This is partly the story of one swordsman who is good and who later trains another person in his ideas. The other person who learns later fights and kills the fellow who taught him, but there is no real reason for these two people to be fighting, and they had earlier worked together to help people who needed help.
Along the way, there are several persons on the periphery who make decisions that don't make a lot of sense, including a princess who thinks she is in love with the younger swordsman, although he has abandoned her several times.
Some people might appreciate the photography of Chinese landscapes. The swordplay is not particularly meaningful or realistic . . . a lot of it involves fighting ghosts or demons. So, it is not particularly good as a martial arts film, either.
Along the way, there are several persons on the periphery who make decisions that don't make a lot of sense, including a princess who thinks she is in love with the younger swordsman, although he has abandoned her several times.
Some people might appreciate the photography of Chinese landscapes. The swordplay is not particularly meaningful or realistic . . . a lot of it involves fighting ghosts or demons. So, it is not particularly good as a martial arts film, either.