
The Dragon's Vengeance
1972

Representation Score
Limited
2002
Director
Allen Lan Hai-Han
Runtime
97 minutes
Average Rating
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Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger is a traditional martial arts revenge story focused on betrayal and family separation. The plot follows a standard path of personal vendettas and family restoration. The film relies heavily on genre clichés of honor and retribution, prioritizing these over the exploration of diverse identities. While the female lead takes control, the narrative remains within conventional relationship and cultural structures typical of early 2000s action cinema.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on traditional family bonds and does not include characters with non-straight or non-cisgender identities.
Liu Lu-Yian leaves her husband and participates in a revenge mission, showing ability to act. However, the story stays within conventional relationship structures.
The film centers on a specific cultural identity tied to its regional action genre and does not feature multi-ethnic casting.
The plot emphasizes traditional honor codes and personal retribution, staying within a conventional moral framework.
There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Horse thief Luk Ching-Yang and his wife Liu Lu-Yian. After Luk was betrayed by his brother Kiu Hung, Lu-Yian left him. They reunite 20 years later, along with Liu Lu-Yian's adopted daughter Liu Wan-Long and the young warrior Pak Suk-Fu, in order to seek revenge.

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