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Actors: Jet Li, Pak-cheung Chan, Dicky Cheung, Man Cheung, Gnong Kau Chai,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Last Hero in China |
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LAST HERO IN CHINA (Wong Fei-hung chi tit gai dau neung gung), also known as "Claws of Steel" (UK) and "Deadly China Hero" is a movie written and directed by the Hong Kong director Jing Wong in 1993.
Jet Li is Wong Fei-hung, a doctor and the head of a martial arts school. He'll have to fight Lui, the head of the Cantonese police, who, with the help of the members of a local cult, kidnaps young women and sends them to the brothels of the southern China. Jet Li is set back by Lui who has managed to make him deaf by using a poison. After a retreat to the countryside, Jet Li will return for the final fight.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Last Hero in China |
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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 - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
- white slavery ring
Kind of movie
- combat acrobatics/bullet time
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- longhair/girliemon (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
City?
Yes
City:
- rude people
Misc setting
- church/synagogue
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Kind of violence:
- karate chop
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Chinese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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