Shaolin footballa cult comedy about football
Famous in Asia for his extravagant comedies such as Beijing kisses (parody of James Bond), director and actor Stephen Chow only really made itself known in France in the early 2000s. It was in 2002 that we discovered the ingenious Shaolin footballtribute so much in soccer and martial arts. In fact, the film mixes these two elements in an unexpected way, in a sort of live and comic version ofOliver and Tom.
We follow Sing, surnamed “Leg of Steel” for his ability to move anything with a powerful kick. But if his life is nothing special, he is noticed by Fung, a former professional player, called in his time “Golden Right Foot” before fans broke his knee.
Faced with Sing’s exceptional skill, Fung decides to go for it start a soccer team putting together a nice bunch of hopeless cases, which will turn out to be amazing Shaolin monks. Thus, by mixing Kung-fu with soccer, they will become a formidable team.
If the film is so successful, it’s because Stephen Chow masters the genre and comedy offerings perfectly sight gagwhile deflecting elements of popular culture. The situations are absurd and contrast with the seriousness of the characters. When it was released in France, the film was a good success with over 660,000 admissions.
Stephen Chow announces a female version
More than twenty years later, the sequel should finally see the light. It has been announced Stephen Chow on his behalf instagram. In a video, he presents the scenario of Shaolin Women’s Soccer. In Legend, the director has given details with obviously a lot of humor. He explains that he has only one wish for his birthday, “spend unforgettable moments with a large group of young and beautiful girls of different nationalities, beautiful, talented and in excellent physical shape“.
The director will then a female version of it Shaolin football and would be looking for actresses to embody the players. She points out that all nationalities are welcome.
Nothing is known yet about the plot of this one Shaolin Women’s Soccer. So we don’t know if it will be a sequel in the continuity of Shaolin footballwith the return of “Leg of Steel”, which is a spin-off not directly related to the first film.
Either way, it will be interesting to see it highlight women’s football, even if women were already there Shaolin football. In addition to the brioche seller (Zhao Wei) who replaced the goalkeeper in the finale, Cecilia Cheung and Karen Mok made an unusual cameo, disguised as a mustache and beard.
There is no release date announced for yet Shaolin Women’s Soccer.
Source: Cine Serie
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