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[Movie review] [Eng | Esp] Romeo Must Die | A classic Asian film with a lot of violence@jrjaime988d
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  1. (ENG/SPA) Romeo Must Die with Jet Li@promete0sz1029d

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    Romeo Must Die es un film que mezcla la mafia y las artes marciales para dar a luz el amor que une toda la trama de la película desde su inicio hasta el final, nombre teatral asociado a un clásico que se transforma en romance moderno el cual nada entre calles y edificios.

    No solo hay una química inocente entre los protagonistas, esta presente ese amor por la familia y el sufrimiento por la perdida de aquellos que significan mucho para nosotros el cual sirve como detonante para toda la trama y unión de los protagonistas.

    El manejo cultural de personas con origen Chino y personas de color esta muy bien dosificado y justificado en el film, no se siente para nada forzado como en muchos films de la actualidad y el conflicto que hay entre ellos se percibe, esta el aura de rivalidad, no hay odio, solo hay negocios y un territorio cuyo elemento que los mantiene firmemente separados son sus etnias.

    Romeo Must Die is a film that mixes mafia and martial arts to give birth to the love that unites the whole plot of the film from the beginning to the end, theatrical name associated with a classic that becomes modern romance which swims between streets and buildings.

    Not only is there an innocent chemistry between the protagonists, but there is also a love for family and the suffering for the loss of those who mean a lot to us, which serves as a trigger for the whole plot and the union of the protagonists.

    The cultural management of people of Chinese origin and people of color is very well dosed and justified in the film, it does not feel at all forced as in many films today and the conflict between them is perceived, there is the aura of rivalry, there is no hatred, there is only business and a territory whose element that keeps them firmly separated are their ethnicities.

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    Por lo anterior me agrada el film porque capto el nombre y alusión a Romeo para recordarnos esa historia clásica donde hay un conflicto familiar que separa al amor de el con Julieta, en este caso es una especie de conflicto entre dos mafias de etnias distintas y de allí surge por sorpresa o casualidades del destino ese amor entre los protagonistas Han Sing interpretado por Jet Li y Trish Oday interpretada por Aaliyah que se conocen de manera inocente.

    Esa situación pudiera considerarla irreal pero me atrapa la química entre ellos dos, me hacen reír, comprendo el sufrimiento y la intención de ambos por saber que sucedió con sus hermanos y esto se hila con artes marciales cuyas coreografías en este film resalto porque incluyen el efecto especial de radiografía.

    Podemos ver mas allá de esos impactos y aunque pienso son usadas algunas de ellas en escenas innecesarias con personajes que no interesan, en la parte clímax es la cereza del pastel y por eso se merece 7 chiquitos de 10 ya que es una película entretenida con muchas conveniencias argumentales que son de esperar pero se esfuerza en resaltar las artes marciales del personaje protagonista, esto siempre tiene consecuencias argumentales que se pueden pasar tranquilamente por alto porque queremos es disfrutar que Romeo debe Morir.

    For the above reasons I like the film because it captures the name and allusion to Romeo to remind us of that classic story where there is a family conflict that separates his love with Juliet, in this case it is a kind of conflict between two mafias of different ethnicities and from there arises by surprise or coincidence of fate that love between the protagonists Han Sing played by Jet Li and Trish Oday played by Aaliyah who know each other in an innocent way.

    That situation could be considered unreal but the chemistry between them catches me, they make me laugh, I understand the suffering and the intention of both to know what happened to their siblings and this is threaded with martial arts whose choreography in this film I highlight because it includes the special effect of X-ray.

    We can see beyond these impacts and although I think some of them are used in unnecessary scenes with characters that are not interesting, in the climax is the cherry on the cake and therefore deserves 7 out of 10 because it is an entertaining film with many plot conveniences that are expected but strives to highlight the martial arts of the main character, this always has consequences that can be quietly overlooked because we want to enjoy Romeo must die.

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    Inicia la Zona con Spoilers para mencionar esos elementos que mas me agradaron de film así como críticas a su arco argumental.

