Qiao Feng, the great hero of Jin Yong's martial arts world, had to be both a producer and a general director for the first time. At the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit, Donnie Yen met the audience with his latest film "Qiao Feng Dragon and Tiger List". The film is currently being broadcasted on iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku, and it is also the only martial arts movie in the online movie Spring Festival.
Donnie Yen said that the biggest challenge this time is to integrate his own ideas into the story and create an action film with his own personal characteristics.
I want to make a martial arts film with Jianghu flavor;
Talking about the original intention of making this film, Donnie Yen said frankly that on the one hand, he was attracted by the charm of Qiao Feng, the protagonist of Dragon Eight, and on the other hand, he loved challenges and wanted to try to create a work that conveyed the chivalrous spirit.
"Qiao Feng's experience is very close to the social pressure that modern people have to face. For example, he has to face many rumors and unreasonable accusations, similar to the negative impact of some fake news on the Internet. " In Donnie Yen's view, although Qiao Feng's martial arts are unparalleled, he is not complicated. As long as he agrees, he will stick to it.
There are quite a few film and television works adapted from Dragon Eight Branches, but Donnie Yen bluntly said that he didn't want to do a simple remake, because "if you want to see the story of Dragon Eight Branches, you can watch it online".
He also hopes to create a martial arts film that reflects the chivalry of the rivers and lakes through this creation. "Can Jin Jinyong's fans understand that audiences all over the world can be shocked by the charm of China's martial arts films?" Because the film is limited in duration and can only focus on one core figure, Qiao Feng is naturally the first choice.
The Biography of Eight Dragons in Qiao Feng basically follows Jin Yong's original works in terms of characters and plots, and there is no big deletion. Donnie Yen said with a smile, the original has been written so well, why "magic"? He kept Qiao Feng's stories and classic dialogues as much as possible, mainly restoring the close relatives between Qiao Feng and Arjun.