![]() ![]() And in the story it is a crucial fight between two very powerful characters. I prefer choreographing one-on-one fighting sequences because it allows me lots of freedom to design different styles and movements. Q: Which fight scene was the most enjoyable to execute? Which was the most difficult? A: The most enjoyable one is the final fight between Vincent and Andy On at the secret chamber. Compared to the past, I tried to add some street dance elements into some fighting scenes in True Legend. I want to emphasis the contrast between these two. For Drunken Fist, it is a very powerful but free-style fighting. This is the first time that I use it in my movie. ![]() Was it fun to depict these disciplines again, and did you approach the staging/filming of them differently than you have in the past? A: Five Venom Fist as a less-known style are rarely used in martial art films. Q: We see Five Venom Fist and Drunken Fist in TRUE LEGEND. I like the story and would like to pay the homage to my father. True Legend gives me a chance to depict this legendry character as a leading role and in a more detailed way. For example, in Drunken Master, my dad played Su as Jackie Chan’s master. But the character is often portrayed as a supporting role. Q: Why did you want to revisit the legend of Su Qi-Er aka Beggar So? A: The story of Beggar Su has been translated to big screen for many times. In the meantime, here's a cool little back-and-forth with the greatest fight choreographer working today. One day, I'd like to sit down with the master and conduct a proper AICN Legends interview - or, better yet, watch him stage a big brawl like the wild brother-versus-brother showdown in the middle of TRUE LEGEND. Being of sound mind, I quickly whipped up some inquiries and passed them along. For all the bone-snapping and blood-spurting, TRUE LEGEND is actually a very sweet movie.Ī couple of weeks ago, I was asked if I wanted to submit questions via email to Mr. And while the inventively-staged combat is up to the very high standards Yuen and his stunt team have set throughout their forty-year-long career, it's the heartfelt quality of the narrative that really sets this movie apart. In TRUE LEGEND, Yuen and screenwriter To Chi-Long have envisioned the legend of Beggar So as a sprawling tale of family torn asunder, reunited, and tragically torn asunder again. It is the epic story of Su Qi-Er aka Beggar So, a legendary figure in the martial arts world who's been depicted in everything from the original DRUNKEN MASTER (also directed by Yuen) to Stephen Chow's KING OF BEGGARS. TRUE LEGEND is Yuen Woo-Ping's very entertaining return to the director's chair after a fourteen-year layoff. ![]()
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