Jet Li's Fearless [Blu-ray]

Jet Li's Fearless [Blu-ray] Review

What can one accomplish in 42 years of life? Fearless gives an answer to that question. The film is based on the life of Huo Yuanjia, a national sports hero of old China.

From a young age, Huo watched as his father trained students. His dream was to become like his father, a master fighter. Eventually, he became an excellent stage fighter.

Jet Li gives a moving performance as Huo Yuanjia. On top of his game he makes one tragic decision which leads to fatal consequences for his family. He delivers on a man who loses everything that he loves and falls into the depths of despair.

Wandering aimlessly, Huo finds himself rescued and nursed back to health. A blind girl teaches him the true meaning of life. The scene in the rice paddies is one of the most inspirational parts of this film. From the pit of despair he rises like the phoenix to become the man which Chinese history remembers.

Destiny and fate take over as the course of events lead to the ultimate showdown with four fighters-three Westerners and Japan's national champion. The pride of China is at stake. The ending is truly unexpected but believable.

The marital arts sequences are well choreographed. They are very realistic in comparison to other recent films-no tree dancing in this film.

This film delivers a beautiful tapestry. The action sequences, the scenery and the music make this Chinese composition a graceful work of artistry.

Other reviewers have commented on the DVD quality. Overall, a great story!

Jet Li's Fearless [Blu-ray] Overview

Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: UN
Release Date: 9-DEC-2008
Media Type: Blu-Ray

Jet Li's Fearless [Blu-ray] Specifications

A moving and inspiring story of redemption and personal triumph in the face of great odds, Jet Li's Fearless is the based-on-facts story of Chinese folk hero Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li). The son of a martial-arts master whose greatest strength was his restraint, Huo grows into an unbeatable fighter whose pride and thoughtlessness lead to a chain of tragic losses. After a classic wanderer-in-the-wilderness penance, Huo reinvents himself as a mature instructor of Wushu, a martial arts system that embraces all forms of fighting without preference or pre-judgement. He also becomes a populist symbol, at the dawn of the 20th century, of China's refusal to entirely capitulate to the boot of Western colonialists. Taking on whatever European, American, or Japanese fighter the outsiders bring in to demoralize the natives, Huo becomes a legend that, in real life, is still revered. Thrillingly directed by Ronny Yu (Warriors of Virtue), Jet Li’s Fearless is a dazzling action movie that transcends its breathless fight sequences with Huo's sportsmanship virtues, i.e., knowing when you've won by example, rather than by the fist. Jet Li is superb in the role. --Tom Keogh

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