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Chapter 440: The Heroic Tears That Can’t Be Flushed

"One Sword Allure" has a very good reputation, which Li Yi doesn't find surprising.

Because although the movie "One Knife" does not focus on the content of reform and reform, it can be said that the story line of the movie is actually very simple, truly simplifying the complex.

It's very simple. Wang Wu, Tan Sitong, and Yuan Shikai came to Beijing together, and then started to take different paths.

Tan Sitong pledged his life and had great trust in both Wang Wu and Yuan Shikai. However, he was backstabbed and betrayed by Yuan Shikai, and then Tan Sitong died generously, while Wang Wu avenged Tan Sitong.

It can be said that this is the main storyline of the entire movie.

In fact, some people think that the plot of the story is a bit too thin?
But it does not prevent this movie from receiving a score of more than 8.5 on the popular film review website. Although this score is not high among Li Yi's many movies, it is definitely not low among martial arts movies.

Of course, these word-of-mouth reviews and ratings are currently only the ratings given by a small number of film critics and media people. Whether they can reach an agreement with the audience still needs to be seen in the follow-up.

Soon, "One Knife, Allure" began to expand its screenings.

From the initial 10 special screenings for media and film critics, it has expanded to [-] screenings nationwide.

To the surprise of many people, after the expansion of screenings of "One Knife", its reputation not only did not decline due to the increase in the number of moviegoers, but actually increased.

"Wang Wu is not the kind of chivalrous person we are familiar with. He gives people a more real feeling. The movie not only has the chivalrous bones of a man, but also the tenderness of a man. The love between a son and a daughter is on point, and the lines are full of a sense of authenticity. The indescribable smell of the stock is unforgettable!”

"Suddenly I understand why we can't watch many martial arts movies now, because they are not realistic enough! Although "One Sword Allure" has artistic processing and transforms historical figures into martial arts, it still adheres to a realistic logic.

For example, even a hero like Wang Wu still needs to worry about money. He needs to make a living by forging iron. This is very rare. We used to see those martial arts figures from various sects. They all robbed the rich and gave to the poor when they had no money. There is a strong hatred of the rich, but there is really no such thing in "One Knife, Allure"! "

"There are heroes, heroes, villains, and beauties in "One Knife, Allure". Everything you want is here, so what's the reason not to like it?"

The comments of "wait, wait, wait" also made this movie burst out with more powerful energy when it was officially released.

In fact, it’s not that Chinese people don’t like watching martial arts movies anymore. Every man has a martial arts dream, just like every young man has a dream. It’s just that reality has worn off the edges and made the dream just a dream!

"One Knife, Allure" has undoubtedly begun to succeed. According to film critics, that is, the success of this film should be welcomed by the entire Chinese film industry, including competitors, because this film has made the decline of martial arts, It seems that a path suitable for this era has been found.

Naturally, there are many interpretations of "One Knife, Allure", especially about the lines and characters in it.

Liu Fei wrote a film review specifically for Wang Wu.

"Lao Liu, I have always had a martial arts dream. When I was a child, the first gift I received was a wooden sword cut from wood by my grandfather!
I believe that many boys had similar toys when they were young. At that time, it can be said that among the movies and TV series we watched, our favorite must be martial arts, because there were martial arts masters who could walk on snow without leaving a trace, and there were also unrestrained wanderers. These are our childhood idols.

I just don’t know when our children started to stop playing with these things. What they started to like were some foreign superheroes, martial arts, etc., and they seemed to have no concept of them anymore.

I still remember that back then, the boys who peeked in class were almost all martial arts novels, but what about now?
Martial arts has declined to this point and has long been forgotten. It turns out that the most special martial arts culture of our country has gradually disappeared.

In fact, I was a little hesitant about "One Knife" at the beginning. Even though I am a die-hard fan of Director Go, the martial arts genre has been in decline for too long.

It can be said that "One Knife, Allure" is completely going against the mainstream.

However, the result made me sigh. Sure enough, Director Dog is still Director Dog. He turned his sword and turned to historical martial arts!

Historical martial arts is my personal definition. It refers to the kind of martial arts based on real historical background. In fact, this type of martial arts is not pleasing to the eye.

What kind of martial arts we once liked were imaginary. We will find that in many famous martial arts novels, almost the imperial court and official dynasties are not clear and clear.

