"White Jade Tiger" is directed by Chu Yuan, written by Gu Long, and starring Dillon, Xiao Yao, Shi Si, Luo Lie, Yue Hua and Er Dongsheng in martial arts films. Adapted from Gu Long's martial arts novel of the same name, "White Jade Tiger", the film tells the story of the young Zhao Wujie avenging his father.
The title of "White Jade Tiger" is very connotative, white jade symbolizes lofty status, and the character of the tiger is brave, mighty, violent and even makes people fearful and dare not approach, just like in front of the "emperor" or authority. In people's minds, the tiger is a symbol of majesty and power. The white jade tiger symbolizes lofty status and power, which are consolidated through bloody and brutal means. From the title of the film, it is not difficult to find that "White Jade Tiger" is a political prophecy of the martial arts world.
Chu Yuan is the director who is the best at suspense and atmospheric rendering among Chinese directors. Gu Long is best at portraying the character and inner struggle in the complex environment of the character. Dillon is a handsome and temperamental character who is best at playing the martial arts world. Gu Long, Chu Yuan and Dillon are known as the "Iron Triangle" of martial arts films. The "Chu Liuxiang" series, "Amorous Swordsman Ruthless Sword", "Peacock Dynasty" and "Xiao Shiyilang" are all very classic. What shocked me the most was "White Jade Tiger", when I saw that at the end there was an impulse to run in and kill the male protagonist Zhao Wujie!
The story goes like this:
In the opening scene, Dillon plays Zhao Wuji and Xu Shaoqiang, who play lonely victory in a duel on a cliff, and there is a great peak duel to compete for the first place in the world, but Zhao Wuji easily wins and lets go of lonely victory. Because the two had no grudges or entanglements of interests before, and this day was the day of Zhao Wuji's big wedding. Zhao Wuji was the only son of Zhao Jian, the head of the Great Wind Hall, and everyone in the martial forest came to congratulate him. At this moment, the opponent of the Great Wind Hall, the people of Shuzhong Tangmen, came carrying 100,000 taels of gold, threatening that whoever could kill Zhao Jian, the head of the Dafeng Hall, would belong to whomever the gold would belong, and there were also 100,000 taels of gold that would be carried to the Shuzhong Tangmen to collect it after the fact.
When Zhao Wuji returned home after the duel, he learned that his father had been killed, and his head had been taken away, leaving only his torso, and a wedding ceremony turned into a funeral. The revenge of killing the father is not shared by heaven, and the enmity of the jianghu is repaid with blood. Knowing that the father and son spent their last days with their father's brother Shangguan Blade, he deduced that Shangguan Blade was the murderer. So he embarked on the road to the Tang Gate in Shuzhong. Zhao Wuji was almost killed by Tang Men Liusan for the first time, but fortunately, he met nobles to help him overcome the danger. Tang Yu, the third son of Tang Men, personally appeared, tang Yu was extremely clever and arrogant, but his cleverness was mistaken by cleverness, and finally he was destroyed by Zhao Wujie. Zhao Wuji then pretended to be Tang Yu's friend and mixed into Tang Men in Shu, and when he was ready to kill Shangguan Blade to avenge his father, he learned that all this was an elaborate bureau designed by his father, with the purpose of eradicating Tang Men and eliminating wulin.
In order to gain the trust of the Tang family, Zhao Wuji and Shangguan Blade married Tang Yu, the fourth lady of the Tang family. Tang Yu and Tang Ao were Zhao Wuji's saviors. On the day of the wedding, Zhao Wuji's original wife and sister came to recognize each other, but Zhao Wuji married Tang Yu in the name of Li Zhongtang, so he did not dare to recognize each other. Instead, he punched and kicked his courtiers, and the original wife committed suicide in frustration, so Zhao Wujie was under the sword. Zhao Wuji and Shangguan Blade's plan thought that they were seamless, but they didn't know that they couldn't escape Tang Ao and Tang Yu's eyes at all, but Tang Ao was born with a Buddhist lineage, and his martial arts cultivation was extremely high and he didn't want to get involved in the jianghu vendetta, so he sent poetry to the landscape and water to cultivate his sentiments.
Tang Ao advised Zhao Wujie to leave Tang Jiabao and not to destroy Tang Jiabao with intent. Tang Ao had just left Tang Que and his men came to hunt down and kill Zhao Wuji, at this time, the forces of the Great Wind Hall had already ambushed and Tang Jiabao suffered heavy losses. However, Tang Que's martial arts were very powerful, Zhao Wuji and Shangguan Blade had barely managed to fight a draw, just at this time Tang Que's right-hand men appeared, Tang Que thought that the victory was in his hands, but unexpectedly he was suddenly attacked by his subordinates, and it turned out that he was an undercover agent of the Great Wind Hall. Shangguan Blade and DafengTang and their party proposed to cut the grass and root out and kill Tang Yu, and Tang Yu's homeland was destroyed by his beloved, and he became homeless. Moreover, Zhao Wuji said a very chilling word, asking Tang Yu to flee for his life, and Tang Yu committed suicide in frustration.
Tang Ao did not want to get involved in the hatred of the jianghu, so when he learned that his brother Tang Yu and his brother Tang Que had died at the hands of Zhao Wuji and Dafengtang, he did not take action. Because Tang Que and Tang Yuben were people in the jianghu, when was the retribution for wrongs? However, when his own sister Tang Yu, who had no quarrel with the world, was forced to die by the people of the Great Wind Hall. Tang Ao could no longer bear to go to Zhao Wujie for a duel, but Tang Ao was still reluctant to kill Zhao Wujie, and Zhao Wujie did not want to fight with the savior for life. Just at this moment, the Shangguan Blade sneaked up on Tang Ao, and Tang Ao, who was seriously injured, easily removed the Shangguan Blade. The Great Wind Hall destroyed Tang Jiabao, and the other sects in the jianghu elected Zhao Wuji as the master of the Wulin Gate. Because of the disputes between the rivers and lakes, Zhao Wuji lost two wives and friends, so he gave up the martial arts master and quit the jianghu.
