blazing eyes, all written: One more time!
In an instant, I got goosebumps and my nose couldn't help but sour. Compared to letting Lao Luo "God of War upper body", Chitu's coming forward seems more natural and powerful.
On the one hand, it shows that there is animism, and the friendship between humans and animals is equally sincere and moving.
On the other hand, Chitu, as a horse who was born disabled but did not give up, reached a spiritual commonality with Lao Luo, a middle-aged frustrated man who tried to start all over again.
They reflect each other and redeem each other.
Since then, the journey of fighting side by side by one man and one horse has truly begun. The emotional impact is stronger and deeper.
If the down-and-out image and the partnership of man and horse have brought about changes that Jackie Chan movies have never had before, this is a big surprise.
Then, another surprise of "Dragon Horse Spirit" lies in the warm look back on Jackie Chan's 60-year acting career.
Director Yang Zi confessed that he is a fan of Jackie Chan. In the script creation stage, Jackie Chan was the only candidate for "Lao Luo". His fan complex is also sincerely reflected in every detail and frame of the movie.
If you're no stranger to Jackie Chan's works like Dean, then congratulations, you can enjoy digging Easter eggs on the big screen.
For example, the Indian figure of Lao Luo playing a long gun in the movie pays tribute to "Who I Am". Lao Luo's appearance of waiting for work on the set comes from "Flying Eagle Project". In several scenes in the film, I saw the shadow of the "Miracle" and "Drunken Fist" series.
Even, at the beginning of the movie, a figure hanging in the bell tower has a origin - Jackie Chan's masterpiece "Plan A".
"Plan A", released in 1983, was the beginning of Jackie Chan's legend and the beginning of his life. In order to complete the action, Jackie Chan fell from the top of the bell tower without any protection, making a classic scene. But most people don't know that it was also one of the most injured and dangerous moves of his career.
It is with his professional skills and hard work that Jackie Chan began to lead Hong Kong films to the horizons of audiences around the world.
The most thrilling scene in "Police Story":
Grabbing the extremely thin metal pole in the center of the mall, he slid directly down from a height of more than ten meters and fell on the glass ceiling on the first floor. Such a fight won the Best Film and Best Director awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards that year.
The shocking surprise in "Red Fan District" made "Jackie Chan" famous in North America.
"British Showdown" takes the word love and righteousness to the extreme, and also uses fists to flesh to revive its reputation.
From "no one can beat Jackie Chan in Furniture City" to "The strongest on the surface", these jokes are not just jokes, but also praise for Jackie Chan's continuous breakthrough efforts in performance.
When it comes to "Ryoma Spirit", there are wonderful action scenes as usual.
From Lao Luo and Chitu tossing and turning, to Lao Luo challenging the limit again and again in the crew.
It hurts to see the flesh, and it hurts.
Because I know that what Lao Luo shows is not only the legendary demeanor of Jackie Chan in the past 60 years, but also the brilliance of many dragon and tiger martial artists who bloom silently. For so many years, on the set, whether it is rushing into the fire or jumping off a tall building, these "impossible tasks" under the Hollywood industrial system are the daily life of dragon and tiger warriors. As soon as the words "Dragon and Tiger Martial Master, never say no" were uttered, they rushed forward desperately.
There are lucky ones who can go from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, from dragon sets to starring. More people are like Lao Luo, with a wound and forgotten in the corner of time. But once again cast the spotlight on them, you will find that without them, how can Hong Kong films and even Chinese films break through, and where are the youth memories of generations of people?
Lao Luo is the epitome of all dragon and tiger martial artists.
"Dragon Horse Spirit" is not the laurel that Jackie Chan crowned himself, but the trophy he wants to give to all the dragon and tiger warrior brothers.
Authenticity was once the magic weapon on which Hong Kong movies depended.
Jackie Chan has been in the industry for 60 years, and it is precisely by relying on "real fall and real fighting" that he has come to this day with an injury, so that more people can see the wonderful Chinese action movies. As in "The Spirit of Dragon Horse", Lao Luo said:
"If you don't fall, what does the audience watch?"
But what surprised me was that after issuing this question, the choice made by Lao Luo was intriguing and very poignant. The film does not shy away from the conflict between tradition and the present, nor does it hide the pathos caused by the end of the era. At the last moment, the choices he made opened the way for the film and left the temperature.
Let Lao Luo and even all the dragon and tiger martial artists not fall into the vortex of Gu Ying's self-pity, but lead the audience to substitute into it, and feel more empathy.
In fact, Lao Luo, like Chitu, is very "sensible".
Their way of respecting their profession and expressing love is to fight desperately for their lives. Lao Luo fought for most of his life and never doubted it. Until he saw that Chitu also followed his instructions to fight hard, he suddenly realized that Chitu would also be painful and sad, but he never refused because he loved him. It turns out that companionship and guardianship are also a kind of love.
The true spirit of dragon and tiger martial artists is not to reject new things in order to retain an era, but the courage to dare to fight and fight, and the power to live endlessly.
After watching "Dragon Horse Spirit", it was like facing Jackie Chan and listening to him say something that made his heart out.
It is both soft and warm, but also full of strength.
Whenever he reminisced about the past, he was always light, not caring about the pain and glory. When it comes to the present and the future, he is sincere and honest, full of love for movies and the audience. Watching the movie footage, you will find that Jackie Chan is very similar to Lao Luo, in order to enter the group filming, postponed the operation and took 9 injections to close, as soon as he heard "turn on", his eyes lit up, and all the big and small action scenes were personally in battle...
In and out of the play, he uses actions to practice the spirit of dragon and tiger martial artists.
This is also a touch unique to Jackie Chan movies.
On the big screen, Lao Luo and Chitu went through difficulties together.
Under the big screen, Jackie Chan made a promise to all audiences: "As long as I can move and fight, I hope to make a movie every year to my audience and fans around the world." ”
All made me understand -
Life will grow old, but movies will not, love will not.
As long as this spirit is there, the times will always shine.