But nowadays, martial arts like this are no longer popular with everyone. Why?
Because this is contrary to reality and deviates too much.

We used to watch martial arts. When we were young, we didn't have to worry about money and livelihood, so we didn't find it strange that those people in the world had no way of making a living.

But now, we have entered society, and we have begun to rush for firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. We already know that a world with only rules and no laws is false and a logical bug that we cannot fill!

Therefore, we would not even dream of becoming such a martial arts character.

Let’s get back to the subject, let’s talk about the characters in “One Sword, Allure the City”. In fact, in the entire film, the only one who can truly be called a Jianghu person is the Five Kings of the Sword!

We admire Tan Sitong, but not many people are willing to be such a person.

According to a relatively narrow view, that is, such a person is too bitter, such a person is too naive and too stupid!

In contrast, Wang Wu really did it, drawing his sword in anger, and rejoicing in revenge!
The film mainly tells an epic story during the reform period in the late Qing Dynasty. The protagonist should be familiar to everyone, the famous "Big Sword King Five". Although "One Sword Allures the City" is a martial arts story based on the official history of the "[-] Reform", the screenwriter is really good. It is different from the grievances and hatreds of ordinary martial arts. The richness of history makes the film show the grandeur of the times and the characters. The characters are vividly portrayed, and the tragic and touching story makes people's blood boil.Let’s take a look at this incredible hero, the Great Sword King Five, by comparing history and movies.

Wang Wu, who was the captain of the "Big Sword Squadron" under Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army, a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty, led his brothers to attack the Japanese army at night. Although the assassination was successful, the casualties were heavy.Wang Wu felt ashamed of his brothers who had sacrificed their lives, so he abandoned his sword and jumped off the cliff.However, God did not dampen his ambition and allowed him to survive, so he hid his name in the countryside of Northeast China and became a blacksmith.By chance, Wang Wu met Tan Sitong and Yuan Shikai, and the three of them went to Beijing hand in hand to achieve something great. However, due to different personalities and fate, they embarked on different paths and wrote a majestic and tragic historical chapter.In fact, Wang Wu has shown the image of a knight-errant from the very beginning. Why do you say that?

Let's start with the Black Flag Army Swordsman Team. This is a group of people with superb martial arts skills. They are soldiers, but they are not really soldiers in the traditional sense.

Wang Wu took them to assassinate him, which was actually more of a gangster method.

"A scholar must be ambitious", this is the plaque presented by Kang Youwei when Wang Wu founded the "Strong Martial Arts Society" in the capital in the film.This famous saying comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Taibo Chapter", and the original text is "A scholar must be ambitious, the responsibilities are long and the road ahead is long."It means that as a scholar or a gentleman, you must have broad and tenacious qualities, because you have a heavy responsibility and a long road.

Wang Wu is not a scholar, but he is definitely a true gentleman with a kind heart and a loyal man.From the fact that he saved the losers from the murderous hands in the martial arts competition, we can know that he has a benevolent heart. Although he is also a martial arts master, he is different from the "Four Mountains in the Capital" such as the flower boxing champion Buting and the magic hand Ao Bai who are ruthless. generation.

Although Wang Wu did not know as many principles of governing a country and bringing peace to the world as a scholar like Tan Sitong, this did not prevent the two from becoming sympathetic friends. With the word "righteousness", they would go through fire and water for Tan Sitong and help him achieve his goals. The ideal of reform.He even risked his life to save Tan Sitong from prison. After Tan Yongyong died, he still did not forget to risk his life and death to avenge him.Today, when "morality is placed on both sides and profit is in the middle", Wang Wu's chivalrous spirit is commendable.It was enough for Tan Sitong to have this confidant in his life. No wonder he would write the last words of "I will smile to the sky with my horizontal sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder to live in Kunlun". King Wu of the Broadsword must be one of the "two Kunlun".

For Wang Wu, there is actually a prototype in history. In history, Wang Wu's real name is Wang Zhengyi, also named Zibin, and his ancestral home is Cangzhou, Hebei Province. Because he worshiped Li Fenggang as his teacher, he ranked fifth and was known as "Little Five Sons"; and because of his He is proficient in swordsmanship and noble in morality and justice, so everyone respectfully calls him the "Fifth King of Swordsmen".

