Recently, when visiting the B station, I found an article that caused extensive discussion, and the spearhead was pointed at jackie Chan, a big man in the film and television industry - "Jackie Chan, you have told a big lie for 37 years, how long do you have to hide it?" 》。 The article used more than 4,000 words and 100 pictures to compare and analyze the ten high-risk actions done by Jackie Chan himself and the ten life-threatening actions done by the stand-in, and concluded that in addition to the "Police Story" shopping mall jumping chain lights, "Police Story 3 Super Police" jumping plane (tied with a tightrope) is Jackie Chan himself, and most of them are only stand-ins.
The author commented that jackie Chan has consciously packaged and deified himself since the beginning of "Plan A", from the effect of the film completion to various biographies and interviews, he has portrayed himself as the most desperate action hero, and used this as a stepping stone, from Hong Kong to the Chinese-speaking region to Hollywood, step by step to expand the circle and resources, and won various honors and even the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award.
Seeing this, it seems that we are not facing the familiar Jackie Chan big brother, but a sinister villain, through concealment, deception, and everything to the extreme, becoming a generation of film masters in people's eyes.
Indeed, all along, people's inherent impression of Jackie Chan is that there is no substitute for filming, desperately Sanlang, so after this article was issued, it is inevitable that many fans will be disappointed and feel deceived.
But today, let's trace the source, Jackie Chan to get the status of today's film industry, is it just because of packaging himself without a stand-in?
1. Jackie Chan publicly stated that he never used a stand-in?
Looking up a lot of information on the Internet, it seems that jackie Chan personally said "I never use a stand-in". In his autobiography "Grow Old Before You Grow Up", Jackie Chan described in detail the filming process of the bell tower falling from the tower in "Plan A".
We can indeed see in the tidbits after the fact that Jackie Chan is really on the line. Of course, this shot was also filmed by stuntman Mars after that, and it was replayed many times in the main film, but how can this be said to be the proof that Jackie Chan claimed to never use a stand-in?
Not only that, as early as 1985, Jackie Chan admitted to using a stand-in in a lengthy interview with Hong Kong Biweek.
Note that the term "I have to do all the difficult actions" does not mean "I never use a stand-in for dangerous actions.". Even in an interview with the Associated Press, Jackie Chan generously admitted that he would use a stand-in for stunts beyond his ability.
According to the Associated Press, Jackie Chan said: "If you let me drive an F-16 jet fighter, or ride a crazy horse over a series of obstacles, or do two seven-hundred-and-twenty degree flips, I will use a stunt double." However, as long as I flip a tendon bucket, I will turn it over myself. ”
The truth is also that Jackie Chan is a man and not a god after all, and it is impossible to master everything. Therefore, in the movie, I saw those skydiving, motorcycle racing, roller skating, skiing stunts, and the use of doubles was a normal behavior.
As for why there is a legend that Jackie Chan never used a stand-in, I think it can be explored from several aspects:
First of all, Jackie Chan put him on the altar with several crazy stunts in the 80s.
The most well-known are the falling scene in "A Plan" and the mall "slider" scene in "Police Story". It is said that when the film came out, the entire Hong Kong film circle went crazy, and you Jackie Chan made a film so desperate, and let us how to mix ah.
This is also mentioned in Jackie Chan's autobiography.
Second, it is fueled by the media.
Everyone knows what kind of tone the Hong Kong media is, well versed in the "yellow news" and "star, fishy, sex" routine, out of Jackie Chan such an action superstar, of course, will not let him go.
In the era of underdeveloped information at that time, Jackie Chan's words and deeds were finally distorted into "I never use stand-ins for filming" which is actually a result that is not at all strange.
Finally, there's the gimmick of a film production company. The famous Hong Kong stunt director Lo Lai Yin once talked about Jackie Chan's use of stand-ins in an interview. He said that the use of a stand-in in Hong Kong is actually a fairly common and common behavior. Even people like Jackie Chan, who don't want to die, have also used stand-ins. Luo Lixian also introduced that the use of stand-ins is sometimes not the actor's own initiative, and the film company will consider using a stand-in because it is worried that the actor is injured, which may lead to the suspension of shooting. As for the slogan "actors are all on their own", they are all an advertisement for movies.
