Holy Flame of the Martial World
Movie • 1983 • Fantasy
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This internationally popular tale of a brother and sister seeking vengeance for the death of their parents through the mythical yin/yang Holy Flame technique is an eye-filling epic. Kuo Chue (a.k.a. Philip Kwok), famous as the star of Chang Cheh's internationally famous "Venom" film series, both co-stars and choreographs this impressive tale - leading to a vaunted "action director" career with both the 007 thriller Tomorrow Never Dies and the cult classic Brotherhood of the Wolf to his credit.
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Are animals abused?
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A seemingly real live snake is cut in half at one point in the film.
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A seemingly real live snake is cut in half at one point in the film.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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A snake is killed on screen.
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It is implied that one of the characters was treated poorly while growing up, but we only see the character as an infant and an adult. Also, in the most common English translation, multiple references to killing children are made.
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Is there excessive gore?
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By modern standards, no. However, multiple characters are “exploded” and turn into skeletons, and some characters are killed in disturbing ways (but not graphically).
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Are there abusive parents?
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There is an abusive parental figure in the movie - a comically evil kung fu mistress who seems to punish any small discretion of the students she raises with death, dismemberment, or things like "face a wall for a year."
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Going off of the most common English translation, at one point, a character seems to express confusion at the gender of another character. However, it is difficult to tell what is meant because of the unusual language choices.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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There is a boy in the story who is played by a woman, and at one point a character seems to be confused at this; however, it does not appear to be played for laughs.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does a parent die?
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Three parents (and two parental figures who suck) die in this movie.
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Are there snakes?
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Real snakes are featured prominently at multiple points.
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Does a kid die?
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In the most common English translation, someone mentions having killed another person’s child as a punishment.
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While not technically domestic violence, a mother figure hits her students. It is implied that those students were raised by this mother figure.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Snake. Not a prop.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Most (that I can think of) were rapid jump cuts, not strobe lights or anything. I'm not super familiar with photosensitivity stuff, though.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is someone buried alive?
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It’s debatable, and it’s not at all graphic - in fact, it’s rather cartoony - but it could potentially be triggering.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Not as such, but one character is deceived for their entire life by someone very close to them.
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