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Actors: Siu-Ming Lau, Michelle Mee, Shu Tong Wong, Eddy Ko, Guozhu Zhang
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Butterfly Murders |
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THE BUTTERFLY MURDERS (Die bian) is the first movie, shot in 1979, of the Hong-Kong born director Tsui Hark.
A famed scholar -Fong- and the chief of an emerging clan -Tien- are invited in the castle of Shum in order to help him understand why his people are attacked and killed by swarms of bloody butterflies. It seems that the solution of this enigma is hidden somewhere in the labyrinthic caves of the castle.
When Shum is killed by the butterflies, his wife announces that Shum's last will won't be revealed unless the three killers known as the Three Thunders are present. Soon after their arrival in the castle, these killers, all masters in the martial arts, start to fight the Tien clan. Tien understands, but too late, that Shum, who hasn't been killed after all and knows how to command the butterflies, has gotten him there in order to get rid of the Tien clan.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- ancient china/japan
Disaster, Natural/Nuclear
Yes
Kind of disaster:
- bug/animal attacks
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Kind of movie
- combat acrobatics/bullet time
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- longhair/girliemon (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can talk to animals
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
Misc setting
- castle
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- knives
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- eaten
- crushed
- flamed
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Chinese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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