This specific title marked the long anticipated return of Tsui Hark to the genre after the largely disappointing "Black Mask 2" and "Zu Warriors", that were criticized for the excessive use of special effects.
During the rule of Qing Dynasty, a regulation is passed that forbids common people from learning martial arts. Fire-Wind, a paranoid general and his team of soldiers help the government to impose the new law; however he ends up ravaging northern China, killing fighters along with civilians. A team of seven masters of the sword tries to prevent his tactics and additionally to protect Martial Village, the general's next target.
Hark entailed a thick storyline in the film, however he presented it in a disconnected way, thus resulting …show more content…
It includes the popular Chinese versus Japanese concept and the direction, script and acting exist solely to lead to the action scenes. The aforementioned however, designed and executed them to perfection, thus resulting in a masterpiece of the category. Also of note is the fact that, although the violence is excessive, the film does not portray any blood, in contrast to the regular tactics.
15. Dragon (Peter Chan, 2011)
Peter Chan is one of the foremost successful directors and producers of Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, whose works have been greatly rewarding both financially and artistically, netting a plethora of awards from festivals all over the world. This particular one reinvigorated the genre, which had been in a stalemate for a number of years.
Liu, a former martial arts master, lives a quiet life in a village with his wife and two sons, having left his past behind. However, during an incident with two criminals trying to rob a shop he was attending, he ends up killing both of them. Thus, he attracts the interest of detective Xu, who investigates the case. A little bit later, his fame rises due to the incident and the Master, the leader of the 72 Demons, sends his men to capture him. The resonance between the three men leads to violent
During the rule of Qing Dynasty, a regulation is passed that forbids common people from learning martial arts. Fire-Wind, a paranoid general and his team of soldiers help the government to impose the new law; however he ends up ravaging northern China, killing fighters along with civilians. A team of seven masters of the sword tries to prevent his tactics and additionally to protect Martial Village, the general's next target.
Hark entailed a thick storyline in the film, however he presented it in a disconnected way, thus resulting …show more content…
It includes the popular Chinese versus Japanese concept and the direction, script and acting exist solely to lead to the action scenes. The aforementioned however, designed and executed them to perfection, thus resulting in a masterpiece of the category. Also of note is the fact that, although the violence is excessive, the film does not portray any blood, in contrast to the regular tactics.
15. Dragon (Peter Chan, 2011)
Peter Chan is one of the foremost successful directors and producers of Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, whose works have been greatly rewarding both financially and artistically, netting a plethora of awards from festivals all over the world. This particular one reinvigorated the genre, which had been in a stalemate for a number of years.
Liu, a former martial arts master, lives a quiet life in a village with his wife and two sons, having left his past behind. However, during an incident with two criminals trying to rob a shop he was attending, he ends up killing both of them. Thus, he attracts the interest of detective Xu, who investigates the case. A little bit later, his fame rises due to the incident and the Master, the leader of the 72 Demons, sends his men to capture him. The resonance between the three men leads to violent