    Lo mejor del film es la batalla final entre los personajes Han Sing que es el protagonista Jet Li y Kai interpretado por Russell Wong, el film tiene alma de artes marciales por tanto debe finalizar con una buena batalla que involucre huesos rotos, eso es lo que mas me agrada de este tipo de film con temática de batalla marcial.

    Kai asesino al hermano de Han y ambos son maestros del Kung Fu, lo que veo hacen estos personajes durante toda la película visualmente con sus coreografías impresionan y la escena se prende en fuego la cual podemos rememorar con la miniatura de este post, solo miren el rostro de Jet Li lleno de batalla, conflicto, eso lo veo y me crea tensión, estoy como un niño disfrutando la batalla a muerte de estos dos personajes.

    Justo nombraba en zona sin spoilers una cereza del pastel y es esta, el efecto especial de fractura radiográfica es alucinante, ambos pegan un salto que deja en pésima posición a Kai y Jet Li le da una patada en la cabeza que fractura toda su columna vertebral y eso lo vemos en todo su esplendor.

    The Spoiler Zone begins to mention those elements that I liked the most about the film as well as criticisms of its story arc.

    The best part of the film is the final battle between the characters Han Sing who is the main character Jet Li and Kai played by Russell Wong, the film has a martial arts soul so it should end with a good battle involving broken bones, that's what I like the most about this kind of martial battle themed film.

    Kai kills Han's brother and both are masters of Kung Fu, what I see these characters do throughout the film visually with their choreography impresses and the scene is set on fire which we can recall with the thumbnail of this post, just look at Jet Li's face full of battle, conflict, I see that and it creates tension, I'm like a child enjoying the battle to the death of these two characters.

    I was just naming in the spoiler-free zone a cherry on the cake and this is it, the special effect of radiographic fracture is amazing, both hit a jump that leaves Kai in a terrible position and Jet Li gives him a kick in the head that fractures his entire spine and we see it in all its splendor.

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    Un detalle a criticar es que el film pudo haber manejado mejor los tiempos y tal vez sacrificar una que otras escenas las cuales duraron de mas y que no interesan mas allá del hecho de hacer reí porque vemos mucho de Mac que es el lugar teniente afroamericano del padre de Trish y ese conflicto esta muy bien reflejado y explicado, el mata al hermano de Trish PERO no vemos mucho de Kai mas que escenas con su arte marcial.

    En cambio vemos mas el conflicto con el padre de Han pero este conflicto sufre porque Kai básicamente inicia la película y la termina pero no hay desarrollo argumental en su personaje o su conflicto, es un matón y ya lo cual pienso es un error porque el personaje da para mucho, es el rival físico de Jet Li y Jet es la estrella del film por tanto necesita un villano con un desarrollo bien marcado.

    Trish es lo mas solido del film, con ella reímos, vemos el romance, somos testigos del conflicto, observamos el dolor por su hermano aunque esta un poco forzado esto porque al día siguiente esta coqueteando con Jet Li pero dejando pasar eso por alto, ella esta muy completa, inclusive batalla porque Jet la usa para golpear una asesina china que Jet por un conflicto moral que nunca conocemos bien pues no puede golpear mujeres así este en peligro su vida, entonces Trish es usada marcialmente, la escena es chistosa y a la vez tiene coreografía marcial que gusta.

    Tiene todo un desarrollo argumental con su padre del cual vemos mas escenas graciosas, a medida que escribo me doy cuenta que ella es el alma del film, tiene tantos momentos y todos están bien dosificados para mantener entretenido al espectador y poder seguir la trama de lo que nos están contando.

    Dedicado todos y cada uno de mis post y videos a mi perrita llamada princesa que la llamábamos chiquito que ya no está con nosotros pero desde el cielo verá que su existencia SI fue valiosa y lo más hermoso que existirá en mi corazón y alma.

    One detail to criticize is that the film could have handled the timing better and perhaps sacrifice some scenes which lasted too long and are not interesting beyond the fact of making me laugh because we see a lot of Mac who is the African American lieutenant of Trish's father and that conflict is very well reflected and explained, he kills Trish's brother BUT we do not see much of Kai but scenes with his martial art.

