Second viewing of day: #BastardSwordsman (Chun Ku-Lu, 1983) one of #ShawBrothers later wuxia films that blends swordsmanship, kung fu and magic through the use of VFX as well as standard choreography. Fairly entertaining but not revelatory. #filmsky
Hierarchy operates through exclusion, wherein institutional roles naturalize inequality. When the chief selects six students for advanced training, excluding Yun despite his potential, #BastardSwordsman dramatizes how meritocracy functions as ideological cover for predetermined social positions.
