Du Xianghai, a Li Chui film critic, will naturally not miss this movie.
But he also had a headache: how to write a review for this movie?
In the end, he wrote according to some of his strange ideas.
“There’s a lot of meaning behind the absurdity!”
This is the title of Du Xianghai’s film review.
"Dong Xi, Xi Po, Nan Di, Bei Beggar, and Zhong Shen Tong, these are the five peerless masters in the world behind "East Success and West Success" created by Li Yi.
At first glance, I believe that anyone who has watched martial arts or martial arts movies will have a sense of expectation. In the world of martial arts, it is said that literature is not the first, and martial arts is not the second, so there are often various kinds of martial arts in the world. A master who has made a name for himself.
However, at the very beginning of the film, one person told us that this story was a "ridiculous thing they did when they were young." After watching the entire film, while laughing to the point of bursting into laughter, they couldn't help but think about it more. Some.
The cast of this movie is extremely luxurious, including the four kings of Hong Kong, two generations of jade girl bosses, kung fu superstars like Cheng Hu, etc. It can be said that these people now have a dazzling aura. Because of this, we watch When watching this film, you will feel that this is not just the absurd things of the characters in the play, but more like the absurd things these actors did when they were young. The absurdity is very enjoyable.
No one has made us laugh so hard in a long time. Although it may not bring us any profound ideas, it can make us forget those profound thoughts (the so-called profound). It does not require us to think, it only requires us to laugh and be happy as we please.
So how did the movie go? Is it really that shoddy? After all, it only took less than a month and was shot in a hurry.
But after watching this movie, you will find that many things in this movie are eye-catching and can even be called god-level imagination.
This film can be said to have subverted the meaning of martial arts!
The leader of the Beggar Gang who won back from the guessing game, Hong Qi who planned to commit suicide if his cousin didn't want him, the "cousin" who felt that he was secretly loved by others every day, scary animals and people who scared animals, and Wang Chongyang, the supernatural power king who died after being injured by a hidden weapon in his boots. , Zhou Botong, who loves muscular men, and his flirtatious looks and lingering affection!
Especially the eyebrows and sword movements are really amazing, yes, amazing!
It can be said that the author has watched so many martial arts movies and martial arts, and I have never seen such imaginative martial arts.
In my opinion, the way the eyebrows and swords are shown is the most innovative martial arts in the entire film.
Of course, the most subversive, or the most unexpected thing is that when many of us watch martial arts, many famous masters or evil demons seem to be already masters or giants of the devil as soon as they appear on the scene. .
We don’t care too much about what they were like when they were young. Not to mention what they did when they were young.
Naturally, I would not have thought that those righteous heroes and evil demons with high martial arts skills would have such a virtue. Sure enough, heroes are also human beings, and humans always have shortcomings. Just like a goddess can also fart and fart, this is very reasonable!
Those masters in this movie have stepped down from the altar. They are no longer outstanding martial arts masters. They do not have the righteous words of "a great hero, serve the country and the people", and they will not bear the righteousness of others. A senior martial arts veteran with a big hat, stroking his few beards every day, shaking his head in front of a group of bullshit who were just as stupid as he was back then. One, two, three, four, he was a role model for others, he was sanctimonious, and he showed the outstanding martial arts and personal cultivation of a great master in every aspect. .
This movie tells us that it does not mean that a positive character must eliminate violence and make the people give him flowers and applause; it does not mean that a villain must kill people and set fires, endure rotten eggs and rotten persimmons from the people, and finally be moved by the protagonists. Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately, or resist and kill him directly.
《东成西就》里面的五大高手反而是像我们一样的小把戏，会犯低级失误，会被师傅K，会被师姐揍，会精心设计一次爱情表白，也会作出猜拳决定丐帮帮主这样不Something reliable.
These things seem very unreliable and ridiculous, but it is precisely these unreliability that make us feel so cute.
I really like the lyrics in the theme song of this movie: Who is the great hero? How many in the world are absolutely outstanding?
Martial arts master, so what?
Masters were once young. Likewise, Chen Weijie, who is now a superstar, didn't they act ridiculously when they were young?
Chen Weijie once took the lead in the rebellion in order to fight against the prostitution contract of his old employer.
Does it look familiar? Although Chen Weijie did not have an affair with his cousin, the rebellion was true.
And he was indeed once disgraced. He was banned for a time and remained silent for several years.
Liang Feng also once set up a street stall to make a living because he was banned.
Guo Xiao once acted in several movies dressed as women in order to help her mother pay off her gambling debts and for high pay.
It's like a man who went through all kinds of hardships before becoming an immortal. In order to get three "I love you" from a true person, he didn't hesitate to be scolded by passers-by. He didn't hesitate to dress up as a woman and go to Master Wang at the entrance of the village to use special potion to burn him. She got a particularly unique hairstyle and didn’t hesitate to be kicked around like a football. The hard work paid off, and he finally got three "I love you" words through deception and plundering, and became a god.
Zhang Qidong once actually committed suicide by turning on gas because of a broken relationship!
Therefore, don’t think it’s too ridiculous to see Hong Qi commit suicide because his cousin doesn’t like him, because the inspiration even comes from reality.
When we are young, many people regard love as everything in life!
Cheng Hu once had a successful career in Hollywood, and indeed he once thought that he was an invincible representative of Hong Kong's entertainment industry. However, he encountered setbacks in Hollywood quickly, forcing him to return to Hong Kong in despair and head north to the mainland.
Wait, wait, instead of saying that "East and West" is an extremely absurd and nonsensical comedy, it would be better to say that this movie is actually about the ridiculous pasts of these big stars.
So this is a movie that has a lot of meaning behind its absurdity.
This is a movie that will make us, who are gradually no longer young, exchange glasses for wine at the wine table. The ridiculous things we experienced together when we were young suddenly come to mind. Recalling those embarrassing times together, we will be surprised to find that , that was the happiest time, and those years when I picked up chopsticks to eat meat and put down chopsticks to curse my mother were the most glorious years.
You go rescue your third princess, and I'll chase my little cousin. Let's keep company with each other in the world of mortals, wandering around the world, laughing and joking. After you sing, I will come on stage and let the cactus grow on the banana tree. "
