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* BladeOnAStick: Examples abound throughout the film, with the most notable being the guan dao wielded by Guan Yu (the weapon's namesake).
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As with any ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' based work, the generals get to kick far more ass than any of their soldiers.
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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: As with any ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' based work, the generals get to kick far more ass than any of their soldiers.
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* MsFanservice: Xiao Qiao stars in a [[CoitusEnsues Gratuitious Sex Scene]] with Zhou Yu to make the audience care about her more, [[spoiler:since she goes to Cao Cao's camp before the actual battle later after in an attempt to get him to throw the fight]]. Also, she is usually the focus of the scenes she's in and the camera also loves to focus whatever part of her skin she has exposed at that time.
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* MsFanservice: Xiao Qiao stars in a [[CoitusEnsues Gratuitious Sex Scene]] Scene with Zhou Yu to make the audience care about her more, [[spoiler:since she goes to Cao Cao's camp before the actual battle later after in an attempt to get him to throw the fight]]. Also, she is usually the focus of the scenes she's in and the camera also loves to focus whatever part of her skin she has exposed at that time.
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* MsFanservice: Xiao Qiao stars in a [[CoitusEnsues Gratuitious Sex Scene]] with Zhou Yu to make the audience care about her more, [[spoiler:since she goes to Cao Cao's camp before the actual battle later after in an attempt to get him to throw the fight]]. Also, she is usually the focus of the scenes she's in and the camera also loves to focus whatever part of her skin she has exposed at that time, notably on that BareYourMidriff scene.
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* MsFanservice: Xiao Qiao stars in a [[CoitusEnsues Gratuitious Sex Scene]] with Zhou Yu to make the audience care about her more, [[spoiler:since she goes to Cao Cao's camp before the actual battle later after in an attempt to get him to throw the fight]]. Also, she is usually the focus of the scenes she's in and the camera also loves to focus whatever part of her skin she has exposed at that time, notably on that BareYourMidriff scene.time.
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--> '''Children''': "What use is reading if we're hardly able to eat?"
--> '''Guan Yu''': "When you have mastered reading, you will have much to eat. You'll learn in time."
--> '''Guan Yu''': "When you have mastered reading, you will have much to eat. You'll learn in time."
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao get it on like it's their last time, even though [[ForegoneConclusion it really isn't]] (although it might be the one which caused her pregnancy later); Cao Cao has a Xiao Qiao stand-in and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything frequent headaches.]]
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Zhang Fei throws an enemy into a group of others.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Zhang Fei throws an enemy into a group of others.
* ModestyBedsheet: After they make love, Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao are seen cuddling naked save for a bed sheet strategically covering their waists, and Xiao Qiao keeps her breasts hidden via a ToplessnessFromTheBack shot since she's laying on her stomach.
* NoPeekingRequest: When Shangxiang is stripping in front of the council in order to show them the map she had concealed under her clothing, [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl she clearly isn't concerned about her modesty]], but her sister Xiao Qiao ''is'' and sends a glare to the men, causing them all to comically turn around and wait for her to unfurl the map.
* NoPeekingRequest: When Shangxiang is stripping in front of the council in order to show them the map she had concealed under her clothing, [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl she clearly isn't concerned about her modesty]], but her sister Xiao Qiao ''is'' and sends a glare to the men, causing them all to comically turn around and wait for her to unfurl the map.
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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: When Shangxiang strips to her undergarments to unroll the map of Cao Cao's camp she had smuggled out under her clothes, Xiao Qiao repeatedly tries to get her to put her robe back on.
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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: When Shangxiang strips to her undergarments to unroll the map of Cao Cao's camp she had smuggled out under her clothes, Xiao Qiao clothes and repeatedly tries to get her to put her robe back on.
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* RainOfArrows: Played with by Zhuge Liang, who uses his famous straw boat ruse to steal Wei's arrows. It works so well, the ships start listing before he turns them around.
