Their skills impress the Chinese and instead of being imprisoned or killed, they now enjoy Shao’s hospitality. Strange creatures that attack by the thousands cause havoc even among the disciplined and experienced army of General Shao (Hanyu Zhang), giving the Europeans the opportunity to show their own prowess, while saving some lives in the process. When they are captured at the Great Wall, their fate seems sealed, but just at that moment, a horde of monsters attacks the wall. In the end, only William (Matt Damon) and Tovar (PedroPascal) are left of the group. But China is a hostile country at the time with feuds raging among different warlords from all sides, and the mercenaries find themselves under attack and chased by different factions almost constantly.

Director Yimou Zhang has been an icon for many lovers of Hong Kong cinema and he has built a reputation among American audiences as well with films such as “Hero,” “House of Flying Daggers” and “Curse of the Golden Flower.” Now, adding true Hollywood star power with Matt Damon in the lead, Zhang is at it again, bringing us the epic fantasy action spectacle, “The Great Wall.”Ī group of European mercenaries is traveling China in search for the mystical black powder, a powerful explosive they have heard stories of.

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