CHOW succeeded. He broke the record.
Mermaid Festival last year to 280 million, the top domestic film box office on the first day, as it is a year-long market slump. Until CHOW participate again this year, he brought in Tsui Hark, brings the journey has brought Wu Yifan, bringing regeneration, and brought to market the first day 350 million at the box office, breaking of the fast and the furious 7 maintain records for many years, brings new achievements.
That comes with achievements, is a film called the West v demon article. This film was mixed between evaluation.
Seen from the name, this movie and the West demons article traced from directors, Tsui Hark’s imprint upon it like a darker. Before we discuss how this movie, there is a need to know in the movie, who marks a little deeper?
First, Stephen Chow? Tsui Hark?
Unlike other films organized ahead of the Spring Festival to watch, square in front of the film participated in many interviews, but no one can see the true West v demon article. Until 0 o’clock was only officially released the Chinese new year. Funny thing is, the film starts at 0 o’clock has a base score of 5.7 in the watercress, tug of war and the two sides had a fiery, sometimes increased and sometimes decreased, resulting in a very high degree of topic.
In previous interviews, CHOW said, the year when he took pictures of the Mermaid, and write a part II to the West demons article script. But as said in an interview a few years ago, that he feels that he has more than 50 years old, I don’t have time for several years before the movie, so hurry up and want to take yourself out. So after thinking it over, Chow decided to control freak, the film in others ‘ hands to shoot.
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To whom? The journey is a very difficult subjects, GREAT WORLD, reading is very strong, how many people try to give a complete narrative eventually failed. It can be said that so far none of all this great work of outstanding film and television works, and then look for other ways the westward out of the way. As a result, too many people, the more, the more reluctant surgeon.
Said there was a man 20 years ago, but has yet to begin. He is Tsui Hark. In the Judge Dee series, the Dragon fly, and after taking Tiger Mountain by strategy, he already has domestic leading the VFX team. Although “King King gone”, but CHOW’s final decision, Tsui Hark’s out to make the film.
Tsui said, he got the script, noting villain called “nine live action”, and that is what he used repeated villains names that appear in the film. Meanwhile, the last of the big fights, the ghost II clone.
Said CHOW were intentionally teasing him. But the script has become, Tsui Hark was simply relying on their experience are responsible for images.
Of course, how to turn text into images is also important. Tsui said, when he was on set and the actors discuss how well a period when it is rendered, CHOW would suddenly call: “Oh, I think this can take, what do you think? ”
So when a very manipulative when it encounters a very manipulative Stephen Chow Sing-chi Tsui Hark, it will have a very, very large number of materials. Therefore, though we do not know the final showing of the movie is Stephen Chow’s idea is Tsui Hark’s idea, but know that its screenplay was authored by Stephen Chow.
Give us a brief review of Tsui Hark’s past work. We have found that whether early implementation of Shushan, the ghost, is a medium-term implementation of a Green Snake, the butterfly lovers, or is that in recent years, overall style were real, even if the story is magical, martial arts stories, but more realistic colors.
Stephen Chow is not. Starting from his debut starring in a film later wrote and directed all his films with surreal color, characters are exaggerated, the story is bizarre, full of “wacky” playful colors. From this point of view, Lee evaluates works of his are “children’s story” is very accurate.
So when we watched the West when the demon article, feel very strongly, “CHOW” imprint. Story based on journey to the West, but completely different from the original, but draws on one of these small points, to zoom, sensationalized it. In this process, the punchline is Stephen Chow, CHOW’s.
Then, Zhou xingchi are the characteristics of what?
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Second, this is Stephen Chow Sing-chi
It is said that Stephen Chow is the “King of comedy”, his film is full of all kinds of funny passages, enduring the punchline from the 80 ‘s of the last century began, has become popular for nearly 30 years. When Pyotr can cause our national discussion of
Also was said, CHOW of “comedy” actually is “tragedy”, in he of movie in, although full with does not make sense of plot, is eventually let people feel to sad: description “fate sense” of boast West tour so, tells “died walk-on” of comedy of King is so, food God to people to “old to of King” temperament, less forest football let people feel to “dream of valuable”, on even Tong Pak Fu points autumn incense also was people interpretation out helpless of life feel.
In fact, when people read a book or watched a movie, perhaps the book’s plot, the passages in the film can’t be complete, but in the perception of emotions can be memory in the process. Popular film passed down by real, are compelling. CHOW best movies are nothing more than that.
So, Stephen Chow’s movie is the biggest feature is the shape of little people. By a group of mainstream discourse of “loser” as the main character, trying to explore their innermost thoughts. Although the story is bizarre, the characters are exaggerated, but the emotions are real, so often move the audience.