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* RainOfArrows: Played with PlayedWith by Zhuge Liang, who uses his famous straw boat ruse to steal Wei's arrows. It works so well, the ships start listing before he turns them around.
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* SceneryPorn: The Southlands are described as "paradise on Earth", and the movie makes sure you know it. The drill scene is particularly prevalent.
** Geographically, the South was full of fertile, lush river valleys, while the flatlands of the North were too cold and dry to sustain agriculture.
** Geographically, the South was full of fertile, lush river valleys, while the flatlands of the North were too cold and dry to sustain agriculture.
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* SceneryPorn: The Southlands are described as "paradise on Earth", and the movie makes sure you know it. The drill scene is particularly prevalent.
**prevalent. Geographically, the South was full of fertile, lush river valleys, while the flatlands of the North were too cold and dry to sustain agriculture.
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* SexualKarma: Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao [[PreClimaxClimax get it on like it's their last time] (even though [[ForegoneConclusion it really isn't]]) in an IdealizedSex scene with romantic music; Meanwhile Cao Cao has a [[RetargetedLust stand-in]] of his LustObject Xiao Qiao and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything has frequent headaches.]]
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Zhang Fei throws an enemy into a group of others.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Zhang Fei throws an enemy into a group of others.
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* SignatureStyle: If there's one director in the whole world who could somehow insert a MexicanStandoff in a ''period movie'', it's John Woo. [[spoiler:You've got Cao Cao and Zhou Yu with swords at each other's throats, Cao Hong with a sword to Zhou's back, then Sun Quan with a bow and arrow aimed at Cao, and just to add flavor, Xiahou Jun holds Xiao Qiao hostage.]]
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** If there's one director in the whole world who could somehow insert a MexicanStandoff in a ''period movie'', it's John Woo. [[spoiler:You've got Cao Cao and Zhou Yu with swords at each other's throats, Cao Hong with a sword to Zhou's back, then Sun Quan with a bow and arrow aimed at Cao, and just to add flavor, Xiahou Jun holds Xiao Qiao hostage.]]
** If there's one director in the whole world who could somehow insert a MexicanStandoff in a ''period movie'', it's John Woo. [[spoiler:You've got Cao Cao and Zhou Yu with swords at each other's throats, Cao Hong with a sword to Zhou's back, then Sun Quan with a bow and arrow aimed at Cao, and just to add flavor, Xiahou Jun holds Xiao Qiao hostage.]]
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* WarIsHell: Yes, the fight sequences are awesome, but they're also horrifyingly ''brutal'' and several scenes in the film are used to illustrate the tragedy caused. While the B plot with Shangxiang overly reeks of RomanticPlotTumor, [[spoiler: seeing the man who befriended her die before her eyes pretty much destroys her initial wide-eyed belief that being in battle is cool]].
** Lampshaded earlier in Part 1:
--> '''Zhuge Liang''': "Princess, have you ever fought in a war?"
--> '''Sun Shangxiang''': "There's always a first time!"
--> '''Zhou Yu''': "The first time I fought, I wished there was never a second."
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--> '''Zhuge Liang''': "Princess, have you ever fought in a war?"
--> '''Sun Shangxiang''': "There's always a first time!"
--> '''Zhou Yu''': "The first time I fought, I wished there was never a second."
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* WarIsHell: Yes, the fight sequences are awesome, but they're also horrifyingly ''brutal'' and several scenes in the film are used to illustrate the tragedy caused. While the B plot with Shangxiang overly reeks of RomanticPlotTumor, [[spoiler: seeing the man who befriended her die before her eyes pretty much destroys her initial wide-eyed belief that being in battle is cool]].
** Lampshadedcool]]. This is lampshaded earlier in Part 1:
--> '''Zhuge -->'''Zhuge Liang''': "Princess, Princess, have you ever fought in a war?"
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'''Sun Shangxiang''':"There's There's always a first time!"
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'''Zhou Yu''':"The The first time I fought, I wished there was never a second."
