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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Iron Monkey |
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The Iron Monkey is a champion of justice, fighting for the rights of the oppressed. By day he is a doctor, running a free health clinic. By night, he flies through the streets, using kung fu to recapture riches from the oppressors and to deliver them to the poor of his village.
Then Wong Kei-Yung, a famous kung fu master from Canton, arrives in town with his young son. They are rounded up as suspects in the governor's pursuit of the Iron Monkey. Not knowing the hero's true identity, Kei-Yung becomes angry with the Iron Monkey for allowing people to be imprisoned in his stead. He offers to deliver the vigilante to authorities; his offer is accepted on the condition that his son remain in custody.
At the same time, the rich governor is awaiting the arrival of the Emperor's minister, a rogue Shaolin monk. His arrival promises either fortune or punishment to the governor, and assuredly suffering to the common people.
--Melissa Rachiele, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Iron Monkey |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Kind of movie
- traditional karate
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair style
- bald (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) long, like a girl
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- super strength
- can fly
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
Any profanity?
- None
Lot of special effects?
Yes
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