There is another saying that Wang Wu is from the capital. His surname is Bai. He was orphaned when he was eight years old. He begged along the way to the BJ Shunxing Escort Agency. Shopkeeper Wang of the Escort Agency saw that he looked extraordinary and took him in as an adopted son. , changed his surname to Wang.Wang Wu later opened the Yuanshun Escort Bureau, and the business was very good, which made him famous. Tan Sitong came here to learn martial arts from him, and the two became close friends throughout life and death.Later, Wang Wu supported Tan Sitong's reform and faced the national crisis, and became a heroic hero praised by everyone.

Since Wang Wu appeared, his positioning has been very clear. He is a knife, a thick and sharp knife!

This knife can cut down enemies and kill villains!

But sadly, he is just a knife!

He was a heroic hero, but in Yuan Shikai's eyes, he was just a small character, a nobody.

When they first met, Yuan Shikai didn't take him seriously at all.

When did Wang Wu really come to be taken seriously by Yuan Shikai?It was he who won the first place in the martial arts competition, and the Qiang Wu Academy became famous in one battle.

Yuan Shikai was an official, Tan Sitong was a scholar, and Wang Wu was a citizen!

This is also the reason why I said that Wang Wucai is the real Jianghu person in the whole film.

Only knights can be found in the rivers and lakes, and officials and nobles can only be found in temples.

How could a knight-errant in the Jianghu lack the love between his son and his daughter? In fact, he and Prince Yi's concubine met by chance at the beginning and became close friends due to the sound of the piano.

At first glance, this paragraph actually doesn’t feel good to people, because it’s the end of the Qing Dynasty. What era is this? It’s an era of national salvation. How can we talk about the love between children?
But Director Gou gave us a big surprise, especially the close friendship between the two.

There was a vague love between the two, and the classic dialogue before farewell still echoed in my ears:

"The clouds will disperse and the dreams will disappear. But the memories will not disappear. In life, what you pursue is hope, but you only get memories."

"I hope you will be in my memories for the rest of my life."

"I hope I can have a close friend like Master Wu every year."

The princess once expressed her difficulties to Yao Qin. She once said that she was "a beautiful girl with no roots and could not help herself." He died, alone and helpless, and later committed himself to Prince Yi, which was not what he wanted.This is similar to that of Wang Wu, an orphan who was born in the same family and suffered from the same illness. As the saying goes, "We are both fallen people in the world, so why should we have known each other before."Although they met once, they became close friends in the world of mortals, and the princess also helped Wang Wu when he was in trouble, and finally sent him on his last journey in front of Wang Wu's tomb, adding a touch of tenderness to this tragic heroic story. .

And it is this kind of restrained love between affection and etiquette that not only does not hinder the movie, but makes the movie more quaint.

In the movie "One Sword Allure", the sword king Wu fought against Yu Wanshan, the jailer of the "Four Mountains in the Capital" to save Tan Sitong, avenged Tan Sitong and killed the magic hand Ao Bai in the "Four Mountains in the Capital", seriously injured Yuan Shikai, and finally died in Prince Yi's musketeers were shot at randomly.

Such an ending would be hard to accept in other movies.

Because this is not "cool" at all!
But precisely because of this, this movie seems so special, so special.

Because this is history!

In history, after the reform failed and Tan Sitong was arrested and imprisoned, Wang Wu was eager to find out the news, contacted martial arts warriors, and conspired to rescue Tan Sitong, but was resolutely rejected by Tan Sitong just like the plot in the movie.Tan Sitong died generously for his ideals. When Wang Wu learned about it, he was heartbroken and organized many assassinations against the Qing court.But unlike in the movie, he was shot by the Germans in the end.

"I can't shed the tears of a hero, I can't forget the hatred of my family and my country, I can't drink all the wine in my glass, I can't finish singing my farewell song, I can't put down the knife in my hand, I can't kill all the enemies." Wang Wu of Da Dao is a patriotic hero who was born in troubled times. The unparalleled heroes who stand tall and stand tall are worthy of our memory.

But today, many years later, those people who wield swords and sing loudly are no longer seen.Then it turned into a bunch of fans waving light sticks and shouting the names of their so-called idols like crazy.Remember there was another talent show!These so-called neither-male nor female monsters can be called good men just by spinning around and dancing.

There was feasting and feasting, and people were intoxicated.Who still remembers the broadsword stained with green blood? "

(End of this chapter)