36 Chambers Of Shaolin Fixed Direct

Director Liu Chia-liang, a martial arts purist, utilized the film to critique the desire for "quick learning." In Western cinema, training montages often show a hero learning to box in two minutes. The 36th Chamber dedicates forty minutes of screen time to repetitive, often humiliating labor.

The genius of the film is that it makes the practice look harder than the actual fighting. By the time San Te creates his own "35th Chamber"—a chamber open to the public to teach commoners how to defend themselves—the audience feels the weight of his achievement. 36 chambers of shaolin