The big names in Hong Kong’s film industry have gathered together. This movie and action movie fans must not miss it!

There is a very special one today.Documentary "Dragon and Tiger Martial Master"If you are a fan of action movies or like Hong Kong movies, don’t miss it. Yi Zhanjun strongly recommends it.

How strong is the lineup of this movie? In the movie, you will see the figures of these people:

Tsui Hark, Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Cheng Xiaodong, Ceng Zhiwei, Liu Weiqiang, Liang Xiaolong, Tang Jili, Wu Siyuan, Qian Jiale … …Everyone is a famous big shot in the history of Hong Kong film and even the whole Chinese film.

No one will not like the inscription for the title of this film.Andy Lau. Let’s look at his calligraphy:

What kind of documentary can attract so many big names to join?

It’s very simple. As the name suggests, it’s about the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts.

what is the meaning ofDragon and tiger warrior? This is actuallyA special type of work created by Hong Kong filmsThe earliest refers to a group of people who were born in traditional Chinese opera and switched to the film martial arts. When Hong Kong Kung Fu films were at their peak, theyspeicalDoor practice martial arts, on the set or as a martial arts substitute, or play wannabe was beaten by the protagonist, or complete all kinds of martial arts stunts needed for shooting.

This kind of work is dangerous and hard, and its position in the industry is not high, but it has created the glory of Hong Kong action movies.

"Dragon and Tiger Martial Master" byHong Kong Acrobatics AssociationInitiated the production, revealing the changes of the Hong Kong Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Division for more than 60 years in all directions for the first time, and assembled the strongest martial arts division lineup in Chinese movies so far.

The director of this documentary.Wei Junzi, used to be a very powerful film critic, but also a famous Hong Kong film enthusiast in the circle, known as"Hong Kong Movies Dictionary", is an expert in Hong Kong film studies. With his love for Hong Kong films and his professional ability in this field, Master Dragon and Tiger may never find a more suitable photographer.

The film begins with the first generation of Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts, then leads to the golden age of Hong Kong Kung Fu movies, then tells the decline and transformation of Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts, and finally extends to the thinking of the future of Kung Fu movies and even Hong Kong movies. Say "Dragon and Tiger Master" isHalf a history of Hong Kong action moviesIt is no exaggeration.

The film not only interviewed nearly 100 big coffees such as Sammo Hung, Yuan Heping and Donnie Yen, and asked them to tell the inside story and gossip of the Hong Kong film industry in those years, but also quoted a large number of pictures and tidbits of martial arts films, showing the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts in an all-round way, which was an eye-opener.The impression is very good..

Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Master can be traced back to the 1930s, a representative figure.Xiaotian Yuan. He studied martial arts since he was a child. In 1937, he came to Hong Kong at the invitation of Xue Juexian, a famous Cantonese opera actress, and served as a martial arts director in Cantonese opera. Later, he began to enter the film industry by virtue of his excellent martial arts skills and experience in martial arts, first as a martial arts substitute, then as a martial arts finger, and also played with tickets and acted. His most famous role is probably the strange old man in Jackie Chan’s Drunken Boxing.true legend.

Of course, he also has a more famous son — —“The world’s first Wuzhi "Yuan Heping..

If the first generation of Dragon and Tiger Martial Masters laid a good foundation for Hong Kong action movies, then the second generation of Dragon and Tiger Martial Masters contributed to and witnessed the take-off and prosperity of Hong Kong action movies. The most eye-catching representative among them is taught by Yu Zhanyuan."seven little blessings"Yes.

In 1959,Yu Zhanyuan, the martial artist of Shanghai Peking Opera.Moved south to Hong Kong and founded the China Theatre Academy in Hong Kong. At first, the old man’s idea was to train Peking Opera talents in Hong Kong, but what he never expected was that no one in Hong Kong listened to Peking Opera. These dolls who followed him for "hell training" at the age of seven or eight could not find jobs after they started their studies. At that time, Hong Kong’s martial arts films flourished, and the children were brave and willing to work hard. They were all stunted and could do all kinds of actions that others could not do in the movies, so they were very excited to become dragon and tiger martial artists.

