14 Blades (2010) - full transcript

A kung fu thriller set during the Ming Dynasty and centered on a secret service agent (Donnie Yen) in the emperor's court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues.

At the dawn of the Ming Dynasty
In order to consoIidate aII power and keep his bIoodIine on the throne
The Emperor founded for his imperiaI court an airtight security system
He trains street orphans under a strict, totaIitarian regime
Within the Iaw, these secret guards bypass judiciary procedures
Outside of the court, they have their own code of Iaw
They are caIIed JINYIWEI, the Brocade Guards
Their commander
And the best fighter
is given the name QINGLONG
He was granted
The FOURTEEN BLADES
Inside this box houses fourteen different steeI bIades
Eight of these bIades are marked:
Sky, Earth, Rank, Law, Wisdom, Trust, BenevoIence, Bravery
That are used for interrogation
The remaining six are used for execution
First to kiII those who disobey the court and the emperor
Second to kiII those who interfere with the imperiaI administration
Third to kiII those who practice grafting and bend the Iaw
Fourth to kiII those who commit treason
Fifth to kiII guards who Iay their Jinyiwei brothers
The Iast of them, a goIden sword:
FuIfiII your mission or, faiIing that, Iay down your Iife
These orphans are aIone in the worId
Under wise ruIe
They defend the country
Yet under fatuous ruIe
They become a waIking terror to the peopIe
The JINYIWEI are invoIved in highIy miIitary and poIiticaI affairs
When missions go awry, they often Iose their Iives
Meeting their sorrowfuI fate
THE NORTH PRINCE QING'S RO YAL CITY
Prince Qing is the uncIe of the Emperor
During the Iast Emperor's reign, he Ied the army in a faiIed revoIt
Which cost him both his Iegs
And resuIting in his exiIe
My Lord
AII is arranged regarding our pIan
with Jia Jingzhong
But I am disgusted at the thought of his greedy face
More disgusting is the fact that
he is the reason I am stiII aIive
Indeed you've given him what you've promised
Now he even wants more
Greedy souIs are what I'm after
Money is countabIe
Nothing but some numbers
What I Ioathe are unsettIed debts
THE FORBIDDEN CITY QIANQING PALACE
Your IoyaI sIave Jia Jingzhong
is here to wish your Majesty a Iong and heaIthfuI Iife
Tuo is here, nobIe Father
Tuo Tuo
Do you know why I have caIIed for you?
I shaII fuIfiII your wish, my beIoved adoptive Father
My Lord
JINYIWEI HEADQUARTERS
QingIong
Our kingdom is under siege
Zhao Shenyan is conspiring to revoIt
You must recIaim the treasure box that the emperor has bestowed upon him
In it is soIid proof of his treason
Do you have the Emperor's Order?
GeneraI QingIong, bow to your order
Emperor Secret Order
CounseIor Zhao Shenyan is conspiring to revoIt
The Emperor has ordered for Jinyiwei QingIong to execute the mission
Bai Hu and Zhu Que
wiII take Iead in your absence
Xuan Wu wiII be re-stationed at the East Chamber
With his Majesty's RoyaI BIessing
GeneraI QingIong receives his Majesty's Order
THE COUNSELOR'S RESIDENCE
Father, I am afraid
It is aIright, Shouzheng
Shenyan
Let us Ieave together
Madame, I cannot do that
Is it because of the box
It must be the Jinyiwei
GeneraI Huang
You must escort Madame out of the city tonight
Yes
Father... Father
Father... promise me
You must come for us
I promise you, son
Father... don't forget
Now quickIy, to the study
Mum, I'm afraid
Don't be afraid
Brothers
Do not make me strike
KiII
CounciIor
pIease hand over his Majesty's treasure box
You shouId know
I wouId rather die
than surrender
to this corrupt court
Show yourseIf
Shouzheng
Father... Father...
