Just a short comment on this weird Thai action film!
I rented it because it "introduces" Tony Jaa as an actor, and he is amazing... anyway, it's one of the strangest martial arts films I've ever seen (and I've seen very many!)... it's pretty cool, but displays a peculiarly horrifying mix of racial and gender stereotypes alongside some seemingly far less offesnive images! I guess it's a case of trying to get away with stereotypes simply by also having non (or at least less, or less negatively)-stereotypical characters?
Interesting, though, as it has a female Japanese character who's great at fighting... well, until the final scene, of course. Then she's a bit less good, and conveniently saved by a man who#s handily suddenly better at fighting than she is. *rolls eyes*
Anyway, the most disturbing thing about it is the character named "Mute", who is - you guessed it - unable to speak (although not actually mute, somewhat bewilderingly). Anyone out there writing on terrible representations of the "disabled"? This is a film you have to see!!!
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