The movie "Tiêu nhân: Phong khởi đại mạc" is still causing a box office fever in China, and is predicted to surpass the revenue milestone of 1.4 billion CNY, with a Douban score of 7.5.
The work conquers viewers thanks to real settings, real action, horse riding and archery are all real; bringing a rare realistic feeling, while reigniting the audience's interest in the martial arts - action film genre.
In the movie, martial arts superstar Jet Li makes an important contribution, even though he only appears in a fight scene.
His character, old gangster Thuong Quy Nhan, when standing next to Dao Ma by Ngo Kinh and Song Dau Xa by Truong Tan, from the dialogue to the movements, all evoke the classic martial arts spirit.
In particular, the 3-person battle scene became one of the most valuable highlights of the film, even recreating the classic kick in "Tinh Vo Anh Hung".
However, Jet Li himself actively "backed in as a background", not competing for positions, not caring about rankings with Wu Jing. Although the duration of appearance is equivalent, his name is still ranked after Zhang Yi.
According to media reports, "Xiao Ren" almost helped the entire cast "rise in rank", but among them, the person who really see through everything is probably Jet Li.
Just returning to the big screen with the image of "master of martial arts", he immediately participated in filming a short film - a genre that many people in the industry underestimate.
At the opening ceremony of the action short film "Gangster Force", Jet Li said that his biggest dream is to create a short martial arts film that young people can understand.
The 62-year-old star expressed his gratitude to his predecessors who used martial arts to convey national culture. He also said that his generation needs to shoulder the responsibility of preserving and inheriting it. At the same time, he hopes that Chinese martial arts will spread to the world.
Jet Li is considered a person who "says and does".
When filming "The Catman", he actively joined the crew early to regain his fitness, and flew to Xinjiang to visit the crew and cheer for the young actors, although his scene was filmed at a Beijing film studio.
This is an action to realize Jet Li's desire to promote and inherit martial arts.
According to media reports, Jet Li participated in the short film "The Power of the Underworld" not for fame or fortune. However, he still directly participated and promoted it wholeheartedly, treating this short film as serious as a movie.
At the opening ceremony, he appeared modestly, calling the young actors "seniors". Then he also filmed a video with them, even joking that he only came to "be a background".
Gangster Force" is only part of Jet Li's "dream-building plan". Accordingly, he wants to break the traditional barriers of the film industry, retreat to supporting roles to support young people, but still persistent with real martial arts, not using fake techniques.
There are also activities such as bringing Tai Chi into schools, supporting short video creation, and training film skills for retired athletes.
