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太极张三丰

The Tai-Chi Master

《太极张三丰》（英语：The Tai-Chi Master）是一部1993年袁和平执导的香港古装动作片。袁和平、袁祥仁和谷轩昭任动作指导，李连杰、钱小豪和杨紫琼主演。

Tai Chi Master (Chinese: 太極張三豐), also known as Twin Warriors or simply Tai Chi, is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the film. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 November 1993.

Starring

李连杰 Jet Li, 钱小豪 Chin Siu Ho, 杨紫琼 Michelle Yeoh, 袁洁莹 Fennie Yuen

Plot

Junbao and Tienbo grow up together in a Shaolin Temple as monks, studying the martial arts and generally getting into trouble. They are both expelled from the temple after Tienbo impulsively almost kills a fellow student who cheats in a fight against him. Aided in their escape by their sympathetic teacher, they receive final instructions regarding the potential paths of their different personalities, with a specific warning given to Tienbo. Junbao and Tienbo then go into the outside world to find their way in life. Meanwhile, a gang of henchmen are forcibly taking money from a local shop owner. A girl nicknamed Miss Li steals the money and returns it. Having noticed the money gone, the henchmen start to chase down Little Melon, who holds her own during the fight but soon gets outnumbered and into trouble. Junbao comes to her aid and defeats the gang, before Army reinforcements arrive to break up the fight and so the trio flee to escape capture. At this moment the eunuch governor Liu Jin travels through the town, roughing up the locals as he does so. Tienbo realizes that he wants to be as rich and powerful as the governor, but Miss Li warns him that the governor has "the heart of a viper". Miss Li then shows the two sworn brothers to a pub for food. Inside the pub, they find a young woman named Siu-lin, who is searching for her lost husband, during which she supports herself by playing on a sanxian that said husband gave to her as a wedding gift. She finds him inside the pub as the new husband of the governor's sister, who picks a fight with Siu-lin. Siu-lin gets the upper hand in the duel, but the husband, eager to please his wealthy new wife, hits and injures Siu-lin on the head with a stool. Junbao comes to Siu-lin's rescue by fighting off the governor's sister's bodyguards before fleeing. The next day, while Junbao and Tienbo are making money with their amazing kung fu skills, the governor's second-in-command spots them and is impressed with Tienbo's abilities (and his eagerness to kow-tow to authority). He offers him a position in the army, which Tienbo readily accepts. However, Junbao is more reluctant to do so and declines going with Tienbo, and so the two brothers part ways. Later, some soldiers come to the pub to collect taxes (which have increased due to the governor’s greedy nature), but Junbao and the rebels (who have stolen great valuables from the governor to give back to the poor) fight and kill them one by one. One soldier escapes alive and starts off towards the army's camp to warn them about the rebels with Junbao in pursuit. Just in front of the army encampment, Tienbo kills the soldier before he warns the rest of the army about the rebels whereabouts. Tienbo warns Junbao to stay clear of the rebels as they'll get him into trouble. Now knowing where the rebels are hiding however, Tienbo takes this unique opportunity to gain a promotion. He sets a trap for Junbao and the rebels by telling them that the army is on patrol and when would be the best time to attack them. Junbao and Siu-lin collect all the rebels from the region and go to the army camp (thus, falling for Tienbo's trap). A big battle occurs where most of the rebels die. Tienbo captures Miss Li and Siu-lin. In the end, the only escaped survivors are Junbao and a few rebels. Because of the trap, the governor promotes Tienbo to Embroidered Uniform Guard lieutenant. Tienbo kills Miss Li to prove his devotion to the governor, and with his new authority (and some poignant advice from the governor) holds Siu-lin as bait so that he can lure Junbao to defect. Junbao shows up to confront Tienbo and rejects his offer, and after a fierce fight manages to rescue Siu-lin. However, due to the injury he receives and the fact that his best friend betrayed him, Junbao's mind snaps and he goes crazy. While recuperating in the countryside safehouse with the help of Siu-lin, he has a sudden epiphany that regains his mental health, and begins using natural phenomenon as inspiration to create a new style of martial arts which uses "soft" movements to offset power, speed and strength. While the governor is traveling to Beijing to see the empress, Junbao and Siu-lin intercept the convoy, defeat his sister and guards and captures the governor as a hostage, before going to the army camp to confront Tienbo. Due to his arrogance, Tienbo declines and starts to fight Junbao, thinking the latter is still the inferior fighter. To Tienbo's surprise, however, Junbao is now fighting using the heretofore unseen style, which he calls Tai chi, and is able to fend off Tienbo's superior strength with ease. Out of frustration, Tienbo kills the governor in order to gain complete control over the troops surrounding them. Siu-lin intervenes and convinces them not to listen to Tienbo, as he just betrayed their leader. Seeing this (and also the brutal way Tienbo utilizes his troops as battle fodder), the troops back off and leave Tienbo's fate to Junbao. After a stunning series of parries and blows by Junbao, Tienbo is defeated and eventually killed when he falls upon a bundle of spears. After the fight, Junbao parts way with Siu-lin, and returns Tienbo's ashes to the Shaolin Temple, before establishing his own school at Wudang Mountains.

剧情

明正德年间，张君宝与董天宝是少林寺觉远禅师（刘洵饰）门下的一对弟子，君宝（李连杰饰）生性善良忠厚，天宝（钱小豪饰）则好胜好强，两人苦修多年，练出一身好武艺，参加了“罗汉堂”比武大会，希望能够进入少林寺的武学殿堂“达摩院”进修，但因主考官“首座师伯”（于海饰）偏袒自己门下弟子，天宝不平，被首座摆出罗汉阵追杀，师父觉远将两人救出少林寺，并直指天宝为人好胜逞斗，送了一本《气功心法》给他，希望天宝能够靠着此书而明心见性。君宝、天宝两人还俗，假扮契丹、女真人躲避官府追查闹市打人，顺便卖艺为生。谁知遇上了宦官刘瑾（孙建魁饰）的队伍，刘瑾深受皇帝宠信，贪污腐败，征敛无度，四处杀害良民，君宝与天宝在侠女小冬瓜（袁洁莹饰）的引荐下，加入了反对刘瑾的“佛笑楼”，天宝也爱上了明艳可爱的小冬瓜。“佛笑楼”表面是间客栈，事实上是个侠盗革命组织，他们时常劫掠刘瑾的府库，并把获得的银两赠送给贫民。歌女秋雪（杨紫琼饰）因为丈夫被刘瑾的妹妹招赘，而遭到遗弃，也加入了佛笑楼。佛笑楼的军师是凌道长（袁祥仁饰），自称是贩售香火符的火居道士，隐藏自己的身份。此时天宝加入了刘瑾的部队当卧底，说要与“佛笑楼”的众志士合作，诛灭刘瑾，谁知天宝是双面间谍，诱杀了佛笑楼大量的仁人志士，并为了谄媚刘瑾而杀死了小冬瓜，刘瑾大喜，封天宝为锦衣卫安抚使。佛笑楼的志士们死伤殆尽，其余也都归隐山林，只剩下君宝、秋雪、凌道长三人，君宝由于被一生的知交出卖，受此打击，变成疯子，每日三餐都疯癫不堪，凌道长于是叫他为“三疯”（三丰）。三人虽然已经不再行动，但是天宝无意放过三丰，拼命搜查三丰的下落，三丰在秋雪的帮助下，从其师傅的《气功心法》中悟出一套武林奇功“太极拳”，打败了天宝，拯救了许多百姓；并隐居于武当山，开创了武当派，最终成为一代大侠“太极张三丰”。