Watch the movie trailer and read the synopsis of Fearless (2006) by ‘Jet’ Li:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBVQjnOCdd4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearless_(2006_film)
Then compare the information with the following articles,
http://www.biographicon.com/view/p9lao/Huo_Yuanjia
http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/192537.htm
http://www.chinwoo.org/history.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/16/content_4187427.htm
What are the differences between the historical account of the life of Huo Yuan Jia and his character in the movie. Identify at least 3 such differences.
Possible differences...
1. Was he really from a rich family? If not, what were the occupations that he engaged in?
2.Did he really fight an American Wrestler? If not, what actually happened?
3.Did he really die because he was poisoned in the match? If not, what are some possibilities that lead to his death?
4.Was his entire family killed, leaving him with no descendants? If not, how many grandsons and great grand sons does he have?
Sunday, July 19, 2009
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1)No his family was mainly not rich as they work as a farmer.
ReplyDelete2)He does not fought with a wrestler from America but he did fought with a British boxer named Hercules O Brien.
3)Yes,he died because he was being poisoned during the fight.
4)Yes, his entire family was killed because people where jealous at his ability to fought.
Khairulanwar B Jamil(27) 1c
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ReplyDelete1) No, he did not come from a rich family and he work as a farmer.
ReplyDelete2)He did not fight with with an American wrestler but he fight with a british wrestler.
3)Yes he died because of poisoned during the match.
4)Yes his family was killed because of jealousy to his powerful martial arts.
Rayafitriah(17)
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The difference between the historical account of the life of huo yuan jia and his character movie are in the movie they say that huo yuan jia was killed and left no offspring but in real life he has seven grandsons and eleven great-grandsons.The second difference is in the movie they say that huo yuan jia fought with americian wrestler but in real life he fought with british wrestler.Yes,he was being poison during a match.
ReplyDeleteLoh Lee Kheng 1C
1.no, he did not come from rich family , but then he work as a farmer
ReplyDelete2.no , the movie shows that hua yuan gia fight with a americian wrestler but in the real life he fight with a british wrestler.
3. yes, he is posion during a match .
4.his family was killed because of jealousy to his powerful martial arts .
pan li qing (15)
class 1c
1.No,he did not came from a wealthy family.He work as a farmer.
ReplyDelete2.No,he did not fought with the american wrestle.In real life,he fought with a British wrestler.
3.Yes,he was being poison in the match.
4.Yes,his family were killed by the jealousy to his powerful martial arts.
see jia xin(18)
1c
He wasnt really from a wealthy family. He work from a farmer actually. He did not fought with a American Wrestle but with a British Wrestler instead. Yes,he was actually being poisoned in the match.Yes, his entire family was killed because people who is jealous at his ability to fought.
ReplyDeleteChung Tze Ling (04) 1-C
-no, he was a farmer.
ReplyDelete-he fight with the british boxer instead of a amarican boxer.
-yes he was poison during a match.
-yes ppl was jealous of him.
faris 24
1. Huo Yuan Jia's family isnt wealthy,they works as a farmers.
ReplyDelete2.He did not fight with an American wrestler,he fought with a british wrestler.
3.Yes he was poisoned during the match.
4.Yes,the whole family of Huo Yuan Jia were killed by people who is jealous about the family which is fighting ability.
Tang Ru Yan Jolin 1C (19)