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Before the 1970s, under the leadership of masters such as Chor Yuen, King Hu, and Li Han-hsiang, Hong Kong action films began to gain popularity. However, the fake and stereotyped routines also restricted the development of old action films.

In the 1970s, Bruce Lee abandoned the fake set of action movie mode and opened up the tone of action movies in the new era. In "Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Master", Xu Xiaoming said that Bruce Lee "re-subverted our learning". But Bruce Lee died young, andJust when there was no one to succeed the Hong Kong film industry, Jackie Chan came along!

Among all Jackie Chan's movies, Project A is a must-see masterpiece.Not only did he start the involution mode of Hong Kong action films, he also completely abandoned the fake martial arts routines. It is a masterpiece that can be said to have changed the history of Hong Kong film development and the world's cognition.

"Project A" was produced by Golden Harvest Films Limited and Quanwei Films Limited, written and directed by Jackie Chan (co-written by Deng Jingsheng), starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and others. It was released in Hong Kong, China on December 22, 1983., and achieved a box office of 19.32 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking third in the Hong Kong box office rankings that year.

But in the global box office,"Project A" grossed over 27.5 million US dollars, ranking fourth in the global box office rankings of Hong Kong films in the 1980s.Moreover, 156,000 people gave it a score of 8.2, making it one of the two highest-rated films in Jackie Chan's career.

In 1987, Jackie Chan wrote, directed and starred in the film "Project A: The Second Half", which was co-written by Deng Jingsheng and starred Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan and Carina Lau. It was released in Hong Kong, China on August 19 of that year.It grossed HK$31.46 million at the box office, ranking third on the box office rankings of the year.

However, in terms of global box office performance,The film grossed 30 million US dollars, second only to "Shaolin Temple" among all Hong Kong films in the 1980s, making it a true behemoth.

At the same time, the film isIt was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing at the 24th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, and also won Best Action Choreography at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards.On Douban, 78,000 people gave it a high score of 7.9.

The two "Project A" films not only completely made Jackie Chan's position in the history of Hong Kong films unshakable, but also promoted the beginning of the internal competition of Hong Kong action films on the road of being newer, more difficult and more dangerous.

Jackie Chan’s leap ushered in the golden age of Hong Kong films!

From Luo Xue's personal experience, the film's narrative is smooth and tactful. This film tells a simple story in a fun way, with various characters and side plots that do not affect the main story. Jackie Chan uses the dual fusion of comedy and kung fu to continuously improve the rhythm of the film, keeping the audience in an emotionally excited state.

At the same time, the extremely realistic and dangerous fights in the movie allow people to break the boundary between reality and movies and immerse themselves in it. The occasionally thrilling and excellent lines in the movie elevate the core of the movie itself to several levels.

The following is a serious spoiler. For those who haven't seen it, I suggest you go watch the film first and then watch Luoxue's recommendation! (For those who don't have the channel, you can click Luoxue on the menu homepage to watch the movie)

1. Interesting story

Throughout Jackie Chan's film career, the Project A series still has typical Jackie Chan style characteristics, with relatively simple plots and emphasis on emotional value output.Compared with later films such as "Police Stories" and "Chinese Zodiac", this film has a more complex story and more rigorous logic.

Overall, the "Project A Series" is more like the Republic of China version of "Police Story".

The film tells the story of Hong Kong pirates rampant, merchants and pirates colluding, and conflicts between the Marine Police and the Land Police. Marine Police Sergeant Ma Rulong was assigned to the Land Police Special Operations Team. After a period of adjustment, the Special Operations Team went to capture the wanted criminal Cheongsam, but faced with the protection of the businessman, Ma Rulong had to give up his police identity and learned from his friend Zhuo Yifei that the pirate Luo Sanpao wanted to rob the Hong Kong police of their guns. At the same time, a British naval major general was captured by pirates, and Ma Rulong pretended to be a businessman to go to the pirates' lair to "take Tiger Mountain by strategy."

Compared with the first part, the story of "Project A Sequel" is more complicated. On the one hand, Ma Rulong was promoted from a marine police sergeant to Sai Wan assistant, and he established his authority among a group of old foxes and successfully escaped the persecution of Zhen Sanhuan; on the other hand, there is the anti-Qing revolutionary struggle of the Xing Zhonghui and the persecution of Sun Yat-sen's followers by the Qing government; the last aspect is the story of the pirate Luo Sanpao's subordinates who want to take revenge on Ma Rulong.

From Luoxue's personal point of view, although the score of "Project A 1" is much higher than that of "Project A 2", in terms of the storyline,Luo Xue prefers Project A 2. Moreover, whether it is the global box office or the number and content of award nominations, Luo Xue's perception is more in line with the perception of the judges at the time.

The core of Project A 2 is always Ma Rulong, but through Ma Rulong, three story lines are brought out one after another. These three story lines are independent of each other, but they are connected to each other at a certain moment, merging the three story lines into one.

therefore,In terms of story, "Project A 2" is smoother, richer, more comprehensive and more profound.

For example, the main story of Zhen Sanhuan framing Ma Rulong and Ma Rulong gaining a foothold, the two lines are intertwined when Zhen Sanhuan lets anti-Qing people steal diamonds to frame Ma Rulong, and when the revolutionaries save Ma Rulong, the two story lines are completely tied together; and when the pirates are chasing Ma Rulong and Zhen Sanhuan, the pirate line is merged with the main line.

