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May
11
2006

[K-FILMS ON DVD] 무영검 (Shadowless Sword) - Part 1

Posted by X at 10:48pm.

Posted in Film & DVD Reviews , Martial Arts, Drama, Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Asia.

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“검은 죽이기 위해 드는 것이 아니라 소중한 것을 지키기 위해 드는 것입니다.”
(You don’t use the sword to kill, but to protect the things you value)
무영검 中 - From Shadowless Sword

When the Godfather of Chinese legalism Han Feizi described their ‘class’ as one of the worst evils in society, you knew we weren’t simply dealing with a bunch of thugs. The 俠 (xia, errant swordsmen) started as a sort of Robin Hood’s of the East, heroes of the people who restored the balance of justice using their incredible fighting skills. Ever since the Zhou Dynasty (11th Century BC~256 BC), the xia were warriors— 武士, wushi, which is also the Chinese title (and the Hanja spelling) of Kim Sung-Soo’s 무사 (Musa: The Warrior)—who represented a sort of trait d’union between the upper and lower class. Although many of them became intellectuals or served rich masters, the majority spent their life independently, without any attachment to clans or groups, which instantly distanced them from samurai or the Western concept of knighthood.

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