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Actors: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Ti Lung, Lau Ka Leung, Andy Lau
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Legend of Drunken Master
When the British government starts smuggling precious Chinese artifacts out of the country, Wong Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) goes to stop them with his specialized fighting style called Drunken Boxing.

--Michael Gookin, Resident Scholar


Analysis of The Legend of Drunken Master
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Plot
Time/Era of Movie: - 19th century
Technology/treasure/info search Yes
involving: - state secrets - money/gems/treasure
Combat acrobatics/martial arts? Yes
Kind of movie - traditional karate

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair style - short/standard straight (man)
Body type - muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - happy - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - Chinese
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - Chinese
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - China
Misc setting - moving train

Style
Movie makes you feel... - concerned
How many deaths in film? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
Kind of violence: - karate chop - hand to hand - swords
Non-American film? Yes
Subtitles? - No
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
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