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- An old soldier kidnaps a young general of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.
- Two armies clash in ancient war-torn China; none survive but a young general from a royal house and a farmer foot soldier who binds the fallen leader to take him home and claim a reward. Many stand in their way: an abandoned songstress, the noble's own murderous younger brother, desperate beggars, rough slavers, and the pair's own differing agendas. Through it all, a bond forms between the two, and what will happen at journey's end becomes anyone's guess.
- Little Big Soldier-- the only Jackie Chan movie that got me (& the audience I was with) laughing AND crying-- is easily the best of the Jackie's "legacy" projects, where he makes a point of taking on more mature/dramatic roles and working with more industry novices/newcomers. And despite a nondescript trailer lacking in any visual/action eye-candy and lukewarm previews from critics who didn't know what to expect, audience word-of-mouth has slowly but surely carried the movie to box-office success.<br/><br/>Based on Jackie's concept for a war-time "frenemy" road-movie, this is the closest he has ever come to making an "Indie" comedy, where the communication of the story/concept always takes precedence over the presentation of visual/action set-pieces. There is no doubt that Jackie's effortless acting and antics carried the film-- but it is also sensibly supported by a story/script from the newcomer director-cum-writer Ding Sheng, who knew how to flesh out the concept (& so earn his place as director) by adopting the setting of China's "Warring States" era.<br/><br/>As a TV commercial-turned-movie director, Ding Sheng instinctively trusted himself (& the audience) to get a "point/beat" within a precisely-framed 3-second shot (instead of those wide, sweeping or lingering shots done-to-death by cinematographers or MTV-producers turned directors)-- making much of the "foreshadowing" and "reveals" strangely subtle for an action-comedy. So much so that some critics will inevitably lose the plot... because true to the road-movie convention, there are many "pop-up" cameo-roles whose appearance/plot-lines are NOT explained-- except maybe with a 3-second shot (or a one-liner)-- all of whom are inconsequential on their own, but serve to add spice as well as depth to the story/characters.<br/><br/>Not to mention that readers of sub-titles might also miss the bits of cultural references/symbolism littered throughout the film... like the irony of a royalty who quotes classical poetry from memory, but doesn't know the plant from which rice is grown-- or the fact that calling someone a "little person" is one of the oldest/gravest insults in Chinese culture.<br/><br/>The hodgepodge of characters and plot-points sounds like a recipe for disaster, but the "low-tech" animation of some opening-titles and a flurry of short opening-scenes quickly and firmly sets the tone for a light-hearted fable/satire of a dark age-- so much so that the apparently rambling dialog and wildly varying accents (including one unintelligible language) seemed quite natural to it. In fact, a result of this movie following the "action-in-service-of-story/character" principle was that I frequently wanted to get past the action sequences and get on the story/dialog (a prequel/sequel would be nice...)-- so here is an "advanced warning" with spoilers: don't watch this movie if you don't want to see Jackie Chan as...<br/><br/>*SPOILERS START SPOILERS*<br/><br/>...a brazen coward who can't fight to save his own life. The only thing Jackie Chan hurt making this movie was his finger-- and the most impressive skill Jackie Chan showed was his singing.<br/><br/>But Jackie Chan is also the only one who could have made a bumbling rogue so endearing and hold this poignant period action-comedy together-- even edging out similar fare from Stephen Chow (who is more wacky than endearing) and wanna-bes like Zhang Yimou (who is more theatrical than comical) simply in terms of "laugh-tears". So much so that the whole theater burst out laughing even as his character breaks down for the only time in the movie-- because it was just such a "common/banal" result of war. In fact, there wasn't a single gag or joke that didn't add a little more to the story/characters-- so another thumbs-up for applying the "gags-in-service-of-story/character" principle.<br/><br/>And the "turnabout" ending of the movie is just icing on the cake-- being gently foreshadowed (it is pretty obvious that this is a "message" movie), it provides even more food for thought... and brings to fore the existential question faced by the Little Big Soldier: "to live in peace, or die with dignity"? But whether you agree with the ending/choice of the Little Big Soldier, the "out-takes" presented during the end-credits (a feature of most Jackie Chan movies) are there to help you "deconstruct" the movie with further hilarity-- and no one in my theater even tried to leave, until we were sure that the end-credits were absolutely over.<br/><br/>*SPOILERS END SPOILERS*<br/><br/>There isn't anything revolutionary in Little Big Soldier (except maybe personally for Jackie Chan as well as the novices/newcomers involved), but thanks heavens that the current generation of Chinese/HK directors is not asking audiences to condone shaky story-telling for the sake of some shiny set-pieces (like Hollywood-wannabes Zhang Yimou, John Woo, etc.). And I'll willingly pay to watch any movie that does NOT need me to switch off my brains before it can make me laugh/cry.
