Plot is very well-formed - the recently created Western Depot, Ming Dynasty Chengua period 1465-1488, has been systematically spying on and persecuting citizens instead of protecting them. Mu Tong is asked for an account book at a deceptively friendly meeting with his superior Hu then is betrayed and attacked at his home.
The fight scenes are very very good throughout the movie. Antagonists and heroes are skilled and the maneuvers deftly choreographed.
His very young son escapes, flees, lives. The child finds aunt Xiao who then deeply mourns Mu Tong and adopts the little boy. He is taught reading and writing and Kung Fu at her armed escort training center and given the new name YiDe.
Seeking to avenge his parent's murders grown-up XiDe robs a government officials house of their account book. A "boss" stops by the government officials house where the staff is found bound and not remembering what happened. The Zhen An city's riches house was also robbed without hurting anyone and the government officials house was the third one to have been so robbed. Southern City richman Guo's case officer's home had been robbed and money thrown in the street to be redistributed to the people.
Turtle-god clue left by robber is used by, now one-eyed, Boss Hu to further persecute the people and find the robber.
Period atmosphere and settings are consistent throughout, cinematography is high quality. Not to be missed!
The fight scenes are very very good throughout the movie. Antagonists and heroes are skilled and the maneuvers deftly choreographed.
His very young son escapes, flees, lives. The child finds aunt Xiao who then deeply mourns Mu Tong and adopts the little boy. He is taught reading and writing and Kung Fu at her armed escort training center and given the new name YiDe.
Seeking to avenge his parent's murders grown-up XiDe robs a government officials house of their account book. A "boss" stops by the government officials house where the staff is found bound and not remembering what happened. The Zhen An city's riches house was also robbed without hurting anyone and the government officials house was the third one to have been so robbed. Southern City richman Guo's case officer's home had been robbed and money thrown in the street to be redistributed to the people.
Turtle-god clue left by robber is used by, now one-eyed, Boss Hu to further persecute the people and find the robber.
Period atmosphere and settings are consistent throughout, cinematography is high quality. Not to be missed!
