Comments on: Fearless http://randomwire.com/fearless Exploring Asia since 2003 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: David http://randomwire.com/fearless/comment-page-1#comment-38479 David Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:31:02 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/2006/06/25/fearless/#comment-38479 Thanks for your insightful comments Stephanie!

I agree with what you say about the film and I think certainly it has added a new dimension to the martial arts genre. From a western perspective, it is very interesting to learn about this side of Chinese history and in many ways perhaps the films content is poignant today with the encroaching westernisation of the eastern world – something I think is a great shame. Cultural diversity is what makes the world interesting, it would be terrible to imagine the world just being like the US!

I will definitely try to find those films you mention – Jet Li is certainly the master :D

]]> By: Stephanie He http://randomwire.com/fearless/comment-page-1#comment-38478 Stephanie He Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:31:31 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/2006/06/25/fearless/#comment-38478 I saw the film this week, not for the subject and the story, but for Jet Li, who is one of the martial art heroes in my heart. The fighting sequences are well crafted as they have always been with the Master Yuen's choreography. The story per se is extremely popular in China because of Huo YuanJia is widely considered as the national hero against foregin invations and colonisations in the last centry. However, I find some parts of the storylines too political and advocating to relate to. In general, Fearless is another good attemp from Jet Li to probe on the subject about life and death, war and peace, love and revenge, departing from acient Eastern philosophies, including Buddhism, Confucian and the essence of Wushu.

If you would like to see more martical art films starring Jet Li, I have several to recommend: Wong Fei Hung (aka. Once Upon A Time in China) , Fong Sai-Yuk (aka. The Legend) , and my favourite Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (aka Swordman I II) .

P.S. Your website looks very nice. I enjoy it!

]]> By: Kitty http://randomwire.com/fearless/comment-page-1#comment-38477 Kitty Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:12:46 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/2006/06/25/fearless/#comment-38477 :( David hope things begin to get better soon. Sorry haven't been around much lately but haven't got my own PC until Thurs so am avoiding MSN for the most part. Talk to you soon.

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