Fearless

I have to say, Fearless is definitely one of Jet Li’s top film if not his best. The fighting scene was of course awesome and very engaging but what I really liked about this film was that there was actually a meaningful plot. A lot of action film nowadays just focus on the fighting scenes instead of developing a well made storyline.
The story starts off with a very stubborn and cocky martial arts master named Huo Yuanjia. Despite his excellent fighting skills, Huo misses the real point about martial arts which is to make oneself a better person and to resort to fighting as a last option. Because of Huo’s idea that everything can be resolved through fighting, he faces a personal tragedy one day because of this belief. His daughter and mother were both murdered because of revenge.
Because of his personal lost, Huo was deeply depressed and sort of gave up on life. However when Huo was living in a small unknown village, he soon discovered himself again and decided to go back to Tianjin. It was then that he truly realized the true meaning of martial arts. At the time of his arrival, Huo’s countrymen were being controlled by foreigners. The cultures that he knew were being replaced by those that were forign and most importantly the respect of his country was being destroyed by the outsiders. It was because of this that Huo would once again fight in competitions to regain the respect that his country has lost.
Overall Fearless is an excellent film. The movie presents itself with both intense fighting scenes and engaging storyline. I would highly recommend this film to anyone.