Therefore, at the end of the movie, when Ma Rulong, the revolutionaries, Zhen Sanhuan, the Qing government, pirates and other forces were caught in a melee, it seemed reasonable.

No one appears out of nowhere, and no one's actions are without basis! And this is the biggest evaluation of the film's plot logic.

However, the biggest problem with Jackie Chan's movies is the lack of thoughtfulness, even if there is a line in the movie: "I am a very particular person,No matter how correct or appealing my goal is, I will not pursue the goal at all costs and do something evil.In fact, I admire you too, because you are the ones who can do great things. I also understand that to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, it takes thousands of people to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood! But I dare not ask people to do this, because I don’t know what the result will be after asking so many people to fight to the death! So I prefer to be a policeman, because I think every life is important, and I want to ensure that everyone lives in peace and happiness. Even if a country of 40 million people is made up of individuals, if you don’t like your own life, how can you have the heart to love your country? "Such a thought-provoking line.

We can also see that the core of the film or the details of the story can make people think endlessly and savor it endlessly. Therefore, although the film was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, it ultimately did not win any awards.

The best thing about Jackie Chan's movies is not the story itself, but the action scenes and comedy scenes in the movie. As the pioneer of Jackie Chan's life-threatening era, the setting of the action scenes and comedy scenes in this movie is amazing enough.

2. Wonderful action

The core of Jackie Chan's movies has never been just action, but action scenes are the most shining stars in Jackie Chan's movies.

"Project A" was the beginning of Jackie Chan's life-threatening style, or it could be said that this kind of life-threatening performance was first included by Jackie Chan in the final highlights of a movie, allowing more people to see this life-threatening performance.

For example, in "Project A", Jackie Chan not only has various wonderful parkour performances, and is even considered by some to be the founder of the parkour world, but also has a stunning jump from the clock tower.Although Mars had jumped once before to confirm its safety, jumping from the bell tower with only two awnings for shock absorption was indeed risking the life of the "number one".

No wonder Jackie Chan hesitated repeatedly during the filming.In the end, it was the intimidation from big brother Sammo Hung that made him jump.

"He wouldn't jump, so I would scold him, ##XX##, and he would let go, and the filming would be done."

Perhaps, it is precisely because of the success of "Project A" that Jackie Chan's life-threatening actions in "Project A 2" became more daring and wild. In addition to the regular jumps and various falls from high altitudes, he jumped into a mortar and a rolling machine, really hanging his life on his belt.

From the last footage, it can be seen that Jackie Chan was held in the fish pond by two Qing government masters, and it is possible that he could choke on the water or even drown accidentally. The collapse of the bamboo archway at the end of the movie is another life-threatening experience. This certainty increases the possibility of him being killed or injured. At the same time, knowing that danger is approaching but pretending not to know is also a great test of an actor's self-cultivation.

But Jackie Chan's action movies are actually not just about risking life. The core of Jackie Chan's action movies has always been innovation. It is for this reason that, through his internal development, he created the four major martial arts teams and the golden age of Hong Kong movies.

The most classic action scene in Project A is not the jump from the clock tower, but the bicycle stand in the alley. The design of this action scene is not only great for viewing, but also full of creativity, presenting all kinds of quirky ideas in the movie.Rather than watching a unique action scene, it was more like watching a creative competition with unlimited imagination.

It is precisely because the creativity of this battle was so amazing that Jackie Chan's subsequent films all have the shadow of this battle to a greater or lesser extent.For example, the alley chase in "Project A" with the wartime workers carrying oil paintings, riding off the roof of a car, and splashing paint are very much like "Project A".

Although the action design in Project A 2 is not as amazing as the bicycle chase in Project A 1, the design of the Qing government, the revolutionaries, Ma Rulong, Uncle Pao, and Zhen Sanhuan coming to the house of Qishan, played by Maggie Cheung, has been widely imitated in later movies. For example, the design of Bao Longxing, Leopard Head, the emperor, and the university scholar coming to Ruyan's room in Justice, My Foot is very similar to the scene in Project A 2.

in addition,Compared with the action movies of Sammo Hung, Jet Li, Donnie Yen and others, the most essential and core feature of Jackie Chan's action movies is authenticity!

Whether it is Jackie Chan's flexible use of various props, or the fact that he will definitely be beaten in multiplayer battles, or the pain reaction after being beaten, or the flushed face, and the final success achieved through various strange props, all of these show the authenticity of Jackie Chan's action movies, and this kind of authenticity is almost difficult to find in action movies, not to mention Sammo Hung and Jet Li, even in the history of global cinema. (I will compare Jackie Chan's outstanding achievements in authenticity in this aspect of movies later)

Overall, the "Project A Series" is a movie that has done its best in terms of story, rhythm, action, comedy, core, etc. Although it is not as thought-provoking as "Swordsman 2: Unbeaten in the East", "The Warlords", and "Shinjuku Incident", in terms of entertainment effect, it can definitely be called a must-see series of movies.

It is worthy of the title of one of the greatest films in the history of Chinese-language films and a masterpiece that changed the world!

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