You can almost argue that the focus of the film isn't on kung fu, but more on how it's a medium to teach people lessons that they'll never forget like in school.

CNN: Interview with Gordon Liu

But they don't know very much, if anything at all, about the original Shaw Brothers' kung fu films.

CNN: Interview with Gordon Liu

Particularly revealing is the scene where the evil Jade Fox (veteran kung-fu movie star Cheng Pei-pei) decries the fact that she couldn't read, while her student Jen could and therefore surpassed the teacher in achievement and skill.

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