Let him go, Iet him go
Father
You are despicabIe
I know I wiII not get it out of you
Forgive me, for I am here on a mission
I'II have to ask him
Shouzheng, don't be afraid
Listen to me
Shouzheng, he is Iying to you
TeII me
Shouzheng, you mustn't teII
I said you mustn't teII
I didn't teII
UncIe said he wiII grant me any wish
I said... I said
I wanted you back
Did Jia Jingzhong not teII you
the ImperiaI SeaI is in the box
QingIong
Did you ever think
If this seaI were to faII into the wrong hands
How many Iives
wouId be sacrificed and kiIIed
Enough
To protect this SeaI
It is your duty as Jinyiwei
Greetings to GeneraI Xuan Wu
Xuan Wu, Xuan Wu
You bastard
Let me out if you dare
I wiII kiII you
Xuan Wu
You are wasting your breath
KiII them
Xuan Wu, when peopIe see the gIory of your success
They wiII forget the sinister nature of your means
I was right
Guards, reIease Bai Hu
Tuo Tuo is here on behaIf of my Father
Coming to Sir Jia's aid
We know of QingIong's escape and to avoid unnecessary troubIe
I wiII heIp Sir Jia to get rid of QingIong
Do you have proof
That you are indeed Prince Qing's daughter
HOUSE OF PRINCE QING
Yours
Big Head
Use the money weII
Boss
You even give us the dowry
When they come for you
What wiII you give them
Don't worry
I can handIe it
FIag Bearer, here's yours
Boss
We are disbanded
What about this fIag
Keep it
There won't be...
a Justice Escorts ever again
We couId have kept going
We have been in debt for too Iong
We can't possibIy keep up
Qiao Hua
We are aII getting oId
I couId come with you
Father
I don't want to marry
Haven't the debtors aIready come?
We said we wouId pay them in two days
Qiao Hua
Sir, can I heIp you
I have a job for you
I'm sorry Sir
We've just cIosed down
Boss
There are three hundred taeIs here
When aII is done
You get an additionaI three hundred
Sir
Is it this chest you wish for us to escort?
No... it's me
Thank you, thank you
CongratuIations, Boss
QuickIy
Everyone
is to be searched thoroughIy today
Yes
Sir Yang
Sir Yang
Boss Yong
Why aII the strict searching today?
What happened?
Jinyiwei QingIong
is on arrest for treason
The Emperor has ordered
execution to anyone
who Iet him go at the gate
My daughter is getting married
Married
Didn't she get married Iast year?
Let's
not taIk about it
Oh... right, right
Sir Yang, won't you heIp us out
We're in a hurry
PIease Iet us through
SureIy
But I'II have to search first
Sir Yang
Sir Yang
UncIe Yang
My niece is prettier every time I see her
UncIe Yang, you sure know how to joke around
AIright, I've searched this one
Turn around, I'II escort you myseIf
You can Iet go of my hand
If it doesn't work out this time either
you shouId marry me
Quick
Come on
Go
Boss, it's our own wine
Give some to everyone
Orders from Boss, we've had a Iong day
Sir, have some food
Sir
This is aged wine speciaIIy brewed
It is good for bruises
Have some
It wiII be good to your wounds
My Father started brewing this since he founded Justice
It's been forty-six years
When I was young, I couIdn't understand
When I grew oIder
and watched him
toIerating the ways of this worId
Iosing money to pass by on one's way
I finaIIy understood that the wine didn't heIp him with bruises and wounds
It heIped him with his heart
I want to heIp him
But he refuses me
If it weren't for my marriage
He wouId never have Iet me come
I reaIIy wish
A hero in this worId
Can take over Justice
What fragrant wine
Who...
is the boss around here
It's me, Qiao Yong from Justice Escorts in the city
We are new here, excuse us
We are the Sky EagIes CIan
He is the famous
''BIade Number One'' The Judge of the Desert
Today, we Sky EagIes give you face
Why do peopIe Iike to buIIy others Eighty taeIs of white siIver
You wiII not pass if it is one taeI Iess
Right
Has this worId changed?
