The Knight of Shadows (2019)

The Knight of Shadows: Directed by Vash. With Jackie Chan, Elane Zhong, Ethan Juan, Peng Lin. A legendary demon hunter (Jackie Chan), tracking down beasts that enter the human dimension, assisted by a lawman protégé and a motley group of friendly monsters.

“Even if commentators like u0026quot;planktonrulesu0026quot; canu0026#39;t appreciate the painstaking, artful direction or the fairytale-like atmosphere of this film, other people no doubt will. The film doesnu0026#39;t need dialogue because the director has clearly mastered the art of visual storytelling. Of course the film is graphic (I wouldnu0026#39;t recommend it to children, of course) but the graphic imagery is clearly motivated and there is nothing gratuitous about it. Maybe that is the most shocking thing about this film: that the violence and the visual effects arenu0026#39;t employed merely for the aesthetic enjoyment of the audience, but as an integral part of the storytelling. If being challenged by a film is beyond your capacity as a viewer, by all means, avoid this film. But if you want to watch a engaging (yes, even disturbing) film that doesnu0026#39;t instrumentalize its characters, then by all means check out Songbird.”