Today's film achievements are easy to sell, and the box office is a few billion yuan, but these works feel like they have no connotation. Today's film world is a number of films without nutrition, not only very monotonous, but also our cultural characteristics can not be filmed. Many people lament that it is still a good movie classic before, and the editor also recognizes this point of view.
In the past, the Chinese film industry dominated by Hong Kong films was full of flowers, and the quality of various types of films was very high, which is why so many superstars emerged at that time. Speaking of classic old films, it is definitely the first to promote Jet Li, the Kung Fu Emperor was not a bad film that year, 100% of the fine films, and it was also a big hit.
Jet Li's films, like wine, are more mellow the older they are, and picking one at random is a peak that no one else can surpass. Take "New Shaolin Five Ancestors", many people followed the trend later, but none of them could surpass the version of the Kung Fu Emperor. In addition, this film Wang Jing also won the popularity of newcomer Xie Miao, and he is still filming completely by relying on the audience base laid by that year.
"New Shaolin Five Ancestors" is written and directed by Wang Jing, starring Jet Li, Qiu Shuzhen, Xie Miao, Ye Dexian, Ji Chunhua, Liu Songren, Pig Geliang, etc. During the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, The Shaolin layman Hong Xiguan and his young son Hong Wending safely sent the Shaolin Five Ancestors with a treasure map on their backs to the Heaven and Earth Society, and finally fought with their old enemy Ma Ning'er and finally got revenge.
"New Shaolin Five Ancestors" is actually a remake, but the film is a completely new story, because the 70s Zhang Che Dillon version was very popular in Taiwan. Later, the producer Yang Dengkui found Wang Jing and wanted to recreate this classic IP, and the male protagonist also selected Jet Li. The original version was made up of 5 protagonists, and it would be too difficult to shoot according to this setting, because there was no artist of the same magnitude as the Kung Fu Emperor.
Yang Dengkui's request stumped Wang Jing, and later he thought hard and finally solved the problem skillfully. Since it is impossible to find 5 stars who are as good as the Kung Fu Emperor, then directly shoot Jet Li, and the other five ancestors directly use children to replace. Wang Jing is worthy of being a talented filmmaker, which not only satisfies the requirements of the filmmakers, but also makes the film progress smoothly.
"New Shaolin Five Ancestors" was a sensation after it came out, and the Kung Fu Emperor used weapons to be handsome and mighty. Wang Jing talked about it in the interview, "In fact, I have always said that Jet Li is the best one in the entire film industry to use weapons, even Jackie Chan can not be as good as Jet Li, Jackie Chan is very good at body movement, but when it comes to weapons, especially Chinese weapons, I think Jet Li is the best." ”
After the release of "New Shaolin Five Ancestors", it was highly sought after by audiences, and in 1994, the film sold a total of HK$82.93 million at the Asian box office. At that time, costume films began to decline, and it was rare that this film could be so successful. Jet Li's works not only have a good box office harvest, but also make a profit in the videotape market. The film also has a big gain, that is, to bring out Semyon, but unfortunately he was later delayed by a word from Brother Fa.
"New Shaolin Five Ancestors" is also very popular in markets outside of Asia, although there are cultural differences, but foreigners are also fascinated by it. For example, the film sold 7.82 million US dollars (about 64.12 million yuan) on Discs in North America, and Jet Li's peak costume films became a sensation in Europe and the United States. This work is not outdated until now, and the audience is still tired of watching it, if only it could be re-screened in the cinema to realize the dream.