"Seven little blessings" is the floorboard of Yu Zhanyuan’s favorite pupil. There are dozens of these disciples, among which the most stable and outstanding one is.Yuan Long, Yuanlou, Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Wah, Yuan De and Yuan Wu.Seven people. Yuan Long is the big brother Sammo Hung, and Yuan Lou is the most successful kung fu star Jackie Chan in Chinese movies later ~ ~ (In fact, the big brother later used the stage name "Yuan Long", and he was able to replace the word "dragon" after his brother Sammo Hung started his career, haha).

With the golden age of Hong Kong Kung Fu movies, the "Seven Little Fooks" group of dragon and tiger martial artists began to cultivate and form their own mature teams, which is what we are familiar with."x family class"For example, Jackie Chan is a family class, Sammo Hung is a family class, Yuan Heping is a family class, and Liu Jialiang is a family class … … These teams are "braver than brave". Today, this family has done a very powerful action, and tomorrow that family will do a more powerful and dangerous action than him, forming a healthy competition between them.With the spirit of blood and life, we will strive to create a great era for Hong Kong action movies., unprecedented.

"Dragon and Tiger Martial Master" gives a colorful account of this stage, which is also the most wonderful paragraph of the whole film.

At that time, the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Master had a lot of spelling, and there was a saying to describe it:"Jump in the morning, get burned at noon, and jump off the building at night."

Recalling how desperate it was in those days, almost all the dragon and tiger martial artists will mention Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.Dragon’s heartThis movie. There is a so-called most dangerous action scene in Hong Kong’s film history, in which eight people jump from the seventh floor at the same time, and there is blasting before the jump.

Think about it, the height of the seventh floor alone is terrible, plus the blasting, or eight people jump together, if the landing position is not done, people will hit people.

Among the people who jumped off the building, there was Yuan Wah, the "chartered public", andKa Lok ChinHe was a famous martial artist.

After the filming of this scene, the director shouted "save lives" instead of "cut". Looking back at this shooting tidbit in "Dragon Tiger Warrior", everyone was watching while screaming! This is also a great point of this film. Many parts of the restored shooting are handled with a sense of presence, and you can’t help screaming and clapping.

Can you imagine that there was no insurance for such a high-risk job at that time, because no insurance company was willing to insure the martial artists!

But they dare to do it without saying anything, even if they are unsure, even if they are afraid, they will have to do it. Not only because being a Dragon and Tiger Martial Master is their livelihood, but also their passion and sense of mission for this profession.

On the far right is Donnie Yen when he is in martial arts.

Many people interviewed said that when they do a job that others can’t do, they will feel a sense of pride in their hearts and feel particularly proud in front of their peers. Even though the subtitles don’t say who did this dangerous action at all, and few viewers know their names, they will still point out with great pride: Look, I did this action!

In this desperate spirit, Hong Kong action movies, which are brilliant in all kinds of exciting and thrilling fights, have reached the peak, which not only has great influence in the whole Chinese cultural circle, but also radiates to Hollywood, making many Hollywood filmmakers candidly admit defeat.

However, with the progress of the times and technology, the Dragon and Tiger Martial Masters gradually declined, and the Hong Kong movies behind them also declined.

Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Master is a cruel profession, the so-calledone general achieves renown over the dead bodies of 10, can spell out, like Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Yuan Heping, Qian Jiale, after all, very few. Most of the dragon and tiger martial artists have worked for most of their lives, but they are all silent and nameless, and they are also injured. When they are old, they can’t move, so they have to change careers. However, most of them have studied arts since childhood, and their educational level is not high. They can’t do anything except making movies. Therefore, the situation of many martial artists in their later years is rather bleak and embarrassing. However, what they have done for Hong Kong films will be remembered by history and will be kept on film forever.

(Original title: The big names of the Hong Kong film industry have gathered together. This movie action movie fans must not miss it! )

Source: Yi Zhan WeChat WeChat official account | Reporter Yuan Yuner

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