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--> '''Zhou Yu''': "You talk about peace but you quote from ''Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}''?"
--> '''Xiao Qiao''': "I've read your strategy books in secret; the better to understand you."
--> '''Xiao Qiao''': "I've read your strategy books in secret; the better to understand you."
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* ArmorIsUseless: Arrows almost always punch straight through any armor they hit.
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* DemotedToExtra: To a certain extent, Huang Gai. [[spoiler: Historically, one of the reasons the Wu fleet was able to pull off the fire attack was because Cao Cao was expecting Huang Gai's ships from a false surrender ruse. This was expanded in the novel with an elaborate plan known as the "Bitter Meat Scheme" involving a beating and some FeedTheMole. HandWaved in the film when Huang suggests the plan to Zhou Yu, but Zhou dismisses it, saying it's unnecessary]]. He still appears in many scenes, often as ThoseTwoGuys with Lu Su, and still [[spoiler: leads the initial fire attack]].
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* DemotedToExtra: To a certain extent, Huang Gai. [[spoiler: Historically, one of the reasons the Wu fleet was able to pull off the fire attack was because Cao Cao was expecting Huang Gai's ships from a false surrender ruse. This was expanded in the novel with an elaborate plan known as the "Bitter Meat Scheme" involving a beating and some FeedTheMole. HandWaved in the film when Huang suggests the plan to Zhou Yu, but Zhou dismisses it, saying it's unnecessary]].unnecessary, also stating that such a beating would leave Huang Gai unable to fight]]. He still appears in many scenes, often as ThoseTwoGuys with Lu Su, and still [[spoiler: leads the initial fire attack]].
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* DueToTheDead: Zhou Yu decides to give the bodies of soldiers Cao Cao sent across the river a proper funeral, despite them being enemies.
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* DueToTheDead: Zhou Yu decides to give the bodies of soldiers Cao Cao sent across the river a proper funeral, despite them being enemies. The fact that they're all infected with Typhoid and need to be cremated before they infect any more of his men is also a factor.
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* LibationForTheDead: In part 1, the generals of Wu and Shu pout out some wine in memory of the messenger slain by Cao Cao.
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* LastMinuteReprieve: Zhao Yu and Zhuge Liang both literally bet their heads that their schemes (To eliminate Cao Cao's admirals and to steal 100,000 arrows from Cao Cao, respectively) will succeed. Both of them get notification of their success moments before they are about to be executed for their failure.
* LibationForTheDead: In part 1, the generals of Wu and Shupout pour out some wine in memory of the messenger slain by Cao Cao.
* LibationForTheDead: In part 1, the generals of Wu and Shu
* PerfectPoison: Cao Cao gives a drink to Jiang Gan, who had recently failed him, and the man is dead in under a minute.
* RefugeInAudacity: Zhou Yu's scheme to get Jiang Gan to believe that Cao Cao's Admirals are planning to defect opens with Zhou Yu reminding his old friend that he can forge other people's handwriting shortly before "accidentally" revealing the forged letter of defection. Later that evening, Zhou Yu openly states that the letter is another one of his legendary tricks. Jiang Gan still falls for it.
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* TeaIsClassy: Xiao Qiao is renowned for her tea-making skills, and on the eve of the final battle distracts Cao Cao from the approaching army with a discussion of tea.
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* TeaIsClassy: Xiao Qiao is renowned for her tea-making skills, and on the eve of the final battle distracts Cao Cao from his planned attack until the approaching army wind changes and her husband can launch his with a discussion of tea.
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* WeatherSavesTheDay: A major plot point is waiting for the wind to blow the right way, allowing the fleet of fire ships to do their work.
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* WeatherSavesTheDay: The "straw boat" plan depends on a fog bank preventing the Han navy from seeing that the boats crossing the river are nearly empty. A major plot point in the final battle is waiting for the wind to blow the right way, allowing the fleet of fire ships to do their work.work. The DVD case even includes a StealthPun reference to the importance of weather in the campaign: "Destiny lies in the wind".
