"Royal Dragon 2"
Movie Introduction
In the previous episode, Jackie Chan played Wang Chong and Owen Wilson, the masters of the Qing Dynasty. The thief played by Roy is an acquaintance. The good partners have gone their separate ways since joining forces to wreak havoc in the Wild West. However, Wang Chong suddenly received a letter asking for help from his sister (Fan Wenfang). Their old father died suddenly and mysteriously. In order to track down the murderer, Wang Chong and Roy traced their way to England ruled by Queen Victoria, but unexpectedly discovered a man who was a Chinese and British man. The treasonous minister (Donnie Yen) jointly planned a huge conspiracy. They conspired to overthrow the imperial courts of the two countries and create a world-class war... On the one hand, Wang Chong had to rely on his wit and agility to stop this conspiracy. Beware of Roy's "wolf claws" reaching out to his sister...
Movie review
Most people studying abroad have a mentality: if you can enjoy yourself, stay there. If you are not happy, you can go back to China and become a "turtle". In any case, classmate Wang Chong from the Qing Dynasty could not be considered an overseas student, but after the last battle to rescue a Chinese princess, he felt that Tang people could still get by in the United States with fists and kicks, so he stayed in a foreign land. Of course, because Brother Long had to "take care" of the Chinese people's face at all times, he would not be a "big circle boy". Fortunately, in the western United States in the late 19th century, he still had his strengths: thieves were rampant and order was chaotic. With his excellent fists and kicks, Brother Long also managed to get into the position of police chief in a small town in Nevada. Without a letter from his younger sister, his life might have gone on forever, and he might even have been able to become the earliest Chinese governor.
In comparison, his former partner Owen Wilson seemed a bit lost. This guy is addicted to promiscuity, and he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't hook up with several women in a day. Although he has some novel ideas, his luck is not very good. No, when Brother Long found him, he even gave him his share of the money that Brother Long had entrusted him to invest. After losing all his gold bars, he could only work as a flirtatious waiter in a restaurant and concurrently as a call boy.
Since "Red Zone", Long Ge has put a new label on his films: discovering new international actresses, so Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, mainland China, and even the United States (such as Lucy Liu The beauties of Miss) are all instigating. I hope that Brother Ji Long’s growing popularity in Hollywood will attract more attention, and that Brother Long can at least have the experience of having sex with different beauties, and by the way, he can practice his acting skills. "Whatever, it's really a good thing that everyone is happy with, why not do it? This time it is finally the turn of a Singaporean woman. Fan Wenfang is not ugly, but if you want to say that she is good-looking - especially when she smiles with her cheekbones raised - then I can only clasp my fists and admire my brother's vision and age. It's as "good" as beauty. Single eyelids, small eyes, high cheekbones, and straight hair with negative ions. I don’t understand why Chinese beauties look like this in the eyes of old Americans. The more Long Ge wants to please Hollywood bosses and audiences, the more the beauty pageant standards tend to be biased towards this standard. From the pretty Ye Fanghua to the clay doll-like Fan Wenfang, he has gone through a complete so-called internationalization road. But no matter how the women change, their roles are fixed and rigid. At most, they are just another type of Bond girl. We might as well call them "Dragon Girls".
Brother Long is getting too old and can no longer play. It is very understandable to just lie around in the pile of old papers and earn a little money to support his old age. Didn’t the idol classmate Ouyang Feng also say: When you can no longer have it, the only thing you can do is to try your best not to forget it. In my opinion, when watching this film, apart from the silly old beauties, all the other characters are nostalgic for those days. British people can't help but feel proud when watching this film. At that time, the sun never set on the Empire. Although the streets of London remained dark and dirty for thousands of years, the palace was not filled with people from various weak countries. Envoy? When the Queen's nephew made an impassioned speech in Parliament in the play about turning the Eastern Dragon into a second India, I doubt that many people would have the same lustful feelings off the screen.
Comrades who think they understand China or are interested in China cannot help but expose their greed for ancient civilizations after watching this film. Look at the computer-generated Forbidden City at night. Although it has nothing to do with the real structure in history, jealous foreigners look at it with envy in their hearts: What a vast land and rich resources! In order to highlight the luxurious momentum of China as a great country even in its decline, the film created the most dazzling sacred seal in history that the Chinese people are confused about - it is actually inlaid with a whole diamond the size of your fist! This is probably another foreigner’s misinterpretation of the treasures of ancient Chinese dynasties. The Chinese people have always paid attention to fairness and harmony, and Chinese treasures are no exception. All the highest-grade treasures are all about restrained pearls and flowing treasures. Therefore, we love jade and gemstones with darker colors. Dazzling objects like diamonds are undoubtedly too ostentatious for the Chinese people, and they are not in line with the solemn style of the imperial treasures. Only the nouveau riche Brits like to put the world's largest diamond on the queen's vibrator to show off their power. In fact, they will never be able to appreciate the inherent beauty of ancient oriental civilization.
