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How do photographers evaluate Andy Lau?

(Foreword: As we all know, the three dragons in China's Kung Fu movies-Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li-are world-renowned Kung Fu superstars, but which of them has the greater influence? In fact, after writing the article "Xiang", I wanted to write an article entitled "Xiang", but I couldn't write it all the time. After watching several classic films of the three of them these days, I decided to reprint this article to explain their screen contribution from my point of view. ) Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are the three most famous kung fu stars in China's movies. Who has the greatest influence among them? I guess many fans have considered this question, and the answer is definitely different, because each fan has his own preferences. Many fans like Donnie Yen and think that Donnie Yen is better than the three of them. Different styles of Kung Fu stars will naturally have different fan groups, so it is impossible for all fans of Kung Fu movies to like a martial arts star, because they are different after all. Why should they be singled out instead of Kwan Tak-hing, Shi Jian, John Chiang, Tommy Tam, Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen and Chiu Man-Cheuk? Because none of them have achieved much, when it comes to Hong Kong's kung fu movies, the three of them must be representatives, and no one can compare with them. Bruce Lee, who died at the age of 33, made five films in Hong Kong, such as Big Brother Tangshan, Jingwumen, Crossing the River with Raptors, enter the dragon and Game of Death. Before his death, he was already the famous king of kung fu films in the international film industry. At that time, no kung fu star could match him. He upgraded a Hong Kong Kung Fu film from the 1970s to one. What a pity that Bruce Lee left at the age of 33! A generation of talents came in such a hurry, and some left in a hurry. He died before Hong Kong fans felt the shock of his films again. This is a great loss for Hong Kong film circles and Chinese films. Bruce Lee has worked hard in Hollywood for many years and is very familiar with the production methods of American action movies. When he saw the Kung Fu video sent to him by Zou Wenhuai from Hong Kong and the action of martial arts design in Hong Kong movies at that time, he showed strong dissatisfaction. He thinks this level can't be compared with Hollywood action movies in the United States. After Bruce Lee returned to Hongkong, he had high requirements for his first work "Tangshan Big Brother", which was mainly reflected in the rigor of action design. The plot of Big Brother in Tangshan is not as good as Bernard Shaw's third-rate works, but the martial arts design has reached the advanced level in the world, leaving Bernard Shaw's Zhang Che and Liu Jialiang far behind. In "Tangshan Mobile" and "Jingwumen", Bruce Lee's opposite is the famous martial artist Han Yingjie, who is also a well-known figure in the martial arts design field of Hong Kong films. At that time, only He of Jiahe could compete with Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee's footwork was so fast that even the photographer couldn't catch his movements, which made the photographer want to complain to Zou Wenhuai that Bruce Lee kicked too fast for him to shoot. Bruce Lee just showed his "Li Sanjiao" to the audience in "Big Brother in Tangshan" and immediately kicked out "Li Bajiao" in "Jingwumen", which made the audience admire Bruce Lee's kung fu accomplishments even more. After presenting two outstanding Kung Fu masterpieces to Hong Kong and Taiwan audiences, Bruce Lee was not satisfied with the status quo, but moved to Rome with a more rigorous creative attitude, and filmed the classic Raptor Crossing the River in Rome. The Raptors Crossing the River is Bruce Lee's mature work. Bruce Lee put a lot of effort into this film. Several actors in the play are martial arts masters invited by Bruce Lee from all over the world. At the Colosseum in Rome, a real Chinese and foreign martial arts fight was staged, which was the best kung fu film in Hong Kong at that time. Compared with Bernard Shaw's films, the advantages and disadvantages were immediately distinguished. Most of Xiao's films are shot in the studio, and the story is quite old-fashioned. As soon as Bruce Lee's films came out, they were immediately enthusiastically sought after by Hong Kong audiences. They were the highest box office in Hong Kong's history and were all in the bag of Bruce Lee's films. Bruce Lee's films broaden their horizons every time. Enter the dragon has been invested by American film