Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Simple Staff has been disambiguated
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* SimpleStaff: Vu's weapon of choice. Fitting, as he was raised in a temple by a monk.
to:
* SimpleStaff: MartialArtsStaff: Vu's weapon of choice. Fitting, as he was raised in a temple by a monk.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
!!This Film Contains Examples of:
to:
!!This Film Contains Examples film contains examples of:
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* SimpleStaff: Vu's weapon of choice. Fitting, as he was raised on a temple by a monk.
to:
* SimpleStaff: Vu's weapon of choice. Fitting, as he was raised on in a temple by a monk.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/91skkjrcyyl_sl1500.png]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 17 (click to see context) from:
* LastOfHisKind: Vu is the last descendant of the Nguyen clan, after everyone was slaughtered to cover up the murder of the king.
to:
* LastOfHisKind: Vu is the last descendant of the Nguyen clan, after clan; everyone else was slaughtered to cover up the murder of the king.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Moving a Trivia example in the Main page to a proper Trivia page for this work.
Deleted line(s) 14 (click to see context) :
* FollowTheLeader: Clearly heavily inspired by Jet Li's ''Film/{{Hero}}'', particularly the climax [[spoiler: where the main character reveals they've done the dirty work for the evil character in power solely for the chance to speak to them, then he chooses to let them live because it's in the best interest of the country]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/91skkjrcyyl_sl1500.png]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 16 (click to see context) from:
* LastOfHisKing: Vu is the last descendant of
to:
* LastOfHisKing: LastOfHisKind: Vu is the last descendant of the Nguyen clan, after everyone was slaughtered to cover up the murder of the king.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
Despite being Vietnamese, it owes a lot to Chinese {{wuxia}} movies, in terms of plot, cinematography, and choreography.
Added DiffLines:
* EunuchsAreEvil: Averted. The blood letter is written by the king's "most reliable eunuch" and carries a great deal of weight. However, the empress tries to claim that he was an untrustworthy liar and enemy, thus anything he said should be disregarded.
Added DiffLines:
* {{Kamehamehadoken}}: The ultimate technique of Vu's master, he uses it to put the animated fu-dog statue in its place. [[spoiler: Vu eventually masters it and uses it to kill TheDragon]].
Added DiffLines:
* LastOfHisKing: Vu is the last descendant of
Added DiffLines:
* MartialArtsHeadband: Vu always wears one. Even in formal clothes, he wears a fancier one.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
A 2012 Vietnamese film starring Huynh Dong as Nguyen Vu and Midu as Hoa Xuan. 12 years ago, Nguyen Vu's entire family are killed due to claims that they were complicit in the murder of the King of Vietnam. Upon learning this, Vu sets out to not only clear his family's sullied name, but also take revenge on the empress whom he believes is the true mastermind.
----
!!This Film Contains Examples of:
* AllMonksKnowKungFu: Vu's master is even more skilled than Vu.
* BigBadFriend: Turns out that [[spoiler: Vu's childhood friend Vuong Gia wasn't much better than Thai Hau, and planned on murdering everyone in the royal family to gain power for himself]].
* BloodKnight: Tran Tong Quan, TheBrute is clearly enjoying himself even as he's taking a lot of damage.
* CoDragons: The empress has two dragons, one assassin as TheBrute and one mandarin as TheEvilGenius.
* CycleOfRevenge: A major theme of the movie. Hua Xuan's sister, Hua Ha realized this and gave up her dream of killing Thai Hau.
* FollowTheLeader: Clearly heavily inspired by Jet Li's ''Film/{{Hero}}'', particularly the climax [[spoiler: where the main character reveals they've done the dirty work for the evil character in power solely for the chance to speak to them, then he chooses to let them live because it's in the best interest of the country]].
* HoldTheLine: Hua Ha holds off the attackers when they come for her sister. [[spoiler: She dies offscreen]].
* KarmaHoudini: Thai Hau's punishment for her numerous crimes (including ordering four massacres on-screen and murdering the king) are... a talking to and bad dreams. And Vu also winds up actually doing her a service by getting rid of multiple people gunning for the throne and giving her the most dangerous weapon against her.
* MacGuffin: The blood letter that supposedly has the power to unseat the empress.
* SimpleStaff: Vu's weapon of choice. Fitting, as he was raised on a temple by a monk.
* {{Wuxia}}: A Vietnamese movie, but the plot, leaps, and fight scenes are straight out of a wuxia movie.
----
!!This Film Contains Examples of:
* AllMonksKnowKungFu: Vu's master is even more skilled than Vu.
* BigBadFriend: Turns out that [[spoiler: Vu's childhood friend Vuong Gia wasn't much better than Thai Hau, and planned on murdering everyone in the royal family to gain power for himself]].
* BloodKnight: Tran Tong Quan, TheBrute is clearly enjoying himself even as he's taking a lot of damage.
* CoDragons: The empress has two dragons, one assassin as TheBrute and one mandarin as TheEvilGenius.
* CycleOfRevenge: A major theme of the movie. Hua Xuan's sister, Hua Ha realized this and gave up her dream of killing Thai Hau.
* FollowTheLeader: Clearly heavily inspired by Jet Li's ''Film/{{Hero}}'', particularly the climax [[spoiler: where the main character reveals they've done the dirty work for the evil character in power solely for the chance to speak to them, then he chooses to let them live because it's in the best interest of the country]].
* HoldTheLine: Hua Ha holds off the attackers when they come for her sister. [[spoiler: She dies offscreen]].
* KarmaHoudini: Thai Hau's punishment for her numerous crimes (including ordering four massacres on-screen and murdering the king) are... a talking to and bad dreams. And Vu also winds up actually doing her a service by getting rid of multiple people gunning for the throne and giving her the most dangerous weapon against her.
* MacGuffin: The blood letter that supposedly has the power to unseat the empress.
* SimpleStaff: Vu's weapon of choice. Fitting, as he was raised on a temple by a monk.
* {{Wuxia}}: A Vietnamese movie, but the plot, leaps, and fight scenes are straight out of a wuxia movie.