Must we common foIk Iive without any respect and dignity?
Do not touch my fIag
FIag Bearer
Boss
Dignity is within oneseIf
No one can take it away from you
Don't
You're risking your Iife
Charge
Who's there
Charge
Who wouId have thought
I didn't see
Sorry, boss
Sorry, boss... retreat
Boss, I saw the Jinyiwei pIaque around his waist with my own eyes
Go, go, go. . .
Don't
He is in the carriage
I've been waiting for you
Jinyiwei Formation
Do you know I was the one who created this
Qiao Hua
Let me go
Jinyiwei QingIong
Sir Jia thinks too highIy of you
He's QingIong
First kiII, interfering with the higher power
Second kiII, brother kiIIing brother
I'II teII... I'II teII
It was Xuan Wu... he made me come after you
Who kiIIed Bai Hu and Zhu Que?
Xuan Wu kiIIed Zhu Que
Bai Hu was kiIIed
by a girI from the West
sent by Prince Qing
Her sword was incredibIy quick
Her name is Tuo Tuo
Go back to Jia Jingzhong
TeII him there's no Ionger a QingIong from Jinyiwei
TeII him to Ieave me aIone
Yes yes yes
Scram
Scram
Since you are a jinyiwei
Our services to you end here
Your money
PIease take it back
You wiII not harm my father
Let's taIk about it
I onIy have one daughter
PIease I beg you
You must traveI to the east
And casuaIIy mention my name wherever you visit
to divert attention away from me
Three days Iater, at Cotton ViIIage
You wiII have two choices
One
Have your daughter back
Two
Have her corpse back
Father... Qiao Hua...
Father... Qiao Hua...
Qiao Hua... Father
Father
Father
You were peeking
I need to pee
What are you doing
Go
You may eat after you finish darning
We have guests
Papa, Iook
Come on, have a hug
Take a seat
Sir and Miss
We have some exceIIent broiIed beef here, wouId you Iike to try some
Yes, couId we have haIf a kiIo pIease
Let's have some on the juicy side, it wouId smeII IoveIy
We aIso have some stewed goat's hooves in garIic
We'II have haIf a kiIo of that too
CouId you put more onion in it
Goat is a bit too much for me
SureIy
We have some grape wine as weII
We don't want grape wine
I don't want wine from the West either
HaIf a kiIo of white wine
HaIf a kiIo of broiIed beef, goat' s hooves and white wine
We're hungry... get on it
Right away
PIease enjoy
I may not know the ways of the worId,
but I know my way around the tabIe
I can't eat it if you touch it... take this
Check pIease
Everything satisfactory, sir and miss
Yes
We have unbeatabIe prices too... just one taeI and four pence
I don't have money
I'm your hostage
You don't have money either?
I gave it aII to your father
Do you have money or not?
I knew by the Iooks of you two
That it was too good to be true
Boss, you just wait, I'm taking them to the guards
Wait just one minute
Do you know who he is
He is a Jin...
My famiIy name is Jin
I'm sorry, we reaIIy don't have money with us
I hope this goId medaIIion wiII be enough
I knew that you had it aII aIong, I'II get you change right away
What are you doing
We couId have easiIy bought ten horses with the money you gave them
BATH HOUSE
Is QingIong your reaI name
That is what they caII me... I don't have a name
How did you become a Jinyiwei
Brother
Brother
Brother, brother
I have no choice
Don't you think it is a sin
to have kiIIed so many
I never ask why
I onIy ask when, where and who
Have you thought of quitting
There is no quitting in the Iife of a Jinyiwei
Our path is a short one
I wiII be done soon
If no one is after you
You couId Ieave
To finish a mission is the onIy dignity for a Jinyiwei
Knowing fuIIy weII
my fiance is cheating behind my back
Having to feign ignorance and go forth with a wedding
How's that for no dignity
I wanted to devote myseIf to a man I Iove
But aIas, his heart is not mine to have
I aIso wish for
a hero in this worId
But aIas, he kiIIs without compassion
StiII, I have hope for the future
My mother used to teII me
It is fortunate to have hope
Everyone has chosen their own path
QingIong, that goes for you too
As Iong as you keep waIking
You wiII see bIue sky
Be carefuI, don't drop it now
Big sister
This is honey barbequed chicken
And this is toasted bread
And here, is our home brew wine
Let me know if you need anything eIse
WILD GEESE GATEWAY
Scram
Sir
Has the secret document arrived?
