Wuxia culture is a unique culture of the Chinese people, the chivalry in the martial arts culture is a social force between morality and law, the earliest martial arts can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Warring States period of Zhuanzhu, Jingke, their stories have been passed down through the ages, and they have not faded to this day. The earliest chivalry is found in "Han Feizi Wuyin", "Confucianism is chaotic with the law, and chivalry is forbidden by force." To Sima Qian's "History", he wrote a biography of the Ranger - "Ranger Biography", in which the evaluation of the Ranger is: "If his words must be believed, his deeds will be fruitful", it can be said that this is the general outline of the entire chivalrous culture.
In the first year of wuxia, in 1928, the birth of a silent film could make Shanghai Beach empty of people, men, women and children scrambled, watched and watched, and became the best talking point after tea and dinner, that is not the martial arts movie "Burning Red Lotus Temple".
Wuxia movies can probably be divided into three stages.
The first stage was the early Shaw martial arts films, which were mainly the works of Zhang Che, Hu Jinquan and Chu Yuan.
Zhang Che, representative works, "Five Poisons", "One-Armed Knife", "Ma Zhongzhen", "Shanghai Beach Thirteen Taibao" and other Zhang Che martial arts style is tough, is the earliest fist to flesh, storytelling techniques, Zhang Che is good at from the male character's personality as the main line, driving the plot and martial arts feelings.
Hu Jinquan, representative works, "Drunken Man", "Dragon Gate Inn", "Chivalrous Woman", "Empty Mountain Spirit Rain" and other Hu Jinquan martial arts with the charm of telling legends and storytellers, good at plot laying out, with the finishing touch of the "brushwork" to talk about characters, his films are often more exciting in the first half.
Chu Yuan, representative works, "Chu Liuxiang" (Dillon version), "Before and After the Decisive Battle of Lu Xiaofeng" (Liu Yong version), "Lu Xiaofeng's Embroidered Thief" (Liu Yong version), "Amorous Swordsman Ruthless Sword" (Dillon version), "The Sword of the Three Young Masters" (Er Dongsheng version), "Ai Nu" (Yue Hua, He Lili), "White Jade Tiger" (Dillon, Yue Hua), etc., Chu Yuan has filmed forty or fifty martial arts films, gorgeous sets, swift and perfect fight scenes, and more elaborate plot design than Gu Long's original work, mixing various idols and entertainment elements into martial arts Chu Yuan established a martial arts kingdom with a flowing style.
The second stage is probably the martial arts films between 1980 and 2000, which belong to the era of martial arts, and the martial arts films are endlessly wonderful.
"Shaolin Temple" (1982), Jet Li's famous work, since the era of Jet Li, the story tells the story of the Thirteen Stick Monks of Shaolin saving the Tang King.
"The Knife Rider of Shuangqi Town" (1991), western China, yellow sand in the sky, horse hissing and people angry. This film tells you how complex simplicity is. This is not a martial arts film in the strict sense, this is a real martial arts film.
"New Dragon Gate Inn" (1992), border desert, national hatred and family hatred, a hero, two women. It is a special story of the special environment of that special era. Whether it is Maggie Cheung's wind and turmoil, or Lin Qingxia's bitterness and depression, and Liang Jiahui's righteousness is very enduring.
"Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er" (1992), Zhou Xingchi nonsense style + martial arts story.
"Smiling Proud of jianghu" (1990) and "Laughing Pride jianghu II. Oriental undefeated" (1992), both versions are very good, martial arts action, color picture, storyline are remarkable. That song "A Laugh in the Sea" has become the most classic interlude in martial arts movies. "The Undefeated Rise of the East" (1993) is over, the East is undefeated and there is a comeback, starring Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian, martial arts fans must see.
"Huang Feihong" series: Jet Li starred in Huang Feihong's "Huang Feihong" (1991), "Huang Feihong No. 2: Boys Should Strengthen Themselves" (1992), "Huang Feihong No. 3: The Lion King's Battle" (1993), "Huang Feihong's Iron Chicken Fighting Centipede" (1993), "Huang Feihong's Western Lion" (1997); Zhao Wenzhuo starred: "Huang Feihong No. 4: The Wind of the King" (1993); Zhen Zidan starred: "Young Huang Feihong's Iron Horse" (1993).
