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Tai Chi Zero

2012 · 100 min · Director: Stephen Fung, Stephen Fung ★ IMDb 6 · 5,444 ratings

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Young genius Yang Luchan travels to Chen Village to learn the forbidden secrets of martial arts, but quickly learns that the village is menaced by a formidable battalion of Steampunk soldiers. The villagers realize that in order to save their home, they must trust this strange outsider with their knowledge of Tai Chi.

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Tai Chi Zero (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Surprise 20%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe20%
  2. Humor15%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Surprise, Awe. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Surprise and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Excitement

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Sympathy
Excitement
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 78 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Excitement58 %45 %33 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sympathy66 %54 %49 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension61 %49 %43 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor48 %28 %23 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor44 %20 %16 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor48 %20 %29 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Sympathy51 %23 %44 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Sympathy54 %29 %39 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor60 %34 %26 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Excitement65 %46 %28 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension63 %54 %36 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Humor60 %54 %33 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension63 %60 %19 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Tension68 %66 %21 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension72 %70 %35 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension76 %74 %45 %45 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Sympathy75 %69 %54 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Relief66 %53 %43 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Humor57 %38 %20 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

HF
Hark-On Fung

JY
Jayden Yuan

The Freak

XY
Xiaochao Yuan

FH
Fung Hak-On

Lao Zhao

SF
Stephen Fung

Nan

Shu Qi

Mother Yang

AL
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Father Yang

A
AngelaBaby

Chen Yu Niang

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan

Fang Zi Jing

DW
Dillon Wu Di

Chen You Zhi

CS
Chen Sicheng

Chen Geng Yun

SF
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Grand Uncle

XN
Xiong Naijin

Chen Geng Yun's Wife

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Chen Chang Xing / Laborer

YD
Ying Da

Governor

ML
Mandy Lieu

Claire Heathrow

Xiong Xinxin

Uncle Qin

WA
Wei Ai-Xuan

Zhao Di

JX
Jade Xu

Sister Mahjong

SS
Shen Si

Brother Tofu

WF
William Feng

Chen Zai Yang

Details

Written by
Kuo-Fu Chen, Chia-Lu Chang, Hsiao-tse Cheng, Chen Kuofu, Zhang Jialu, Cheng Hsiao-Tse
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
100 min
Country
China
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 5,444 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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