Jing boran fiery12/5/2023 Instead, Fei seeks solace in the company of devoted courtesan Orchid (Angelababy), in whom he confides his feelings, concerns and plans for restoring righteousness to the land. Neither of them can act, however, as Chun is involved with Fei’s brother, and leader of the newly formed Orphan Gang, Fiery. Pining for a childhood sweetheart, Little Fa, who was sold into prostitution, Fei also harbours feelings for the beautiful and resourceful Chun (Wang Luodan), for whom the attraction seems to be mutual. Somehow, Fei still finds time for romance. Once embedded within the gang, Fei sets about playing his three older “brothers” - North Evil (Jack Feng), Black Crow (Byron Mann) and Old Snake - against each other, while plotting a heist of the gang’s well-secured vault. Since that day, Fei and his brother Fiery (Jing Boran) have been training in martial arts, determined to see out their dream or ridding the community of evil forces. Fei is out for revenge against the Black Tigers, who murdered his father (Tony Leung Ka-Fai) - a benevolent teacher and doctor who ran the local orphanage. When a feisty young hopeful named Little Fei (Eddie Peng) completes the mission, he is adopted as Lei’s fourth son, and taken under the master’s wing. Master Lei (Sammo Hung), leader of the Black Tigers challenges a boatload of potential new recruits with the seemingly impossible task of delivering the head of the leader of arch rivals The Northern Sea Gang. While the ruling Qing Dynasty has imposed heavy trade restrictions across the country, rival underworld gangs vie for control of portside ferry piers, which in turn dictate control of numerous profitable industries including labour, gambling, opium and prostitution. Christine To’s robust, if formulaic, screenplay is packed with enough intrigue, deception, philosophising and romance to all but guarantee a positive audience reaction from aficionados and casual viewers alike. Pitting Fei opposite Sammo Hung’s villainous gang boss and employing the celebrated talents of internationally acclaimed action choreographer Corey Yuen, ensure the film delivers a slew of exhilarating and innovative martial arts set pieces. Employing an origin story that transforms a vengeful orphan into the poster child of proletarian righteousness, Rise Of The Legend lays the foundations for a whole new generation of Wong Fei Hung adventures.Īll parties involved should consider Rise Of The Legend a job well done, succeeding as both an entertaining and relevant action period piece, but more importantly as a robust primer on which to launch a new series of Wong Fei Hung adventures. Close to twenty years since folkloric action hero Wong Fei Hung last graced the big screen, director Roy Chow Hin Yeung and star Eddie Peng Yuyan bring him back to life in thumpingly confident fashion.
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