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Kung Fu Hustle

 

👋    Hey, blog!


🎥     This week's film is part of the Hong Kong action cinema category and is titled Kung Fu Hustle. Hong Kong cinema gained popularity fairly quickly. Although Hong Kong is relatively small, the effects of its cinema are grand. This can be seen by how their action cinema is watched by a large population here in America, and by how its entertainment inspired and was replicated by Hollywood cinema


👏    I really enjoyed this film! It was very funny, especially during the scenes where everyone in the crowd appeared to be weak but their looks were actually very deceiving. The lion's roar lady reminded me of Doña Florinda from El Chavo Del Ocho because of her hairstyle and her personality. The fighting scenes were very cool! I also really enjoyed the flashback where we got to see how the mute girl was being defended by the soon-to-be hero. 


🤔    There were many scenes that reminded me of some stuff. The scene in which the musicians used their instrument to defeat the remainder of the original trio members made me feel sad, but it reminded me of the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls- Rainbow Rocks movie since the music was able to blow things apart. Even the lion's roar of the lady reminded me of that movie since her voice was as strong as the sirens' during the battle of the bands. I was impressed by how the ultimate hero was able to recover so fast. I was a bit grossed out by the frog-skill of the villain.


👀    I would most definitely recommend this film! It was very entertaining and knows how to keep your attention! 

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  1. Kanyon BeringerNovember 17, 2020 at 2:17 PM

    Hey I really liked your blog, I had no idea that there would be a connection between my little pony and this how funny lol

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  2. Rachael T.November 20, 2020 at 9:23 PM

    Hello! I looked up "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls- Rainbow Rocks" and was not disappointed! I also thought that there was something sort of gross about the frog villain. I wonder why the villain was portrayed that way at the end?

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  3. AmyNovember 30, 2020 at 3:59 PM

    One of the really great things about this film is that it is a parody that plays homage to so many films and moments in popular culture historyI'm not surprised that you got some of the references that I didnt since you are a fan of so many important pop culture subcultures.

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