William’s fighting skills are their ticket to survival and, secretly, to get their hands on some of that magical black gun-powder to take home. They both look like scraggly, overgrown Mountain Men but clean up nicely for their captors. Matt Damon as William and his side kick Pedro Pascall as Tovar are taken prisoner and have to prove they are worthy warriors. He’s not only known for Hero, House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower, but was responsible for the enormous and disciplined display of choreography by rows and rows of adults and children you saw at the 2008 Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games. They are normal size in this film.ĭirector You Zhang knows how to handle a huge cast. The Great Wall is massive and so is everything, but the actors. Sections of the 5500 miles wall were built by different rulers in 10 to 20 year increments over a period of 1700 years. This film is so heavy on special effects, stunts, fire and explosions, plus, thousands upon thousands of computer generated green beasts with sharp teeth storming the wall. It is the most expensive Chinese movie ever made and there’s a good reason why. No wonder THE GREAT WALL cost $150 million.
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