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Fearless (2006)
Directed by Ronny Yu
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Overview
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn’t wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.
Rated PG-13 | Length 103 minutes
Actors
Jet Li | Sun Li | 董勇 | Shidou Nakamura | Pau Hei-Ching | Chen Zhi-Hui | Ting Leung | Qu Yun | Ma Zhongxuan | Nathan Jones | Jacky Heung | Brandon Rhea | Philippe Millieret | Anthony De Longis | Jean Claude Leuyer | Mike Leeder | Yi Shixiong | Chen Fusheng | Zheng Shiming | Lu Yuhao | Qilong Zhu | Shang Yapeng | Wang Qi | He Ju | Xu Ailing | He Si-Rong | Ma Yin | Jon T. Benn | John Paisley | Collin Chou | Masato Harada | Michelle Yeoh | Li Jun | Qian Yi | Zhao Zhigang | Ma Jingjing | Wei Binghua | Zhao Tieying | Xu Yonghai | Song Shuo | Liu Licheng | Sun Leqiu | Guo Shaoheng | Li Chao | Cheng Yong | Shu Jian | Gao Yuntong
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2022 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7.5 stars |
| 10/01/2006 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another long overdue revisit, which is a big reason why I’m doing this Jet Li project— so many of his films I’ve hadn’t seen in ages, over a decade for most many over two decades. This movie I haven’t see. Since we watched it in theater (Shannon and I) over at Village Crossing.
What’s neat about rewatching it now after I’ve seen 20+ Jet Li films this year is to see Li’s life in this character. He even says as much during the interview in the extras. He also says this is his last wushu film bc it’s a culmination of everything he’s done and he has nothing left to say or prove. Of course this wouldn’t hold to be true as he starred a few other wushu type films but not much.
This is a good movie and a rather poignant one if you overlay it onto Li’s career. Yuen Woo-ping was the action supervisor so keeping that theme going. Was nice to hear Li talk about their relationship over the years.
Next time I’ll have to spin up the directors cut which is 25 minutes longer.
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