Brief introduction of Wu Linzhi

Introduction to Wu Linzhi: It tells the story that Xu Dongfang, a master of martial arts, was originally at peace with the world, but in order to safeguard the national justice and endure the pain of losing his daughter, he launched a life-and-death contest with Russian Lux Dadrov, and finally won with Bagua Palm.

Wu Linzhi, an action film directed by Huaxun Zhang and starring Li Junfeng and Li Deyu, was released in China on 1983. On an early autumn morning in Tianjin in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the Xu Dong family living in Tianjin entertained in front of the ruined temple. Barnet Heitfeld, curator of the Shenzhou Martial Arts School, led disciples Tiezhu and others to make trouble. Xu Dongfang was forced to fight and pretended to be defeated.

The managers of this foreign company, Tulayev and Dudlov, conspired to steal Xu Dongfang's daughter Yu Rong. Xu Dongfang endured the pain of hurting his arm and losing his daughter, and defeated Dadlov with bagua palm. Tulayev and Liang Shouren attempted to assassinate Xu Dongfang, while Barnet Heitfeld was assassinated to protect Xu Dong. Under the cover of Song Qing, a police officer with a sense of justice, Xu Dongfang finally escaped from the gate of hell.

Film evaluation

The film is refreshing, which is undoubtedly a gratifying achievement in the film creation of 1983. The film shows a serious, high-spirited and inspiring patriotic theme. Although there is such a very serious theme, it is still an out-and-out martial arts film, which provides the audience with a unique aesthetic experience that non-martial arts films cannot provide. More importantly, this film reflects the important efforts of China filmmakers, trying to upgrade the martial arts film to a serious realistic film art.

This makes Wu Linzhi different from other martial arts films and opens up a new path. The film did not drown the stories, characters and themes in the dazzling martial arts. On the contrary, the main characters in the film are not only vivid, but also reasonable and credible in their development. Moreover, the film shows a picture of social life in old China through the tragic fate of the protagonist.

Let the audience relive the pain of national humiliation, and how China people struggled to wake up and make unremitting efforts in the past 100 years, which is thought-provoking and inspiring. Not only that, the film also strives for truth with a serious attitude in terms of art design, personality modeling and costume props. Let the picture be full of life and history.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-"Wu Linzhi"