- Let's see what we have here : a buddy comedy, an action adventure, a road movie, a historical war movie, a story about a little soldier who turns big, and a meaning about the necessity of peace. Just WAW. Pure WAW !<br/><br/>The greatest thing about this movie is being solid and entertaining while delivering a substance as well. The genre movie always, and maybe forever, is described as a way to make you enjoy, however I believe that with the right hands, it can make you think as well. This is perfection in my book. And this movie beautifully did it.<br/><br/>The storyline of that old, clumsy and kindhearted foot soldier fascinates me. He's originally a poor farmer, who dreams of having money, land, kids, and respect, though his dreams turn usually into nightmares. Someday he found himself in conscription during a long war, hoping to get out of it unharmed, so he avoided fighting to the extent of feigning death while the battles. But, he got through the journey which proved that he could be a hero; as a soldier and human being, even if he eventually had none of his dreams fulfilled. I loved the way of transforming into the very general he saw dying at the start, to end up exactly like him; dying with his flag up. I loved how he trades 10 years of peace for his captive's life. I loved his wise-cracking lines and dad's sayings. And I loved how Jackie Chan surprisingly didn't play him as Jackie Chan; the martial arts expert and the competent fighting machine.<br/><br/>The endless problems that the 2 leads get into during the difficult road made worthy action comedy. Yet the drama of them as from-haters-to-lovers, then the conflict of the title character to be brave and successful, added to the conflict of the second character, the general of Wei, with his own brother—all enriched the movie to be such a delight satisfaction on many levels.<br/><br/>Did you notice smart touches along the way; like how the 2 leads have no names, or the consecutive dreams of the foot soldier which are colored with darkness, and predict his final fate, or Lin Peng as the singer who sings for peace and life, or a sorrowful line such as "Sorry dad, I will never have children." when the soldier is dying, or even how that character loses his fortune / the gold of the Wei general; as if to assure that he has nothing at the end but himself, and his proved success. Ahh, this is more than enjoyable, and makes this movie suitable to be watched for more than once. I bet, within a few years, Hollywood will remake it in let's say a western movie; just remember that you heard it firstly here ! <br/><br/>I was astonished when knew that Jackie Chan wrote it (at first I guessed it needed at least a professional playwright to master !). Undoubtedly this is the best of Chan ever as a writer. Directer Ding Sheng made an impressive world of a movie, where all the aforementioned genres were very well served. Leehom Wang was keen as the little general. And the cinematography did something to be proud of. Aside from picturing the exotic backgrounds mostly ravishingly, it sometimes mounted the character to raising skies, to be like abstract symbols in a folk story.<br/><br/>Now to the problems. I thought that the pace of the second half was more fast, less sane than the first half. The final battle was sure less powerful than the one before it; where Chan rode a bull to break a wall. The matter of the general's brother killing himself to save his brother was melodramatic and forced. At times, I got the feeling of more than enough action and not enough drama. And it was wrong to have the bloopers right after the tragic ending; for one reason it somehow weakened the serious effect of the movie's end, and for another it was like compulsory Jackie Chan move; which while belonging to, and fitting more, his pure action comedies—represented sort of dissonance this round. <br/><br/>This is unique Jackie Chan movie. Enough to recall that he isn't the usual Jackie Chan in it; however succeeds. And as a genre movie, it reaches really high top that not a lot of genre movies can reach. It is more like its own metaphor about the little soldier who could be big; a sparrow that could be a phoenix.
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