A Legend (2024)
This is a story about a past life relationship, a sequel to The Myth. Professor Fang (Jackie Chan) unearthed a mysterious ancient Shaman jade during an archaeological excavation. It led Professor Fang and his assistant Wang Jing (Lay Zhang) back to the Western Han Dynasty in their dreams. They transformed into brave and skilled Han generals, fought in the boundless Hexi grasslands, led cavalry to fight against the Xiongnu to protect their country, and started a past life relationship with the Xiongnu princess Meng Yun (Gülnezer Bextiyar) that spanned thousands of years. To find the truth, Professor Fang and his assistant invited their good friend Lei Zhen (Li Chen) to go deep into the 10,000-year-old glacier to find the sacred place for offering sacrifices to heaven, to uncover this unknown legendary story.
(Source: Wikipedia)
It’s been a long wait since the summer of 2024 began, but finally, a true entertainment blockbuster has arrived in theaters. A Legend is a triumphant return to the martial arts comedy genre, a testament to the enduring appeal and prowess of Jackie Chan. For fans of his unique blend of martial arts and humor, this film is a thrilling delight. (imdb.com)
The last 25 Minutes Are a Real Treat!
But good luck getting to it. Prior to the final 25 minutes, you get to watch a mostly awful film. Little of the first 96 minutes of the film take place in the present, maybe 12 minutes of it does. The modern day bits within the first 61 minutes are passable with good moments but not that interesting. The scenes in the past are mostly crap with some decent bits of choreography. Don’t even get me started on how terrible the deaged Jackie looks that they use for the scenes in the past.
Bizarrely , the final 25 minutes of the film are excellent. Jackie gets a great finale fight that is extremely rewatchable and rewarding to a fan like myself. This great fight easily is better than any action scene in The Myth and better than most of Jackie’s fight scenes in his films from 2005 to the present day. Also, Jackie’s Archaeological team members are actually entertaining in this part of the movie. Don’t lLet this fool you. Jackie splendidly gets the bulk majority of the finale fight to himself with only minor help from the group of young people. This in stark contrast to Kung Fu Yoga and Vanguard, where his teammates constantly get in the way of Jackie’s action and engage in their own uninspired melees.
So, yeah ,the four stars which I give this film, three of which are for the final 25 minutes. I would love to get the film on Bluray just for the stuff at the end and one can’t deny the beautiful, well shot locations throughout the film. (imdb.com)
Suitable movie to watch with your asian parents, hahaha! Really nostalgic to watch younger version of Jackie Chan. And it’s been 19 years since The Myth movie was released. Despite of the plot details, actually its exciting to watch and I enjoyed it. Appreciate for the exploration with the AI, it must be a refreshment for Jackie Chan movie to see his younger version and older version in 1 movie. (We know how we are sad to see him grow older and older in each movie.) (Fionna Margaretha)
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