companies and is an international production. Speaking of The Game of Death, Bruce Lee wants to do more this time. He brought together several great martial artists in the world to fight with them on the screen, so that the great power of China Kung Fu could be fully exerted on the screen. Bruce Lee died before he finished filming The Game of Death, but he finished most of the action plays, and other literary plays were done by stuntmen, so this Bruce Lee's legacy was successfully published. Bruce Lee's achievement is that he introduced Hong Kong Kung Fu movies to the whole world. Kung Fu movies didn't exist because of Bruce Lee. Before Bruce Lee, many predecessors had made great contributions to the development of Kung Fu movies. Bruce Lee is a leading figure in Kung Fu movies. He knew how to show the audience the best martial arts moves, so he succeeded. Kung fu on the screen and his own are two different things. The real Bruce Lee won't yell in the fight at first, which is the image he designed on the screen. Secondly, it won't be so troublesome for Bruce Lee to knock down an opponent. Sometimes, he will knock down his opponent with one move. Although it is not as beautiful as in the movie, it is far more aggressive than fighting on the screen. Bruce Lee is a martial artist, and he thinks movies are just his sideline. His higher ideal is to spread China Wushu to the whole world, and movies are undoubtedly a good platform for promotion. Unfortunately, as soon as he took the first step, the second step stopped. His birth was too sudden. The sudden fall of this superstar, who just rose in the Hong Kong film industry, led to the return of Hong Kong films to the period before Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong for development. Jackie Chan is the second kung fu superstar after Bruce Lee. Jackie Chan's earliest acting career was also very bumpy. He always can't find his own development path, and he runs into a wall everywhere. Even if you have the opportunity to play the leading role, starring in movies such as New Jingwumen, Flying Over the Clouds, Grove, Boxing, and Dragon Boxing, it's not good or so good. At the beginning, director Luo Wei (who is also the director of Jingwumen) wanted him to play the second role in Bruce Lee, but the audience didn't accept him because Jackie Chan's image had not been recognized by the audience at that time. All the changes came from the movie Drunken Boxing, because drunken boxing made Jackie Chan popular for 30 years. Now Jackie Chan has become an international kung fu movie star, and this drunken fist has contributed a lot. Because of this drunken fist, Jackie Chan established his performance style, which is Kung Fu comedy. This draws a strict line with Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee is a pure kung fu movie, and Jackie Chan is a kung fu+comedy. Bruce Lee was a first-class kung fu master when he appeared, and Jackie Chan was a nobody when he appeared. After struggle and frustration, he grew into a martial arts master. This is a completely different style of Bruce Lee. The audience finally accepted Jackie Chan, and Jackie Chan finally became another dragon in the Hong Kong film industry. Jackie Chan is an actor, but he is not a martial artist, which is the essential difference between him and Bruce Lee. Jackie Chan will risk his life to do all kinds of stunts on the screen, but Bruce Lee rarely does. Bruce Lee relies on his superb martial arts. Simply speaking, the appreciation of action, Bruce Lee is better than Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee's nunchakus alone is fantastic, not to mention Bruce Lee's leg skills. Moreover, Bruce Lee also created Jeet Kune Do, which Jackie Chan could not do. Jackie Chan is better than Bruce Lee because he dares to challenge the limits of life. In the series "Never Give Up", "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother", "Red Fan District" and other films. Bruising is a minor injury to Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan almost died of brain injury during the filming of "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother", which was the most serious accident in his acting career. Jackie Chan still insisted on not using body double in the early 1990s, which is the biggest feature of his action movies. Later, it developed in Hollywood, and Hollywood filmmakers were afraid of Jackie Chan's unexpected and dangerous actions in the filming process, so they all asked for body double. Besides, Jackie Chan is old after all, and it is unwise for a man in his forties and fifties to do those desperate stunts again. Bruce Lee didn't finish the walk, Jackie Chan kept walking, Kung Fu.