Bright Stars is a classic comedy of Stephen Chow. Why is it called the modern version of Seventy-two Changes in the Monkey King?

As a Hong Kong-made commercial entertainment film that obviously pays tribute to Jim Carrey's Grinch in disguise, Variety of Stars, which is a perfect combination of Jing Wong and Stephen Chow, has created a big collision between nonsense and unconstrained style. This work, full of Jing Wong-style vulgar jokes, is different because of Stephen Chow's participation.

Stephen Chow and Jing Wong are both smart people in Hong Kong film and television circles. The advantage of being smart is to be bold and innovative, and never lack good ideas, which is fully reflected in Amazing Stars.

Although the creativity comes from Grinch in disguise, the main creator deliberately interprets all the whimsy in the whole movie with inventions. The handling of some funny details can show the exquisiteness and novelty of the film's main creation; Stephen Chow and his golden partner, who plays the clown and the devil, as well as several golden supporting roles in Zhou's casual comedy, make this film full of unexpected funny temperament.

But cleverness has its drawbacks. Although the mature business routine saves trouble, it makes this film a place of "entertainment for entertainment". The nonsense and ethics beyond the vulgar boundaries make this film show the quick success and instant benefit of "being funny for the sake of being funny".

Commercialization is inseparable from routines, and routinization is the soul of "The Variety Star". "Takeism" is the original sin of this film, but it has also become less conspicuous because of the self-innovation of Jing Wong and Stephen Chow.

Ready-made creativity, paying tribute to classic spoofs and farting jokes were the secrets of high efficiency and compactness of Hong Kong-made comedies at that time, beautiful, ugly and sexy stunners, various supporting roles to subvert the three views, and cartoon narrative style, which were also indispensable elements of Hong Kong-made comedies.

Stephen Chow, who appeared again in the name of "A Xing", from arrogant, bitter and rich young master to the framed and disheartened Lu Se generation, and then to the young talent who successfully turned over and harvested love, just responded to Stephen Chow's classic line: "The ups and downs of life are really too tense and exciting."

The star's variety show is very creative at first glance, but the similarity and deja vu in the plot highlight the limitations brought by routinization.

Star Variety, which is known as a pure commercial entertainment film, not only routinizes the non-groove, but also pursues the road of entertainment to death, which is one of the reasons why the reputation of this film is not as good as that of similar weekly comedies such as Gourmet and Tang Bohu's Autumn Fragrance.

In fact, The Amazing Star is a good interpretation of Stephen Chow's extreme imagination of "not being crazy and not living". However, all ideas, as long as they are lively and fun, are packed in one basket. As for the plot and logic, you don't need to scrutinize and discuss, just laugh.

In particular, the unintelligent nonsense and embarrassing vulgar shit and fart are one of the reasons why Surprise Star King is regarded with special respect by many fans.

Although "painting with the body" in "Tong Pak Hu Dian Qiu Xiang" has long been common in Stephen Chow's films, it is very rare for Stephen Chow's works to say hello and shit so densely and without a bottom line.

The core joke of "The Amazing Star" is naturally all kinds of "deformation" without warning. However, uncomfortable "inventions" such as faucet urinals, shower heads shaped like genitals and deformed toilets, coupled with the current rough visual effects, have at least lowered the film to a higher level.

In any case, as a pure comedy film, The Variety Star has accomplished the task of making people laugh, but the tendency of routine and vulgarity has invisibly affected the overall quality and reputation of the film.