Chiu Man-Cheuk, Huo Yuanjia (46-year-old Chiu Man-Cheuk fried cold rice plays Huo Yuanjia again)

"I earn money by licking my hair. Why do you want to turn over? "

In this era when traffic is king, fewer and fewer people leave the thankless drama of kung fu stars. Today's movie market seems to be facing a problem: action martial arts stars are about to be cut off.

There are no martial arts stars in the new generation, so the old generation can only come out and continue to fight.

On July 5th, Donnie Yen, who had previously said that he would stop shooting kung fu movies, released a training video and announced that he had started preparing for his next action movie. You know, he was born in 1963, and now he is 57 years old.

Coincidentally, on July 28th, 46-year-old Chiu Man-Cheuk also brought his new martial arts drama to the audience.

The great hero Huo Yuanjia.

Huo Yuanjia is a TV series directed by Bai Shan and Liu Fang and starring Chiu Man-Cheuk, Ashton Chen and Nikita.

Huo Yuanjia, as a well-known classic IP, has produced many film and television works with related themes.

198 1 year, the TV series "Huo Yuanjia" starring Yuen San Wong and Michelle premiered in Hong Kong, setting a viewing myth at that time.

Two years later, Huo Yuanjia, as the first Hong Kong drama introduced by mainland TV stations, was a household name at that time.

In 2006, the film version of Huo Yuanjia, starring Jet Li and Sun Li, also gained good ratings and reputation.

For Chiu Man-Cheuk, this is actually the third time he has played Huo Yuanjia. As early as 200 1, Chiu Man-Cheuk cooperated with wuyue and Mei Ting in the TV series New Huo Yuanjia.

Later, in Zhen Chen, a Jason Wu hero starring wuyue, Chiu Man-Cheuk once again made a guest appearance as Huo Yuanjia.

Talking about the differences between Huo Yuanjia-themed movies and TV works in the past, Bo Shan, the general director of Hero Huo Yuanjia, said that the play not only shows the internal and external troubles experienced by Huo Yuanjia and people around him, but also incorporates elements such as faith, responsibility and martial arts.

Huo Yuanjia's story is set in the Reform Movement of 1898 in the late Qing Dynasty.

Huo Yuanjia, a martial artist, heard that there was a great sword Wang Wu in the Jianghu, and he was skilled in martial arts, so he wrote down the gauntlet to fight.

On this day, Wang Wu's best friend Tan Sitong was arrested as a traitor, and Wang Wu, who was absent-minded, lost the battle unintentionally.

Huo Yuanjia consciously wins rather than fights, and secretly follows Wang Wu to know what happened.

So Huo Yuanjia and Wang Wu, deeply infected by the patriotic enthusiasm of the Six Gentlemen, became sworn friends in Jin Lan and decided to rescue Tan Sitong together.

In prison, in the face of two people who came to save themselves, Tan Sitong said, "Political reforms in all countries are exchanged for bloodshed. Today, China has never heard of bloodshed caused by political reform. If this country is not prosperous, please start from scratch ",so it is unwilling to leave."

In the end, Tan Sitong died in prison after leaving the famous sentence "I laughed at the sky from the horizontal knife, leaving my courage and two Kunlun mountains".

Huo Yuanjia sensed Tan Sitong's sense of justice. After seeing Tan Sitong die before his eyes, he decided to resist foreign forces with the spirit of Chinese Wushu, defend national dignity and plead for the country and the people.

At present, there are two episodes in TV series, and some important roles, such as Wang Yun Ying played by Nikita and Zhen Chen played by Ashton Chen, have not yet appeared.

Let's talk about the current role and plot of the play first.

1. The plot is fried with cold rice, and the roles are uneven

The story setting of the protagonist Huo Yuanjia is actually fried cold rice.

The story setting of Chiu Man-Cheuk's New Huo Yuanjia, which was filmed before 19, is also the same. The protagonist Huo Yuanjia is involved in the political struggle in the late Qing Dynasty, the Reform Movement of 1898 and other historical changes.

Huo Yuanjia is like another Huang Feihong, but he has changed from a lost fist to a shadowless foot.

Therefore, Chiu Man-Cheuk plays his most familiar role image this time, and his acting skills are definitely no problem.

It's just that Chiu Man-Cheuk, born in 1972, was 46 years old when he filmed this drama in 20 18, while Huo Yuanjia was only 30 years old when Tan Sitong died.

So Chiu Man-Cheuk, 46, is still a little stretched to play Huo Yuanjia, who is 16 years younger than himself.

