Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978 · 98 min · Director: Yuen Woo-Ping
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Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagle's claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.
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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 32%, Excitement 28%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor32%
- Excitement28%
- Smile20%
- Love10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Smile. Genres: Comedy, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Smile. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Excitement
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Excitement | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 72 % | 60 % | 38 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 68 % | 43 % | 33 % | 44 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 29 % | 23 % | 49 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 51 % | 27 % | 20 % | 39 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sympathy | 53 % | 31 % | 23 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sympathy | 50 % | 23 % | 23 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Excitement | 49 % | 16 % | 24 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 55 % | 28 % | 26 % | 50 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 59 % | 41 % | 26 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 44 % | 25 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Relief | 55 % | 30 % | 24 % | 13 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 45 % | 26 % | 25 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 54 % | 44 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 64 % | 54 % | 50 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Excitement | 61 % | 48 % | 54 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Excitement | 56 % | 46 % | 49 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Excitement | 61 % | 56 % | 44 % | 36 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 74 % | 70 % | 48 % | 30 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 81 % | 75 % | 57 % | 31 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Relief | 82 % | 68 % | 60 % | 43 % |
Icarus
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
Master Hung
Mr. Liang
Details
- Directed by
- Yuen Woo-Ping
- Written by
- Yuen Woo-Ping, Ng See-Yuen, Chi Yuan Hsi, Huo An Hsi, Lung Hsiao, Hsiao Lung, Clifford Choi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1978
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
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