Under the superposition of several factors, coupled with the fact that there was no mechanism such as Weibo at that time, it was always impossible to brag in the media every time, and Jackie Chan had to publish a newspaper to say that he often used a stand-in. As a result, the legend gradually became a fact that everyone subtly identified.
2. Is Jackie Chan a villain?
In the article mentioned at the beginning, Jackie Chan is simply a villain who does everything. But please think calmly, a person can lie for a while, can he lie for a lifetime? He can fool Chinese, can he fool people all over the world?
Looking back at Jackie Chan's more than 40 years of experience, why everyone is willing to call him a "big brother", why Wang Jing, who taunted him for using a stand-in in the film, also said in public that "Jackie Chan is a people's hero".
First of all, in terms of filming, Jackie Chan is absolutely fully committed. After so many years of injuries, "Brother Dragon and Tiger Brother" even almost died in the scene where he climbed over the branches. If it is true that as the writer said, Jackie Chan is a villain who can only deceive, then such a play is completely to find a substitute, why give up his life?
It is precisely because of this kind of down-to-earth professionalism that other actors can be driven. It is said that after the shopping mall scene of "Police Story", Lin Qingxia and Maggie Cheung almost cried and went up to hug Jackie Chan, for the two women, they never expected that a person filming could be invested in this degree.
So we can see in the movie that the two actresses don't have to be smashed by the stand-in and have a blue nose and swollen face, replaced by today's traffic flowers, which is not dare to think.
Secondly, Jackie Chan and many colleagues worked together to fight against the evil forces and win everyone's respect. At that time in Hong Kong, gangsters were prevalent, and now so many films about gangsters are not empty. Big horns such as Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, and Jacky Cheung have all been forced to shoot scenes without receiving money, and Jet Li's agent was even shot.
In this chaotic situation, Jackie Chan and Mui Yanfang and others established the "Hong Kong Entertainers Association", which became the largest performing arts manager company in Hong Kong at that time and became a haven for many artists. Jackie Chan also shouted at the underworld "you rushed me"! In the face of danger, they had to flee to the United States to avoid the wind.
Jackie Recalled: "At that time, the 'Hong Kong Performing Artists Association' was the largest performing arts manager company. Including Maggie Cheung, Wang Zuxian, Jacky Cheung, etc., many people have been bullied. They call me big brother, it's none of my business, but I'm going to take care of it. ”
The third point is that as a filmmaker, he has a huge impact on the introduction of Chinese culture into the world. Anyone engaged in the film industry, the admiration for Jackie Chan is not clear in three or two sentences.
"Dragon Ball", which has been popular all over the world for decades, its author Akira Toriyama was inspired to draw a comedic style action comic after watching Jackie Chan's movie, which led to the later classic.
In the a few years ago, the well-received comic book adaptation of the movie "Ranger Sword Heart", its martial arts director had traveled to Hong Kong to learn from Jackie Chan, which led to the smooth action display in the movie. In his view, there are no people who shoot action scenes in the world today, and people who are not affected by Jackie Chan do not exist.
The parkour founder even said that his actions were inspired by Jackie Chan movies, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Jackie Chan is a parkour guru.
There are also American filmmakers who treat Jackie Chan as a modern Chaplin, and its status can be seen.
What is even more valuable is that when Jackie Chan became popular in Asia, he did not have a brain to think of entering the big stage of Hollywood, but told the Americans that it was okay to find me to make a film, but I did not play the villain, I must play the main role. After a few years of pulling back and forth like this, there was a burst of "Rush Hour" in the United States. Its status far exceeds that of other Chinese actors who have entered Hollywood.
Therefore, Jackie Chan's status can be said to be his step by step, pouring everything in exchange. As a result, now some writers want to pour dirty water on such a Chinese light and lower their heads.
Jackie Chan is certainly not a perfect person, and he can almost write a few books on his affairs, but like Yao Ming, he is a cultural symbol with Chinese characteristics. For such a person with honors and equals, change the method to go black? I can't imagine what such a writer is.