Before you know it, Jackie Chan is seventy years old.
April 7th is the 70th birthday of kung fu superstar Jackie Chan, he posted on his social account to express his gratitude to fans and friends, and he also posted 6 old photos of himself who was not convinced of his old age.
Among them, there are also photos of the period of Xiao Xianrou, which was really youthful at that time.
Sure enough, no matter how old a man is, there will always be a teenager living in his heart.
Many fans have sent birthday wishes, and some people feel that time flies, lamenting that Jackie Chan is 70 years old, "I have never felt that Jackie Chan is getting old, time flies so fast, and I still have the impression that he is still forty or fifty years old."
But not long ago, Jackie Chan, who appeared in public with white hair and white beard, surprised the public (below), surprised how he suddenly became so old, and was evaluated by the outside world as a cliff-like aging.
In this regard, Jackie Chan posted an article on his 70th birthday, agreeing with the attitude of his elder brother Sammo Hung about "old" -
"Every time I hear this number, I am still surprised for a second, am I already 70 years old? The second thought after the surprise is what my senior brother Sammo Hung said: It is a lucky thing to be old. Especially those of us who make action movies, we know how rare this luck is. ”
At the same time, Jackie Chan also blew up the truth that he was considered by the outside world to be "cliff-like aging"-
"Some time ago, many friends saw photos on the Internet and came to care about my physical condition, and I also told everyone to rest assured, it was a movie I was currently shooting, and I needed to style white hair and white beard. ”
At the same time, Jackie Chan also said: "Over the past few years, as long as the plot requires it, whether it is a thrilling action scene or a different look, I am willing to try." has been in the industry for 62 years, and continues to make movies to this day, which is worth cherishing. ”
Indeed, even though he is seventy years old, Jackie Chan still refuses to accept old age and continues to film.
Recently, he is filming the movie "Strange Family", cooperating with Peng Yuchang, Zhang Jianing, Pan Binlong, Jackie Chan plays an old man with Alzheimer's disease in the film, and a single-parent boy who wants to go to the big city accidentally meets and forms a strange family.
Jackie Chan said that his white hair and white beard are for the needs of this movie, which is also the first time that he has always been alive on the big screen, playing an old man with Alzheimer's disease.
This can't help but make people sigh, the years are unforgiving, and the 70-year-old Jackie Chan has to bow to time.
Jackie Chan is still fighting at 70, which is admirable, but worse things are happening.
His kung fu action movies have supported half of the Chinese film industry, and he broke into Hollywood early, and he has also gained the influence and respect of the world film industry, and his fans are all over the world.
However, there are two cruel realities in front of Jackie Chan now:
On the one hand, Jackie Chan really can't "fight" anymore, and his works in recent years have fallen in terms of reputation and box office; on the other hand, Chinese kung fu action movies have no successors, and Jackie Chan has not found his successor so far.
Last year, Jackie Chan had two movies released:
A "Dragon Horse Spirit" scored 5.3 points on Douban, failing, and the word-of-mouth and box office were mediocre.
还有一部《狂怒沙暴》，是他和美国男星约翰·塞纳主演，却连国内电影院都没上映，在海外周游了一圈后，悄悄在美国网络开播，豆瓣评分仅5分。
The other actor of the film was originally Stallone, but later replaced by Senna, objectively speaking, "Furious Sandstorm" has improved over several movies of Jackie Chan in previous years, and is considered to be "Jackie Chan's version of "Wolf Warrior", and many netizens think that it is Jackie Chan's best movie after "British Showdown".
However, compared with the so-called huge investment of 500 million, the reputation is still not satisfactory.
In recent years, Jackie Chan's performance in several consecutive starring film works has not been inspiring, "Railway Flying Tiger", "Kung Fu Yoga", "Blood of the Machine", "Detective Pu Songling", "Urgent Pioneer" and "Dragon Horse Spirit" have failed the Douban score continuously.
As mentioned earlier, Sylvester Stallone quit "Furious Sandstorm" before, but if he doesn't quit, "Furious Sandstorm" may not be able to soar into the sky.
Because in 2019, the movie "The Mystery of the Dragon Card" starring Jackie Chan and Schwarzenegger was released, and the two world-class action movie superstars were combined, and the reputation of the movie was just as bleak, with a Douban score of only 3.6 points.
You may ask: What happened to Jackie Chan?
Objectively speaking, Jackie Chan's recent successive starring movies have not reached the previous level.
On the one hand, because of his age, even if he fights hard, he can't fight as hard as he used to shoot dangerous actions, and on the other hand, it may be that he hasn't encountered a particularly suitable script, and the popcorn-style plot is no longer able to meet the tastes of today's audiences.
In addition, there is an important reason, that is, the domestic film market has changed:
The audience no longer blindly pursues big-name superstars, but cares more about the plot of the movie, the performances of the actors, and the word-of-mouth after the movie is released to make a choice.
Therefore, even if it is a movie starring a superstar, word of mouth and box office will fail now.
Therefore, movies such as "Kung Fu Yoga", "Blood of the Machine", "Detective Pu Songling" and "Pioneer" have weak stories, and I am sorry for Jackie Chan's desperate performance at such an advanced age, wasting this superstar card in vain.
So, Jackie Chan, who is already seventy years old, still has a chance to turn over his works by word of mouth?
Yes.
Take a look at Jackie Chan's new films, "New Police Story 2", "Zodiac 2", "Rush Hour 4", and a "Legend" (a sequel to "Myth"), all of which are solid continuations of the story and action of the previous work.
Jackie Chan is also adjusting his acting path, starring in some movies that don't just rely on his fists and kicks to win audiences, such as the panda-themed movie "Plan P", and the now filming "Strange Family", playing an old man with Alzheimer's disease.
These new films are full of expectations, and I hope that Jackie Chan can take care of his body and make more movies that audiences like to watch.
As mentioned earlier, Jackie Chan still has one more thing on his mind, which is also the knot of Chinese action movies: there is a lack of successors.
When filming "Dragon Horse Spirit", Jackie Chan lamented that he couldn't find a successor, and he choked up for a while.
Jet Li, who is about to be 61 years old, has long since retired and recuperated.
The 60-year-old Donnie Yen took up his old book, not only to shoot "Fuse 2", but also to pick up "Ip Man 4", which was already the end, and to shoot "Ip Man 5".
Donnie Yen once mentioned that he is optimistic about Zhang Jin and Nicholas Tse, but these two are middle-aged uncles over forty.
Zhang Jin is 49 years old, even if he can become a "kung fu movie superstar", he can't talk about a "succession".
The 43-year-old Nicholas Tse is now "half-carrying" the banner of Hong Kong action films, in the new film "Customs Front", he served as an action director for the first time, and not long ago filmed the new film "Rage", Nicholas Tse is also an action director.
In addition, he is also the director of Jackie Chan's new film "New Police Story 2".
Nicholas Tse, who played desperately in "New Police Story", left a very deep impression on Jackie Chan, and Jackie Chan highly praised him as "the most promising among the juniors".
Jackie Chan also once said: "He is the next Jackie Chan, and no one is crazier than Nicholas Tse!
Who would have thought that more than ten years later, Nicholas Tse, who is middle-aged, will really become an "action director", and even become the director of Jackie Chan movies.
Will Wang Baoqiang, who filmed "In the Octagon Cage", continue?
There is also Xie Miao, whose popularity is gradually increasing, and the newcomer actor Ben Sha from "Fengshen", who recently starred in "Rage" starring Nicholas Tse, can they continue to have more opportunities?
Jackie Chan is seventy years old, and if he doesn't retire, he can't retire.
Chinese action movies, he is still very much needed.
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