04-13-2012, 03:59 PM
Hailog, all!
I just watched the greatest archery movie yet produced. I'm an archer, and had not seen an accurate film until this one. Its titled "War of the Arrows," and takes place in 900s Korea. The gist?-- the Manchu have invaded, taking villagers back to China as slaves. A young man follows them, trying to rescue his sister.
The actors studied at the Korean Institute of Traditional Archery, and all the bows and arrows (Korean and Manchu) are accurate reproductions. We even see ancient archery techniques, including the use of the short-arrow.
I was blown away! This film makes Robin Hood look like child's-play. Both the Chinese and Koreans do a far better job with their filmatic ancient weapons than do the British and American films. They try to get it right, unusual in an industry that so often replaces reality with fantasy.
I don't know the director, so he's not paying me to rave like this. Only one scene with wire-work, as characters jump a chasm. It's a film to see.
I just watched the greatest archery movie yet produced. I'm an archer, and had not seen an accurate film until this one. Its titled "War of the Arrows," and takes place in 900s Korea. The gist?-- the Manchu have invaded, taking villagers back to China as slaves. A young man follows them, trying to rescue his sister.
The actors studied at the Korean Institute of Traditional Archery, and all the bows and arrows (Korean and Manchu) are accurate reproductions. We even see ancient archery techniques, including the use of the short-arrow.
I was blown away! This film makes Robin Hood look like child's-play. Both the Chinese and Koreans do a far better job with their filmatic ancient weapons than do the British and American films. They try to get it right, unusual in an industry that so often replaces reality with fantasy.
I don't know the director, so he's not paying me to rave like this. Only one scene with wire-work, as characters jump a chasm. It's a film to see.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
