Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon. Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon is a 2. Hong Kong actionwar drama film loosely based on parts of the Chinese classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. It was directed by Daniel Lee with a reported budget of US$2. It is a joint production between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China and Hong Kong) and South Korea.[4][5]The film publicity said that the film's script received inspiration of Chapter 9. Romance of the Three Kingdoms.[5] Patrick Frater of Variety said that the book is often cited as one of the four most important works in the corpus of Chinese literature.[6] The book is also frequently read in South Korea. Unlike the source material, which casts three sworn brothers as the protagonists, the film uses Zhao Zilong, played by Andy Lau, as the lead character.[7] The film was one of the two Three Kingdoms- related films being produced in 2. Three Kingdoms Resurrection Of The Dragon 2008 MovieJohn Woo's two- part 2. Red Cliff.[6]Zhao Zilong begins his career by enlisting in Liu Bei's army. He befriends a fellow soldier, Luo Ping'an, who is also from his hometown in Changshan. Not long later, Zhao participates in a battle against Liu Bei's rival Cao Cao. He follows Zhuge Liang's plan and launches a sneak attack on the enemy camp at night, achieving his first victory. Liu Bei is overwhelmed by Cao Cao and is forced to retreat to Phoenix Heights but is separated from his family during the chaos. Luo is ordered to find and bring Liu's family back safely but fails. Zhang Fei is angered and thrusts his spear towards Luo, but Zhao blocks the attack and engages Zhang and Guan Yu in a fight.
Zhao remains undefeated after dueling for several rounds and Liu Bei is impressed by his skill. Zhao offers to retrieve Liu's family, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cover him while he breaks through enemy lines to begin the search. Zhao rescues Liu Bei's infant son and holds off dozens of enemy soldiers alone despite being surrounded on all sides. He fights his way out and charges towards Cao Cao, who is observing the battle nearby. Cao is shocked and loses his sword to Zhao, but the latter spares his life and leaps to safety on a cliff. Cao Cao's granddaughter Cao Ying witnesses the attack. Zhao later returns to Changshan as a hero and falls in love with a girl putting on a shadow puppet show dedicated to him. Zhao continues to fight many battles on Liu Bei's side and earns himself the title of "Invincible General" as he has never lost before. When Liu Bei later becomes emperor of Shu, Zhao is named as one of the Five Tiger Generals, along with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong. After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang persuades the new ruler Liu Shan to launch military campaigns against Wei to restore the Han Dynasty. By then, Zhao is already 7. Five Tiger Generals. Three Kingdoms Resurrection Of The Dragon 2008 TorrentHis country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao Zilong, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and. [Revised Version] 三國之見龍卸甲 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon Opening Music Composed By Henry Lai 黎允文. He insists on going to battle and is joined by Guan Xing and Zhang Bao and Luo Ping'an. Zhuge Liang gives him two envelopes, and tells him that he is to open the first envelope when he comes to the first fork in the road, and he is to open the second envelope when things become difficult. Zhao's army reaches a fork in the road, opens the first envelope, and learns that Zhuge Liang orders him to split his forces into two and send each half down each fork. He splits his forces, as instructed, with one led by Zhao himself while Guan and Zhang command the other. Zhao later encounters the Wei general Han De and slays Han's four sons all by himself. However, he is lured into a trap set by the Wei commander, Cao Ying, and has to retreat to Phoenix Heights. While he is surrounded on all sides and his forces has sustained heavy casualties, he opens the second envelope and learns that his task is actually to distract the Wei army while Guan Xing and Zhang Bao proceed to capture enemy territory. After attempts by both the Shu and Wei sides to instigate each other into battle, Zhao engages Cao Ying in a duel and defeats her but lets her go. Cao Ying's forces later advance towards Phoenix Heights and Zhao allows his subordinates to lead all his men into battle. The Shu soldiers launch a fierce assault on the Wei army and are nearly all wiped out when Han De sacrifices himself to launch a kamikaze- style attack to blow up the enemy with gunpowder. Zhao and Luo Ping'an watch the battle and aftermath from Phoenix Heights. At the end, Luo reveals that he has been very jealous of Zhao all these years because Zhao kept rising up the ranks while Luo remained as a foot soldier. The two men make peace with each other and Luo helps Zhao remove his armour and tearfully beats the battle drum as Zhao makes a long charge towards the enemy. Andy Lau as Zhao Zilong, the main character. Regarding his performance, Lau said "There are three perspectives on Zhao historians' professional knowledge, how normal people like us remember him and his character known through a popular computer game. I can't satisfy all these, but I tried to stay true to the script."