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The Wong Fei Hung scenes...

posted 13 years ago by Brandestoc
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Does anyone know what the point or significance was of having that extra in the movie with Wong Kei Ying and his young son Wong Fei Hung travelling on a train with another fellow kung fu master and his son?

I didn't mind those sccenes at all, I thought they were great comedy. But I didn't see the reason or point of having an insert one of china's most well known historical figure/kung fu master in this film. I know Wong Fei Hung films are pretty popular and common (e.g such as Once Upon a Time in China) did those scenes have anything to do with the popularity of the OATIC movies?

[–] Star_blazer_9000 13 years ago

Wong Fei Hung started to get popular again since the late 70s and since this was a Chinese New Year film they tried to make it as mainstream as possible by delivering an all-star cast and pop culture which would include Wong Fei Hung. When OUATIC came out well... Wong Fei Hung turned into a super hero.