This initial fight scene sets the tone for the handling of the action. The fight sequences are tight and punchy, with the action edited and filmed so as to accentuate the up-close violence, with the camera pulling out when a character makes the ubiquitous superhuman glide fifteen feet through the air. As the Qin appointed governor watches on, we are treated to a Mortal Kombat-style scenario, where all the best warriors of the six tribes gather to showcase and hone their skills. Asked by the new military envoy to the area – Libong, if it is wise to allow the tribes people to practice their battle skills, Governor Tiewlang responds that it is better to allow them to do it in the open and fight each other than to force them to practice secretly, away from official eyes.
Military man Libong embodies the cold, imperialist spirit of some of the ruling Qin by denigrating the gathered tribes people as 'peasants' whilst Tiewlang strives to handle his charges with a more benevolent approach, the two men mirroring the oscillating attitudes of the ruling class. Tiewlang is soon replaced by a new governor, Litongjia (Praptpadol Suwanbang), who leans very much more towards the oppressive mode of governance, setting the people of Ler City against him and stoking their passions even more against their Qin overlords.
Litongjia is played as an oversexed zealot. He removes anything that could be considered a weapon from the villagers and imposes a harsh new regime on the people. Litongjia is one of the more enjoyable characters because he isn't saddled with any baggage as his character is designed as a larger than life villain, whose only motivations seem to be his penchant for cruelty and desire to fornicate with pretty much any woman he comes across.
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