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Looking at his gray hair, I think of a group of little farts sitting in front of the TV in the last century, watching a man with fluffy curly hair on his head, abusing people and being abused, unforgettable happy times.
Wen | Ashu
In "British Showdown", Jackie Chan's old age almost made me cry.
A vicissitudes of the face, a sad expression, as if it is a completely different image of Jackie Chan. When guan Yuming, who played guan yuming, was blown away, under the overhead lens through the window, it was his stooped and diminutive figure walking through the street. Seeing this, I was inexplicably moved in my heart, not for Guan Yuming's fate, but just recalling those distant times. A time far back in the last century. A group of little farts sit in front of the TV, watching a man with fluffy curly hair on his head, abusing people and being abused, unforgettable happiness.
The greatest pleasure of watching Jackie Chan's films in his childhood is that he integrates novel jokes into his actions, flashing and moving, almost juggling, picking up small props at hand, and playing with local materials, which is quite creative. Unlike the chaotic fist embroidered legs in kung fu films, Jackie Chan goes to the extreme in close combat, and his action design is not only full of laughter, but also conveys a very real pain, and he seems to have to bear a bigger blow before knocking down his opponent.
And when we are post-80s and post-90s, we have lamented that we are old, and Jackie Chan, who has become a big brother, is still desperately fighting on the screen.
However, in recent years, whether directing or acting, Jackie Chan seems to have few breakthroughs, except for a "Shinjuku Incident", the Douban score has been obtained, very few. Although Jackie Chan is still very desperate, judging from the works in recent years, the signboard of the Chengjia class has long been powerless in his hands.
Fortunately, after the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to the big brother of the film industry, he finally used the image of Guan Yuming in "British Showdown" to submit a roll that won the table, and the quality of the film itself was also the best in Jackie Chan's past decade.
In "British Showdown", Jackie Chan finally served his old age.
Guan Yuming, a refugee who has experienced the trauma of war, the daughter who depends on each other for his life has lost his life, and the huge grief is pressed on this old man, but it has not crushed him, and this former special soldier still has a strong and decisive side, not to avenge his daughter, and vow not to give up. Jackie Chan with a calm performance, support such a complex human nature.
What really touched me about this film was not only the vicissitudes of being presented by the close-up shot after makeup, but also the above-mentioned overhead shots, in the distant figures, which brought me more great emotional strength. Outside the text of the story, in personal experience, it is as if the truth of time has been seen.
But the film's creative wobbles and tears can also be seen everywhere.
First of all, Guan Yuming's story line is relatively simple, his daughter was killed by northern Love terrorists, and he chased after a senior government official played by Brosnan and asked for terrorist identity information to avenge his daughter. He blasted all the way, showing extraordinary special forces portrayals. It's like a young man with a quick hand.
He hung up the whole time, the Buddha blocked the killing of the Buddha, the performance was quickly replaced by the action scene, and the sign of the family class was hung high. The familiar formula eliminates the freshness of the movie viewing process. This is slightly divisive for the character setting, and it also hurts the unity of the performance.
This reminds me, don't forget, it's just a commercial genre film. From director Martin Campbell to actors Jackie Chan and Brosnan, they are all experts in the field of action movies. Only this time, most of the action scenes were completed by Jackie Chan. Probably based on commercial demands, Jackie Chan's efforts in performance stayed at the level of attempt.
A greater sense of separation ensued. Although Jackie Chan contributed a large number of action scenes, this film cannot be defined as an action film in terms of genre attribution, on the contrary, it is a political thriller with very obvious local characteristics. The story relies on the historical background of the Northern Ireland independence movement, and the relationship between the two is intricate.
Historical entanglements, political alliances and betrayals, the tearing of national interests and nationalities, the shadow of terrorism... In the context of Brexit and referendum independence, director Martin Campbell and screenwriter Stephen Laiser are more inclined to tell a British story, which for Chinese audiences is undoubtedly just a Palace Fight Drama of the British themselves.
Therefore, from the perspective of the whole story, the struggle between Guan Yuming, Britain and Northern Ireland is more disconnected and embarrassing.
The intersection of the story's clues lies in the high-ranking government official played by Kwan Yu-ming and Brosnan, who has a history of participating in the Northern Ireland independence movement and whose relationship with the terrorists is unclear and unclear, and Guan stubbornly believes that this official has information about the terrorists. The only way out is to force him to hand over the list of terrorists.
But such a determined gesture of obstinate action does not serve the characters, but makes this thread seem superfluous in the story. The Britishman's own story runs on its own in the film, undisturbed by the protagonist, and a Chinese European petitioner wanders on the margins, like a burden.
If the story of Chinese is cut, the film is bound to be more complete, but as a film that premiered in China, how many Chinese audiences will be interested in those things about the UK and Northern Ireland?
This feeling of tearing is unavoidable in co-productions. From investment to production, there are many Chinese companies, including Jackie Chan himself as a producer, which is interspersed with a few Hollywood companies, and the creative team is all British. So, whose story should be told?
In many previous co-productions, foreign teams were asked to tell Chinese stories, or Chinese companies invested in telling the stories of Westerners. But just as the film Chinese "British Showdown" and the English name "The Foreigner", the cultural background of the story becomes wavering, to Chinese audiences or to Western audiences? This problem could not be torn apart, and eventually led to the lack of uniformity of the script.
Fortunately, these are theatrical level problems under the intervention of capital, and do not weaken the quality of the image level too much. The style of "British Showdown" is gloomy and sharp, quite a bit of the temperament of "Spy Heavy", Martin Campbell's directing skills, concise and precise scheduling, and rhythm control is also quite skilled.
Coupled with the performances of Brosnan and Jackie Chan, "British Showdown" has become a work above the assembly line, and it has become one of the few good films I have seen this holiday season.
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British duel The Foreigner
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Jackie Chan / Pierce Brosnan
Genre: Action/Thriller
Language: English / Mandarin Chinese
Premiere: 2017-09-30(Chinese mainland)
Editor| Hu Wenwen
Source| Nandu Weekly
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