The Myth

The Myth (Chinese: 神話) is a 2005 martial arts/fantasy film featuring an impressively international cast, including Jackie Chan in dual roles as the heroes Jack/Meng Yi, Korean actress Kim Hee-sun as Ok-Soo, Indian actress Mallika Sherawat as Samantha, and Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung Ka-Fai as William.

Inspired a TV miniseries spin-off on the Mainland China's CCTV-8. This time around, Yi Xiao Chuan and Gao Yao, archeology graduate students, gets blasted back to the Qin Dynasty by an ancient artifact found in the tomb of a ancient Qin princess.


 * Adventurer Archaeologist: Jack is an archaeologist (and he's very insistent that he's not a tomb raider).
 * An Aesop: Jack's lecture about how foreign government should return pillaged artifacts to their home nations.
 * The Ageless:
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Meng Yi, a lone soldier, kills about 100 guys before finally being killed, simply because he wasn't shot full of arrows at the start. Also he puts a spear straight through a guy while flying through the air and pulls it out the other side! Also the other Generals, but not as Badass.
 * Can't Have Sex Ever: Ok-Soo is the emperor's concubine. Meng Yi is the emperor's loyal general. They are in love but are unable to be together, ever.
 * Cave Behind the Falls: Not just a cave, but a massive burial tomb as well.
 * Chroma Key: The scenes in the Mausoleum are all shot in front of a green screen.
 * Cool Horse: Black Wind, Meng Yi's impossibly durable war horse.
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: "Endless Love" the movie's theme tune as sung by Jackie Chan and Kim Hee-Sun.
 * Downer Ending:
 * Dying Moment of Awesome: And HOW
 * Fake Nationality: Averted, the Korean princess Ok-Soo is played by the Korean actress Kim Hee-Sun.
 * The Indian character of Samantha is played by Indian actress Mallika Sherawat.
 * Honor Before Reason
 * I Should Write a Book About This
 * I Will Wait for You: Ok Soo waits for 2200 years for the return of General Meng Yi.
 * Last Stand:
 * One-Man Army: See above.
 * Reincarnation Romance: Meng Yi/Jack and Ok-Soo.
 * Love At First Sight: Meng Yi falls for Ok-Soo as soon as he lays eyes on her.
 * Sim Sim Salabim: The scenes in India include an elephant, snake-charming, sword-fighting, and levitating holy men.
 * The Slow Path: Ok-Soo and General Nangong are
 * Visions of Another Self: Half the movie is Jack flashing back to his previous incarnation as General Meng Yi.
 * Wire Fu: To create the effect of the anti-gravity meteorites. One of the first Jackie Chan movies to feature this technique.
 * Woman in White
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Ok-Soo.