Once upon a time in china - part I

I always like chinese martial arts movies. Goddamn,the heros acting in those movies are fast like a bullet.In this film, jetli plays the role of the renowned kung fu master and doctor.

China is in turmoil, with Western influence having an upsetting effect on China's long cultural history. Jet Li(Wong) must fight foreigners intent on smudging China with their gweilo presence. Said bastard foreigners are in cahoots with a local band of Chinese who frame Wong’s local militia for a series of terrorist acts. Meanwhile, Leung Fu (Yuen Biao), a member of said evil band of Chinese, gets attracted to Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan). Fu hooks up with Master Yim (Yen Shi-Kwan), who wants to supplant Wong’s status as the number one kung-fu guy. To accomplish his goal, Master Yim hooks up with the bastard band of Chinese who want to get Wong Fei-Hong. Eventually, all the evil parties make a deal with the bastard foreigners and try to ship Chinese women to America. Their plan: to entice Chinese workers to head to America as coolies. Aunt Yee is kidnapped as part of this plot, and Leung Fu objects. Now he and Wong Fei-Hong must save Yee AND come to terms with the reality of gweilos in Asia. It's like this: the Chinese have kung-fu, but the foreigners have guns. The above Byzantine plot is part cinematic drama but also equal parts political commentary and actual Chinese history. The result: a rather confusing kung-fu epic that's helped along by fantastic action sequences and a terrific central performance by Jet Li. There's plenty of debate as to whether the film is truly a cinema classic or simply long and boring, but fandom seems to side with the former opinion. Once Upon a Time in China is worth watching for the liberal doses of Chinese history and for its excellent action design. Tsui Hark won a Best Director Hong Kong Film Award for this film