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The film follows Chen Zhen (??????), played by Jet Li, in his quest to bring the killers of his master, Huo Yuanjia, to justice. Despite underperforming in its theatrical release, Fist of Legend is often regarded to be one of Jet Li's best films, as well as one of the best martial arts film|martial arts films of all time. spoiler At the very least, Fist of Legend has a more favorable portrayal of the Japanese. In the remake, Chen begins the film as a student studying aborad in Japan, and the opening scene features Japanese students protesting the occupation of China. When pro-war Japanese students raid Chen's classroom, Chen's classmates and instrutor are quick to defend him. Chen even has a Japanese girlfriend, whose father (also a dojo leader) sides with Chen against the corrupt generals heading the occupation. Even the leader of the opposing Japanese clan expresses dismay and anger over the military leadership. Overall, the film makes a point seperating the Japanese military and military leaders from Japan itself, and identifying the military leadership as the true aggressors and occupation force.http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/fist_of_legend.htmhttp://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/f/fist-of-legend.html Fist of Legend inspired the Wachowski Brothers to hire choreographer Yuen Woo-ping for the fight scenes in The Matrix. The style of fighting in both films also bare some resemblence. Jet Li's later films have also also been influenced by Fist of Legend. Hitman also has a scene involving him using a belt as a weapon as seen previously. The more realistic and less wire driven fight choreography seen in Kiss of the Dragon was a result of fan criticism to Corey Yuen's choreography in Romeo Must Die and preference for the style seen in Fist of Legend.
Category:1994 films Category:Martial arts films fr:Fist of Legend This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Fist of Legend".
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