Not Coming to a Theater Near You
You know him?”
“Not socially. His name’s Jaws, he kills people.
The chambers of the title refer to different arenas within the Shaolin temple in which one concentrates on a virtue particular to the human body. Not all thirty-six are shown, and many of the ones that are are glossed over, but there are still several highlights. My favorite is the “eye” chamber, in which the monk-in-training places his head rigidly between two gigantic burning coals of incense and darts his eyes left-and-right, following the pendular movement of a candle set afore him. The composition encloses his eyes as they shift rapidly across the screen’s latitude. Later, engaged in battle, the monk finds himself among three or four foes—a splendid opportunity to put his laborious eye training to proper use, one that will also engage his wrists, legs, weaponry, et al.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: Dragon Dynasty DVD
06 Jan 2008 5:08 PM | Submit Comment
