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True Legend (苏乞儿) is a 2010 Chinese–Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, his first since Tai Chi Boxer (1996). TheA Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film starred Vincent Zhao as Chinese folk hero Su Can, and co-starred Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, and Andy On. Gordon Liu, Leung Kar-yan, Michelle Yeoh, and David Carradine make cameo appearances. Set in late 19th-century and early 20th-century China, the film follows a retired general whose peaceful life is interrupted when his vengeful sworn brother returns from war armed with a deadly skill. Weakened but not destroyed, he learns drunken boxing from the God of Wushu to defeat his sworn brother.
The film has been shown in both 2D and 3D, and was promoted as the first Chinese 3D film. It was released in the United States on 13 May 2011 by Indomina, grossing US$62,200 during its run. Though it was a rather large financial loss for producer Bill Kong, making only RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) against an estimated budget of US$20 million, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly for its action choreography. True Legend was awarded the Lotus Action Asia at the 13th Deauville Asian Film Festival and won the Best Asian Action Movie award.
Su Can, a former general, has retired from military service to focus on wushu. He has a tense relationship with his sworn brother Yuan Lie, who is jealous of him. Years ago, Su's father had killed Yuan's father when the latter had fallen to evil. Su's father has since adopted Yuan, but fears that the boy might follow in his father's footsteps.
Five years later, Su has married Yuan's sister Ying and they have a son Feng. Yuan has also returned to serve as a governor, and he kills Su's father in revenge. When Su confronts Yuan, the latter defeats and wounds him before throwing him down a waterfall. Ying jumps into the water in an attempt to save Su, and both of them are lost. Yuan then takes custody of Feng.
Ying and Su survive their fall and are saved by a healer. Su is devastated to learn that he is crippled and turns to alcohol to drown his sorrows. Later, with Ying's support, he recovers, relearns martial arts and spars with an imaginary "God of Wushu". He eventually faces Yuan in battle and saves Feng, but Ying dies after being buried alive on Yuan's order.
Su becomes insane after losing his wife and roams the streets with his son. During this time, he picks up drunken boxing from sparring with the "God of Wushu", and regains his sanity. Later, he meets an old comrade and gets involved in a fighting arena, defeating some foreign challengers with his newly mastered skills.
When director Yuen Woo-ping was given the script by producer Bill Kong, the latter reportedly recommended Vincent Zhao for the lead role, saying that Zhao had been acting in many television series in recent years and should appear more in films. Yuen, after looking through some of Zhao's older films, chose him for the lead role. To prepare for his role, Zhao lost up to 9 kilograms (20 lb) as "Beggar Su can't be too plump." Zhao also had to take breakdancing classes for about two months as Yuen wanted a more rhythmic and modern form of drunken boxing.
Yuen also initially wanted Feng Xiaogang to portray the Old Sage but Feng turned down the offer due to schedule conflicts. However, Feng had the chance to direct a scene in the film where he appeared as a pickpocket teaching Su Can's son to steal. Nevertheless, the scene never made it into the film's final cut as Yuen and the producers felt that it was unnecessary.
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True Legend
True Legend (苏乞儿) is a 2010 Chinese–Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, his first since Tai Chi Boxer (1996). TheA Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film starred Vincent Zhao as Chinese folk hero Su Can, and co-starred Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, and Andy On. Gordon Liu, Leung Kar-yan, Michelle Yeoh, and David Carradine make cameo appearances. Set in late 19th-century and early 20th-century China, the film follows a retired general whose peaceful life is interrupted when his vengeful sworn brother returns from war armed with a deadly skill. Weakened but not destroyed, he learns drunken boxing from the God of Wushu to defeat his sworn brother.
The film has been shown in both 2D and 3D, and was promoted as the first Chinese 3D film. It was released in the United States on 13 May 2011 by Indomina, grossing US$62,200 during its run. Though it was a rather large financial loss for producer Bill Kong, making only RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) against an estimated budget of US$20 million, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly for its action choreography. True Legend was awarded the Lotus Action Asia at the 13th Deauville Asian Film Festival and won the Best Asian Action Movie award.
Su Can, a former general, has retired from military service to focus on wushu. He has a tense relationship with his sworn brother Yuan Lie, who is jealous of him. Years ago, Su's father had killed Yuan's father when the latter had fallen to evil. Su's father has since adopted Yuan, but fears that the boy might follow in his father's footsteps.
Five years later, Su has married Yuan's sister Ying and they have a son Feng. Yuan has also returned to serve as a governor, and he kills Su's father in revenge. When Su confronts Yuan, the latter defeats and wounds him before throwing him down a waterfall. Ying jumps into the water in an attempt to save Su, and both of them are lost. Yuan then takes custody of Feng.
Ying and Su survive their fall and are saved by a healer. Su is devastated to learn that he is crippled and turns to alcohol to drown his sorrows. Later, with Ying's support, he recovers, relearns martial arts and spars with an imaginary "God of Wushu". He eventually faces Yuan in battle and saves Feng, but Ying dies after being buried alive on Yuan's order.
Su becomes insane after losing his wife and roams the streets with his son. During this time, he picks up drunken boxing from sparring with the "God of Wushu", and regains his sanity. Later, he meets an old comrade and gets involved in a fighting arena, defeating some foreign challengers with his newly mastered skills.
When director Yuen Woo-ping was given the script by producer Bill Kong, the latter reportedly recommended Vincent Zhao for the lead role, saying that Zhao had been acting in many television series in recent years and should appear more in films. Yuen, after looking through some of Zhao's older films, chose him for the lead role. To prepare for his role, Zhao lost up to 9 kilograms (20 lb) as "Beggar Su can't be too plump." Zhao also had to take breakdancing classes for about two months as Yuen wanted a more rhythmic and modern form of drunken boxing.
Yuen also initially wanted Feng Xiaogang to portray the Old Sage but Feng turned down the offer due to schedule conflicts. However, Feng had the chance to direct a scene in the film where he appeared as a pickpocket teaching Su Can's son to steal. Nevertheless, the scene never made it into the film's final cut as Yuen and the producers felt that it was unnecessary.