The Year of the Tiger brings much "RAWR" to martial art movie fans!At the moment, there are two good martial art movies with "14 Blades" stealing the limelight. You'll go gaga as Donnie Yen (甄子丹) displays his stylish combat moves. Check out Kate Tsui (徐子珊) as well. She might be the next martial art heroine if given the chance.
Now, let's see what "True Legend" is about. "True Legend" is a docu-drama that chronicles the life of Su Can or Beggar Su (Su Qi-Er) or Drunken Fist Master with Vincent Zhao (趙文卓) as the lead actor.
In a nutshell, you can divide this movie into 3 parts.
Part 1: Su Can's early life in the military at the end of the Qing Dynasty and his retirement in order to be with his beloved wife and son.
Part 2: Su Can being severely injured by Yuan, his vengeful stepbrother as payback for their family feud. Yuan also kidnaps Su Can's son. However, Su Can's wife, Xiao Ying (Zhou Xun) stays with him through thick and thin. Over many months, Su Can recovers from his injuries and regains his martial art skills with the help of Lord Wushu (Jay Chou).
Part 3: Xiao Ying died. Heartbroken, Su Can wanders the streets as a drunken beggar with his son. On one occassion (I won't provide spoiler here), a severely inebriated Su creates a new style of martial arts forever known as The Drunken Fist!
Simple storyline eh? Indeed.
Check out the cast here.
Watch the trailer and decide whether you want to watch it or not. :)
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