A Touch of Zen Comments

  • Brain 2022-03-18 09:01:07

    The three-hour movie is divided into two parts. Hu Jinquan is always a big piece higher than the contemporary Chinese martial arts. No matter the plot, the mirror, the action, the deep meaning, and even the dialogue are extremely elegant. In terms of life style, only Li Hanxiang can match it. No wonder the two can be good...

  • Ayden 2022-03-17 09:01:08

    Every frame and every frame is a masterpiece of Lao Hu. Damn your mother, Zhang Guoshi, how brave you are to shoot the drama of annihilating the enemy in the bamboo...

  • Josiane 2022-03-17 09:01:08

    It is similar to the mysterious atmosphere of the ghost of a Chinese girl. The characters appear only five or six minutes after the scene is edited in the empty mirror. The expression of the scene is far more than the dialogue. The girl is usually in white shorts, and the change is the same as Xiaoqian. His black long dress, the same sitting and playing the piano, the same lotus in the pond. As a costume action movie, the first fight does not appear until 60 minutes later. Many groups of...

  • Harry 2022-03-16 09:01:07

    I really hope CC can fix this...

  • Mitchell 2022-03-16 09:01:07

    The atmosphere at the beginning is well rendered, the camera feel is very strong, the fight is not deliberate, the look is comfortable, the suspense is layered, but it is a little too careless of the rhythm, which makes the viewer feel uncomfortable and naturally can't stand it. I went to see the title of the Cannes award-winning film, and xixi fell asleep after half a movie~~...

  • Burdette 2022-03-15 09:01:09

    The first three in the history of selfish Chinese movies, the first in ancient costume/wuxia movies. It takes too much accumulation to understand one ten thousandth of it, and understanding one ten thousandth of it can gain too much. If I could only recommend to the world a Chinese-language film that best showcases the ancient Chinese landscape and even its cultural charm, I would choose this film without hesitation. The Americans have "2001: A Space Odyssey", and the Chinese have "Xia Nv". It...

  • Immanuel 2022-03-15 09:01:09

    The title is "Xia Nv", but the focus is on the heroes who assist Xia Nv. In the first part, he patiently prepared and set up suspense. In the middle part, there were endless interceptions and counterattacks. In the latter part, he returned to Buddhism. The dual opposition of good and evil, loyalty and traitor, Hu Jinquan reflects the tortuous and faint dream of family and country in this "battle royale". Broken walls, ancient temples, Huangzhai, Cuifeng white reeds, swords and swords shadows,...

  • Lavonne 2022-03-14 14:12:28

    A continuous action of disassembling, using several fragments to construct an overall action-sense editing. An unconventional way to pave the way for suspense. A Chinese landscape painting style composition, the vast space is infinitely extended under the spreading of roll = scroll. A kind of ethereal and elegant. A juxtaposition of front and back scenes, a space of multiplicity. A Zen and philosophy of how people act in the environment, not how people affect the...

  • April 2022-01-20 08:04:13

    Replayed in 4K repair version. The reason why many scenes are so long is probably because the action scenes are really solid. Xu Feng’s moves are great, and she can almost feel her exertion again and again, as are other actors. Everyone must have worked very hard. . (Ah, by comparison, Nie Yinniang's play is just...) In addition, I have been reminded that some plots of Guling Street are indeed similar to this...

Extended Reading

A Touch of Zen quotes

  • Ku Shen Chai: Have you seen Miss Yang, the lady who lives here?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: No, I'm blind.

    Ku Shen Chai: Forgive me.

    General Shih Wen-chiao: Miss Yang and her mother are gone.

    Ku Shen Chai: She said you should run for your life too. Do you know where she went?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: No.

    Ku Shen Chai: I have to find her!

    [Shih pulls out a sword as two soldiers fly down from the sky and attack, but are quickly killed in a few brief strokes of the sword]

    Ku Shen Chai: Mr. Shih, Mr. Shih, who are you really?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: I'm not blind, that's for sure.