Especially when Chiu Man-Cheuk plays the tender role to the sunspot who is only one year older than himself, he bites an ex, and some still fight.

Although Chiu Man-Cheuk has been well maintained in recent years, it is not difficult to see that 46-year-old Chiu Man-Cheuk's skin has begun to relax, making it difficult to hide her old age.

The role of Tan Sitong was played by Yang Zhigang.

Yang Zhigang has also been an actor in the entertainment circle for many years, but his portrayal of Tan Sitong in this play is not good.

The role of Tan Sitong in the play has a great influence on Huo Yuanjia, which can be said to directly establish his outlook on life in the future.

Therefore, although the role of Tan Sitong received a lunch in two episodes, his shaping is extremely important, and it can even be called the introduction of the whole play.

Tan Sitong stood up, Huo Yuanjia's personality changed, and it was natural to open a martial arts school to save the country.

But Tan Sitong, played by Yang Zhigang, is overexertion and always in high spirits, which makes people feel different from the desperate gentleman.

Moreover, he is too angry and lacks Tan Sitong's scholar spirit and generosity.

Wang Wu, the broadsword of the sunspot, and Ying Si of Zhang Chunzhong make people shine at the moment. They all say they are playing with bones. These two are really old bones.

Needless to say, Zhang Chunzhong has always been a popular villain, so this time he will naturally play an insidious villain.

Wang Wu, the broadsword played by Heizai, also won the essence of the boor, being both civil and military.

2. Playing drama is moderate, and slow motion is rampant

The director said in an interview:

Huo Yuanjia, the hero, doesn't want to be a martial arts drama, but wants to be a martial arts drama. Wushu is our core and our greatest advantage.

In order to complete it, we have selected many actors with real kung fu, and it is basic to have strength in one punch, one foot and one move.

There are indeed many dramas in this series, but at present, these dramas can only be called quite satisfactory.

The editing and splicing of various pictures and the excessive use of slow motion make the impression of playing drama not wonderful, and there is no bright spot in the design of martial arts movements.

At this time, Chiu Man-Cheuk's body is also going downhill, and it is a little hard to play. The strength, speed and beauty of the action are not as good as before.

Although movies and TV series can't be compared, Donnie Yen, 52, and Chiu Man-Cheuk, Tai Sen, are still beaten in the horizontal comparison of ip man 3, and their physical conditions are really different.

In fact, when I saw Chiu Man-Cheuk filming Huo Yuanjia, I was a little surprised and sorry.

In my impression, after Jackie Chan and Jet Li's star era ended, Donnie Yen, Chiu Man-Cheuk and Jason Wu took over the banner of domestic martial arts stars and became the mainstay of domestic martial arts films.

Donnie Yen, a late bloomer, integrated MMA style into fighting, which initiated his era of action movies and won numerous Golden Horse Awards for Best Action Design.

Jason Wu, whose resources were generally wandering in the second and third lines, also became the first-line star with the most box office appeal by virtue of the Wolf Warrior series.

But Chiu Man-Cheuk, his acting career has been declining.

After taking over the role of Huang Feihong from Jet Li in 1993, Chiu Man-Cheuk's career seems to have stagnated.

Although Fahai in Nine Magistrates of Fang Shiyu, The Green Snake and Li Dingan in Broken Knife have made people shine, they seemed to be just a flash in the pan in the early 1990s.

In addition, in recent years, he didn't cherish feathers and never found fault with the script. I shot a lot of bad films such as "White-haired Witch Moon Country" and "Wudang Tiandi Password" with a score of 3.8.

So that Chiu Man-Cheuk's long-accumulated reputation in middle age began to loosen and collapse.

Chiu Man-Cheuk is faced with the situation that there is no drama to shoot and has fallen into a vicious circle.

From 2065438 to 2008, the hungry Chiu Man-Cheuk appeared in two online universities one after another: the heroes of the North and the South in Huang Feihong and the roaring sea in Huang Feihong. Douban scored only 4.6 points and 3.6 points.

Later, the 3.4-point Kung Fu League was also a masterpiece, and the role of "Master Huang" consumed the afterglow left by Huang Feihong.

Until 20 19, Chiu Man-Cheuk no longer seemed to be favored by the network university, so this "Huo Yuanjia Hero" was produced.

Generally speaking, Huo Yuanjia, the hero, has some shortcomings at present, but his rhythm is not procrastinating, he has many scenes and his acting skills are not bad. As a TV series, it is definitely above the passing line.

It's a pity to think that such a kung fu superstar in the past can only be measured by "qualified" now.

Heroes are dying, that's all.

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