What are the martial arts films that can reflect the oriental aesthetics?

Martial arts films are unique to the East. There are many excellent martial arts films in the history of short films in China. Today, I recommend some martial arts films that I like very much for your reference.

Jairo (name); Hero (movie name)

Heroes, in my eyes, are the most beautiful in the oriental martial arts films. As a photographer, Zhang Yimou's lens aesthetics reached its peak in this film. There are many expressions of oriental thinking in it. For example, the most famous scene in it is the confrontation of "ideas". This scene is the most controversial part of the whole film. Some people think that it is full of the artistic conception of oriental aesthetics, which is different from the rough lens of the west that only hits the truth. This kind of freehand brushwork scene is the real artistic conception of oriental philosophy. However, some people think that fighting in martial arts films can only be called martial arts if the fist really hits the flesh, and that is the fake style.

But I think this film, because of this "drama", makes its oriental aesthetic color so strong that people can't turn around and leave. The most striking feature of China culture is that it pays special attention to "feeling". Feeling is an indescribable emotional color, just like our Tang poetry, which pays attention to freehand brushwork. When criticizing the movie Hero, the most important thing is to see the picture but not the story. On the contrary, this "picture" is the carrier that can best express the oriental aesthetics. Unlike "stories", if you use stories to express an aesthetic, you need very, very superb skills. So far, I personally rarely see stories that belong to the "East" completely. But the picture is different, from the scene, clothing. Even the fighting scenes are full of oriental charm.

At the end of the Warring States period, the war raged and the heroes rose together. Among the seven outstanding figures, only Qin is the best. In order to unify the whole country, King Qin (Chen) launched a crusade against Zhao and other six countries. The ambition of the king of Qin aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the chivalrous men of various vassal States, who waited for an opportunity to assassinate the king of Qin. Zhao's assassin Chang Kong (Donnie Yen), husband and wife assassin Canjian (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and Xue Fei (Maggie Cheung) are the three people that the king of Qin fears most. The king of Qin ordered: anyone who can catch an assassin in the sky can get twenty paces near the king of Qin; Those who kill the flying snow in broken arrow can approach the King of Qin 10, and be given official positions and silks. Three years ago, couple assassins Canjian and Xue Fei both broke into Qin Gong to assassinate the king of Qin, but at the last moment, Canjian gave up the chance to assassinate the king of Qin with his own blood. Xue Fei was puzzled by Can Jian's action. Since then, the two have been complaining. Three years later, the Chivalrous Man of the State of Qin (Jet Li) was unknown. In fact, he was a native of Zhao. In order to avenge the "national revenge", he joined the ranks of stabbing Qin. He sneaked into the state of Qin, and spent 10 years of kung fu, practicing the best kung fu "ten steps and one kill", that is to say, he can kill any target within 10 steps.

Unknown to discuss with Yingying, Canjian and Qin's assassination. In order to let the unknown get close to the king of Qin, my classmate Chang Kong pretended to be defeated by the sword of the unknown in the chess house. Unknown to Canjian and Xue Fei for help, but was rebuffed by Canjian. Canjian's attitude aroused Xue Fei's dissatisfaction. Canjian advised Unknown to give up stabbing Qin, and Unknown was puzzled. On the way to the state of Qin, the remnant sword presented two words to the unknown: the world. And explained that this is the truth he has realized for many years, and the king of Qin cannot be killed. Xue Fei, who has deep grievances, can no longer understand Canjian's dissuasion. In order to prove his feelings for flying snow and his expectation for the country, the remnant sword died under the sword of flying snow. Xue Fei feels guilty, and finally both of them are buried in the Gobi Desert, leaving the spoony girl Yue Ru (Zhang Ziyi) to cry alone. The king of Qin summoned the unknown. Unknown tells the story of the assassination of three assassins, which achieved the highest standard of ten steps in the Qin Dynasty. Unknown seized the opportunity and flew to stab the king of Qin. At this critical moment, Unknown finally gave up. Wu Ming asked the king of Qin to unify China on the grounds that he was a poor country and put an end to years of war and historical grievances. The king of Qin was in shock and died in the rain of arrows in Qin Jun. (Excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia)

The use of color in the film can be said to have reached the peak level. Different shots and characters have different meanings. There are five colors in the film, namely red, blue, green, white and black. Each color corresponds to a different personality and destiny. This is one of the most classic oriental aesthetic expressions. Personally, I highly recommend watching the film Hero, which can be said to be handy for the application of oriental philosophy.

knife

Martial arts, in Mr. Cha's words, is "the great man of chivalry, serving the country and the people". In Gu Long's words, it is "the song of the singer, the dance of the dancer, the sword of the swordsman, and the ambition of the hero". As long as you don't die, you can't give up. " Everyone has a different understanding of the word martial arts. Tsui Hark's martial arts films are my personal favorite. Tsui Hark's martial arts films all have profound oriental aesthetic thoughts. And his personal brand also has a very obvious oriental color. But this knife is different from other Tsui Hark movies. The protagonists in Tsui Hark's other films are all voices, and the martial arts movements are elegant and coherent, which is quite chivalrous, but in this one, the protagonist is no longer a "chivalrous man" who is at large in the Jianghu. All he did was to stay alive. The lens aesthetics in it has the color of Hong Kong-style westerns, and the tone has the yellow tone of Hong Kong films, but it also has the color of domestic westerns. It can be said that it is a masterpiece of both sides.

