Wiki: Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer operates as a textbook example of genre deconstruction. The film takes the solemnity of the traditional Kung Fu film—specifically the Shaw Brothers era—and collides it with the Western sports movie formula (specifically the structure of films like The Mighty Ducks or Shaft ).

The movie was heavily influenced by the Japanese manga Captain Tsubasa , which featured similarly over-the-top soccer moves. shaolin soccer wiki

To fill the stadium during the final match, Chow invited the public to watch for free and enter a lottery to take a photo with him, saving millions on background extras. Shaolin Soccer operates as a textbook example of