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This thread is to recommend and post about martial arts movies.
Starting with Soul of the Sword. Made in 1978 and directed by Hua Shan, it stars Ti Lung, Ku Feng, Norman Chu, Lau Wai-Ling and Lin Chen-Chi. It also has an appearance by Lily Li Li-li. This movie is very dark, and at times gets into shocking territory (the main character rapes someone). However the shocking content, fit with the overall theme of the movie, which was highlighting the violent nature of the jianghu and the way the swordsman who trains for violence has difficulty leaving violence behind in normal situations. The fight scenes (mostly swordplay) were sharp, with a nice blend of stylized martial arts and swashbuckling style choreography. Also everything was pretty clear. You could see the actors full bodies in the shots, and there were some truly impressive movements and forms. The plot is about a swordsman named Sword King who kills a man in a duel (because the man wants to take his Sword King title). A young boy sees the fight and grows up obsessed with defeating Sword King (the boy grows up to be the Ti Lung character). When he gets his opportunity to take on Sword King, he falls in love with a woman, or seems to, and much of the plot involves the mental games the swordsmen play to undermine their foe's ability to fight effectively. There is a line in the movie that says something to the effect of 'when there are two-evenly matched swordsman, it takes but a breath of wind to shift the battle one way or another'. Another great line in the movie "There are three kinds people in this world: men, women and dead people. You don't look like a man to me!".
The movie is available on Prime.
Starting with Soul of the Sword. Made in 1978 and directed by Hua Shan, it stars Ti Lung, Ku Feng, Norman Chu, Lau Wai-Ling and Lin Chen-Chi. It also has an appearance by Lily Li Li-li. This movie is very dark, and at times gets into shocking territory (the main character rapes someone). However the shocking content, fit with the overall theme of the movie, which was highlighting the violent nature of the jianghu and the way the swordsman who trains for violence has difficulty leaving violence behind in normal situations. The fight scenes (mostly swordplay) were sharp, with a nice blend of stylized martial arts and swashbuckling style choreography. Also everything was pretty clear. You could see the actors full bodies in the shots, and there were some truly impressive movements and forms. The plot is about a swordsman named Sword King who kills a man in a duel (because the man wants to take his Sword King title). A young boy sees the fight and grows up obsessed with defeating Sword King (the boy grows up to be the Ti Lung character). When he gets his opportunity to take on Sword King, he falls in love with a woman, or seems to, and much of the plot involves the mental games the swordsmen play to undermine their foe's ability to fight effectively. There is a line in the movie that says something to the effect of 'when there are two-evenly matched swordsman, it takes but a breath of wind to shift the battle one way or another'. Another great line in the movie "There are three kinds people in this world: men, women and dead people. You don't look like a man to me!".
The movie is available on Prime.