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* TeaIsClassy: Xiao Qiao is renowned for her tea-making skills, and on the eve of the final battle distracts Cao Cao from the approaching army with a discussion of tea.
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* PuppetKing: The Emperor gets precisely one scene, in which he is verbally bullied by Cao Cao to "order" him to launch his war against the southern kingdoms in front of the entire court. Part of Liu Bei's argument as to why he and Sun Quan must unite to stop Cao Cao is that if he consolidates his hold on the south, he'll stop bothering with the pretense that he's just an Imperial Minister and claim the throne for himself.
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* PuppetKing: The Emperor gets precisely one scene, in which he is verbally bullied by Cao Cao to "order" him to launch his war against the southern kingdoms in front of the entire court. Part of Liu Bei's argument as to why he and Sun Quan must unite to stop Cao Cao is that if he consolidates his hold on the south, he'll stop bothering with the pretense that he's just an Imperial Minister and claim the throne for himself.[[note]]Something the historic Cao Cao never did, though Cao Cao's son Cao Pi did do that shortly after his father's death[[/note]]
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* AshFace: What causes Gan Xing to finally decide the fire bombs are big enough is when one of them leaves his face covered in soot.
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Not to confuse with ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''.
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[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas Not to confuse be confused]] with ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''.
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''Red Cliff'' (original title 赤壁, ''Chi Bi'') is a film directed by Creator/JohnWoo and inspired by a famous battle in ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', based on the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms period]] of ancient China. The first part was released in 2008 and its second part in 2009; in some countries, only a condensed version was released. It stars Creator/TonyLeung, Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Creator/ChangChen, Hu Jun, Lin Chiling and Creator/ZhaoWei.
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''Red Cliff'' (original title 赤壁, ''Chi Bi'') is a film directed by Creator/JohnWoo and inspired by a famous battle in ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', based on the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms period]] of ancient China. The first part was released in 2008 and its second part in 2009; in some countries, only a condensed version was released. It stars Creator/TonyLeung, Creator/TonyLeungChiuWai, Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Creator/ChangChen, Hu Jun, Lin Chiling and Creator/ZhaoWei.
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*** Speaking of whom, Zhou Yu interrupts Zhang Fei's calligraphy practice in order to analyse his handwriting. This was actually a plot point when Creator/TonyLeung starred in ''Film/Hero2002''.
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*** Speaking of whom, Zhou Yu interrupts Zhang Fei's calligraphy practice in order to analyse his handwriting. This was actually a plot point when Creator/TonyLeung Creator/TonyLeungChiuWai starred in ''Film/Hero2002''.
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* TheAce: Zhou Yu is portrayed as a superb fighter on par with the likes of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun ''and'' a master strategist on par with Zhuge Liang. Both his combat and tactical prowess allows him to form a BashBrother bond with both Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun.
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* TheAce: Zhou Yu is portrayed as a superb fighter on par with the likes of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun ''and'' a master strategist on par with Zhuge Liang. Both his combat and tactical prowess allows him to form a BashBrother BashBrothers bond with both Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun.
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* TheAce: Zhou Yu is portrayed as a superb fighter on par with the likes of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun ''and'' a master strategist on par with Zhuge Liang. Both his combat and tactical prowess allows him to form a BashBrother bond with both Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun.
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* PuppetKing: The Emperor gets precisely one scene, in which he is verbally bullied by Cao Cao to "order" him to his war against the southern kingdoms in front of the entire court. Part of Liu Bei's argument as to why he and Sun Quan must unite to stop Cao Cao is that if he consolidates his hold on the south, he'll stop bothering with the pretense that he's just an Imperial Minister and claim the throne for himself.
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* PuppetKing: The Emperor gets precisely one scene, in which he is verbally bullied by Cao Cao to "order" him to launch his war against the southern kingdoms in front of the entire court. Part of Liu Bei's argument as to why he and Sun Quan must unite to stop Cao Cao is that if he consolidates his hold on the south, he'll stop bothering with the pretense that he's just an Imperial Minister and claim the throne for himself.
