Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 618 - Seeking Truth and Being Pragmatic
Chen Yu slightly turned his head to avoid the oncoming straight punch.

Then he lightly stepped to the left and rushed forward to approach the opponent's inner circle.

At the same time, his right hook had hit the gap between the ninth and tenth ribs of the white man in an extremely insidious and ruthless manner.

The severe pain and momentary suffocation caused the white man to be unable to take the initiative to attack in a short period of time. He could only keep moving back to keep a distance from Chen Yu.

Chen Yu took this opportunity to adjust by sliding sideways and looking for the most suitable position for his strong hand to swing and exert force.

When he moved to the right side of the white sturdy man with small steps, Chen Yu suddenly moved forward and threw jabs and swinging punches like a storm.

The white man's head and neck were immediately covered by fist shadows.

"Pause for a moment. Planus's movements just now were a little hesitant and one beat behind Chen's rhythm."

The crew of "Sicario 2" did not specifically hire an action director, but instead the tactical consultant Sergeant Raspadori and Chen Yu were jointly responsible for the fighting scenes.

The fact that the crew of "Sicario 2" did not arrange an action director does not mean that director Villeneuve is stingy or ignores this aspect of the work.

The main reason is that the fighting scenes in this work must be close to actual combat, so an action director who lacks relevant experience will definitely not meet the discerning eyes of the producer, director and screenwriter.

Villeneuve and Sheridan reached an agreement before filming began: it would be better to leave the position vacant than to allow someone to fill the position.

In fact, Lionsgate originally wanted to invite Yuan Heping to be the action director. Last year, the old man came to help with "Knives Out", and the cooperation between them was very pleasant.

Unfortunately, Yuan Heping declined the invitation due to illness and lack of energy. In fact, the old man hated the fact that the crew had to shoot in such a long distance that they had to go to South America and then to Europe.

Then the old man recommended Chin Kar-lok to Lionsgate as the action director. This guy can barely be considered one of the best martial artists of the Mesozoic era in China.

Of course, Chin Kar-lok cannot compare with Donnie Yen in terms of comprehensive abilities, but inviting the latter to join the group is obviously a waste of resources, or it can be said to be a squandering of costs.

However, the fighting moves designed by Chin Kar-lok for "Sicario 2" did not satisfy director Villeneuve and Sheridan.

To be more specific, Chin Kar Lok still wants to find a balance between being extremely close to actual combat and the beauty of martial arts.

Chin Kar-lok disagrees with director Villeneuve's understanding and expression of actual combat in film and television works. He believes that fierce fist-to-flesh fighting can also be full of artistry.

Two stupid bears hugging and throwing each other - getting up - hugging and throwing each other. In Chin Kar Lok's eyes, this is definitely not as boring as the actual combat scenes in movies and TV shows!

However, director Villeneuve and Sheridan were against the fighting scenes in the "John Wick" series, and believed that David Leitch's fancy style was only suitable for comic adaptations.

In reality, to kill someone with bare hands you either rely on strength, speed, or weight.

Director Villeneuve always felt that a fight between life and death often only required three or two moves to decide the outcome.

The round-based system is a method used in professional fighting and boxing to enhance viewing pleasure and protect practitioners.

Chin Kar-lok couldn't get along with the creative team, so he was kicked out by director Villeneuve. His decision aroused indignation among the Hong Kong media and some mainland media.

Hong Kong media ridiculed Hollywood for not understanding action movies. When Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Ang Lee were sweeping the world, Europe and the United States had no competitiveness in the field of action movies.

Mainland media criticized Hollywood for discriminating based on nationality and lacking respect for teachers.

Whenever a Hollywood action movie is called a classic, there are Chinese people providing technical poverty alleviation services.

Most mainland netizens regarded the above news as a joke, and they were just playing around to stir up trouble, but no one expected that Dilraba Dilmurat would take the initiative to speak out at this time.

She accused a small number of mainland media of using inappropriate terms, saying something like national discrimination. Is Chin Kar Lok Chinese and Chen Yu not considered Chinese?
After Dilraba Dilmurat said this, the Hong Kong media and the mainland media fell silent instantly. After all, this topic is difficult to expand on and it is easy to be led into a trap by those with ulterior motives.

After Dilireba posted a short essay on Weibo to defend her husband, many of the fairy sister's fans came out and fired back, targeting the nationality issue. Qian Jiale was rejected because his thinking logic was incompatible with the creative team.

The massive criticism from China did not affect the crew's decision.

The position of action director of "Sicario 2" was handed over to tactical consultants Sergeant Raspadori and Chen Yu.

Raspadori is an outstanding non-commissioned officer in the active U.S. Army Special Operations Forces; Chen Yu is a world-renowned boxing champion who has never been defeated.

Director Villeneuve felt that he should trust the two people who knew him well and whose stories were pure.

So far, director Villeneuve is extremely satisfied with the fighting scenes in "Sicario 2".

The fast pace, neat moves, and bloody cruelty all met his requirements and expectations.

Chen Yu leaned forward, caught the towel thrown by Anna, and wiped his face roughly.

He then reviewed the previous group of shots frame by frame on the monitor with Raspadori and Planus.

To be honest, Chen Yu chose Planus, who was of similar height and build to himself, as his opponent out of consideration for actual combat.

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If it were Squillaci, who is nearly 192 cm tall and weighs about 90 kg, he would be standing next to him.

Unless he is desperate or has a weapon on his waist, Chen Yu will definitely not rush forward rashly to shout and provoke.

After all, weight class occupies a very important position in ring competition, street fights, and life-and-death struggles.

Being strong and powerful with thick skin and flesh gives you the advantages of both attack and defense.

Skills, experience, etc. can only narrow the gap but cannot eliminate it.

Even for a tough guy serving in a special military or police unit, fighting or capturing and killing is just a training subject he needs to master and be familiar with.

To be honest, if special forces officers and soldiers were allowed to have a formal match with professional boxers of the same weight class.

The probability of the former losing is much higher than that of the latter. Of course, useless boxers like Yilong, an internet celebrity, are not included in the discussion. This idiot is only worthy of fighting with a disabled person.

It is not uncommon for tough guys from the military and police to be beaten up by professional boxers in the ring.

After all, professional boxers spend ten years honing their skills, and there are also relevant rules to restrict them.

Therefore, the fights between police and soldiers in mainland and Hong Kong film and television works are like gods descending to earth, which is pure nonsense by screenwriters and directors.

In other words, the visual effects are deliberately exaggerated, the purpose of which is to satisfy the audience and there is no logic at all.

Chen Yu believes that such content is harmful and is equivalent to pornographic and violent scenes that exceed the bottom line.

After joint design by Raspadori and Chen Yu, the gun battle scenes in "Sicario II" are far more than the hand-to-hand combat scenes.

After all, director Villeneuve required that the film must be as close to reality as possible.

The situation in which police officers or soldiers voluntarily discard their weapons and engage in hand-to-hand combat with drug dealers is extremely rare, even extremely rare.

Chen Yu could only describe the scenes in most mainland and Hong Kong movies and TV shows where the two sides shoot seven or eight bullets at each other and then start to fight with fists and kung fu as idiotic.

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