How to evaluate Embroidered Spring Knife?

As a martial arts film, Embroidered Spring Knife is quite different from the martial arts films I have seen. The so-called martial arts film, the protagonist is naturally martial arts, and the so-called martial arts, generally alone, with their own efforts to save the day, help the building down.

Let's look at the embroidered spring knife again. Three Royal Guards are more like three grass-roots civil servants. The boss is diligent and conscientious, hoping to make achievements, get a promotion and raise salary, and take care of his two younger brothers at the same time. The second child is a tough guy, but he falls in love with a prostitute who teaches private workshops. He loves her because of guilt. In short, he wants to save money for her redemption. The third person is also good, but unfortunately, he is in poor health and his background is not clean. Every day, he has to worry about his brother blackmailing him.

The three men are skilled in martial arts, but they are all struggling at the bottom. Everyone has their own obstacles, and they are not as free and easy as ordinary martial arts. It can be said that Embroidered Spring Knife made me see different martial arts.

The emotional entanglements of several characters in this film promote the development of the film plot, but these emotional lines all end in tragedy, and the struggle of the little people is vulnerable in the big environment.

Shen Lian loves prostitutes, but prostitutes always respond faintly, but turn around and show tenderness in other people's arms, just because she doesn't love Shen Lian. Shen Lian is a royal guard. He ruined her life and later killed her lover. How could she love Shen Lian?

Lao San's brother has complicated feelings for Lao San. He neither made the third child feel better, but also took money to kill him. Finally, Lao San died to save him, and he and Shen Lian went to avenge Lao San.

The officialdom is dark, and the eldest brother protects his two younger brothers and bears all the consequences. Finally, he was taken to the execution ground and beheaded.

Every character in the film has its own characteristics, angular, selfish and courageous. They are all living people, not heroes who once attacked and sacrificed themselves for the sake of justice. This kind of martial arts is very real and cruel, but it is worth seeing.