Hong kong director： let the feelings of home and country be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people through the film

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 8 (Reporter Li Hanfang) "Restore the thrill of climbing Mount Everest 60 years ago with a professional attitude and professionalism, and reproduce the passionate years and write national memories with the courage of wise men." On September 30th, the day the film The Climbers was released, Hong Kong youth Wu Yonglun, who was the action director of the film, wrote such a passage in the Weibo.

As the action designer of The Climbers, Wu Yonglun compared it to "Mount Everest, which challenges his career". In 1999, at the age of 16, he entered the martial arts, which was not only due to his father’s words and deeds, but also from his heroic dream.

Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Master is a unique name for filmmakers who are born in martial arts and engaged in action design in Hong Kong. It sounds majestic, but it is actually a "desperate" business. "My nose was hit, my ribs were broken, and my back was hurt." Wu Yonglun said, gesticulating at the wound, that Wuzhi’s way to promotion is from body double and Weiya’s manipulation, assistant guidance to guidance, and step by step, it must be a real knife and a real gun, not speculation.

In 2006, seeing that "there is more room for development in the mainland", Wu Yonglun went north to "roam the rivers and lakes". For more than ten years, he has participated in the action guidance of many films such as Flying Tiger on the Railway, Plan X, Beijing Love Story, Zodiac, and the richest man in Xihong City.

This decade is also a decade in which Hong Kong Dragon and Tiger Martial Masters collectively "went north" and accelerated the integration of mainland film and television. Wushu instructors trained by Cheng Jiaban (Jackie Chan), Yuan Jiaban (Yuan Heping) and Hong Jiaban (Sammo Hung) have traveled all over the mainland. Behind many films that the audience are familiar with, there are behind-the-scenes contributions from Hong Kong Dragon and Tiger Martial Masters. As a member of the "adult class", Wu Yonglun said frankly that he was "acclimatized" when he first came to the Mainland, and he had to work hard with his colleagues in the Mainland and try to design the "action language" accepted by the mainland audience.

"Hong Kong’s action design is mostly martial arts dramas and gangster films. The scripts in the Mainland are more diversified and need more designs to serve the specific background. For example, The Climbers didn’t play a drama, but it should reflect the sense of urgency and not be too exaggerated. All actions should be constantly created based on many crises. "

A lot of filming in The Climbers needs to be done in the cold environment at high altitude, and Wu Yonglun is facing unprecedented pressure and challenges. He admits that with the support of modern technology, the martial arts players don’t have to "fight for their lives" as before, including storms, ice cracks, avalanches and other desperate situations in the The Climbers, which can be completed by computer design. But at the same time, special effects can’t destroy the unique beauty of design.

There was a scene that was Wu Yonglun’s masterpiece. The script requires that between life and death, Jason Wu, the main character, gallops down from the hillside to save people. Wu Yonglun designed Jason Wu to use climbing ladders as props. "This ladder can be understood as a skateboard, with the rationality of speed; It is also like a sword. When the ladder is opened, it is drawn out of its sheath, which has a little romantic martial arts sense of Tsui Hark. " This elaborate design became a brilliant moment in the film.

In Hong Kong’s martial arts films, "the greatest chivalrous man is for the country and the people" is an enduring melody. When he came to the mainland, Wu Yonglun participated in the filming of the main theme film and entered a new creative stage. In 2011, he served as the action director of the centennial film Xinhai Revolution. In 2016, his microfilm Return won the Best Film Award in the "626 International Anti-Drug Day" organized by the Office of the National Narcotics Control Commission and china narcotics control foundation.

"Hollywood can make many patriotic theme films very beautiful. Some mainland action films like operation mekong and Wolf Warriors have made very successful attempts. I also hope that through my action design, the feelings of home and country will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people." He said.

From risking one’s life and forgetting one’s death in the revolutionary era to "reaching the top for the country" to guarding peace in the peacetime, Wu Yonglun also had a deeper thought about "patriotism": "There are many forms of patriotism. In modern society, we just have our own beliefs and sense of mission. When facing challenges, we will complete the task regardless of our own lives. Only when everyone works hard and his country is strong can the whole society and people be protected, and Hong Kong is also a part of the country. "

"I’m from Hongkong, China, and I’m from China. I love China and Hongkong will always be a part of China. " He said.

China Kung Fu was introduced to the world by Hong Kong’s martial artists, creating a golden age. China Kung Fu can also be seen everywhere in such blockbusters as The Matrix, X-Men, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Spider-Man.

Wu Yonglun said that every action movie director has his own style, such as Tsui Hark’s chic and elegant style, Yuan Heping’s real knife and gun, John Woo’s "dove violence aesthetics" and Jackie Chan’s humor. "My dream is to bring the unremitting spirit of the older generation of Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts to the mainland and carry it forward, and create an action film style with its own unique brand, which will’ hit’ a height in the world."

In Wu Yonglun’s heart, it is the dream of a new generation of dragon and tiger martial artists. He is a climber.