Hero is at the bottom, the five best martial arts action movies, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drag

Mondo Entertainment Updated on 2024-02-19

Hero is a martial arts epic film directed by the famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou, released in 2002. The film brings together Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming, Donnie Yen and many other first-line movie stars. It tells the story of the nameless assassination of the King of Qin by an assassin during the Warring States Period, revealing different historical versions and the complexity of human nature through multiple narratives and flashbacks.

Heroes is a bold and innovative visual artist, using a strong color theme, such as red, blue, green, white, and black, each color represents an emotional and story perspective, forming a strong visual impact and symbolism. The film draws on the expression techniques of traditional Chinese painting, especially ink painting, and integrates picture composition, costume design and scene layout into Chinese painting elements, creating a unique oriental aesthetic conception.

The film is quite experimental in terms of narrative mode, not confined to linear time, but through different memories and interpretations of the same event by different characters, showing multiple narrative levels, thus leading to deep thinking about the value trade-off between peaceful reunification and individual heroism. There are differences between domestic audiences and some critics on the evaluation of "Hero", some people think that the film pays too much attention to form and despises the content, the plot is relatively thin, the character creation is relatively symbolic, and the lack of in-depth spiritual connotation excavation, and some critics even point out that it is vague in the expression of values.

Hero is a controversial work, it is not only an attempt by Chinese martial arts films on the road of integration of business and art, but also the embodiment of director Zhang Yimou's personal style and creative ambitions, although it has been questioned in terms of narrative depth and spiritual connotation, but it is undeniable that its role in promoting traditional Chinese culture and martial arts film genre on a global scale and its unique position in film history.

The movie "Smiling Proud Jianghu" is adapted from Mr. Jin Yong's classic martial arts movie of the same name. The film is directed by Hu Jinquan and starring Xu Guanjie, Ye Tong, Jacky Cheung, etc., and was released in 1990.

The film tells the story of the grievances between the Huashan faction, Ling Hu Chong, the demon sect Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng. When Ling Hu Chong was exploring the secret between Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng, he accidentally got involved in a martial arts dispute, and finally left his own legendary story in the rivers and lakes. The movie "Smiling Proud Jianghu" not only presents the original work, but also adds director Hu Jinquan's unique martial arts style, which makes the film reach a very high level in terms of action scenes, picture composition, and soundtrack.

In particular, the soundtrack "A Laugh in the Sea" in the film has become a classic and has been widely sung and quoted. The theme song in the movie "Smiling Proud Jianghu" was sung by Xu Guanjie, the song has a beautiful melody and the lyrics are full of heroism and passion, becoming a classic theme song of martial arts movies.

In addition, the actors in the film also performed very well. Xu Guanjie's image of Ling Hu Chong is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his performance not only shows Ling Hu Chong's chic and uninhibited, but also reflects his inner tenderness and struggle. The performances of actors such as Ye Tong and Jacky Cheung are also very exciting, which adds a lot to the film.

The movie "Smiling Proud Jianghu" is a very classic martial arts movie, which not only has high artistic value, but also is deeply loved by the audience. Through wonderful fight scenes, beautiful picture composition and moving soundtrack, the film brings the audience into a world full of chivalrous spirit and romantic feelings. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a Chinese martial arts action movie directed by the famous director Ang Lee and released in 2000. The film not only caused a sensation in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also achieved great success in the international film industry, becoming the first Chinese-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won four awards including Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

The story takes place in China at the end of the Qing Dynasty and revolves around a mysterious Qingying sword. The protagonist Li Mubai (played by Chow Yun-fat) is a generation of heroes who are about to retire, and he entrusts his sword to his confidante Yu Xiulian (Michelle Yeoh), hoping to end the grudge entanglement.

However, the sword triggers a series of unexpected events, involving Yu Jiaolong (Zhang Ziyi), a hidden martial arts rookie, and Luo Xiaohu (Zhang Zhen), a wild desert horse thief. As the plot progresses, the complex emotional relationships between the characters and their personal fates are intertwined, and together they interpret a magnificent legend full of love and hatred. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is known for its beautiful cinematography and oriental visual effects, such as the bamboo forest chase and other scenes, which have been praised as classic shots in film history. Cinematographer Bao Dexi won the Oscar for Best Cinematography for this film, showing the artistic conception of traditional Chinese landscape painting.

