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Resources => Music [Public] => Topic started by: Nichi on September 18, 2014, 10:20:44 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/v/HCkbfapn-I4
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Beautiful music.
Occasionally I can get into an action movie, esp. with an interesting story, but not as much as I used to. Martial arts movies are a little more up my ally, and even better if the setting and imagery come from an older time, or there is some spiritual or religions themes or mythology tied in.
I loved the movie Hero.
I tried to watch one of those Asian drama shows you watch, and though some of it was appealing there was this soap opera cheesiness too. But I do love the settings!
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Beautiful music.
Occasionally I can get into an action movie, esp. with an interesting story, but not as much as I used to. Martial arts movies are a little more up my ally, and even better if the setting and imagery come from an older time, or there is some spiritual or religions themes or mythology tied in.
I loved the movie Hero.
I tried to watch one of those Asian drama shows you watch, and though some of it was appealing there was this soap opera cheesiness too. But I do love the settings!
I also loved Hero. Would like to find it to watch it again, in fact. It has been accused of being Chinese propaganda, but I don't care. It was so artfully done, with the multiple versions of the story. Visually stunning it was. And as well, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and House of Flying Daggers. All 3 of those movies had a similar 'feel' to them. The Chinese seem to be great lovers of tragedy, I may add.
As for the cheesy Asian dramas, there are 2 I'd stand by, in spite of their continuing-saga-soap-y qualities:
Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei (Also called Vigilantes in Mask)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KQ-Eb8iFAM&feature=share&list=PLBD9A9395F3C977EE
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The Book and the Sword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPF0R27fjB0/
(You have to rely on the related videos to get you to the next-and-the-next episodes.)
The Book and the Sword got a bit long, just by virtue of all of the painful treachery in it, but interesting it was. Lots of artifacts of the period.
I also enjoyed The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng 2007, but I notice that the copyright police got hold of it on yt.
I was in the midst of a current series a few months back, when something strange happened to my computer, and I suspected that there was some cyber hanky-panky in the video. It was called "The Scarlet Heart2," and I'll always lament not knowing how it turned out.
But back to soundtracks. This cut by Tan Dun is one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever heard, to be frank. And it stands alone, without having seen the film.
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I re-watched "The Forbidden Kingdom" the other day, and enjoyed it yet again. Jet Li and Jackie Chan were both great in it. But Chinese critics didn't like it, accusing it of being Ameri-centric. I guess I could see that.
Both of those actors are notable for being bona fide martial artists as well as actors. Jet Li has made more respectable movies than has Jackie Chan, on the whole. But my curiosity is up about another martial artist/actor, and I'm hoping to view a few of his. Donnie Yen. I hear he has recently played the Monkey King (don't know the name of that film). He has made a host of martial arts films, the most famous of which are IP Man and IP Man2: stories about Bruce Lee's teacher. The IP Man films, though, don't have the magical elements that one sees in Hero and Crouching Tiger: they attempt to be historical. Likewise with another recent film, The Grandmaster. Also about Bruce Lee's teacher, but played with actors, not martial artists. You'll recognize Ziyi Zhang (playing an antagonist):
http://www.youtube.com/v/8L2YcwrfdeA