The movie Dragon Inn showcased the corruption that existed in ancient China.

The movie begins with showcasing the corrupt side army’s power (I believe it was call Black Army, or maybe I am getting confused with the Black Arrows Troops sect of the Black Army). The most powerful sect of the army was the Black Army Troops and was infamous for the arrows they used. After showing the power of the militia, they have killed Yang, an official who was against the militia and believed that they were going to turn on the emperor soon. Then, in order to remove all political opponents, they started targeting Yang’s underman, Chow.

Since Chow was hiding his presence from the Black Army, they have took kidnapped children to lure him out. This act has lured him out indirectly; That is, he paid some people to take the children from him (which I believe worked under the Inn’s Maiden). In the meanwhile, Chow resided in the Dragon Inn for safety. However, the Black Army troops coincidently found him/his crew there, and thus a rivalry began; Because the maiden was shady, she would only accept those whose bribe was higher.

Bribing, however, did not work as both sides kept increasing their brides. Ultimately, the Black Army and its leader came to assassinate him. Chow, his girlfriend (??), the maiden, and the goat man was took on by the leader himself. The leader, however, lost the fight and Chow manages to escape safely.

What particularly surprised me was that during the fight, somehow the Black Army leader was able to keep walking after essentially having his leg cut off. While the movie was a fantasy, the nature of it was considerably unrealistic. There were even people that could bend the trajectory of their arrows in order to kill their opponents.