Cover news trainee reporter Liu Kexin
"Why do Chinese people have a soft spot for Ip Man? Because he played the characteristics of Chinese martial arts, it conformed to the aesthetic system of Chinese. ”
Stills from Ip Man 3
At 7:30 p.m. on August 23, Professor Chen Zhenyong will walk into the "Hall of Fame" to tell the characteristics of Chinese martial arts and become one of the "Chinese business cards".
As a kung fu film, the series of movies "Ip Man", which has to be mentioned, ended successfully with the good results of "Ip Man 4" breaking the highest box office record of kung fu films. From the launch of the first "Ip Man" in 2008 to the end of "Ip Man 4" in 2019, the release of each "Ip Man" movie has won a good reputation and has been accumulating a loyal audience. Just as Ip Man's Cantonese pronunciation is "Ip Man", "Ip Man" has also become one of the highly acclaimed IPs of kung fu films.
Looking at the movie reviews on the Internet, it is not difficult to see why "Ip Man" is so popular: "the details of the fight are handled very well", "the fight is enjoyable", "The Wing Chun action scene is very good". The success of the action scene design is one of the reasons for the popularity of the Ip Man series. In the final analysis, Professor Chen Zhenyong believes that the design of the action drama conforms to the characteristics of Chinese martial arts, "fighting" out of its uniqueness, in line with the aesthetics of Chinese.
"Sanda is also very powerful, why Sanda can not become the ideal martial art of most Chinese people, is because Sanda was originally developed on the basis of integrating Chinese and Western cultures, it was influenced by Western competitive sports, and has been highly refined." The 'punching punch' in Sanda is the same as the 'straight punch' in Western boxing, Chinese can't see the uniqueness in Sanda. As soon as Ip Man's Wing Chun is punched, you know that this is a Chinese martial art. Chen Zhenyong interpreted the martial arts in "Ip Man" in this way.
"Although Zhen Zidan is a 'martial arts film and television actor', he is a good demonstration of the characteristics of Chinese martial arts. His boxing techniques are diverse, not like the single "straight swing hook" of Western boxing; his boxing style and the uniqueness of traditional Chinese cultural symbols are in line with our calligraphy, tea culture, etc., in line with the technical system in traditional Chinese culture, which is the Chinese martial arts that chinese people want to see, and it is also recognized by the audience. It can also be seen from the achievement of "Ip Man 4" winning the overseas box office championship of Chinese films in 2019 that the design of Wing Chun in the film not only meets the aesthetics of the Chinese people, but also meets the expectations of foreign audiences for Chinese martial arts.
Different from the rules of Western boxing that require repeated knocking people down, Wing Chun advocates the spirit of "subduing people with virtue", paying attention to the meaning of getting along with people and paying attention to the performance of "etiquette" in one move after another. "China is a country heavily influenced by Confucian culture, and it is about the struggle between gentlemen. A match such as MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) that falls to the ground and continues to play is not in line with the aesthetic system of Chinese traditional culture. Chinese martial arts say 'if you fall to the ground outside of your two feet, you lose', which is 'point to the end'. ”
As Professor Chen Zhenyong said: "Just as sumo has retained a strong Japanese cultural color, as a sport, martial arts must be in line with the Chinese cultural psychology and the characteristics of Chinese culture in order to survive and develop." ”
At 7:30 p.m. on August 23, the cover news APP will broadcast the lecture live, and the audience who cannot be present can also listen to Professor Chen Zhenyong's wonderful discourse on Chinese martial arts.
The "Hall of Fame" is an important cultural activity sponsored by the Office of the Leading Group for the Implementation of the Sichuan Historical Celebrity Cultural Inheritance and Innovation Project, organized by the Sichuan Daily Newspaper Group (Cover News - West China Metropolis Daily) and the Sichuan Provincial Library. Since the official opening of the lecture in November 2018, it has been supported and loved by online and offline audiences.
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