The real masterpiece "Huang Feihong" began in 1991, and then Xu Ke filmed "Boy When Self-Improvement" in 92 years and "Lion King Battle" in 93 years, which were highly evaluated. The directors and lead actors of the next few films have changed, and the evaluation is not as good as the first three. But it was pretty good.
"The Demon Sect Leader of the Dragon Slayer" (1993), compared to other classic martial arts, is slightly less popular, but I have a special love for this film, especially zhang min and Qiu Shuzhen's appearance in it, which is not generally beautiful.
"Barefoot Kid" (1993), relatively few people know about this movie, all aspects of the film are very good, even if it can't be held to the level of classics, it is also a martial arts film worth watching, if you have seen this other recommended movie, "Barefoot Kid" is a good choice, as some people say, it is a nameless guest who was lost in the golden age.
"Fang Shiyu" (1993) "Fang Shiyu Sequel", also known as "Fang Shiyu 2: Ten Thousand Enemies" (1993), is also the most powerful starring Jet Li, and Xiao Fangfang starred in the two Fang Shiyu, worth collecting.
"Taiji Zhang Sanfeng" (1993), the sword and light sword shadow is not my sect, the sky is high and the sea is wide, my style, jet Li is dashing and flowing, and Yang Ziqiong is chivalrous and tender. There are funny, there are beautiful women, there are kung fu, there are villains, this is what I like martial arts.
"A Knife In the City", also known as "The First Knife of Shenzhou" (1993), can't drink enough wine in a cup, can't finish singing parting songs, can't put down the knife in his hand, and can't kill the head of the enemy. Describe a tragic page in China's modern history in the form of a martial arts film.
"The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" (1993) recommended is the 1993 version, which has touched the martial arts film, subversive changes to the original work, the army war and the demon cult raging at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the wolf girl is a decent prodigal son overnight whitehead, and there are siamese villains, evil martial arts films! That sword-training leaf shot, as well as Lin Qingxia and Zhang Guorong's passion in the water, are unforgettable.
"Six Finger Piano Demon" (1994), although this film has some unreliable places, there are also many brilliant places, Tianlong Pie, Heavenly Devil Eight Tones, Lin Qingxia's classic style and so on.
"Drunken Fist 2" (1994), Jackie Chan's kung fu comedy, drunken fist has a total of 3 films, this second is the most classic. It tells the story of an adventure in the youth of a generation of grandmaster Huang Feihong. I think many fans really like the tones in this old movie.
"Jingwu Hero" (1994), Jet Li's version of Chen Zhen, the action is clean and neat, Cai Shaofen's appearance is too classical and stunning, and the supporting roles are also very brilliant, one of the pinnacle works of kung fu movies.
"East Evil West Poison" (1994), the content of the film is basically the same as the original film, telling the story of the east evil, west poison, a woman and some knifemen between the feud.
"Knife" also known as "Knife Breaker" (1995), a film starring Zhao Wenzhuo, set in the barbaric era of solving everything by force. The film is full of violence and depravity, and the theme is heavier than those martial arts movies that are happy and vengeful.
The third stage is the martial arts films after 2000, the production of martial arts movies is much less, most of them are developing towards action movies, of course, there are still many classic movies that come into our eyes.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000), different from the traditional martial arts "fight and kill", contains deep thinking and implication, and can dig into a very deep film. So far, it is the only Chinese-language film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
"Sword Rain" (2010), although it can not be said to be a very classic, but it can be said to be one of the best martial arts films after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The film features a woman as the protagonist and tells the story of a female killer who wants to retire from the jianghu.
"Embroidered Spring Knife" (2014), the ming chongzhen emperor ascended the throne as the background, the story of the small people, the film is very sincere, the plot is rigorous, in line with historical facts, the character image is also angular. The action scenes are very real, fierce and energetic, and the martial arts masterpiece of 2014.
Wuxia movies are a kind of movies that are closely related to Chinese culture, and the language, costumes, and jianghu rules in wuxia movies are all very distinctive points to watch.
Everyone has a martial arts dream, and they have all had such a dream of angry horses in fresh clothes, fighting swords in green clothes, and breaking into the rivers and lakes. Until that day, that dream appeared in front of our eyes, that is, our favorite martial arts movie.