Starring: Cecilia Cheung, Frances Ng, Andy On
Director: Wilson Yip (SPL: Sha Po Lang/Kill Zone)
Rating: 5.5/10
Visuals & Art Direction: 6
Creative wuxia comedy, witty anachronism
White Dragon is a fun film. I really liked Cecilia Cheung. The music and some of the gags are period-modern fusion, so in places this movie feels like A Knight's Tale. Some of this period fusion and playing with modern culture also reminds me of one of my all-time favorites, the Korean film The Duelist. I love this type of period-modern fusion because it gives the directors a full range of tools to pull the viewer in, including modern music that directly keys into our modern culturization.
In The White Dragon, the anachronistic gags are also great. I laughed so hard when Cecilia Cheung rocked her concert and then smashed her pipa-biwa to shreds at the end. I also loved the "power download" of a kung fu master's power. On broadband. ;P
I can't tell you how much I loved to see a woman in a strong role while not discarding her beauty and her own life. I want to become 小白龍!
(There a few dude jokes that made me go "ugg, please!") but overall The White Dragon is a fresh film that allows women to be in effective, active roles. This movie is sometimes reflective and endearing, and is always fun.
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