Chocolate: "Can I make a suggestion that doesn't involve killing, or is this the wrong crowd?"
Chocolate
This... is something so BOGGLINGLY AWESOME it's hard to believe it exists.
It's about an autistic girl who realizes her Heroes-like ability to mimic the martial arts she sees on TV, so she goes on a kicking, flying rampage to collect on her yakuza mother's old debts.
It is AWESOME.
AWESOME.
The best part?
Her name is Zen.
Once upon a time, two hot yakuza had a torrid affair, which was basically an excuse to show off Abe Hiroshi's naked body:
Seriously, there's no point to it. He's naked, and the scene ends. I'm like "Oh, it's symbolic! Stripping away his layers so they can have a honest conversation about their feeli... oh, oh he's just standing at the window. Okay."
Their happiness ends when a jealous rival gangster forces them apart, and the woman gives birth:
Zen is autistic and withdrawn (I think she has a handful of words the entire movie), and unbeknownst to her mother, she's not just watching martial arts movies -- she's absorbing them.
It's fantastic.
People mess with her, and she beats them the fuck down... STILL HOLDING HER DOLL.
And it's not just any fighting. It's Thai boxing. She isn't just throwing punches, she's doing the exact same moves as trained martial artists. She flips and kicks and dislocates arms and slams pressure points with her elbows and knees. Check out the trailer. She's Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris with River Tam's sanity.
Her psychedelic dreams, which tell her to kick ass.
With her beautiful mother now wasting away from cancer, her "brother" has the idea of making housecalls for her old debts. She needs money for medicine, so they can politely ask the debtors to pay up, right?
Well, maybe they need a little persuasion.
After thoroughly demolishing an entire room of thugs -- in her pajamas -- the poor guy sobs as he throws money at her. "IT WAS ONLY 5000 BAHT!!!" ($150)
EVIL GANGSTERS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE MEN OR WOMEN.
These were all real fight scenes with no stunt doubles. The lead actress was scouted for her taekwondo, and underwent even more training for the movie. The backstage footage is full of people bruised and iced and bleeding and falling off buildings. D: D: D: (He was okay.)
So how many opponents d'you think can she handle at once?
One?
Two?
Three?
Hmmmmmmm.
FEEL THE ZEN.
This... is something so BOGGLINGLY AWESOME it's hard to believe it exists.
It's about an autistic girl who realizes her Heroes-like ability to mimic the martial arts she sees on TV, so she goes on a kicking, flying rampage to collect on her yakuza mother's old debts.
It is AWESOME.
AWESOME.
The best part?
Her name is Zen.
Once upon a time, two hot yakuza had a torrid affair, which was basically an excuse to show off Abe Hiroshi's naked body:
Seriously, there's no point to it. He's naked, and the scene ends. I'm like "Oh, it's symbolic! Stripping away his layers so they can have a honest conversation about their feeli... oh, oh he's just standing at the window. Okay."
Their happiness ends when a jealous rival gangster forces them apart, and the woman gives birth:
Zen is autistic and withdrawn (I think she has a handful of words the entire movie), and unbeknownst to her mother, she's not just watching martial arts movies -- she's absorbing them.
It's fantastic.
People mess with her, and she beats them the fuck down... STILL HOLDING HER DOLL.
And it's not just any fighting. It's Thai boxing. She isn't just throwing punches, she's doing the exact same moves as trained martial artists. She flips and kicks and dislocates arms and slams pressure points with her elbows and knees. Check out the trailer. She's Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris with River Tam's sanity.
Her psychedelic dreams, which tell her to kick ass.
With her beautiful mother now wasting away from cancer, her "brother" has the idea of making housecalls for her old debts. She needs money for medicine, so they can politely ask the debtors to pay up, right?
Well, maybe they need a little persuasion.
After thoroughly demolishing an entire room of thugs -- in her pajamas -- the poor guy sobs as he throws money at her. "IT WAS ONLY 5000 BAHT!!!" ($150)
EVIL GANGSTERS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE MEN OR WOMEN.
These were all real fight scenes with no stunt doubles. The lead actress was scouted for her taekwondo, and underwent even more training for the movie. The backstage footage is full of people bruised and iced and bleeding and falling off buildings. D: D: D: (He was okay.)
So how many opponents d'you think can she handle at once?
One?
Two?
Three?
Hmmmmmmm.
FEEL THE ZEN.