Among these is the 2016 Uwais film Headshot. While researching Tjahjanto’s filmography, I found The ABCs of Death, V/H/S/2, Macabre, May the Devil Take You, and multiple other horror films listed. I was blown away with the precision it must have taken to create this moment, but I was also cringing and wincing over every injury and death that occurred every fraction of a second. This fight doesn’t contain a lot of martial arts skill, but instead fast paced mayhem in every corner of the room. This fight is an incredible war that feels like it goes on for more than half an hour when it maybe only goes on for about fifteen minutes. The trouble I’m referencing in particular is the battle in which Fatih and “White Boy” Bobby face off against an onslaught of low level triad henchmen. When a fight ends for a character in one location, across town other characters are unknowingly about to face some serious trouble. The action kicks off relatively fast and when it gets going it rarely lets up. When the protagonist or the antagonist isn’t on screen one of these characters is and they take over the movie. Each character is incredibly memorable for their personality, their purpose, or their weapon of choice. This film contains a plethora of rich and interesting characters outside of the top billed actors such as “White Boy” Bobby, Fatih, The Operator, Elena, and Alma. A relatively simple story and a very common trope for a martial arts movie but it works quite well thanks to its characters. Now Ito must fight to get the little girl out of the country, having little to no concern for his own fate. While taking a gang of men to slaughter a village Ito turns on his own men to save one little girl. Joe Taslim plays Ito, a member of a special group inside the Triads known as the Six Seas. Timo Tjahjanto directs this film and it stars a few familiar faces from popular Indonesian films: Joe Taslim, most known for his role as Jaka in The Raid: Redemption and a notable role in Fast and Furious 6, Julie Estelle, recognized as Hammer Girl in The Raid 2, and this film’s villain Uwais who played the protagonist Rama in both Raid films and most recently appeared in the Mark Wahlberg critical flop Mile 22, where despite receiving poor reviews, much critical praise shined through the darkness for Uwais. Indonesia is a country that has been cranking out exhilarating films for the martial arts community since Gareth Evans and his friendship with Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian gave us Merantau in 2009. This is what I do." He clearly enjoys both fighting and killing people.The Night Comes for Us is the latest action thriller from the country of Indonesia, having debuted on October 19 th on Netflix alongside Daredevil’s third season. Squeezing a trigger, it's like ordering take-out. At one point in the movie, he puts down a gun and says, "I've never really liked using these. Some whine about the fight being too long and lacking the flourish of some of the other scenes, but that's part of the reason it's great. two good guys take on one bad guy, though it's arguable if Andi, played by Donny Alamsyah, is good. But we picked the final fight, which draws on a common trope in martial arts movies i.e. There were clearly some great contenders from "The Raid: Redemption." For instance, the machete fight scene, the drug lab scene, or the fight between Jaka and Mad Dog that incorporates both Silat and judo. And much of the choreography for the fight scenes was done by Iko Uwais who plays good cop "Rama," and Yayan Ruhian who plays "Mad Dog," one of the crime lords top henchmen. Silat is an aggressive, joint-breaking fighting style and often involves the use of knives and we see some truly creative fight sequences through the movie. "The Raid," again puts silat and Iko Uwais on display. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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