Jade Warrior
2006 ‘Jadesoturi’ Directed by Antti-Jussi Annila
Synopsis
Tao minulle Sampo niin saat rakkaasi takaisin (Forge me the Sampo and you will get your loved one back)
Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern Finland. Jade Warrior is set in ancient China early iron age and present day Finland. The past is feeding the story in present day, slowly revealing our warrior his real origin, his superior skills and his destiny. Jade Warrior - the first Finnish Kung Fu film - combines Finnish and Chinese mythologies into one film. Jade Warrior is an homage to Kung Fu genre strongly spiced with a truly original approach to Finnish national epic Kalevala. Like Kalevala Jade Warrior is a pure melodrama. A story of Kalevala's greatest hero. Written by www.ses.fi
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A mix of Finnish and Chinese myths that both reference a similar item and could possibly be a link to both cultures, the story follows the son of a blacksmith who according to Chinese legend was the only one who could stop a demon with a device he had created, but before meeting his fate wanted to spend only one day as an average man. The film however takes place during modern times to a Finnish blacksmith, who may be the reincarnated smith from the Chinese legend and through events is taken back to that period and what actually occurred. Unfortunately the film doesn't flow well as it tries to connect both times to each other leaving the plot somewhat…
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Ungewöhnliches Martial Arts Epos mit tollen Bilder und gelungener Choreographie welches die Mythologien Finnlands und Asiens verbindet. Zu beginn fühlt sich die Geschichte zwar sehr fragmentiert an, aber nach und nach fügen sich die Bruchstücke zusammen und ergeben ein schön erzähltes ganzes. Durchaus einen Blick wert.
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Really disappointing. It looked stunning - it's the slickest film I've ever seen to come out of Finland. The ideas were interesting too, mixing Finnish and Chinese folklore. Unfortunately, its lacklustre script and overly solemn tone mean it's insufferably boring. It's only 100 minutes, but felt like three hours. There just isn't enough going on, and I'm not just talking about the action (which is sparse), the film follows two parallel story lines, but neither really engage the viewer or contain any drama. A wasted opportunity.
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A mix of Finnish and Chinese myths that both reference a similar item and could possibly be a link to both cultures, the story follows the son of a blacksmith who according to Chinese legend was the only one who could stop a demon with a device he had created, but before meeting his fate wanted to spend only one day as an average man. The film however takes place during modern times to a Finnish blacksmith, who may be the reincarnated smith from the Chinese legend and through events is taken back to that period and what actually occurred. Unfortunately the film doesn't flow well as it tries to connect both times to each other leaving the plot somewhat…