“The Fist
of the Condor”
Movie Review
Ernesto Diaz Espinoza wrote and directed The Fist of the
Condor, which stars Marko Zaror, Eyal Meyer, Gina Aguad, and Fernanda Urrejola
in the key roles. The plot of the film concerns a group of martial artists from
different parts of the world who are looking for a book that holds the earliest
known techniques for overcoming the physical limitations of the human body.
Between 2006 and 2014, the actors Marko Zaror and Ernesto Daz Espinoza
collaborated on a number of movies, including Redeemer and Mirageman. Before
reconciling with his old pal Ernesto, Zaror eventually departed Chile for
Hollywood and performed in a number of roles. And it's fortunate that he did because,
according to rumors, his position in John Wick 4 was secured thanks to the
initial Fist of the Condor trailer.
The Fist of the Condor, the sacred manual of Rumi Maki,
the fighting style practiced by the Incas, is briefly described before the
action shifts to a fight on a beach between Guerrero, played by Marko Zaror,
and a rival who thinks he is the book's protector. Zaror informs him that the
manual is actually held by his identical brother Gemelo after defeating him.
And he desires to murder him. Gemelo, who is portrayed by Eyal Meyer, sends
Kalari, who feels the same way, to kill his brother and get the book he thinks
he's carrying. He is informed, "If he can't defeat you, he doesn't deserve
to fight me," when he questions why Gemelo doesn't kill him himself.
The majority of The Fist of the Condor's story is told in
flashbacks that take place during our hero's training under Gina Aguad's Mother
Condor and the occasions that caused the brothers' alienation. The story is
fairly well known. Of course, there are various fight scenes incorporated into
this. Others are as random as someone going into a bar full of bikers who don't
like outsiders while some are related to the movie's theme. Wernher Schurmann
choreographed the fights, which had a lot of high-flying and acrobatic action.
Both the pre-climactic fight between Kalari and Guerrero and the battles
between Kalari and Master Wook are superb.
Yes, Kalari and Guerrero, rather than the two brothers,
engage in the pivotal combat. The Fist of the Condor's print has the subtitle
"Chapter One" even though it isn't on the poster, and the conclusion
of their conflict as well as several significant pieces of information appear to be saved
for the sequel. It's frustrating and
will result in disgruntled viewers, even though it's not as awful as Alienoid,
where viewers discovered after two and a half hours that they were only viewing
half of the tale. In order to avoid disappointment, adjust your expectations
appropriately.
The Fist of the Condor, if you can get past that, is an
engaging movie that makes the most of its modest resources and its small but
skilled and eager cast. This is a more somber and reverent homage to classic
kung fu movies than Karate Ghost, which was done in jest.
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