Some time ago, when Jackie Chan attended a public interaction, a large number of netizens marveled at how the eldest brother suddenly became so old, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cliff-like aging.
In the photos exposed at the time, Jackie Chan's mental state in the face of the media was fine, wearing his favorite Mao suit, but his white hair and white beard were distressing.
In the face of heated discussions among netizens, Jackie Chan took the opportunity of his birthday on April 7 to respond to the incident on social platforms, telling everyone to rest assured that white hair and white beard are just the styling needs of the movie he is making, and he plays an old man with Alzheimer's disease in the film.
In addition to saying that he responded to "suddenly getting old", Jackie Chan also expressed his feelings about being 70 years old, although he is surprised every time he hears this number, but the second thought is the sentence of senior brother Sammo Hung, "It is a lucky thing to be old".
For those who made action movies in the early years, it was difficult to guarantee various safety measures on the set, and the special effects were even more immature.
In the field of Chinese action films, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are two dazzling superstars, the former created and promoted comedy action movies, not only let the international film world know the name "Jackie Chan", but also made Chinese kung fu famous all over the world, and Jet Li is known as the emperor of kung fu, and is also quite influential in the field of world action movies.
But fans of action movies have to accept the fact that although Jackie Chan is still making movies, he really can't move anymore, and Jet Li, who looks even older, has basically stopped filming, and the last time he starred in an action movie was "Mulan" in 2018, there are only a few seconds of fighting scenes in the film, and it is not a real action.
Recently, Jet Li's recent photos were exposed, although Jet Li's eyes in the photo are still bright, but wrinkles are all over the face, and obvious age spots can be seen, obviously ten years younger than Jackie Chan, but he looks older than Jackie Chan, and it is the kind of twilight old.
In addition, in the photo of a netizen who met Jet Li at the beginning of the year, it can also be seen that he is indeed old, although he tied his hair in a small braid that day, his hair is sparse, the hair slit is relatively wide, and the forehead lines are very obvious.
It is worth mentioning that Donnie Yen, who is also an action actor, is the same age as Jet Li, but the former's condition is much better than Jet Li, although the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes can't be hidden, at least he doesn't look so old.
At the age of 60, it is true that most of the people are so old, but Jet Li is an action superstar after all, and he has already achieved financial freedom, so it stands to reason that he should not be so old.
The reason for this is that Jet Li was injured a lot in his early years of filming, and his health was really bad, and secondly, because he once revealed that he had hyperthyroidism and had needed to take medication for many years.
Jet Li, who has been photographed by netizens almost every time he is photographed studying Buddhism all over the world, temples and festivals are places where he is often encountered, and last year he also published a book summarizing his learning experience over the years, hoping that he will be so committed at the same time, he must also take care of his body.
The aging of action actors of Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Donnie Yen can't help but think or worry about one thing for fans of action movies, that is, at the moment when action actors are in short supply, who can still carry the banner of action movies.
Wu Jing participated in several action movies when he was young, such as "Slaying the Wolf", "The True Colors of a Man", "Winning the Handsome", etc., and the self-written and directed "Wolf Teeth" is also good.
The two "Wolf Warriors" established Wu Jing's identity as a bigwig in the Chinese film industry, and now he has the identity of capital, but he is also 50 years old, although making war action movies is what he has always wanted to do, but it is also a reality that he has to accept if he really can't move.
Zhang Jin, who was at the same time as Wu Jing, had a high-energy rivalry with Wu Jing in "Slaying the Wolf 2", and the title of "thug in a suit" came from this, but unfortunately his star journey in previous years was not smooth, and he was already old when he was really seen and recognized by more audiences.
Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen are very optimistic about Nicholas Tse, although he has no real kung fu, but he is praised for being able to carry the banner of Hong Kong action movies.
2021's "Angry Case" was praised as having the flavor of a classic police and bandit Hong Kong film, and the rivalry between Nicholas Tse and Donnie Yen in the film was also very exciting.
In addition to being an actor, Nicholas Tse has begun a new attempt in the field of action movies, he is the action director of "Customs Front" and "Spreading Anger", and will direct and act in "New Police Story 2" for the first time.
Nicholas Tse's sister's ex-boyfriend An Zhijie has performed well in classic action movies such as "New Police Story", "The True Colors of Men" and "Special Identity", at the age of 46, he is still prolific, but he has no box office appeal, after all, he can only be the second golden male among action actors.
An Zhijie had several wonderful fights with Xie Miao in this year's Internet University "Fighting Evil". Xie Miao, who was born as a child star, has gained popularity and reputation in recent years with two "Northeast Police Stories" and two "No One in My Eyes", and has been praised as a work that can be on the big screen.
But netizens said that Xie Miao may be willing to spend a few dollars to pay for his appearance in the Internet University, or be patient and wait for the free version to be launched, but if he stars in a theatrical film, are there still so many netizens willing to spend dozens of yuan to watch it? This question is debatable.
In addition to the above, there seems to be no named actors in the field of Chinese action movies, they have all had highlight performances, but except for Wu Jing and Nicholas Tse, none of them can carry the banner of action movies, either they are too old to play, or they have no box office appeal.
Jackie Chan was interviewed during the filming of "Dragon Horse Spirit", and choked up and talked about the fact that there is no successor to Chinese action movies, it seems that the big brother's emotion is not unreasonable, at the moment when the film industry is becoming more and more mature, it is difficult to have action superstars, the actors are unwilling, and the production team does not want to work hard, and Chinese action movies may really have to come to an end slowly.