THE NEW SHAOLIN TEMPLE
is a 2010 movie.
Written by: Chi Kwong Cheung, Cheung Tan, Alan Yuen
Produced by: Benny Chan
Cinematography: Anthony Pun
- Andy Lau - Hou Jie
- Nicholas Tse - Cao Man
- Jackie - Wudao
- Xing Yu - Jingkong
- Fan Bingbing - Yan Xi
- Wu Jing - Jingneng
- Hung Yanyan - Suoxiangtu
Introduction
The film is set in Dengfeng, Henan, during the warlord era of early Republican China. The warlord Hou Jie (Andy Lau) defeats a rival, Huo Long, and seizes control of Dengfeng. Huo Long flees to Shaolin Temple to hide but Hou Jie appears and shoots him after getting his Huo's treasure map. Hou Jie ridicules the Shaolin monks before leaving.
Trailer of the movie - THE NEW SHAOLIN TEMPLE
SHAOLIN or THE NEW SHAOLIN TEMPLE is an update of Jet Li’s debut from 1982, but is mostly related by name and concept, not so much through storyline or characters. Released closely to Chinese New Year 2011 it is one of the less commercial almost-CNY-films, however tries to draw in the crowds with household names (Andy Lau, Jackie Chan et.al.) and big PR (concentrating on budgets, locations, stars etc.).
SHAOLIN is by the book, featuring ideas like brotherhood, hierarchy, code of honor, love, trust and betrayal in A-Z order, ticking off one by one from the must-have-ingredients list. The most remarkable message of the film, especially bearing in mind that Chinese New Year was around the corner, is that materialism and pursuit of money shouldn’t be our main goals in life (SHAOLIN doesn’t really answer the question what should be instead, though). So in light of the ever money-centered CNY SHAOLIN tries to make a point, but I am not sure if the audience will really get it or mostly miss the one or two respective lines of dialogue by Andy Lau’s character.
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