Mo gong (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung

Escritores:

Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung (writer)
Ken'ichi Sakemi (comic)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

23 noviembre 2006 (Hong Kong)

Género:

Acción | Drama | Guerra

Plot:

Story centers on a battle during China's Warring States Period, a series of civil wars, which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C. Based on a popular Japanese manga, which was in turn based a Japanese novel inspired by Warring States history in China.

Plot Keywords:

Strategy | Based On Comic

Premios:

3 wins & 19 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Philosophical war film flawed by gratuitous love interest

Reparto

Andy Lau	...	Ge Li - the Mohist
Sung-kee Ahn	...	Zhao Commander Xiang Yan-zhong (as Sungki Ahn)
Zhiwen Wang	...	King of Liang
Bingbing Fan	...	Liang Cavalry Chief Yi Yue
Si Won Choi	...	Prince Liang Shi (as Siwon Choi)
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Siu-hou Chin	...	Liang General Niu Zi Zhang (as Siu Ho Chin)
Tin Chiu Hung	...	Zhao General Gao He-yong
Shaan Price	...	Yuan Yu
Ma Wu	...	Royal Tutor of Liang
Nicky Wu	...	Liang Archer Zi Tuan (as Qi-long Wu)
Lixiao Yang	...	Girl spy

También conocida como:

A Battle of Wits (Hong Kong: English title)
Battle of Wits (International: English title)
Bokkou (Japan)
Muk gong (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Duración:

Hong Kong:133 min

País:

China | Japan | South Korea | Hong Kong

Idioma:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | UK:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

China

Compañía:

Boram Entertainment

Errores:

Continuidad: In the scene where the two scouts escape from the enemy camp after the soldiers spot them, the surrounding light changes from pitch black to broad daylight. (Obviously someone forgot to put the filter on the camera lens.)

Philosophical war film flawed by gratuitous love interest

An epic Chinese, Warring States period war film staring Andy Lau as warrior/philosopher Ge Li who encourages the state of Liang to defend itself against a more powerful neighboring state. Ge Li as a third party interloper represents the Mozi sect and their non-violent philosophy and defends the state of Liang to prevent greater carnage from the aggressive nation of Zhao. Helping to defend Liang, Ge Li must reconcile his philosophical beliefs with the messy realpolitik ambitions of Kingdom's leadership and also deal with the petty jealousy of less courageous rivals. Although this film is well made and Ge Li's dilemma is compelling, an entire ludicrous segment involving a female love interest detracts from the central theme and, in fact, seems like a gratuitous concession to commercial interests.