Watching Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Soccer" again 18 years later, there are lots of Easter eggs. What do you think of this movie?

It can be said that "Shaolin Soccer" started a new stage of Stephen Chow's movies. Before "Shaolin Soccer", Stephen Chow's movies were mainly Hong Kong-style comedy movies, which had the usual rough production quality of Hong Kong movies. . But after that, Stephen Chow's movies officially entered the ranks of international large-scale commercial films, and they have been out of control ever since.

Although many of Stephen Chow's past movies have used special effects scenes, they have inevitably followed a rough and crude approach, such as in movies such as "The Wild Star". But in "Shaolin Soccer", the direction of the football and the presentation of Shaolin Kung Fu are all executed at a very high level of special effects. Although this film still has a Hong Kong flavor, we can no longer ignore its production level.

In addition to the sophisticated special effects, the most important thing is the film’s creativity and execution. Before this film, Stephen Chow also hoped to show kung fu elements in some of his performances. Although he had a strong sense of joking, he still spared no effort to express his understanding of kung fu. In Shaolin Soccer, however, this obsession with kung fu permeates the entire film. All the stories, characters, and behavioral logic in the film revolve around Shaolin Kung Fu. This obsession with Kung Fu martial arts will always exist in the subsequent "Kung Fu" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

However, Stephen Chow is not just playing for fun. The kung fu elements he showed in the film are all-round, from every action name to every football match, he puts up the banner of admiration in every detail. For example, Bruce Lee's yellow sportswear and Tai Chi palm techniques were used in the process of making steamed buns.

All of this makes this film unique and opens a new era for director Stephen Chow.