Fearless (2006)
- Original title
- 霍元甲
- Directed by
- Ronny Yu
- Genre
- biographical film, martial arts film, historical film, drama film, action film
- Country
- Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 1,427 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a famous Chinese martial artist who fought to restore national pride during a time of foreign imperialism. It shows his journey from a young fighter to a respected master who faces powerful challengers from other nations.
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What happens
Fearless, also known as Huo Yuanjia (霍元甲) in Chinese, as Spirit in Japan and as Jet Li's Fearless in the United Kingdom and the United States, is a 2006 martial arts film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Jet Li. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, it is loosely based on the life of Huo Yuanjia, a Chinese martial artist who challenged foreign fighters in highly publicized events, restoring pride and nationalism to China at a time when Western, Russian and Japanese imperialism were eroding the country in the final years of the Qing dynasty before the birth of the Republic of China. Li stated that the film was his last wushu martial arts film, a point also made in the film's television promotions and other publicity, although he would do action films with martial arts in them and did not rule out historical epics with martial arts. Fearless was released on 26 January 2006 in Hong Kong, on 23 June 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on 22 September 2006 in the United States. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. At the 13th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, it won the Film of Merit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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