＂Sword Rain＂ also plays through time, using modern methods to soak up ＂ancient girls＂

Warm banter

"Sword Rain" stills

"Sword Rain" stills

"Sword Rain" stills

　"Sword Rain," co-directed by John Woo and Su Zhaobin, was released nationwide on September 28. Although "Sword Rain" is a martial arts film, modern phenomena such as cosmetic surgery, old leftover women, accosting, and forced marriage have appeared in the film, which are quite different from traditional martial arts films. At first glance, these words seem out of place in that era, but they are carefully crafted by John Woo and Su Zhaobin, giving people a fresh and mysterious but incomparably real feeling.

Invincible – a modern way to soak up "ancient girls"

　　"Sword Rain" tells a series of stories about a female assassin who wants to retire from the rivers and lakes but is chased by the original killer group. Although the story takes place in ancient times, John Woo and Su Zhaobin have joined forces to bring an unprecedented modern element to the film: the messenger Jiang Ah Sheng is determined to pursue Zeng Jing, and he notices that Zeng Jing’s small cloth stall is open-air, and he will be busy closing the stall when it rains. So whenever it rains, he quickly runs back to Zeng Jing’s stall, "bumps into" Zeng Jing, helps Zeng Jing put away her things before the heavy rain, and also gets a chance to talk to his beloved.

　　A plot that was supposed to be a modern idol drama was put in ancient times by John Woo and Su Zhaobin, but it also seemed so warm and romantic. Drawing on the experience of filming "Red Cliff" back then – the audience was not able to accept the plot and lines that went too far – at this time, John Woo, with the assistance of Su Zhaobin, put a modern plot into the movie very reasonably, making the whole movie interesting and intriguing.

Invincible – bringing "firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar tea" to the rivers and lakes

　　The two met in a modern way, but they lived in an ancient way, working hard and running around every day for oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. These ordinary lives brought romance and warmth to the seemingly sword-light and sword-shadow "Sword Rain", and also distinguished "Sword Rain" from traditional martial arts films, giving the audience a true feeling.

　　John Woo, who is both a producer and a director, has been emphasizing that "Sword Rain" is based on great love as the main theme, and does not focus on hatred and revenge as the whole film like traditional martial arts films. This is also where he is optimistic about this play. As Woo’s first martial arts film, "Sword Rain" successfully jumps out of the vicious circle of pursuit scenes in previous Chinese martial arts movies, perfectly combines love and martial arts, recovers the spiritual meaning of martial arts, and dedicates a true chivalrous image to the audience, setting a new benchmark for "Wu’s martial arts".