"Drunken Master" spawned a number of clone-films and this particular one is one of the best. Butcher Wing is a mediocre student of master Wong Fei Hung, a fact that has not forbidden him from carrying a rivalry with another school headed by Master Ko. Eventually, Wing's long lost brother arrives in town with his wife and Tai Ho, Master Ko's son abducts the girl. Later on, the story involves Beggar So, a lot of misunderstandings, murder and lastly a fight between Wing and Master Ko. Sammo Hung is great in the titular role, in a period of time when his performance was much better than Jackie Chan's was. Apart from that, the movie entails the usual combination of martial arts and comedy, both benefiting the most from Sammo Hung's presence, including …show more content…
This time, Chen Zhen studies in Japan when he is informed that Akutagawa, a Japanese fighter, has killed his former master in a duel. Heart-stricken, he returns to Shanghai, and after he visits his master’s grave he swears to avenge his death. However, after his own bout with the Japanese, he eventually discovers that his master’s fight involved foul play. Eager to punish the Japanese, who scheme against the Chinese martial artists, he proceeds in relentlessly fighting hordes of them. “Fist of Legend” is an archetype of the Hong Kong action genre. It includes the popular Chinese versus Japanese concept and the direction, script and acting exist solely to lead to the action scenes. As for the latter, Yuen Woo Ping took advantage of Jet Li’s martial arts abilities and created a number of incredible action scenes, with the added difficulty of having too many actors present simultaneously. Most notably, the extended battle between Chen Zhen and the Japanese sensei played by Yasuaki Kurata is one of the most elaborate in both of their …show more content…
This time, a little before the festivity, a team of crooks from Bangkok asks the villagers to sell the statue to them. When they deny, they steal the statue's head. The shaken villagers decide to send Ting to Bangkok, where his cousin Humlae is living, to retrieve the head with his help. However, Humale has other plans for his cousin. 19. Fighter in the Wind (Yang Yun-ho, 2004, S. Korea) The films is based on the actual life of Korean Choi Yeung-eui, who emigrated to Japan after World War 2 to become a pilot, but instead ended up changing his name to Masutatsu Oyama, and becoming an unbeatable fighter. He also created his own karate style, Kyokushin. The script tracks his first steps in Japan, from the squalor and the repression by the Japanese, to his involvement with a circus troupe and his training by Bum-soo, to his own fierce training that eventually transforms him to a fighter feared by every sensei in the country. The film is a drama as much as it is a martial arts film. Nevertheless, the duels of the protagonist with Japanese experts of various styles are impressive, despite their short duration, with their focus lying on
The film that we screened in class was titled the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and was directed by Ang Lee. The beginning of the film, Bai returns from meditating and decides to give up his sword. Once the sword is transported to Sir Te's, it is stolen by a masked character in all black, who is revealed as Jen later on in the film. Mu Bai, Shu Lien and Tsai go out searching for the sword and encounter Jade Fox, which is then followed by a battle; however, the masked character helps Fox escape. During that night Lo, a former lover of Jen, comes back to return her comb and then there is a flashback on how they met. After their encounter, Lo leaves Jen; however, comes back and tries to thwart Jen from getting married. In the end, Fox dies
"Nuke" LaLoosh; who is played by Tim Robbins. The fight takes place in a bar
The film’s protagonist is Po, a panda that, from the beginning, does not appear to be capable of doing anything heroic. As in the hero myth outline stated by Leger, Po comes from a “mundane world, doing mundane things” (Seger 312). He works in his father’s noodle shop and although he admires those that practice Kung Fu, he does not have any martial arts training of his own. But Po is content with
Wu Xia or Wuxia – a type of Chinese story utilizing martial arts of ancient China which showcases heroism (Dictionary)
Most films captivate the audience’s interest in the main character. This film did just that. Through the main character Li Cunxin, I was able to notice the amount of hard work and dedication which led Li to become a famous ballet dancer known worldwide. The film, based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin, “Mao’s Last Dancer” directed by Bruce Beresford, is about a Chinese boy named Li Cunxin who was born into a large family of 6 boys. At the age of eleven, Li was selected from a poor Chinese village by Madam Mao’s cultural representatives to leave his family and study ballet in Beijing.
