大醉侠

2016年winter CCGL9001 final in-class essay
(回顾大一的英语 就像屎一样 presen做的这个 有些point还是可圈可点的)

When Run Run Shaw told King Hu to make a profitable movie using minimum budget within a short period, he did not expect that this “Come Drink With Me” would become the starting point of a new-style wuxiapian era and a classic movie that became the inspiration to later generation. In light of the impressive box office that this movie has achieved and the international influence that the “Golden Swallow” brought to both sides of the bamboo curtain, the collaboration of King Hu and Shaw Brothers was proved to be successful. Based on the clip selected from “Come Drink With Me”, this essay will demonstrate the androgynous character of Hong Kong cinema in a global context in the 1960s by identifying the identity of a heroine that combines both the traditional Chinese elements and the global aesthetics.

As Mao once said, “Women hold up half the sky.” The rise of women rights in the 1960s did get them out of the feudal society, but it is still inevitable that the other half of the sky is held by men. In this clip, the Golden Swallow would not be able to figure out the gathering spot of the villains if the Drunken Cat was not there to help her using a riddle. This could also refer to the gender equality at that period. As the Cold War was initiated, neither parties wanted to be left in the backward society. That is when the women rights started to grow. What we can see from the clip is that, although the Golden Swallow dresses like a man, she still remains her inner feminity within every move and every step. This androgynous appearance reflects her background – To balance the social equality, she is somehow compelled to solve the riddle in order to rescue the hostage, and at the same time, being an authentic female coming from the conservative Chinese culture. The figure of the Golden Swallow is also an allegory of Hong Kong in the 1960s. While surrounded by the competition of ideologies between Communists and non-Communists, Hong Kong had androgynous culture as a place of multiple identities derived from the immigrants and refugees from other communities. As a refugee himself, King Hu created this unique heroine by combining the culture background where he came from and the understanding of rise of gender equality to make a movie that the audiences of British-colonial Hong Kong could truly appeal to. The use of Chinese songs and instruments in this clip can be an illustration of the traditional elements blended in this production. What is worth mentioning is that, King Hu made very good use of the music as transition. With the combination of traditional music and smooth editing, the bond of the female character and the male character in the plot was stressed in a way that the audiences could attach to.

Overall, the production itself was very successful, considering the limited time and small amount of budget. In terms of creating a female warrior combining the past and the present, the local and the global, King Hu and Shaw Brothers had produced something that truly satisfied the audiences in the Cold War context, by demonstrating the androgyny of Hong Kong.

1.武侠电影源头原来是朴素的，看来朴素是最难保持的品质。

2.场景绝对很古典。客栈，寺庙，山林，雨夜。江湖高人。现在也是一样，高手不在庙堂。

3.年轻的郑佩佩就是李安的玉娇龙，但还是个中国小姑娘，没有美国化和现代化。没有情欲戏一样好看，云淡风轻，无牵无挂，真个爽利年轻的好意境。

4.越来越看出好，是不是老了？

  我从来没有想到，一部那么久以前的武侠片会如此吸引我。
  之所以我要找这部片子看，是因为郑佩佩，那时的她实在是标准美人，不施粉黛的干净异常的脸，一双漆黑的眸子，英气逼人，不扭捏，冷艳，令人凝神摒气。
  最令我印象深刻的应该是开头那段金燕子在客栈，以一敌十的肃杀场面。我突然意识到，其实高手过招并不是要多花哨的动作，蓄势待发到猝然一击，也同样让人看得神经紧张。而且在正式的打斗之前，敌我之间的对话，切口，沉默，音乐，已经把大战前气氛调节到高潮。武侠，气氛是关键。这也应该是武侠片的典范，与最为经典的场景之一。

  只是可惜，影片后半段，到了燕子受伤后，急转直下，变得莫名其妙。两大主角在疗伤那么暧昧的情况下，居然没有后续，以至于我都怀疑自己是不是想的太多。还有就是那个杀不死的坏人，明明打死了，还会突然站出来发狠招，很令人费解。