Yuan Heping served as the action director of the film, elevating the martial arts scenes of traditional martial arts films to a new artistic height, with smooth and poetic movements, focusing on showing the inner world of the characters while maintaining the beauty of martial arts movements with both rigidity and softness. The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has promoted the global attention to Chinese films and interest in traditional Chinese culture, and opened a craze for Chinese martial arts movies in Hollywood, which has been hailed as "a milestone for Chinese films to the world".

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a masterpiece that combines superb martial arts skills, rich humanistic connotations and unique aesthetic styles, and it has set a new benchmark for Chinese martial arts films around the world with its profound cultural heritage and outstanding artistic achievements. "Smiling Proud Jianghu 2: Undefeated in the East" is an action martial arts movie directed by Cheng Xiaodong and produced by Tsui Hark, released in 1992. This movie is a sequel based on Mr. Jin Yong's classic martial arts ** "Smiling Proud Jianghu", but it has made great innovations and adaptations to the original story, especially in the gender setting and character shaping of the character of Dongfang Undefeated, which has a unique performance.

The film focuses on the contradictions and conflicts between the Wuyue Sword Sect and the Sun Moon God Sect, and tells the story of a generation of heroes Ling Hu Chong who got acquainted with the legendary character Dongfang Undefeated in the disputes between the rivers and lakes. Dongfang Undefeated reached the pinnacle of martial arts by cultivating the Sunflower Treasure Book, but he also paid a heavy price for it, and his gender identity changed. As the plot develops, there is a complex emotional entanglement between Ling Hu Chong and Dongfang Undefeated, and he is finally involved in a big battle involving the fate of martial arts.

The action scenes of "Smiling Proud Jianghu 2: Undefeated in the East" have a unique design and stunning visual effects, especially the undefeated image of the East played by Lin Qingxia is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, she perfectly combines the character's peerless style, ruthlessness and tragic color, and has become a classic role in the history of Chinese martial arts films.

The film has not only achieved great success in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also has a wide influence in the world, further promoting the spread and development of Chinese martial arts films around the world. The film has reconstructed the original to a certain extent, especially the image of Dongfang Undefeated is subversively portrayed as an androgynous and charismatic villain, which has won the love of the audience, but has also sparked some discussions about whether it is faithful to the original work.

As an epoch-making martial arts movie, "Laughing Proud Jianghu 2: Undefeated in the East" has become a milestone in the history of Chinese martial arts films with its excellent production, novel creativity and excellent interpretation by actors, and has had a profound impact on the development of subsequent martial arts films. "New Dragon Gate Inn" is a Hong Kong-style martial arts film released in 1992, produced by Hong Kong director Tsui Hark, co-directed with Cheng Xiaodong and Li Huimin. The film is adapted from Hu Jinquan's 1967 classic of the same name, but it has been greatly innovated and expanded, and has become a highly influential landmark work in Chinese martial arts films.

The story of the film takes place in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, telling the story of Zhou Huai'an (played by Liang Jiahui) after Zhongliang in order to rescue the orphans of loyal ministers who were framed by the eunuch Cao Shaoqin, and the chivalrous girl Jin Jiyu (played by Maggie Cheung) and Qiu Moyan (played by Lin Qingxia), a master of Dongchang, in the Longmen Inn in the desert.

With its unique narrative structure and rich character creation, the film unfolds a magnificent showdown in a small space, showing the complexity and brilliance of human nature in troubled times. The action scenes of "New Dragon Gate Inn" are exquisitely designed and creative, especially featuring sword fights, and Cheng Xiaodong's action direction style is elegant and agile, with a tight rhythm, pushing the martial arts aesthetic to a new peak.

The three protagonists are vivid and three-dimensional, Jin Jiyu is spicy and witty, Qiu Moyan is deep and tenacious, and Zhou Huai'an is loyal and wise, forming a strong personality contrast and emotional conflict, especially the Jin Jiyu played by Maggie Cheung, whose character charm is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become one of the rare classic characters in the history of martial arts movies. The film makes full use of the unique geographical environment of the desert and yellow sand to build a Longmen Inn full of the atmosphere of rivers and lakes, and the scene is elegantly arranged to create a strong atmosphere of rivers and lakes.

With its excellent film production standards, deep-rooted character building, stirring storyline, and in-depth excavation and presentation of the Chinese martial arts spirit, New Dragon Inn has not only achieved great commercial success, but also won widespread praise in artistic achievements, and has been hailed as a classic of Chinese martial arts films, which has had a profound impact on later works of similar themes. February** Dynamic Incentive Program

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