[7]Sammo Hung said that "Lau had to portray a man from his 2. Maggie Q as Cao Ying, a female warrior who wears men's clothing.[7] In the original story, the role was that of a male character.[8] To perform this role, Maggie Q performed several action sequences, learned how to speak Mandarin, and learned how to play the pipa, a Chinese musical instrument.[7] In addition, Maggie Q, a vegan, refused to wear or allow the use of real animal fur during the production of the film, so the costume she wore was made from faux fur instead.[9] Maggie Q said that at times she felt like an "outsider."[7] In regards to the action sequences, she said "It's tough being in these guy movies, I feel like I'm always in these guy movies, I really want to do a chick flick."[7] and in regards to the music work, she argued that she was "not a musician, not even close! It was a cause of a lot of stress. I would go to sleep crying. I feel myself more clumsy and not so feminine and so I just had shut Maggie off for a while and be this person and really believe it."[7] Maggie said in 2. I've done yet," she obtained "love and respect" for Daniel Lee and "everything attracted me about the role and the film."[7] With regards to her character, she said that like Cao Ying, she "got to feel like that in this industry, where you sort of wish you could just be a woman and relax and be happy but it takes a lot of strength to be where you are."[7] Regarding Maggie Q's performance, Hung said "I had doubts. But she blew me away."[8] Zhang Yujiao played the younger Cao Ying. Sammo Hung as Luo Ping'an, a soldier from the same hometown as Zhao Zilong. Jiang Hongbo as Ruan'er, Zhao Zilong's romantic interest. Liang Yujin as Lady Gan, Liu Bei's wife. Bai Jing as Lady Mi, Liu Bei's wife. Zhao Erkang as Ruan'er's father. Yang Jian as Han Yao, Han De's son. Chen Guohui as Han Jing, Han De's son. Zhang Mang as Han Qi, Han De's son. Hu Jingbo as Liu Shan, the last emperor of Shu. Feng Xiaoxiao played the younger Liu Shan. Replaced cast[edit]Qian Zhijun was originally considered for the role of Liu Shan.[1. The film producers said that they invited Qian to act in the film because, in the words of China Radio International, "they think he's a really interesting guy and the movie needs a lighthearted character for comic relief."[1. An article from the China Film Group Corporation said that the role of Liu Shan suits Qian's appearance and that "Liu Shan was not a very bright person, the Chinese idiom l. ГЁb. Г№s. Д« sh. З” (жЁ‚дёЌжЂќињЂ[note 1]) originated from him, he was unassertive and submissive. To qualify for this role, an actor simply needs to relax his mind completely and have no thoughts. The level of difficulty in playing this character is 2 on a scale of 1 to 5 (in order of increasing level of difficulty)."[1. La Carmina of CNN said that Qian's obtaining of the role illustrated that he went "from obscurity to movie stardom".[1. In 2. 00. 7 the film script was modified due to financing issues. The Liu Shan role was altered, and Qian's planned role in the film was removed.[1. The role of Liu Shan eventually went to Hu Jingbo. Production[edit]The production companies involved in making the film are Visualizer Film Production Ltd, Taewon Entertainment, and SIL- Metropole Organization of mainland China. The individuals who headed the production were Susanna Tsang of Visualizer and Chung Taewon of Taewon. The Hong Kong company Golden Scene took sales rights within East Asia, including Japan. The company Polybona Films took sales rights within mainland China. Arclight Films took the international sales rights to the film, which it distributed under its Easternlight label. Arclight planned to handle the distribution at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France and all other international points.[6]Daniel Lee, the director, had a US$2. The budget was used for his location shoots in mainland China, which were scheduled to begin in March 2. Variety said that the film "apparently" was to have 4. This would be twice the number of extras used in each of The Lord of the Rings films.[1. Sammo Hung, a martial artist, served as the choreographer of fighting scenes.[8][1. In addition, Sammo Hung also plays a character, Luo Ping'an, who is a friend of Zhao but becomes jealous of him. Hung expressed satisfaction in the performances of the actors.[8] As of 2. Lee had directed.[1. The creators opted to use computer graphics, a phenomenon common among war movies with large budgets made in the 2. Lee said that the computer graphics were crucial for the overall war scenes and for the smaller details. Lee explained that, while filming in a desert, the weather would change constantly, with rainy weather and sunny weather occurring during the day and snow occurring at night. To compensate for having "four seasons in one day," computer graphics were applied to alter the presentation of the setting.[8] Lee asked Mixfilm, a Korean company, to do the special effects for the film.
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