Message from jreynolds

[Anonymous]

So, should I really review this movie? I did watch it, and the thing is, it is not suitable for a classroom setting. It is an incredibly fun and corny comedy movie about a bad guy gone good... essentially a guy wants to become part of a mean scary gang. He is essentially laughed at, but then later, he ends up fighting them. He kicks some crazy fun booty too. The movie has a lot of special effects, and the affect of them is that it appears kind of dream like, with exaggerated fighting scenes and goofy moves. It is all in subtitles (at least the version I saw), so you also have to be able to read and watch at the same time. My students still have to think too much about reading, so they probably would not enjoy the silly dialogue. However, the physical acting would be appreciated... I imagine it would make them laugh in parts, but in general would just leave them confused.

The only thing you could really get from this movie with a class, is to discuss the types of entertainment appreciated in modern day China. It would be good if your point is to show similarities between our entertainment styles if you just showed a part of it, and then part of... say an American Jackie Chan movie. His movies are often corny with fun action... pretty similar, very fun, and many of the kids do like them. I even showed my sixth graders a Jackie Chan movie (Around the World In 80 Days) as a reward during lunch. They liked it, and so did I.