Joker in the westward, in the face of fate, only put on your beloved, Lowell Lo in the love of my life walking in the desert, to take Canon’s road. Viewers remember, Joker and zixia’s regret.
The King of comedy in the Yin Tianchou, as is Stephen Chow’s portrayal of himself. He dreams of doing an actor, shout to the sea every day “effort” and “struggle”, but always hard to realize their dreams. Viewers remember, Yin Tianchou disappointed dreams.
Shaolin soccer with a group of persons deprived of their dreams, they expect to ups and downs in society, no one believes that they are the descendants of the Shaolin Kung Fu. Final four-eyes in the face of the humiliation of their underpants on his head, they “came back”.
There is the God of cookery, last week Steven xijinqianhua, white-haired, eyes full of vicissitudes of life back to competition venue, Chow is doomed to grow old.
In addition, Wu Zhuang Yuan Su Qi-er, movies such as the Hail the Judge all. And Stephen Chow’s movies is all the more true of the Tai Shing Kung Fu. Have to ask, why the effort is a comprehensive collection of? Stephen Chow after himself as a Director, there is always an awkward question-
Steam.
The King of comedy will be able to find it. First three-fourths of the film is poignant enough, little helpless, frustrated and dispirited, and adhere to the description was in place, but chopped in a genuine reversal, brutally destroyed by the tone of the film, making some discount art.
In the Stephen Chow film, this kind of situation many times. While the mermaid is consistent CHOW style but the climax of a very abrupt accident; while the West demons article in-depth, but also significant innovation and breakthrough in both, but the last fragments of Buddha’s divine palm surrender monkey, manifestly contrary to the theme of the story has been stressing that “probation” Word.
Because of this, Chow by virtue of the Shaolin soccer and Kung Fu, win awards, not exactly mainstream bias against Stephen Chow comedy, but both films do both small details from itself and in the integrity of the work, have reached a high.
So, Chow brought Ke, brings the journey brought Wu Yifan, bringing regeneration, bringing the West v demon article, brings his usual habit.
Third, so unfortunately the Monkey King
The West v Monster article is the second part of the West demons article.
Said is the first movie The Exorcist monk Xuanzang probation demons with love, and soothe the fish all the way to blame a pig monster, while recognized as Miss paragraphs of Exorcist, and when it encounters a beautiful fairy Monkey King, but inevitably miss watching to see Sun Wukong had killed. At this time, Xuanzang has finally admitted that he’s in love with her, while understanding the “small great love love love in the world” the truth. And then hit the road.
First, though still deconstruction, but I was very close to the original spirit. Unlike 86 version in the original journey to the performances, the original world is in a very dark world, a pig monster and fish are very scary, Sun Wukong is a demon. The original name for the Monkey King is the “monkey mind”, in addition to drop the book demons, there are four people in the story along the way get rid of his demons. The West demons though circumstances are different from the original version of the article, regardless of shape or spirit, really starting from the original, can be said to a certain depth.
But as said above, have given way to such depths in the last orgasm of Buddha’s divine palm so top-heavy in the West demons article, something. Meanwhile, the film is no longer the little people for the first time as the main character, it is difficult to let the audience have empathy, psychological.
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Fu demon article, the West held to take the first part of the story. Compared to the first, it set aside their discussion on Buddhism, despite to the spirit of the original shape, but became a commercial film–four people in the case of distrust on the road, stumbling all the way, and finally work together to defeat the ultimate villain.
As you can see, this movie set aside their shaping of the little guy, aside of the original excavations, became less like the “CHOW”, which is why it was criticized by many.
No basis for empathy, has lost its depth of experience, CHOW’s problems will become apparent.
Even so, still says it is a qualified commercial films.
First, the effects can be said to be the country’s top level. Although less than the international level, but most of the stories in the dark shadows of the night, in addition to intentionally display CG red boy shape, is the film’s special effects are a lot of other “large” can’t hold a candle, whether bad mess of the legend of the God, still takes a long time of the great wall.
Second, its model can be said to be a particularly bold. Sha monk, monkey, pig and the “singular” form we in the West have seen demons article, there are more monsters in this movie. Wang likun plays the spider was scared when a group of spectators, Bell changed into red boy is a combination of Star Manager and master’s whim. Such a wonderful character is indeed a rare journey to the West.
Stills of the West v demon article, Wang likun played zhizhu Jing.
Third, it’s play structure is eligible. Just as reviled as the great wall can make you sleepy, many commercial blockbusters has too much twist bar plots. Miscellaneous useless. The West fell in the demon article’s structure did not commit this error, turn against mentoring – mentoring – mentoring and good-the teacher and pupil were imperial invaders, so a simple logical line is very clear, not too many tendrils of vine.
However, this is only qualified.
Because the film was finally made that trouble, potential weak.