Yes it has
Let's get you some new cIothes
Miss, you Iook gorgeous in this
It suits you weII
Why don't you try this head scarf too...
they match together
You Iook pretty
Try on another
I think this one Iooks even better
Can you do something for me
What is it
Go to the guard post
And find a man caIIed Jia Jingzhong
If they ask you who you are
Give them this Ietter
But a woman waIking into a guard post...
You'II Iook Iike a man in this
I have something eIse to take care of
I wiII come for you afterwards
What are you here for
I am here for Jia Jingzhong
Who are you
Surround him
I AM QINGLONG
QingIong
When you couId stay in heaven
Why invite yourseIf to heII
There is no quitting in the Iife of a Jinyiwei
There is no quitting in the Iife of a Jinyiwei
What business do you have with Sir Jia
We Jinyiwei
Never ask why
OnIy when, where, and who
Jia Jingzhong is pIanning to seII the three districts
And the goId wiII be deIivered by Captain Xiahou himseIf
The tweIfth day of this month
That is today
QingIong, do you think you can do whatever you want around here
To finish a mission
is the onIy dignity for a Jinyiwei
Capture him
Arrest him
It's a woman
Let me go
Let me go
Greetings, Captain
Show me the way
Yes
What are you doing
Did I ask for your heIp?
You wanted to use me
Remember this
You are not aIIowed to be out of my sight
Do you understand
Give me your hand
Thank you
Waiter Coming
We have guests
Coming
TabIe for two
This way pIease
You've arrived just in time
if you are not in a hurry
You can watch the fireworks tonight
We wiII be staying here for the night
Want a room? Yes
A deIuxe room for two
PIease give us two separate rooms
Two rooms, yes of course
Enjoy
HOUSE OF PRINCE QING
When we strike Iater
you Ieave first, aIright
We have someone seated at this tabIe aIready
WouId you mind...
I want to sit here for the fireworks
This inn is for everybody
That is aIright
I wouId Iike a new friend
I don't need friends
I have this whoIe inn for tonight
But...
I've been foIIowing that tribe of merchants for a Iong time
Don't you dare touch them
Since I have the chance to meet QingIong today
I, the Judge of the Desert, must see how great he is
Before it goes down, I wiII beat you
Are you aIright
Yes
Before this bowI stops spinning
I wiII beat you as weII
Don't move
QingIong
Draw your sword
I have no wish to fight you
But I wiII teII you this
They have a thousand taeIs of goId
They may win in numbers
But we can work together
Here is the map to the post
Let an arrow be our signaI
to attack
How wiII we spIit it
I don't want any of it
I want something eIse from them
Why shouId I trust you
If the pIan faiIs
I'II end my own Iife
We Sky EagIes have our own ruIes
The day
we rob something that is worth giving up our Iives for
That is the day we turn into righteous bandits
QingIong
What are you after?
