Shaolin Soccer [LATEST]

The final scene, where regular people in the street begin using Kung Fu to perform mundane tasks (a security guard jumps onto a ledge, a woman catches a falling object with ease), offers a utopian vision. It suggests that the magic of the past is not lost, but latent, waiting to be reawakened in the everyday populace.

Shaolin Soccer is a high-octane sports comedy that fundamentally reshaped the martial arts genre upon its release in 2001. Directed by and starring Hong Kong legend Stephen Chow, the film tells the story of an underdog team of former Shaolin monks who apply their extraordinary kung fu skills to the game of soccer. Blending "mo lei tau" (nonsensical) humor with gravity-defying CGI action, it became a massive box office hit in Asia and eventually gained a global cult following. The Story: Kung Fu Meets the Pitch shaolin soccer