Fist & Faith (2017)

I was looking for something action packed with great fight scenes. I definitely found it. The music, actors, graphics, fight scenes, storyline, it was all phenomenal. I also enjoyed how they casted Chinese actors for the Chinese roles and Japanese for the Japanese roles. And kept them speaking (most of the time) their own language. There was a lot of neat graphics used in the movie that I really loved and helped add a bit of lighter feel to the movie even though the core of it is pretty dark. Although, don’t be disappointed that it doesn’t keep that lighter, comic feel throughout the whole movie (for good reason)!It’s worth watching I promise. The storyline did get a bit choppy towards the end but it wasn’t unbearable in the least.
These are my favorite type of movies/dramas so I will definitely be rewatching. I can’t believe there wasn’t more watchers of this movie, it was freaking great. Haha also, the cover image for the movie (which really made me interested to watch it) is a bit misleading bc you won’t find Liu He fighting at all but you won’t be disappointed in the lack of female badass fighting bc that’s where Kiyoko comes in. The actress who played her did such a spectacular job that I looked forward to all of her scenes.
After finishing this movie I quickly went to find if maybe they made a 2nd movie but looks like nothing yet :(( that ending was begging for a 2nd movie and I was really looking forward to that final fight!
P.S. I have also fallen in love with Ou Hao and after I finish writing this review I’m looking for anything else he was in to add to my list :))

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I actually found this movie off of Chinese TikTok. There was a funny comedic scene that was super light hearted and so I looked for the movie. But just a heads up, the story is a bit sad.

When I first started this movie, the story was very light and comedic throughout. It starts off a bit comedic but there are hints of dark facts and events thrown together. They used cartoons for some of the too violent scenes, and so although we know what’s occurring, it’s not as bad. The fight scenes were also well done, and I throughly enjoyed the show.

As the movie continues, it’s transitions to less funny and more serious. Things such as murders and implied rape occurs and drops the tone of the movie. Overall the story delivers patriotism, brotherhood, and how their determination cannot be subdued by violence. I did enjoy the movie, but I definitely did not come into the show expecting what that. The ending and the transition wasn’t choppy to me because I feel like the ending fit well with the events. The transition was hinted throughout the beginning so it wasn’t a surprise.

The male actor! I saw Ou Hao in the Left Ear, and I hated his character so much. I couldn’t feel much pity for him in that movie, it was because of how the character was built. I didn’t feel like the character was justified for many of his actions and he caused harm to others but managed to get a happy ending. Here though, I was able to see the messages and the emotions he expressed very well.

The female lead!!! I loved her in Glory of Tang Dynasty, so I actually expected more. Especially with that picture where she looks like a rebel, but I agree with someone else when they said that she was just a backdrop. She created an incentive for the male actor in the beginning, but after that, she was pretty much...useless. It’s sad though, I felt like the character had more potential.

Overall, it’s something I would watch again, and I felt like it was very memorable :)

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