![]() ![]() ![]() There are a few other new sections, some removed ones, others renamed but to be honest I've never understood to whom such section delineations are important at such a sprawling festival as this. Whether those films are worthy of such attention is another question the first competitor I caught, the feature debut of Indonesia-born Dutch installation artist Fiona Tan, worrisomely fell squarely into that category of over-conceived, under-executed "festival film." This tighter focus, combined with the greater allowance and ease of scheduling for both audiences and press & industry folk (in an event featuring over a hundred films), is appreciated and will no doubt ensure more people see the competing films by emerging filmmakers. (Ask a well-watched cinephile to name a great Tiger winner in the last several years and you may be met with a confused look.) The 2016 version of the festival, with its new director in charge, has made a number of changes to the organization of the event, the most prominent of which in fact is a paring of the number of competitors for the Tiger down to eight, so that the festival premieres just one competing film a day. This dramatically raises the power of his moves.You may note I did not mention the festival's Tiger competition, what it is perhaps most known for in international film culture, but in the past I've found this section, despite its admirable restriction of only showing first and second feature films, often disappointingly unremarkable. Subsequently, he learns "Nine Suns" Chi kung. As the story progresses, his kung fu skills are also developing, either by improving his current technique or learning an entire new skill. Later on, after meeting his eldest uncle, Wang Jiang Long, he was able to learn the legendary Wang Family's 18 Dragonslayer Kicks. In Malaysia translations he is called "Tiger Wong".Īt first, he only mastered Taming The Tiger Fist (Gong Zi Fu Hu Quan) and Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist (Hu He Shuang Xing Quan), both of which are his family kung fu. Since his father was Wong Fuk Fu, the more appropriate translation would be "Tiger Wong Jr". Wang xiao hu's name means "Little Tiger". His signature technique is the Wang Family's 18 Dragon Slayer Kicks, invented by his grandfather.īesides his family kung fu, he also invented a kicking technique named Leuih Dihn Sahn Teui (Chinese: 雷電神腿) the name of this technique translates to "Thunder and Lightning Kick". Being from a family of martial artists, he is a naturally talented fighter. ![]() He is both calm and courageous, fighting against powerful and evil forces without any fear. Eighteen years old and with a strong sense of justice, Wang xiao hu (Chinese: 王小虎 Wang Xiao Hu) fights to protect the weak from those who would oppress them. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |