＂Guild Wars＂ director Lin Chaoxian： This time there is more light and life is stronger
Lin Chaoxian is full of praise for Peng Yuyan’s acting skills
What has been officially released in the country on August 16 is a movie that director Lin Chaoxian has been waiting for for five years, and it is also a movie that he has made "very enjoyable and happy". As a famous director in Hong Kong, Lin Chaoxian has directed such a movie, which is regarded as a classic by fans. In recent years, when the popularity of Hong Kong-made films has faded, he still made such a high-standard Hong Kong-made police and gangster film. The dark life situation of the protagonist in his film and violent resistance have once become the iconic elements of Lin Chaoxian’s film. But this time, Lin Chaoxian hopes that "there are more bright things and stronger things in life." For Lin Chaoxian, the new film "Guild Wars" is more than an action movie, but an inspirational movie with warmth, joy and hope.
Attempt: A new attempt that has been waiting for 5 years
The movie "Guild Wars" was a new attempt for Lin Chaoxian, for which he waited for five years. Lin Chaoxian said: "At that time, I thought of the story but there were no actors." Because "Guild Wars" is about MMA, actors need to spend a lot of time on fitness and practicing MMA fighting skills. Finding actors became the biggest difficulty Lin Chaoxian faced at that time, "because you have to put in so much time for actors, and now actors are shooting so many scenes a year, how can they have time to shoot such scenes with you?"
In the 2012 film "Reverse", which cost nearly 200 million Hong Kong dollars and was filmed in Malaysia, Jordan and other places, planes and tanks came out together, exploding in a series of explosions, and gunfights and chases continued. It has become a representative work of Lin Chaoxian’s police and bandit action films in recent years. But after filming "Reverse", Lin Chaoxian director has his own concerns about whether to continue making police and gangster films. He said: "This type of film has reached a very difficult place, and it should be changed. Now that there are more and more police and gangster films, it is time for me to take another path, and I thought of the story of’Guild Wars’ before."
In "Guild Wars", Mr. Lin has tried to focus more on the detailed depiction of the characters’ emotions, and there is more "bright stuff" than before. When Mr. Lin conceived the story of "Guild Wars", he compared his previous work to bitter chocolate, while "Guild Wars" was seen as a "sweetened" chocolate. "My previous films were heavy, and now I want to add a touch of sweetness, and I want to show that there is sweetness in the bitterness of life through Cheng Hui’s character," he said.
Lin Chaoxian is telling Li Xinqiao a play
Lin Chaoxian is telling Zhang Jiahui and Peng Yuyan a play
MMA: Fate is like a ring.
MMA is a relatively unpopular sport even in Hong Kong. Why did the boxing-loving director Lin Chaoxian choose MMA as the subject of his new film? He said that MMA mixed martial arts is very different from ordinary ring boxing. "In the past, the ring was called off when you fought. But MMA is different. There are cages, and when you hit you to the side, you will keep hitting and knocking you down. When you don’t have the ability to fight back, you don’t call off, you will keep fighting, and the referee will only call off when you surrender."
It is the cruelty of the MMA competition that "the game will never stop unless you admit defeat" that makes Lin Chaoxian find that this is a kind of fit with the situation in life. Lin Chaoxian said: "Everyone has a ring, and you are fighting for your ring. Everyone encounters something, gets hit hard, but you have to show it in the ring. I think the way to compete is to fight for the individual."
In order to create the atmosphere of the MMA competition in the film, Lin Chaoxian also chose Macau as a special location. He explained that Macau is a small Las Vegas in Asia, which is very lively. MMA competitions are actually more like something in such a prosperous entertainment world. In addition, Macau has a very small-town atmosphere, which is also very suitable for the atmosphere of the movie.
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