Today, September 14th (Sat) at 10:45 PM, the Chinese film ‘Fearless’ (original title: 霍元甲 / Fearless) will be screened on EBS1TV. Directed by Woo In-tae, and starring Jet Li, Nakamura Shido, Sun Li, and Dong Yong, the film ‘Fearless’ is a Chinese film produced in 2006 and is suitable for ages 15 and up.
plot
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, China was divided into four parts by the great powers, the people’s lives were hard, and the country was in chaos due to internal and external troubles. Guo Yuanjia, who had been fascinated by martial arts since childhood, went against his father’s wishes to focus on his studies and eventually practiced martial arts, continuing to compete with various masters with the sole goal of becoming the ‘best master in Tianjin’. Blinded by his competitive spirit and honor, Guo Yuanjia focused solely on competition and eventually won the competition against the Tianjin master Jin Sabu, becoming the ‘best master in Tianjin’, but this resulted in the misfortune of his family being murdered. Afterwards, Guo Yuanjia, who was deeply shocked, left his hometown and lived a wandering life, returning to his hometown of Tianjin a few years later. Seeing the great powers trample on the pride of the Chinese people, Guo Yuanjia founded the Jeongmu Gymnastics Association to establish the pride of the country through competition and spread the essence of martial arts. However, he ended up losing his life after falling into a trap set by the Foreign Merchants’ Association during a competition with four masters from different countries.
Subject: The process of sacrificing oneself for a cause
This work depicts the chaotic times of Tianjin at the end of the Qing Dynasty in China, and tells the true story of a martial artist named Guo Yuanjia who pursues only the vain goal of becoming the “best martial artist in Tianjin,” but realizes that the essence of martial arts is not to defeat your opponent, but to help others and make yourself stronger, and sacrifices himself for a greater cause.
Point of appreciation: True enlightenment about life and martial arts
Kwak Won-gap is a real person from the late Qing Dynasty and is considered a patriot. The film is based on a true story and concisely shows Kwak Won-gap’s short life. It is also a work that contains the process of a young martial artist who only aimed for the title of master in his prime, experiencing various twists and turns in life and gaining true enlightenment about life and martial arts. Jet Li’s splendid action scenes also add to the interest of the film. It is said that the production team paid great attention to the perfection of the action scenes by directly meeting local masters in China, Thailand, England, and the United States and asking for advice.
Director: Woo In-tae
Born in Hong Kong in 1950, Director Woo Yin-tai has worked in various fields as a director, screenwriter, producer, and actor, and made his full-fledged entry into the film industry in 1976 with the action film “Jumping Ash.” His representative works include the martial arts film “The White-Haired Witch,” the horror film “Freddy VS Jason,” and “Kwak Won-gap.” Director Woo Yin-tai is considered a director from Hong Kong who has received some recognition in Hollywood. In order to produce “Kwak Won-gap,” Director Woo even turned down a Hollywood production, and Jet Li starred in, invested in, and even served as action director. He has had no new works since “Saving General Yang” in 2013, taking a long hiatus.
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2024-09-14 15:57:16