In this film, on the basis of wisdom alone, none of the three brothers of the Tang family is weaker than Zhao Wujie. On the martial arts, Tang Que and Tang Ao were far above Zhao Wujie, especially Tang Ao was the world's first swordsman. Tang Yu and Zhao Wuji were half a pound and eight two in one move and a half style. However, the end was that the Great Wind Hall group led by Zhao Wuji destroyed the Tang Gate in Shu. The reason is that the people of Tang Men have different values, Tang Que and Tang Yu are people in the jianghu who fight for power and profit, but Tang Ao and Tang Yu are Buddhist people. Tang Que and Tang Yu wanted to get rid of Zhao Wujie, but Tang Ao and Tang Yu saved Zhao Wuji one after another. It was Tang Ao and Tang Yu's benevolence that caused Tang Jiabao to be destroyed. A martial arts film can achieve the level of political epic, and we have to admire the two masters of Gu Long and Chu Yuan. Nowadays, film technology is changing rapidly, but there are no martial arts films with connotations.
Chu Yuan's director "White Jade Tiger" excerpts:
1 We are dueling here today, but you do not believe that my sword can defeat you, and there is no enmity between us at all, and besides, today is my day of great joy, and there is no killing in my heart at all.
2 People in the jianghu are not all people of fame and fortune, and today I not only have no sword in my heart, but I also do not have a sword in my hand. The hero went to Guanshan Wanli, goodbye to the difficult period, so today specially prepared water and wine to say goodbye. Thousands of miles to send the king, the final must be parted, there will be a period later.
3 Kill more husband Liu San more, more vocal people everywhere to break the soul.
4 This is a non-enemy city, and we are all nameless people. The people here, though they don't have names, don't kill people. But no one can kill him, because they are all heroes and good men in the world of martial arts. It's just that I see through the right and wrong and fame and fortune on the rivers and lakes, so I hide my name and be an ordinary person.
5 Your wounds are very serious, but even heavier is your heart. I can see from your eyes that your heart is full of hatred. However, hatred is the most serious disease, and it is also the disease of killing people. Because the poison in your body now can only kill you alone, but the hatred in your heart may kill a hundred, or you may kill a thousand.
6 Ten years of sharpening the sword, Wuling made a guest, asked how young is life? Half of the old words are airborne hate. The waves are traced, the material is sealed, and the white head has no part.
7 There are already too many grievances in the rivers and lakes, and my brothers and sisters only know how to send love to the mountains and rivers, to sing the wind and the moon, and never to get involved in the right and wrong of the rivers and lakes, so you don't want to repay us, and we don't want to know your name.
8 I went there in the morning, and there was only one entrance, but there were many retreats. But at each retreat, we first arranged our man to sit there dressed as a tea guest, so that as soon as he came in, he could only sit in the central position, and we bound a net on the table.
9 I am not a friend who saved your life, but a friend who wants your life.
10 It is either a friend or an enemy, and the most terrible of the enemies is the traitor.
11 It is better to kill mistakes than to let go.
12 Things on the rivers and lakes are indeed terrible, and today they are obviously right, and tomorrow they may be wrong. This morning you were still my father-killer, and now I want to protect you in turn.
13 Success or failure, White Cloud Dog.
14 The wife is gracious, and the groom is not righteous. Helpless to end this life, look forward to the next life.
15 The enmity and resentment of the Great Wind Hall and Tang Jiabao have always been more than a hundred years, many people have died before, and today they have died, and maybe tomorrow there will be dead people. Today I killed you, mainly because Tang Yu liked you, and today's blood was really too much. Zhao Wujie, go back. While your sword has not yet been stained with the blood of the Tang Family, and when my sword has not yet been drawn. I don't know if you can kill me, but I really don't want to kill you. Yesterday's vengeance today, today's vengeance tomorrow's daily, then what about tomorrow's vengeance?
16 Only the most gentle man will do the most vicious thing.
17 You owe me only a love affair when the love between the two of us has not yet been stained with blood. When your sword is stained with the blood of the Tang family, then you owe me a debt of hatred. The hatred in the jianghu is often paid off with blood. At that time, you don't know what to do.
18 Go bow to catch the tiger, incense bait to fish for the golden ao.
19 It is only those of you who are really crazy, always fighting for power and profit to exclude dissidents.
20 I do not kill people without weapons, only those who have no conscience. I once saved you, but now I want to kill you, but neither of these things was voluntary. Have you ever thought that I'm a little pitiful to you. We are like pawns, at the mercy of others.
21 According to the rules of the jianghu, if you do not kill, people will kill you.
22 Wulin League Lord, I don't want to do it. The people I love are all dead, my friends are almost dead, and if there is any martial arts struggle in the future, I have no one to sacrifice.
Classic dialogue
Zhao Wujie: No one knows if I have not returned next year, even if I have not returned from spending time next year, even if I Zhao Wujie has lost you in this life.
Feng Niang: The flowers have fallen, but the falling flowers are still there, and I will be with the falling flowers. Here forever waiting for you to come back.
Zhao Wuji: A good sentence, "The flowers have fallen, and the flowers are still there." "I promise you, I'm dead, and people come back when they die."
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