胡金铨和张彻两位邵氏年代重要的导演，在武侠电影的领域内打出天下，成就影史地位。两位导演风格不同，又各自有各自的精彩。
      号称新武侠片开端的《大醉侠》，比起之前的“旧”打的有积极性，动作加快，不再缓慢虚假，片中的轻功掌风都超越了人体极限。这部片也有着胡金铨鲜明的特点。就拿个人最喜欢的段落客栈追逐来讲，金燕子发现双剑不见，音乐起，看到大醉侠坐在楼下，音乐停。喊话不回跳下楼去，给了蜻蜓点水轻功特写和背影翻跟斗，到跟前，镜头切到大醉侠飞到楼上。金燕子扔飞镖，镜头直接切到飞镖插在门上，随后才是大醉侠开门嘲讽（这段让我想到《功夫》中周星驰开锁救林子聪那一段）。金燕子跳上楼，寻觅大醉侠，还没看见大醉侠音乐就起，一个移镜到窗外屋顶的大醉侠，音乐完全想起。金燕子跳上去，直接切到大醉侠起身跑金燕子伸手抓。随后就是在屋檐上追逐（额李安《卧虎藏龙》那段也是很精彩）……可以看出京剧声音与画面的配合，镜头间的剪辑，演员的气质，这些都展现出胡金铨是一个注重意境的武侠导演。贾樟柯就表示过很喜欢胡金铨武侠电影里的美学。
      《独臂刀》是香港第一部超百万的电影，改变了影坛阴盛阳衰的局面，也是张彻王羽的成名作。张彻的风格也显而易见。瞬拉与慢镜的运用，强烈感十足爆发的音乐，裸露的肌肉膀子，硬桥硬马招式间打斗，对兵器的展示，鲜红的神马酱番茄汁以及各种“外呀”惨叫的龙套……徐克就评价张彻是位人文导演，昆汀也说非常喜欢他的电影。
       两部片子都有配角谷峰，boss杨志卿（不知是不是国语配音问题，总觉得他的角色出戏），貌似还看到了前者中一闪而过的潘迎紫。郑佩佩年轻时非常漂亮，武侠片中气质非凡，无论是在胡金铨的片子里，还是徐增宏、张彻的片子里，都像是夜晚的萤火虫那样的明亮，那么的夺目😂。
       显然两部片子都不是各自最高水准之作，胡金铨后面拍了《龙门客栈》，美感十足的《空山灵雨》，拿了国际奖的《侠女》。张彻有最具风格的《报仇》，让后人翻拍的《刺马》，也有了《新独臂刀》。两人也都对电影留下贡献，胡金铨的美学让后人瞻仰学习，就《大醉侠》里的客栈场景，也成为后来武侠影视作品中的常用场景。张彻的片子影响了徒弟吴宇森，也成就了王羽，姜大卫，狄龙，李修贤等等一代接一代的弟子。
       其实我感觉《大醉侠》该叫《金燕子》，《金燕子》该叫《银鹏》😝。

    因兄长被山贼“索命五虎”掳走，金燕子女扮男装前往营救，虽有武艺傍身可与贼周旋，但仍是屡屡身陷险境，幸得深藏不露的醉侠范大悲暗中相助，施计助金燕子救回兄长。处女作[大地儿女]惨遭失利后，胡金铨弃今投古，以京剧《酒丐》为蓝本，拍摄了这部古代武侠题材的[大醉侠]，杀出了胡氏文人武侠的江湖，把武侠从怪力乱神、粗制滥造中解救出来，开启了港影史上属于武侠电影的纪元。
    [大醉侠]前半部基本集中于一客栈之内，一桌两椅的布局陈设，颇有京剧舞台的极简之风，金燕子与众恶徒的静坐对峙，恶徒挨个上前与金燕子比较武艺，亦源自京剧中众匪围攻主角的场面调度，借助铜钱、板凳、筷子、折扇等道具的技艺演示，更是自京剧而来的杂耍功夫。金燕子与匪徒随即展开的那场武斗，亦颇有京剧武戏的抽象之味，重身段的美感，不重招式的实用，行云流水的动作再配之以锣鼓梆板的敲击，一场前所未见却又妙不可言的攻防跃然客栈之中。自幼浸淫于京城戏园、对唱念做打了如指掌的胡金铨，就这般把浓浓的戏曲风味如神旨般注入了[大醉侠]，一股中国传统文化独有的文雅古风，于郑佩佩的折扇开启间、岳华的声声莲花落中，绵延而出。原本只存于笔墨间的文人武侠江湖，终在胡金铨手中成了流转光影，更让人喜不自胜的是这只是一次发轫，在它之后还有[龙门客栈]、[迎春阁之风波]、[侠女]等更为精妙之作。
    [大醉侠]的京剧作派，还在于金燕子的出场，未见其人已于众匪口中闻其大名，稍顷，一清丽侧影便于小桥流水之前亮相。金燕子的脱俗容貌、优美功架及处变不惊的气度，让观者无不醉心，胡金铨上接唐传奇中的聂隐娘、红线女，下启[龙门客栈]中的朱辉、[侠女]中的杨慧贞、[忠烈图]中的伍若诗、[迎春阁之风波]中的众群芳，把女性侠士推至前台，对彼时盛行的张彻式阳刚英雄，及中国传统武侠中的性别程式，不啻为一次石破天惊的叫板。

原文刊于《香港电影百年》