Watching Kung Fu Hustle For The First Time Group REACTION

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  @calistodorren · 3 years ago

  Almost no-one gets this, but the "Big Brother" thing is a show of respect, like how you might call a close family friend "Aunt" or "Uncle" even though they're not actually related to you. She was acknowledging his power and position over her, they're not literal siblings.

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  @_The_Archive_ · 3 years ago

  Fun Fact: At one point in the movie the landlord and his wife are seen through their window Cha-cha dancing. This is a nod to Bruce Lee who won the 1958 Hong Kong National Cha-cha championship.

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  @LunaticReason · 3 years ago

  Fun fact the guy who plays the Husband , Yuen Wah was often used as Bruce Lee's body double in movies particularly Enter the Dragon.   Yuen did all the scenes where Bruce Lee did any acrobatic fliips which was something Bruce couldnt do irl.  Yuen was Peking opera trained so he could do it and he also was able emulate Bruce's way of walking and physical mannerisms (rumor was Bruce had one leg shorter than the other)  and both had similar body types during that time.    In terms of acting he was often type cast as the bad guy.  Most recent he was the archer guy in Shang Chi.

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  @AngeryCrow · 3 years ago

  Fun fact: Axe gang is a real deal back then in China mafia era.<br>The three masters of Pig Stye were actually real life Martial Arts masters<br>The director of this movie was, actually played as the main protagonist himself.

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  @Matrim42 · 3 years ago

  A fun little bit that Westerners miss about the Buddhist Palm. In traditional Chinese folklore, the Buddha holds the entire universe in the palm of his hand, so striking with the Buddhist Palm is basically dropping the universe on someone.

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  @its_just_a_ride32 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Beyond Stephen Chow, the cast of KFH is full of Martial Arts legends, in front of and behind the camera. This is like Oceans 11/Infinity War for China. Shaolin Soccer was such a hit they handed Chow a ton of money and said &quot;Make whatever you want&quot; and he set out to make the most awesome fanboy action movie ever

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• ZO

  @zodiark93 · 3 years ago

  The most curious thing is that this film is a really funny, parodistic and comedy movie, but at the same time it can perfectly show the various steps of the elevation of the spirit in the buddhism culture, together with the various steps of the mastery of kung fu and martial arts. Even the simple fact of him jumping on the eagle has a true spiritual meaning in real life. At the end of the day, it can be considered a pretty good movie for those themes, at least for their representation. Also some of those actors are true and expert martial artists °w°<br>Here some more info:<br>So, in this movie there are 6 levels of Kung fu. Each level representing a state of mind and the body. The first level being the physical level. This level consists of the “twelve leg shao lin kick” “Hong jia fist” and “wu Lang ba gua staff” these are what is called “Ming jin” or “visible strength”. This is the usage of the physical strength of the body, it is also the first level of Kung fu. The second level is represented by the two blind man. This is when Kung fu is no longer only represented through the body, but also as a state of “energy” or “an jin”; this in English could be described as a strike that cannot be seen. This state of Kung fu is extremely powerful as it can kill without subject even realizing it has been killed. However, this is soon to be over shadowed by the third level of Kung fu: “Hua jin” or “mix of the strike” this is when one has mastered the first two levels of Kung fu and is able to combine the two. They are able to dissolve the attacks of the first two levels of Kung fu with ease. This is represented by the “land lord couples.” Through “Tai chi” and “shi hou gong” or “lion roar”. Though this level of Kung fu is already extremely powerful, the fourth level of Kung fu is even greater. This state of Kung fu is when the user have managed to use the mixture of energy, mastered before from the first, second, and third state and create something even further beyond. There is no name for this state in China, since people like this are generally considered to be one of the greatest masters of it’s time. This state of Kung fu is represented by “huo yun xie shen” or the “world’s top killer”. However, there is still room for even beyond this state. State 5, this is when you break the limit of your body and reach even beyond the roof of Kung fu. This is represented when the main character stepped on the eagle (the eagle of which represents the pinnacle of Kung fu). Stage five is represented through “Ru lai shen zhang” or “the Buddha palm” (the Kung fu the main character learned as a child.) But what is even further beyond this level is level 6. He didn’t show this in this movie, but in the movie after the main character has spared “Huo Yun Xie Shen”, he asks the main character what Kung fu he was using. And after hearing this, the main character calmly responds with: “you want to learn this? I can teach you.” &nbsp;This is when he has reached the last stage of Kung fu. Where Kung fu is longer used to just fight, but only to communicate and grow. This is known as “fan pu gui zhen” and in many Chinese sayings “jiu jiu gui yi” (after nine you have one and zero) meaning after you reach the pinnacle you return to where you have started. This is regarded as the true pinnacle state of Kung fu, and only the greatest of masters may dream of mastering it. Since it would mean to leave all of what you had behind and return to where you have started. Truly something not anyone can do.

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  @9Godslayer · 3 years ago

  I don&apos;t understand the &quot;this would be a great story if this wasn&apos;t a comedy&quot; mentality. Some of the best stories are comedies.

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  @mn8931 · 2 years ago (edited)

  These guys thought they were making fun of the movie without realizing that the entire movie was a parody and homage to looney tunes, bruce lee, western movies and many others haha this is supposed to be a genre bending movie.

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  @DarronRanston · 2 years ago

  Something I always find funny that people miss. During the fight with the musical assassins, the spirits they use as weapons become more visible based on the skills of the master they&apos;re fighting which is why the delivery guy saw none of the swords, the tailer could only barely perceive the attacks, the baker could see them a little better and the Landlords could see the full spirits... also they miss the fact that sharp notes cut while flat notes punch and a full strum creates the barrier.

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  @MrHellsing76 · 3 years ago

  I just love the ending with &quot;not neo&quot; and The Beast, the old guy had spent decades just assuming there was nothing left for him in the world and he&apos;s seen everything, it&apos;s why he breaks down at someone offering to show him new things.

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  @ZachNight · 3 years ago

  Coolie is like a unskilled physical day worker like porters etc.

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