Thursday, July 16, 2009

Media Literacy on Movie Fearless

Watch the movie trailer and read the synopsis of Fearless (2006) by ‘Jet’ Li:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBVQjnOCdd4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearless_(2006_film)

Then compare the information with the following articles,

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/16/content_418742.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/192537.htm
http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/03/27/44@67188.htm

1. What are the differences between the historical account of the life of Huo Yuan Jia and his character in the movie? Identify at least 3 such differences.
2. Why did Huo’s family demand compensation and apology from the movie producers?
3. What is the danger of depending on movies as a reliable source for historical information?

Please provide your response on the 3 questions above and label your answer as 1.,2., and 3. in your individual comment

16 comments:

  1. 1.huo yuan jia and jet li are almost the same cause both have the skill and they have the guts

    2.because their family know that if the show was to go on huo yuan jia will die.

    3.some things in history cause people to die so each they are making a video on history the actors they put in some the people will not believe

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  2. 1)In Real life it is much more painstakingly.

    2) *dk*

    3) The producers do not really knw the whole story and made the movie up..people might believe the movie and people might go around telling people a fake history story.

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  3. huo yuan jia is a great worrior but there are some moves that are not real and they are when he was at the small arena many people was against him yet not even one hit he has recive from the people against him. i believe it is impossible.
    Muhammad Hafidz Bin Zainal
    (22) 1A

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  4. 1.they were the same because they stood up 2 fight ever1
    2.huo yuan jia died because the showed the moive
    3.we must also belive moive that are toking abt the history because they jus wan 2 make money so they will do any thing

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  5. 3.we must not belive moive that are toking abt the history because they jus wan 2 make money so they will do any thing

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  6. 1. He was not from a rich family. He engaged in an agricultural occupation, he also worked as a porter in a pharmacy and sold firewood too.

    2.No. He actually fought a British wrestler, Hercules O'Brien.In 1901, one of his students showed him a leaflet. It carried an advertisement about a Russian boxer, who proclaimed himself as "Matchless in China", and again in Shanghai with a British boxer, both protesting their greatness, but when Huo met their challenge neither bothered to show.

    3. No, he was not. It is rumored that he had been poisoned by the Japanese as revenge for their defeat during the Judo competition but this is speculation. Some people believe that Huo Yuanjia may have died due to incorrect changes made to his medicine and incorrect treatment by his new Chinese doctor. Others speculate that the European colonists were threatened by the rise of Chinese nationalism and had him poisoned.

    4.Huo Yuan Jia had three sons,two daughters,seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.


    xiaoqi(10)
    1A
    :p

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  7. 1. Huo Yuan Jia and Jet Li are almost the same cause both have the skill and they have the guts to fight..
    2. Huo’s family demand compensation and apology because their family know that if the show must still go on huo yuan jia will die.

    Nurul Afiqah(08)
    1A

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  8. 1. He was not from a rich family. He engaged in an agricultural occupation, he also worked as a porter in a pharmacy and sold firewood too.
    2.No. He actually fought a British wrestler, Hercules O'Brien.In 1901, one of his students showed him a leaflet. It carried an advertisement about a Russian boxer, who proclaimed himself as "Matchless in China", and again in Shanghai with a British boxer, both protesting their greatness, but when Huo met their challenge neither bothered to show.
    3) The producers do not really knw the whole story and made the movie up..people might believe the movie and people might go around telling people a fake history story.

    Terry Tham 33 1A

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  9. 1. He was not from a rich family. He engaged in an agricultural occupation, he also worked as a porter in a pharmacy and sold firewood too.
    2.No. He actually fought a British wrestler, Hercules O'Brien.In 1901, one of his students showed him a leaflet. It carried an advertisement about a Russian boxer, who proclaimed himself as "Matchless in China", and again in Shanghai with a British boxer, both protesting their greatness, but when Huo met their challenge neither bothered to show.
    3) The producers do not really knw the whole story and made the movie up..people might believe the movie and people might go around telling people a fake history story.


    brendan 1A

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  10. 1. He was not from a rich family. He engaged in an agricultural occupation, he also worked as a porter in a pharmacy and sold firewood too.
    2.No. He actually fought a British wrestler, Hercules O'Brien.In 1901, one of his students showed him a leaflet. It carried an advertisement about a Russian boxer, who proclaimed himself as "Matchless in China", and again in Shanghai with a British boxer, both protesting their greatness, but when Huo met their challenge neither bothered to show.
    3) The producers do not really knw the whole story and made the movie up..people might believe the movie and people might go around telling people a fake history story.

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  11. 1.they are brave enough...they fight everyone.
    2.dk
    3.the derictor don not know the whole story..so they make it up..

    nadiah 1a

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  12. 1. He was not from a rich family. He engaged in an agricultural occupation, he also worked as a porter in a pharmacy and sold firewood too.2.No. He actually fought a British wrestler, Hercules O'Brien.In 1901, one of his students showed him a leaflet. It carried an advertisement about a Russian boxer, who proclaimed himself as "Matchless in China", and again in Shanghai with a British boxer, both protesting their greatness, but when Huo met their challenge neither bothered to show. 3. No, he was not. It is rumored that he had been poisoned by the Japanese as revenge for their defeat during the Judo competition but this is speculation. Some people believe that Huo Yuanjia may have died due to incorrect changes made to his medicine and incorrect treatment by his new Chinese doctor. Others speculate that the European colonists were threatened by the rise of Chinese nationalism and had him poisoned.4.Huo Yuan Jia had three sons,two daughters,seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren

    Sophia 1A ..

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  13. It carried an advertisement about a Russian boxer, who proclaimed himself as "Matchless in China", and again in Shanghai with a British boxer, both protesting their greatness, but when Huo met their challenge neither bothered to show.
    3) The producers do not really knw the whole story and made the movie up..people might believe the movie and people might go around telling people a fake history story.

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  14. 1. He was not from a rich family. He engaged in an agricultural occupation, he also worked as a porter in a pharmacy and sold firewood too.2.No. He actually fought a British wrestler, Hercules O'Brien.In 1901, one of his students showed him a leaflet. It carried an advertisement about a Russian boxer, who proclaimed himself as "Matchless in China", and again in Shanghai with a British boxer, both protesting their greatness, but when Huo met their challenge neither bothered to show.
    3) The producers do not really knw the whole story and made the movie up..people might believe the movie and people might go around telling people a fake history story.

    Joeylim
    1A
    04:D

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  15. The man came from a poor family and currently is in army.When there is a war he fought very hard and protect his family

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  16. it is a fight show i like the show because it is fun

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