Fury (2008) - Movie
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From director Prachya Pinkaew who brought us the surprising international hits "Ong Bak" and "Tom Yum Goong", "Fury" is about Zen, an autistic teenage girl who is gifted with a photographic memory that allows her to memorise martial arts moves that she sees and observes. She quickly learns Thai kick-boxing simply by observing the boxers near her apartment train. Her 'talent' came to the attention of a Thai mob boss who wants to utilise her to do his dirty work. But Zen has a personal score to settle with him first.
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Fury is all Girl Power!
What I loved most: Muay Thai scenes with JeJa Yanin
What I really hated: The transgender characters (MTF transgenders) are always evil, a pity, as in The Protectors.
Panna Rittikrai choreographed the films of his protégé Tony Jaa in Ong bak 1 and The Protectors directed by Praycha Pinkaew. Most recently Ong Bak 2 (Tony Jaa) and Chocolate alias Fury (Pinkaew) were screened at the Far East Film Festival in Udine last month where Panna Rittikrai and Praycha Pinkaew were guests. Pinkaew said he was in the process of making a new film with seven female action heroines. Together with Rittikrai he has created a fantastic female action film, Fury, where Zen, a young autistic girl played by JeeJa Yanin, takes on the underground world of her mother and like Tony Jaa and and Dan Chupong pounces them to smithereens with Muay Thai. Yanin started off with Taekwon do just as Tunta in Rittikrai's Born to Fight played by Rattaporn Khemtong who is actually on the Thai gymnastics team. JeeJa would have been in that film and was saved for Fury. There is another young female show stopper in Born to Fight--the little girl Baetoey. In real life she is Sasisa Jindamanee, the junior national champion in Thai kick boxing. What the film lacks in acting style and narrative development is more than compensated by the movement and charisma of these outstanding martial artists. One can't help but be pulled in to the story however because the sincerity and plight of the characters is so engaging. It is virtually impossible to take your eyes off of JeeJa in Fury. How often have you seen a film like this where a girl kicks ass, and there is no side show going on. She does it for the pure love of her mother and cousin Moom and to help pay her mother's hospital expenses. While fighting even her opponents and mother stand with mouth open at her prowess. She did her own stunts too which can be seen in the end credits where she is bandaged up and taken care of by medics on the scene. Pinkaew and Rittikrai are fantastic. More films , keep those films coming! Udine loves the work and all the international press like me in attendance!
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There is only one aim for any movie produced - to be bigger, better and most importantly, to leave a positive mark on people. In Thailand, it will be an especially hard-hitting industry for martial arts genre. It will be difficult for people not to compare a new action movie to its earlier predecessor. If you have watch Tony Jaa's "Ong Bak," you would probably want to get that same intense feeling again when watching "Fury"- a new martial art movie by the same director, Prachya Pinkaew.
What sets "Fury" and its predecessor apart is that "Fury" has a more developed emotional storyline as well as its character, in this case, our butt-kicking heroine. What more can a person ask for? The plot is quite straightforward, without any unnecessary details cluttering its storyline.
For every stunts executed in "Fury," it deserves more than just "oohs" and "ahhs." Special attentions were given to each fighting scenes to achieve a very detailed kicks, punches and flips. Through a combination of Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Japanese sword fighting, action choreographer Panna Rittikrai takes an opportunity to introduce Parkour - a new sport known as free running or street stunt.
And of course, "Fury" is a showcase of not only the local talents, but also the various cultures and taboos in Thailand. Throughout the movie, audiences are entertained by Thailand's perhaps constant favourite- the transgender characters, as they walk around as if they own the place. Even though most of the time they look ridiculously funny, any provocation may lead them to do more than just scream!
The last 20 minutes of the film is definitely intense, when a fight between the lead and the villain takes to the extreme as they leap from one neon signs to the other which are suspended from the side of a building, almost 40 feet above the ground. "Fury" never fails to impress and entertain all at the same time!
Oh yeah, don't leave immediately right after the ending. Spare another five to ten minutes, as there is even more to it. Check it out to know why "Fury" is definitely an awesome movie!
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