Of course, I have to admit that with such nonsense, I immediately revealed that I am a super fan of ancient Chinese civilization. I am afraid it is just another boring nostalgia, haha.
In fact, I just want to say that shoddy commercial films always accidentally reveal their peasant nature when they care about civilization. If someone had made such a large diamond seal for the emperor, the whole family would probably use it for target shooting: Grandma's, the light from the small seal is actually brighter than the dragon's face in the town, how awesome is that? I clicked on you! Just like farmers fantasize that if they become emperors, they will definitely eat white-flour steamed buns every day. When Americans fantasize about ancient civilizations with the world's wealth, they can't help but write about their desire for diamonds that are only empty and have no connotation. Dear gentlemen, if you happen to encounter a situation where your girlfriend is forcing you to get married with a diamond ring, you might as well write this article, plus the disgusting praise of your future wife as a "real beauty with beauty", which will definitely alleviate your "diamond crisis"--but, as for, Whether Xiongtai will encounter other "emerald crises" or "mutton-fat white jade crises" is another topic and is beyond the scope of this article. I will not be responsible for it, hehe.
Then again, the nostalgia of the British, the wild guesses of the Americans, and the stubborn conservatism of the red sleeves are not as good as Brother Long's lament for the glorious days of the past. Brother Long participated fully in the production of this film, but what I saw was the sad back view of "Jackie Chan Dynasty". Looking at the vertical and horizontal wrinkles on Brother Long's face and the shrinking facial features, as a super fan for more than 20 years, I really can't say I feel good. Brother Long's own film company participated in the investment of this film, and Brother Long himself also served as the first producer. It can be said that he completely controlled the filming of the film, and the old American director was only responsible for polishing it. But compared to Brother Long's writing, directing, and acting works in Hong Kong, this film still has no flavor of the "Jackie Chan movies" we are familiar with. Of course, the action scenes need not be mentioned. Although Brother Long’s own stunt team cooperated throughout the whole process, I believe that any action actor can successfully complete all the scenes. The details of the action scenes are even missing. Action fans who want to enjoy this film will be in vain.
This may be unfair, because no matter how hard-core a man is, he cannot withstand the wear and tear of so many years. However, more importantly, Brother Long's determination to fight to the death and refuse to admit defeat in his previous films is no longer there. Perhaps Brother Long realized that he was getting old, and when planning the fights with Donnie Yen or the British Duke of Excalibur, he did not let himself have the upper hand. It could even be said that he was embarrassed. It should be said that this design itself is not a problem. In Brother Long's previous films, we have seen opponents who are better than him many times, and he always wins in the end with his hard work. The aging of actions doesn't mean anything, but the aging of mentality is enough to make people sigh.
The disappearance of Brother Long’s fighting mentality can be seen from two simple designs. The first is the performance of the villain. We have already experienced Brother Long's non-maximized performance of classmate Yu Rongguang in "Shanghai Noon". This is inconsistent with the respectful attitude towards opponents in Brother Long's movies. Think about the past villains such as Lu Huiguang, Zhou Billy, and "The Jet" Excellent performance in front of the camera. If "Shanghai Noon" can still be said that Jackie Chan has no control over the movie, then the decline of Donnie Yen's classmate's kung fu in this film shows that Brother Long is somewhat powerless because he does not want to focus on showing his power: if the opponent is very powerful, and Brother Long If he really can't fight anymore, wouldn't it make him look like a hero? Therefore, Xiao Ke, who originally wanted to watch Brother Zhen's three-legged kick, only saw him and Brother Long rolling around each other under the fire of the Maxim machine gun, and the fatal chain kick appeared, but It was a blurry vision, and the people disappeared into the curtain halfway through the kick, FAINT! In the end, a Liuyang firecracker that was only half a minute away from detonating was sent into the sky, transforming into a burst of meteors over Buckingham Palace. It was really touching. The second is the performance of the final decisive battle with the BOSS. Although we have seen in "Food Truck" that Brother Long was badly repaired by the "Jet" at the beginning, Brother Long was able to adjust his state quickly and finally used his superb skills to narrowly defeated the opponent; but here, Brother Long's Chinese single sword was almost unable to fight back under the intensive attack of the British double swords, and even the counterattack technique was as naive and ridiculous as a rookie. Just when I thought Brother Long was looking upright. When he was about to get angry, it turned out to be a suicidal act of mutual destruction! What more can be said? His heart is dead!
The passing of the Jackie Chan dynasty is a helpless sadness for all action movie fans. As sad as it is, compared to the romantic comedy "10 Days of Love" which was released at the same time, I would rather watch Long Ge's movie. The film still has a hint of meaning in its ridicule of famous names such as Charlie Chaplin, Sherlock Holmes, and John Wayne; although it is old-fashioned, it is overall better than the "Tuxedo" "Tuxedo".
Alas, when you are no longer young, old age is your only waiting!