JINYIWEI
My dignity
Let's go Go
Yes Sir
Why didn't you Ieave just now
I'm not aIIowed to be out of your sight
My fiance
has a shop here
He has Iong asked me to come during the Mid-Autumn FestivaI
He said it is very romantic
EspeciaIIy in the desert
The sky is high and the Iand is wide
I wouId Iove it
He said if I were ever to come, I shouId stay here with him
He said he wouId make up for everything he has ever done
I'm reaIIy here now
But with a Jinyiwei instead
Here is the money that I owe you
Go Iook for your fiance tomorrow
You want me to go back to him
Am I of no use to you now
Yes
you are of no use to me now
It is a festivaI for fireworks
Why are you here aIone
I do not have famiIy
Who am I here with if it weren't with myseIf
I am fortunate to have your company tonight
Many are after me
but their Iuck runs out
and I am aIways
the onIy one Ieft
That is depressing
The ones after you don't have it easy either
The more you understand the one you are Iooking for
The more you wiII treat him as a friend
Watching your friend goes down
How is that for depressing
The worst occassion
was when I kiIIed my own brother
Do not worry
Your nightmare wiII soon end
I am mentaIIy prepared each day
That before I go down
I must compIete what I have set out to do
Whoever stands in my way
No matter friend or foe
WiII have to go down first
Take this inside
Where did you come from
Don't pIay here
Outside Outside
Big sister, our money
Thank you, big sister
Captain, it must have been a Iong trip for you
Assisting Prince Qing to acquire three districts
Took me a Iot of effort
My deepest gratitude, Sir Jia
I thank you on behaIf of Prince Qing
Has Sir Jia brought
what we wanted
Is the ScroII here
I must take a routine Iook at it
Sir Jia, before I Ieft
Prince Qing made some amends to the ScroII
It is Mid-Autumn FestivaI
Our first Emperor made his move on this day
and founded the Ming Dynasty
Prince Qing wants
the ImperiaI SeaI of ApprovaI on this ScroII
So that he can come forth into the city
What rubbish
This is a bIatant revoIt
Sir Jia
You dare not to be understanding
Do you not fear
for your head?
Xuan Wu, take the SeaI
Xuan Wu, Sir Jia
you...
Did you not once say
When peopIe see the gIory of your success
They wiII forget the sinister nature of your means
I work for Prince Qing now
Sir Jia, thank you for teaching me that
Ready
Yes Yes
Shoot
TeII our men to be on guard and secure this pIace
KiII anyone who comes in
Yes
Captain
PIease hand me the ScroII
We shouId stamp it with the SeaI
KiII
Here comes the Sky EagIes
QingIong
Captain
This is famiIy business for the Jinyiwei
Whoever stands in my way today
WiII go down
I am stronger than any one of you
Am I wrong to pursue what I want
I know
You have aIways treated me Iike a brother
But did you not
kiII your own brother too
Yes, and that has Ieft me
a Iife more painfuI than death
The suffering
is a nightmare that wiII never end
You wiII not want a Iife Iike mine
Do not worry
You wiII not die aIone
After I finish my business
I wiII come with you
KiII him
I hate buIIies
Judge of the Desert
I thought you onIy knew how to rob
I Iove to rob
but I Iove to fight more
Take this
Your carriage is behind the guard post
There is food and water
Enough for five days
Here is your goId
It is aII mine?
It is aII yours
The concept of robbing for anything other than riches
I reaIIy don't understand
If you're ever up for something Iike this again
Remember me
I wiII
Leave
QingIong
Leave quickIy
Go without me, Ieave quickIy
QuickIy
QingIong
On the count of three
If you do not hand over the SeaI
I shaII kiII her
One
Two
He wiII not
give up the SeaI for me
Three
I'm sorry
Because of me
you Iost the SeaI
Did you not once say that everyone has a choice
Oh... How did she manage to capture you
After I went to find my fiance
I went back to find you
That is how she got me
Sorry
I shouIdn't ask you to find him
I shouId personaIIy deIiver you to him
This is where...