Ding An (Chiu Man-Cheuk), a disciple of Lianfeng Casting Knife Factory, was chosen as the successor by the master. Later, he learned that his father died tragically by the sword of the vicious horse thief dragonfly (Xiong Xinxin), and the broken knife enshrined in the hall was the relic of his dead father. Ding escaped with a broken knife. The master's daughter courted Ling (Sang Ni), but was caught by a horse thief. Unfortunately, when Ding An gave his life to save her, his right hand was cut off the cliff. After I broke my hand, I thought revenge was hopeless. I wanted to retire from the Jianghu, but I found half a peerless sword spectrum, so I decided to secretly practice my sword to avenge my father. However, due to the incomplete blade spectrum, he failed to practice it. Finally, he thought hard and invented the method of breaking the knife with one arm. Can he save Lian Feng from danger and kill his father and enemy Fei Long himself? (Excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia)

This movie, Tsui Hark, can be said to be extremely deep, and the atmosphere of the whole movie is very depressing. Under his lens, we can see more real rivers and lakes. There are no heroes here, only Orion, horse thief, robbers and the lowest swordsman. Burning and looting are the keynote of this film. This is the real Jianghu, without whitewashing and chivalry. Moreover, every fight scene is extremely tense and the tone is full of oriental colors. This is definitely one of Tsui Hark's rare movies.

Huang Feihong trilogy

If you want to choose a representative of martial arts in Cantonese, then Huang Feihong definitely deserves the number 1. Huang Feihong in Jet Li is also a martial arts film directed by Tsui Hark. But it has a completely different martial arts style from the last one. It really explains Mr. Cha's thought of "chivalrous men are the greatest, serving the country and serving the people". The soundtrack and lens in the film are extremely oriental aesthetic. David Henry Hwang's Men Should Be Self-reliant shows China's indomitable spirit for thousands of years. Huang Feihong's trilogy is the end of this story, a shame of China's modern history.

When I was a child, I watched Jet Li's version of Huang Feihong countless times. Every time I watched it, I could feel the oriental feelings of my home country engraved in my bones. If the lens of other films can reflect the oriental color very well. Huang Feihong series, no matter the story, the lens or the color of the film, all express the oriental aesthetics to the extreme. Tsui Hark, as a director who blends eastern and western colors, has deeper aesthetic thinking about the East than many pure directors in China. The second film, Huang Feihong played by Jet Li and Nalan Yuanshu played by "Master Ye", even now, I think it is very wonderful, and it is definitely the most memorable sparring scene in martial arts films. If you haven't seen Jet Li's version of Huang Feihong, it's definitely a loss for martial arts movie lovers. You must have seen it.

The story of the trilogy is different (the synopsis is taken from Baidu Encyclopedia)

One of Huang Feihong: Top Gun.

In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Huang Feihong (Jet Li), a Foshan martial artist, often taught people to practice martial arts and strive for national salvation. But seeing the reluctance of the government, foreigners are rampant and the people are miserable, they gradually realize that martial arts alone is not enough to solve the country's difficulties, so they try their best to find other ways to save the country and sometimes oppose foreigners. Beowulf Yan Zhendong (Ren Shiguan) was bought by foreigners for personal fame and fortune, and also kidnapped the 13th aunt (Rosamund Kwan) admired by Huang Feihong, forcing him to submit. His apprentice (Yuan Biao) was dissatisfied with Yan's behavior and secretly informed him. Huang didn't want to quarrel with his compatriots in front of foreigners, but the situation forced him to do so.

China Past 2

Huang Feihong went to Guangzhou with Liang Kuan and his 13th aunt at the invitation of the International Medical Association. On the way, he had an argument with An Baili, and learned that Marshal Nalan Yuanshu sheltered Anbalism against the revolutionary party. Later, with the help of the revolutionary Yishilu, he lived in the British consulate and got to know the revolutionary leaders. Yuan Shu, the minister of the Qing Dynasty, incited Anbalism to attack the British consulate in order to deal with the revolutionary righteous. In order to preserve the lifeline of the country, Huang Feihong went straight to the general altar of Anbaili Sect, first fighting Jiugong real people, and then confronting Yuan Shu? .

China Past 3

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court called the world's martial arts experts to participate in the "Lion King Conference" and competed for the title of "China Lion King". Huang Feihong and his disciple Liang Kuan accompanied his 13-year-old aunt back to Beijing, and when they saw that the street martial arts masters had been repeatedly defeated, they felt that the "Lion King Conference" would definitely become a place where all the martial arts factions fought against each other. Zhao Tian, a local tyrant, controlled the Party and plotted to root out dissidents. The plot of the British and French ambassadors to assassinate Li Hongzhang at the "Lion King Conference" was discovered by Aunt Thirteen. Joined hands with Ghost Feet to be a lion, and finally defeated Ba and won the title of "China Lion King".