From the details, the film created a “journey to the West” themes in several of the first time.
Shown for the first time Xuanzang’s hostility. Xuanzang as Miss things, of Sun Wukong had grievances, and he often took the whip, the Monkey King, calling him “monkey”, which is unique in the past films. In the past films, Tang was shown, mostly gritty.
First focus on the relationship between Xuan Zang and monkey. In the last film, journey to the West there are several interpretation, one is the real monster monsters encountered, one the four people in the process of resolving their own demons and monsters, but little attention was paid to four people are to each other magic, particularly Xuan Zang and monkey. The film started off by showing the contradictions between them, upgrade all the way until the final reconciliation. Can be said to be a new way.
The West v demon article stills, Lin Yun plays little good.
When the master and apprentice after reconciliation, Tang Xuanzang met mimicking Miss dancing girl little good, and as a result was evoked the memory of Miss, so as to transfer to little good, and finally ask the King gave him little good. Monkey King asserted that this is a monster, but at this time Xuanzang had fallen in love with the little good, for which he had to tell his own peace with the Monkey King was just a matter of is in order not to let the Monkey King wanted to kill himself at every turn. Furious the Monkey King finally turned and Tang Xuanzang, slaughter small good family also eat Xuanzang. At this time, the King’s Division nine live (villain) came over, glad that they alienate gauge success attracted the monkey eat Xuanzang.
This is the story of the greatest contradiction. So far, the script is very good. But like Stephen Chow Sing-Chi three-fourths law, the next, immediately collapsed.
The next second, the Monkey King suddenly out of Xuanzang, and says he is back to Xuan Zang saw through the trickery of the National Division, beat, and national division. Finally He Xuanzang together with nine live-action world war one of the Monkey King. End of story.
The end has a very large logical problems.
First of all, away from the King at that time was National Division make every effort to send them away, and have yet to encounter a good monk Xuanzang (little good was the second), the story here, National Division of key master four motives have nothing, only a thought helped Xuanzang’s escape from the King’s acts of torture. Then all of a sudden shift, as is writing scripts to write that can make this character as villain, and “magic pen”, the villains came.
2nd, is the film’s biggest problem. Shaping of the Monkey King.
Taking half a step, not bold. The film was supposed to be the biggest attractions, the Monkey King of the dark image.
From the West inherited the Monkey King of the demons article, the shape is very different from the previous “cartoon” image, but a supernatural demon of the dark soul on fire. A piece of ugly hostility face, eyes Bloodshot, cast to bring in both forest update face like eyes or the monkey face fierce, are enough to make one feel the Monkey King’s violent.
Such violence also in behavior. Although Monkey King wanted to kill Tang Xuanzang’s original plot, but many readers and viewers to fail over, the film captures this, show the patience of the Monkey King wanted to kill monk Xuanzang’s plot. Then, when Xuanzang expressed and when the boundaries of the Monkey King, was furious that he slaughter a village–and not like the original monkey can identify which is the devil, Sun Wukong’s eyes don’t see monsters in the film-that is, the Monkey King truly killed.
But this dark but stop at the reversal of the script, suddenly, Sun Wukong would negotiate and Tang Xuanzang, well camouflaged, and massacre of truly becomes a monster, will spend most of the movie time shaping the dark violent image full sweep.
Be swept empty or feel the Monkey King Tathagata. Story, monkey show fear of Buddha’s divine palm, and even this can be traced back to the first. But at the end of the film, the Monkey King in the face of three when the Tathagata, indifferent, still fiercely fought hard, does not see his fears, which for this characterization of Monkey has a very great harm and even said that he suddenly becomes a prop, not a flesh-and-blood characters.
That’s why, this movie before and after rupture, and it is difficult to make the audience empathy, hold great expectations of the audience will walk away with disappointment.
As for acting, in view of the well-known reasons, we are not talking about the acting.
Conclusion now moving more from scratch
On January 18, Stephen Chow Sing-chi unveiled the West v demon sea put on the article.
CHOW succeeded. He broke the record.
So the quality is not very good Fu demon article, the West failed to indicate that he did? I think we may not. Unlike a lot of people say he has wit, said he owed his viewers a movie ticket, I think Stephen is trying to rid yourself of the past.
Nobody’s gone, mood is gone. CHOW’s every step in the change. Audience surprise, let viewers down. In fact, in the early 90 ‘s when Stephen Chow Sing-chi made a pot full pot full, there will be a lot of people called him a movie is bad, and he remained at that time step by step walked, trying to change the “inherent.”
Fu demon article, while the West has so many fatal injuries, but we still can see his efforts. So, now moving from scratch, I will still look forward to his next project.
Especially when I saw the final when the eggs, I decided to forgive all bad.
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