The first movie I would recommend to anyone who practices Chinese martial art has to be the Shaolin Temple starring Jet Li. I know many of you out there might have seen this one, but this is for all those who haven't (shame on you).
The Shaolin Temple was one of the first movies that promoted Chinese martial arts in a traditional way throughout the world. Of coarse Bruce Lee had already made a few movies, but the Shaolin Temple presented a historical story about Shaolin and how the monks lived and expressed their philosophy. This was also the beginning of Jet Li's acting career who is now THE promotor of wushu. Jet Li is one of the few action actors who had a genuine kungfu training. He won many championships and was world champion before he was 19 (he competed against adults btw instead of competitors of his own age). Please take a good look halfway the movie as he demonstrates what he learned all these years.
Let me know what you think of this film!
Ps. If you liked it, check out Shaolin Temple 2 and 3 aswell ;)
Links for watching the full movie (legally and free):
English dub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqagZNrKSgs
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