Member Koravec Posted December 21, 2022 Member Share Posted December 21, 2022 What are the kung fu archetypes and what can we say about them. The old man drunkard/beggar character (ole dirty) the silver fox (often evil) obviously the trainee (36 chambers, drunken master) old master sometimes the effeminate character. Whats up with this one? Just a comic relief and nothing more? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted December 21, 2022 Member Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Koravec said: sometimes the effeminate character. Whats up with this one? Just a comic relief and nothing more? I wouldn't say that for all the movies. Wang Kuan Yu's effeminate character in Knockabout is a fierce fighter and doesn't have a comic role. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Koravec Posted December 21, 2022 Author Member Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, ShawAngela said: I wouldn't say that for all the movies. Wang Kuan Yu's effeminate character in Knockabout is a fierce fighter and doesn't have a comic role. In 18 Bronzemen theres one as one of the challenge rooms. I geuss theyre often powerful fighters to an extent. I was just watching a cheap fu called horror holiday, and there was one who was with the bad gangsters, made me bring the question to light again. edit: oh I meant to say In 18 Bronzemen or one of the sequels to it. left that part out @ShawAngela Edited December 22, 2022 by Koravec 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted December 21, 2022 Member Share Posted December 21, 2022 36 minutes ago, Koravec said: In 18 Bronzemen theres one as one of the challenge rooms. I geuss theyre often powerful fighters to an extent. I was just watching a cheap fu called horror holiday, and there was one who was with the bad gangsters, made me bring the question to light again. Wei Ping Ao's roles in Bruce Lee's movies could fit your description as the comic relief with no fighting skills...:) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted December 21, 2022 Member Share Posted December 21, 2022 38 minutes ago, Koravec said: In 18 Bronzemen theres one as one of the challenge rooms. I geuss theyre often powerful fighters to an extent. I was just watching a cheap fu called horror holiday, and there was one who was with the bad gangsters, made me bring the question to light again. I don't remember that in 18 bronzemen, I'll have to rewatch it again ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted December 22, 2022 Member Share Posted December 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Koravec said: sometimes the effeminate character. Whats up with this one? Just a comic relief and nothing more? Sun Jian-Kui's character in Kids from Shaolin was a little effeminate IIRC. Didn't he fight a little bit? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted December 22, 2022 Member Share Posted December 22, 2022 The Arrogant and naive youth. A youngster who's often good at kung fu and usually flaunts their skills, the arrogant aspect, then later on gets into some trouble or finds out their kung fu isn't as good as they think, the naive aspect. Examples include the portrayals of Fang Shih Yu by Fu Sheng and Hsiao Ho, the way Yuen Biao portrayed Leung Chang in The Prodigal Son and Jackie Chan's portrayal of Freddy/Wong Fei Hung in Drunken Master. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted December 22, 2022 Member Share Posted December 22, 2022 The corrupt public official proficient in some deadly kung fu style. The group of rebels who have a list of their group membership that everybody wants. (Probably shouldn't write stuff like that down.) 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted December 22, 2022 Member Share Posted December 22, 2022 58 minutes ago, ShaOW!linDude said: The group of rebels who have a list of their group membership that everybody wants. (Probably shouldn't write stuff like that down.) That sort of list is probably an apparatus for trapping lions in the Scottish Highlands groups of rebels. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ironfistedmonk Posted December 23, 2022 Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 The spoilt rich kid carrying his bird cage with a bunch of lackeys in tow 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted December 23, 2022 Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 The Japanese villains' chief wearing a moustache ala Hitler. The bad guys bullying a seemingly defenless girl and who are mesmerized when she kicks and punches them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted December 23, 2022 Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 The guy from elsewhere who wears precious clothing and walks around with his hands folded behind his back. He's hired by the rich bad guy to kill the good guy with his superior kung fu. He's often played by Hwang Jang Lee. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted December 25, 2022 Member Share Posted December 25, 2022 The little boy who helps the hero but is incredibly annoying, so we curse him. Later he gets killed by the bad guys and we feel bad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted December 27, 2022 Member Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 12/25/2022 at 4:16 AM, Chu Liu Hsiang said: The little boy who helps the hero but is incredibly annoying, so we curse him. Later he gets killed by the bad guys and we feel bad. We do? Wait...you mean I'm supposed to? Sigh. Now I have to rewatch a bunch of movies. I've apparently been doing it wrong. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted December 27, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 27, 2022 The female character that literally everyone thinks is a guy just by wearing male clothing. (I'd originally planned to include some examples, then realised there's literally too many to narrow down) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Super Ninja Posted December 28, 2022 Member Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/23/2022 at 3:56 PM, ShawAngela said: The Japanese villains' chief wearing a moustache ala Hitler. Always wondered if the conflicts between the two countries in the past were the reason why Japanese are portrayed this way in kung fu movies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted December 28, 2022 Member Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Super Ninja said: Always wondered if the conflicts between the two countries in the past were the reason why Japanese are portrayed this way in kung fu movies. No doubt, for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member danthemandmv Posted December 28, 2022 Member Share Posted December 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Super Ninja said: Always wondered if the conflicts between the two countries in the past were the reason why Japanese are portrayed this way in kung fu movies. Not to mention Japan's WWII alliance with Nazi Germany ( I've seen some bald Japanese villains , as well - Mussolini analogues ? ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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