    Instead we see more of the conflict with Han's father but this conflict suffers because Kai basically starts the movie and ends it but there is no plot development in his character or his conflict, he is a bully and that's it which I think is a mistake because the character gives for a lot, he is the physical rival of Jet Li and Jet is the star of the film therefore he needs a villain with a well marked development.

    Trish is the most solid of the film, with her we laugh, we see the romance, we witness the conflict, we observe the pain for her brother although this is a little forced because the next day she is flirting with Jet Li but leaving that overlooked, she is very complete, even battle because Jet uses her to beat a Chinese assassin that Jet for a moral conflict that we never know well because he can not hit women even if his life is in danger, then Trish is used martially, the scene is funny and at the same time has martial choreography that we like.

    She has a whole plot development with her father of which we see more funny scenes, as I write I realize that she is the soul of the film, it has so many moments and all are well dosed to keep the viewer entertained and able to follow the plot of what we are being told.

    I dedicate each and every one of my posts and videos to my little dog named princess, we called her chiquito, she is no longer with us but from heaven she will see that her existence was valuable and the most beautiful thing that will exist in my heart and soul.

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  2. Film Review: Romeo Must Die (2000)@drax1138d

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    In late 1990s and early 2000s Hollywood was fond adapting Shakespeare’s plays in non-traditional ways, resulting in films that belonged to different genres like teen comedies or musicals. But very few of such adaptations were action films. One of such rare examples is Romeo Must Die, 2000 film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak.

    Protagonist, played by Jet Li, is Han Sing, Hong Kong policeman who spent years in prison after refusing to testify against is father, respectable businessman Ch’u Sing (played by Henry O), later revealed to be a common gangster. While he was in prison, father emigrated to San Francisco and built another crime empire. Its expansion is halted by similar organisation led by African American gangster Isaak O’Day (played by Delroy Lindo). Relations between gangs deteriorate further when Ch’u Sing’s younger son Po (played by Yonkit Lee) dies in mysterious circumstances. When her hears about it, Hang Sing escapes from prison, comes to San Francisco and tries to locate people responsible for brother’s death. While doing that he meets O’Day’s beautiful daughter Trish (played by Aaliyah). He soon realises that he is attracted to her, while Trish finds herself charmed by mild-mannered and gentlemanly Chinaman and decides to help him in his investigations, although both fathers don’t want the issue to be settled. In the meantime, killings continue and gang war seems inevitable, but Han is determined to see the justice done.

    Most critics were hostile to Romeo Must Die because they saw it as “high concept” adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and its combination of kung fu action, rap and R&B music as too cheap trick to get attention. In reality, the only similarity Bartkowiak’s film has with famous Shakespeare’s play is subplot dealing with romance between members of warring clans. The person behind the film was famous action film producer Joel Silver who had Jet Li as part of the cast in Lethal Weapon 4 few years earlier. In that film Jet Li, who was one of the main Hong Kong actions stars, played the villain. He asked Silver to produce a film in which he would play a hero and thus finally achieve Hollywood stardom which, until that point, none of Asian stars achieved with possible exception of Jackie Chan. Silver accepted and, to make Li further attractive to American audience, had him paired with Aalyiah, young and popular R&B singer for whom Romoe Must Die represented acting debut.

    With his action film formula already established, Silver didn’t have to bother much with finer details. Romeo Must Die features script that doesn’t have much to do with logic and common sense, cardboard characters and rather predictable ending. Another problem is in Li’s poor command of English and almost complete lack of chemistry with Aaliyah. However, drama and romance aren’t the reasons why audience would watch this film. Instead they were attracted by prospect of Jet Li taking out hordes of villains and Hong Kong actor doesn’t disappoint. Director Bartkowiak, who used to work as cinematographer, helps him with that task and even adds somewhat innovative scenes in which breaking bones inside human bodies is displayed through X-ray and computer animation. While the cast generally isn’t something to write home about, Delroy Lindo is quite effective in the role of old gangster and brings a little bit of humanity to film. Bartkowiak also knows that this film can’t be taken too seriously, so he adds a lot of humour, with the scene in which “home boys” teach Han to play American football being one of the better parts of film. While Romeo Must Die is not particularly remarkable piece of action cinema, it nevertheless delivers goods to the fans of the genre.

    RATING: 5/10 (++)

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