There's nothing like a good martial arts movie like "True Legend" to make you feel inadequate as both a writer and an athlete. It's bad enough to have to watch these men perform remarkable acts with impossible grace while you're still sore from the mile you ran on the treadmill two days ago (I swear I have a six pack, you guys. It's just nestled safely beneath a sixteen ounce bag of marshmallows). But then how do you explain what makes it great? You might as well try explaining a sunset to a man who's lived in a cave his whole life. I envy the dance critic, who can write from their knowledge of technique, form, history, and context. As a film critic writing about martial arts I'm basically limited to oblique measures like wow factor and awesomeness.
Let it be said, though, that "True Legend," from director and martial...
Let it be said, though, that "True Legend," from director and martial...
- 5/12/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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