( future24 ) It’s time to shake up the martial arts world once again with the Chinese action movie “ Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants ”. This is another franchise of the legendary novel “ Legend of the Condor Heroes ” from the author “Jin Yong” who has brought it to life as a movie once again. ( future24 ) Although the content is repetitive, it seems that the casting of actors will help make the movie more interesting, along with the continuous use of mixed effects. But if you ask whether the fun in the content is worth the price of its greatness? We may not be able to give a full answer…
The content of “ The Legend of the Condor Heroes ” may not be very new because we may have experienced some of the content moments of the film from watching various versions before. If you ask if you have never watched it before, will you understand the content? The answer is “I will understand” because some of the content introduces the background of the relationships and characters, which takes some time to alternate between the content. Therefore, this may be an advantage that makes us enjoy the content. However, viewers who like to go into details may see that the script may not be complete and some details have been reduced quite a bit.
In our opinion, the content is quite bland and diluted, because it cannot go all the way through any aspect, whether it is training one’s own strength, facing enemies, or conflicts in war. Each problem is not fully explained, perhaps because they want to make it concise in a limited time, which makes the motivations of various events communicated a bit too superficially. At the same time, our perspective feels that the film’s script gives more importance to revealing the love between Guo Jing and Huang Rong than the other problems, making the main problem from the title seem to conclude in a straightforward manner, as if it shouts out the words ” Great Martial Artist “.
But even though the plot is not very outstanding, it does not mean that the movie does not meet the requirements of fun and intensity. We still get to see Guo Jing’s almost fierce fights from time to time. It also reveals the challenge of choosing between loyalty to the country or gratitude to those who raised him, which adds some dimensions to the character. The main actor who conveys these emotions is Xiao Zhan. He is able to understand the character and communicate emotions through his eyes, face, and gestures very well. We also followed behind the scenes of the filming from time to time, which made us see Xiao Zhan’s dedication to training quite a bit. He did a really good job, living up to expectations, and showed his skills in various aspects quite perfectly.
Meanwhile, Zhuang Dafei in the role of Huang Rong is also considered an important step for her because she has to show her full potential in terms of physicality from the fighting scenes, horseback riding and revealing complex emotions because she has the perspective of cuteness, intelligence, and bringing out the charm of this character, so the audience is quite watching. Zhuang Dafei did it just right. And another person who is quite outstanding is Wanda Markhap, who plays Princess Huazheng. She is the one who adds color to the performance in the film to be more mellow. Together with the other actors in the film, even though there are not many main scenes for any one person, they convey the identity of all the characters quite well.
And one of the elements that answers the question of the greatness of the film should be the elements of its production, because it creates scenes that feel quite realistic, capturing small details in each scene and location quite well. But at the same time, the use of the wave effects of Guo Jing and other characters feels quite flat, because each movement has a rather old form and does not add much excitement to the battle scenes. However, the direction of “ Qi Ke ” also makes the overall filming, camera angles, editing, and soundtracks enhance the mood quite a bit.
Another element that deserves praise is the Thai dubbing , because in the movie “ The Legend of the Condor Heroes ” it is the end of the legend of the Pantit dubbing team. Their dubbing is able to convey the emotions of the characters well and has added a unique style in adding jokes and teasing in some scenes to increase the fun even more. Although it may not be related to the content much, we feel that it makes the viewing more colorful and adds flavor so that it is not too bland.
Overall, “The Legend of the Condor Heroes ” may not be an action-martial arts movie with outstanding content because taking a novel that has been made in many versions and retelling it in a certain period of time may not be able to tell all the details as well as it should. However, the movie still creates fun through the skills of the Xiao Zhan-Zhuang Dafei acting team and the satisfactory production. It is also a farewell to the Thai dubbing team from Pantit, which is quite perfect as well. Therefore, we can conclude that the fun and suspense of the movie may not be as great as we have been waiting for… but it is still enjoyable to watch.
Director: Chi Ke
Starring: Xiao Zhan, Zhuang Dafei, Wanda Margrave, Liang Jiahui
Length: 146 minutes
Release date in Thailand: February 20, 2025
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Overview
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Storytelling
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Performance
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