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* PuppetKing: The Emperor gets precisely one scene, in which he is verbally bullied by Cao Cao to "order" him to his war against the southern kingdoms in front of the entire court. Part of Liu Bei's argument as to why he and Sun Quan must unite to stop Cao Cao is that if he consolidates his hold on the south, he'll stop bothering with the pretense that he's just an Imperial Minister and claim the throne for himself.
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* TraumaticHaircut: The moment when everyone on both sides knows that Cao Cao is beaten is when an arrow cuts off his queue.
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*** Speaking of whom, Zhou Yu interrupts Zhang Fei's calligraphy practice in order to analyse his handwriting. This was actually a plot point when Creator/TonyLeung starred in ''Film/{{Hero}}''.
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*** Speaking of whom, Zhou Yu interrupts Zhang Fei's calligraphy practice in order to analyse his handwriting. This was actually a plot point when Creator/TonyLeung starred in ''Film/{{Hero}}''.''Film/Hero2002''.
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* FirstLove: Sun Shangxiang, the princess of Wu, forcibly rejects any proposal ideas her brother makes [[spoiler:including knocking out Liu Bei with a punch]], and [[spoiler:falls in love with a soldier from Wei who also happens to be the star athlete. The first time she saw him, he single-handidly dominated a soccer-esque game]].
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* FirstLove: Sun Shangxiang, the princess of Wu, forcibly rejects any proposal ideas her brother makes [[spoiler:including knocking out Liu Bei with a punch]], and [[spoiler:falls in love with a soldier from Wei who also happens to be the star athlete. The first time she saw him, he single-handidly single-handedly dominated a soccer-esque game]].
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* AdaptedOut: Sun Ce is a PosthumousCharacter in this version, but for some reason his wife Da Qiao is completely forgotten despite her sister Xiao Qiao having such prominent focus.
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWMYaiqmzVg When Wu army drills led by Zhou Yu are interrupted by a peasant boy with a flute.]]
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* SceneryPorn: The Southlands are described as "paradise on Earth", and the movie makes sure you know it. The scene during the ThemeTuneCameo is particularly prevalent.
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* SceneryPorn: The Southlands are described as "paradise on Earth", and the movie makes sure you know it. The drill scene during the ThemeTuneCameo is particularly prevalent.
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* ThemeTuneCameo: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWMYaiqmzVg When Wu army drills led by Zhou Yu are interrupted by a peasant boy with a flute.]]
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* ActorAllusion:
** Sun Shangxiang dressing as a guy while watching a [[Film/ShaolinSoccer ball game... with martial arts...]]
** Creator/ZhaoWei would again dress as a man while playing the titular character [[Film/MulanRiseOfAWarrior Hua Mulan]].
** There's a possible jab at Lin Chiling's career in modelling, when Zhou Yu drinks her tea and praises it to her face, like he was in a commercial.
*** Speaking of whom, Zhou Yu interrupts Zhang Fei's calligraphy practice in order to analyse his handwriting. This was actually a plot point when Creator/TonyLeung starred in ''Film/{{Hero}}''.
** Sun Shangxiang dressing as a guy while watching a [[Film/ShaolinSoccer ball game... with martial arts...]]
** Creator/ZhaoWei would again dress as a man while playing the titular character [[Film/MulanRiseOfAWarrior Hua Mulan]].
** There's a possible jab at Lin Chiling's career in modelling, when Zhou Yu drinks her tea and praises it to her face, like he was in a commercial.
*** Speaking of whom, Zhou Yu interrupts Zhang Fei's calligraphy practice in order to analyse his handwriting. This was actually a plot point when Creator/TonyLeung starred in ''Film/{{Hero}}''.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Among horses, Red Hare. Among film adaptations, ''Red Cliff''.]]