Maoshan (2021)
Yin Shouyi, a young man from Taoyuan Township, grew up admiring the legendary exploits of the "Three Sons of Mount Maoshan": Yu Lingzi, Liang Xuzi and Zhongguizi. Yin aspires to become a Maoshan hero too. He goes to mountains to attend the selection ceremony for the new "Nine Dragons" without his mother's knowledge and is accidentally chosen by Master Burning Mei
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Excellent but underrated film
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.