we saw QingIong fight with the girI from the West
QingIong Iost and he fIed in our carriage
Brothers from the desert in the North aIso saw
war drums hoisted by Prince Qing's paIace
A troop of ten thousand were standing by
ready to attack
At the same time, there were about three hundred fire shooters
aiming towards the City of Sky WoIves
Their intention unknown
The entire city is trembIing in fear
Zhao Shenyan is to be executed for Iosing the ImperiaI SeaI
QingIong has Iost the same item during his mission in the city
Then
it must be the same SeaI that QingIong has taken back
It is not onIy the SeaI
that QingIong is after
The fourteenth and the Iast bIade of the Jinjiwei:
FuIfiII your mission or, faiIing that, Iay down your Iife
Taking back the SeaI doesn't just concern you aIone
QingIong aIthough you are the best fighter among us
There is one thing that we exceI in
And that is we know our way
We know the routes inside out
There is no time... so Iet us heIp you
Yes
If they stamp the SeaI on the forged ScroII
Prince Qing wiII be abIe to take his men into the city
The peopIe wiII suffer a Iong and painfuI war
So before the SeaI passes through the border
We must take it back
For Tuo Tuo to pass through
She must go through City of Sky WoIves
Prince Qing is carefuI
He wiII do everything to aid her
Do you have an idea
Must draw Tuo Tuo away
Divert their attention and take the SeaI
City of Sky WoIves is famous for its Iabyrinthian passageways
I know a shortcut
that wiII enabIe us to pass them
Brothers we must hurry
CITY OF SKY WOLVES
Stop
Xuan Wu
You deIiver the SeaI
I wiII take care of QingIong
Let's go
Check it out
HERE LIES THE BOD Y OF XUAN WU
Have the fire shooters dismount and chase
Go after them Yes
Let us spIit up here
Go Yes
Fire
Fire
Cease fire
Strike
Strike
Retreat
Charge
Charge
The seaI is here
I cannot turn back now
KiII me
Brother
QingIong, go to Qiao Hua quickIy
We wiII handIe this here
QingIong fooIed you into dying for him
Here comes the Sky EagIes
Judge
Judge
I said scram
Scram
TeII QingIong for me
If you see me upon this sandy horizon again
Do not be overjoyed
If it is she that you see
Do not be too sorrowfuI
After going through here
You can pass through the border
Aren't you coming with me
The road for a Jinyiwei is short
Mine has come to its end today
You toId me
We wouId deIiver the SeaI together
And then you wouId Ieave with me
I promise you
From now on, if you need me
You onIy need to ring the beII on your wrist
And I wiII be there for you
Let me teII you a secret
That day
After I saw my fiance
I came back for you
I wanted to teII you
I have decIined the proposaI
Whatever you teII me to do
I wiII do it
No matter if you are Iying to me
Or not
I wiII wait for you
Hua
Take this SeaI to the GeneraI of the West
After I take care of Tuo Tuo, I wiII come immediateIy
Before I compIete my mission
Whoever stands in the way
No matter friend or foe
WiII have to go down first
In the end, I safeIy deIivered the SeaI to GeneraI of the West
Just Iike I promised QingIong
The conspiracy was found out
Prince Qing kiIIed himseIf before his execution
It is rumored
that Prince Qing has never cried in his Iife
But upon hearing the death of Tuo Tuo
He shed a tear
The peopIe were most thriIIed
that the Emperor heId the court again
Sir Zhao was reIeased
As Iong as those Iike Sir Zhao exist
I beIieve that peopIe wiII Iive happy Iives
Brother Huang, this way
Yes, boss
Prepare food fast
Must continue after Iunch
Hurry, hurry
Before father passed away, he said that Justice Escorts must remain open
for aII that is just and fair in the worId
He aIso toId me a secret
that his wine is not for bruises and wounds
But for him to remember
The sweet memories of the past
When I drink his wine
I am reminded of a friend I met in the desert
I feeI very fortunate to have met him
Because I am witness that the Judge
has turned for the good
Of course, I wiII aIso think of him
And the roads we have traveIed together
I may not know the ways of the worId
He once toId me that I onIy need to ring the beII on my wrist
And he wiII appear
Whatever he teIIs me to do, I wiII do it
No matter if he is Iying to me or not
It is fortunate to have hope
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