This film had spectacular performances from the actors, especially Takashi Shimura, who plays Kanbei. Kanbei is a seasoned samurai and he was first chosen by the elders of the village. Toshiro Mifune’s plays Kikuchiyo who is an abrasive samurai who bridges the gap between the warriors and the people who live in the village.
Wu Xia or Wuxia – a type of Chinese story utilizing martial arts of ancient China which showcases heroism (Dictionary)
Told in parts, there are three stories told within this graphic novel. First is the tale of Jin Wang and Asian-American, who struggles with his identity, and also centers on his friendship with Wei-Chen Sun. Jin Wang since his first day of school is bullied for being Asian. Or more, he is stereotyped. This results in him feeling humiliated and dejected from his own culture.
According to Levinthal (2011), alcohol is called the hidden drug because an alcoholic does not need to find a drug dealer on the street; instead it is legally available and has no criminal sanctions attached to its use; alcoholism is therefore easily hidden from friends and family. Unfortunately, drunk driving is the leading cause of deaths on roadways, and in addition causes hundreds of boating accidents as well. Fortunately, with the legal drinking age set at twenty one and the reduction in the BAC level of intoxication set to 0.08, there have been positive results in minimizing alcohol related deaths annually.
There is knocking at a door late at night, and there a policeman standing at the door with information that a family member was in an accident that involved a drunk driver. This is one of those things people hear and believe that it will not happen, but it happens every day. Every 40 minutes, someone in the U.S. is killed by a drunk driver and in 2008, in Montana, 40 percent of all traffic fatalities involved DUIs (“Drunk Driving” 1). Drunk Driving affects everyone and people in Montana should look at what other states do to find ways to make the laws tougher and more enforced.
Alcoholism is a major problem in today’s society it is considered a disease. The effects of this so called disease are a lot more serious than one might think, and can effect your life in a big way. Many of alcohols consumers drink frequently that they will eventually get used to it, and it becomes an everyday thing. That right there is where the problem starts. Some of the effects I found are economical, physiological, and physical, which are some of the negative effects alcohol, can have on someone’s life.
The film demonstrates the long-lasting martial arts through the sword fight between the warriors. Chinese martial arts are a unique mixture of self-defense, exercise, meditation, harmony, and self-discipline. Additionally, it uses the strength of body and brain. Each battle scene in the movie depicts that martial arts virtue peace instead of violence. It is shown in the scene, where nameless (Jet Li) is fighting with broken sword while floating on the lake and drawing a pattern with their sword. The martial arts define the styles of Chinese tradition and life of the warriors. It is one of the important aspects of Chinese culture as it is deeply imbedded in China, and it serves as a representative of the culture. It has enhanced my understanding on importance of martial arts in Chinese culture.
The setting of a story has a ponderous influence on the reader’s perception as it often justifies a character’s behavior. In Saboteur, the story takes place in communist China as witnessed by the concrete statue of Chairman Mao in the middle of the square. During this period, the communist leader Mao Zedong was ruling with authority and transforming the society based on a Marxist model. The author states that “the Cultural Revolution was over already and recently the party had been propagating the idea that all citizens are equal”(26). The statue is located in the middle of a square before Muji train station. Muji seems to be a middle sized province town. The place is very busy as suggested by the “food and fruit vendors crying for customers in lazy voices” (3). The place “smells of rotten melon and a few flies kept buzzing above the couple’s lunch”(3) foreshadowing a unpleasant event. The season in which the plot takes place is summer since Mr. Chiu and his bride are both wearing sandals. Additionally later during the story Mr. Chiu is offered to sign his self criticism carrying a date that is July the 13th.
This South Korean spy film is a thriller for the ages that encapsulates an interesting take on genre and has similar themes to several other Asian martial arts films. The Los Angeles Times describes the martial arts film genre as a subgenre of an action film. A martial arts film will tell a story utilizing several training and battle scenes between main characters. The spy film
These action packed scenes are filled with all types of explosives, gun fire, and kung-fu. One of the scene was when Han gets captured and says, “Let me go and I let you live”, but the gang laughs at the thought of one Asian defeating about nine of them. Han gets free and fights them while dodging bullets and using the objects around him to his advantage. One of the objects he finds is a fire hose that he uses to blast the guns off their hands. He even uses the fire hose as a spear, a chain, a whip, and even a mace. As “Romeo” escapes, he goes to look for his “Juliet...