Recently, the online movie "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Knife" was released, and it aroused heated discussions among netizens as soon as it was launched. This movie, looking at the name, makes people feel a strong martial arts wind blowing in their faces. So, what exactly is this movie like? Is it a new favorite of the Internet University or a new bottle of old wine? Let's take a look.
First of all, let's talk about the plot of this movie. It is said to be adapted from Peking Opera, and it is about the eighth sister and the ninth sister who went to talk about seizing Yang Linggong's golden knife. Well, the Peking Opera adaptation, that's interesting. However, after being adapted into a movie, how does it feel a bit of a shift? When the film was marketed, it was said that it had the foundation of Peking Opera and the story of "New Dragon Gate Inn". That's not too lying. However, the flip side of this marketing discourse is that the film lacks the originality of the story, and even relies on someone else for the main narrative of the storytelling. To put it more bluntly, this kind of movie doesn't seem to need a screenwriter. Wu Yue's "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Knife" is the same as the previous vulgar Internet University, they don't pay attention to the script, only pay attention to those shows. In terms of action scenes, this "Blocking the Horse and Capturing the Sword" can certainly rank first among online movies. However, comparing the film with classic martial arts films is a typical marketing and flickering discourse. Wu Yue's film can't compare with action scenes with movies such as "New Dragon Gate Inn". The good-looking action scenes come from the director's ingenious lens scheduling, and the scheduling in "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Knife" lacks the director's better ideas, and is more like a take-it-or-leave-it. Especially the fight in the cramped space reflects a director's use of the ability to schedule shots. The reason why Tsui Hark and other senior martial arts film directors are so powerful is also here. With a big network like "Blocking Horses and Seizing the Knife", don't rub off on the popularity of "New Dragon Gate Inn".
Of course, in terms of story content, this "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Sword" does have some shadows of "New Dragon Gate Inn". For example, after the eighth sister and the ninth sister stole the knife, they ran to an inn, and the pursuers of the Liao State also followed into the inn, and many forces fought in the inn. I said that there was no original script for this movie, and it was based on that. Let a group of people who are going to fight enter the inn and then fight, which does not require a screenwriter. If you don't use the traditional movie narrative of the fight in the inn, can "Blocking the Horse and the Sword" tell a story of its own? This is like, in a variety show with content competition, a senior artist pointed out, can we have our own name and content in our current comedy, and don't spoil other people's "Journey to the West"? Obviously, some bad movies, if they leave Journey to the West, they will not be able to make their own name out. And "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Sword" left "New Dragon Gate Inn", and there was no name for itself.
Many of our current domestic films still dare to spend money. A movie is often an investment of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars. The director is also divided, and the actors are also divided, but they don't pay attention to the screenwriter or the script. Online movies like "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Knife", as long as you pay attention to the script, you will not come up with such a vulgar story template trick model. The box office fiasco of "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Knife" is worthy of serious reflection by such dramatists. You don't pay attention to the script, you follow the old narrative way, and the things you come up with are destined not to sell money. With such a large production budget, it is not difficult to tell a new story!
Seeing this, do you also think that "Blocking the Horse and Grabbing the Knife" is a movie with old wine and new bottles? Not really. After all, everyone's viewing experience is subjective, and if you are interested in this movie, you might as well feel it for yourself. But one thing is for sure, "Blocking the Horse and Catching the Knife" is definitely not a movie worth spending 18 yuan to watch. If you have a membership, maybe 9 dollars is not worth your pocket.