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''Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'' is the second live action movie attempt based on Capcom's long-running [[Street Fighter]] video game series (the [[Street Fighter (film)|1994 version being the first]]), and released by [[Fox]]. It tells the story of Chun-Li Xiang ([[Kristin Kreuk]]) - a young piano/Wushu prodigy who has her young world shatter at age 10, when the crimelord [[Big Bad|Bison]] (and his [[Scary Black Man|Scary Black]] [[The Dragon|Dragon]], Balrog) kidnap her father and whisk him off to parts unknown. Seventeen years later, after the death of her mother, concert pianist Chun-Li receives a mysterious scroll telling her to go to Bangkok. There she meets Gen, [[The Atoner|a former partner of Bison]] and leader of the mysterious Order Of The Web. Gen offers to train Chun-Li for her inevitable showdown with Bison.
''Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'' is the second live action movie attempt based on Capcom's long-running [[Street Fighter]] video game series (the [[Street Fighter (film)|1994 version being the first]]), and released by [[FOX]]. It tells the story of Chun-Li Xiang ([[Kristin Kreuk]]) - a young piano/Wushu prodigy who has her young world shatter at age 10, when the crimelord [[Big Bad|Bison]] (and his [[Scary Black Man|Scary Black]] [[The Dragon|Dragon]], Balrog) kidnap her father and whisk him off to parts unknown. Seventeen years later, after the death of her mother, concert pianist Chun-Li receives a mysterious scroll telling her to go to Bangkok. There she meets Gen, [[The Atoner|a former partner of Bison]] and leader of the mysterious Order Of The Web. Gen offers to train Chun-Li for her inevitable showdown with Bison.


There's also a subplot about Interpol agent Charlie Nash and Bangkok detective Maya Sunee, but they don't really matter until the end (and then mostly as backup for Chun-Li).
There's also a subplot about Interpol agent Charlie Nash and Bangkok detective Maya Sunee, but they don't really matter until the end (and then mostly as backup for Chun-Li).
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* [[Kamehame Hadoken]] : Chun-Li uses one to take Bison down.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]] : Chun-Li uses one to take Bison down.
* [[Little Boy Blue Note]]: Chun-Li started as a pianist when she was young.
* [[Little Boy Blue Note]]: Chun-Li started as a pianist when she was young.
* [[Monumental View]]: The movie starts looking out the window of Chun-Li's first house at a beautiful view of the Golden gate Bridge that would place the house somewhere in the Presidio, which has no homes in it.
* [[Monumental View]]: The movie starts looking out the window of Chun-Li's first house at a beautiful view of the Golden gate Bridge that would place the house somewhere in the Presidio, which has no homes in it.
* [[Neck Snap]]: {{spoiler|Bison does this to Chun-Li's father}}, right in front of her. [[Irony]] She eventually returns the favor., right in front of his daughter.
* [[Neck Snap]]: {{spoiler|Bison does this to Chun-Li's father}}, right in front of her. [[Irony]] She eventually returns the favor., right in front of his daughter.
* [[No Pronunciation Guide]]:
* [[No Pronunciation Guide]]:
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* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]:
* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]:
** Everyone in Bangkok speaks perfect English with an American accent.
** Everyone in Bangkok speaks perfect English with an American accent.
** Chun-Li even speaks [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPYCybm2s7Y Cantonese with an American accent].
** Chun-Li even speaks [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPYCybm2s7Y Cantonese with an American accent].
* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Gen
* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Gen
* [[Oddly Small Organization]]: The Order Of The Web
* [[Oddly Small Organization]]: The Order Of The Web
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* [[Villain Ball]]: Bison has a deathgrip on it.
* [[Villain Ball]]: Bison has a deathgrip on it.
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]:
* [[You Don't Look Like You]]:
** M. Bison as a blonde bearded guy in a suit.
** M. Bison as a blonde bearded guy in a suit.
** Chun Li is half-white and wears her famous hair buns for only a short time.
** Chun Li is half-white and wears her famous hair buns for only a short time.
** Gen is a guy in his mid 30s.
** Gen is a guy in his mid 30s.

Latest revision as of 05:03, 5 October 2014

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is the second live action movie attempt based on Capcom's long-running Street Fighter video game series (the 1994 version being the first), and released by FOX. It tells the story of Chun-Li Xiang (Kristin Kreuk) - a young piano/Wushu prodigy who has her young world shatter at age 10, when the crimelord Bison (and his Scary Black Dragon, Balrog) kidnap her father and whisk him off to parts unknown. Seventeen years later, after the death of her mother, concert pianist Chun-Li receives a mysterious scroll telling her to go to Bangkok. There she meets Gen, a former partner of Bison and leader of the mysterious Order Of The Web. Gen offers to train Chun-Li for her inevitable showdown with Bison.

There's also a subplot about Interpol agent Charlie Nash and Bangkok detective Maya Sunee, but they don't really matter until the end (and then mostly as backup for Chun-Li).

Tropes used in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li include:
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