00:00Hi, Mystery Recapped here. Today, I am going to explain a Chinese action film
00:06called Iron Protector. Spoilers ahead, watch out and take care.
00:16A martial arts expert named Wu Lin is the successor of an ancient Chinese clan,
00:21the Iron Feet. He has come to a big city for the first time in years. Suddenly,
00:26a group of gangsters in pursuit bumps into a kid and drops his ice cream. To help him,
00:32Wu Lin goes looking for the men and meets them in an alleyway. They have found the person they were
00:37chasing and are about to kill him. With the excuse of getting the ice cream money back,
00:41Wu Lin stalls them for a while. But when they start getting aggressive, he doesn't hold back.
00:46He takes on a dozen gangsters on his own, showcasing great kung fu skills. By the end of the fight,
00:52he is the only one standing. The man whose life he saved is a wealthy businessman named Jia Shan.
00:59He offers him money but Wu Lin refuses to accept it. He then goes back to the child and gives him
01:04another cone of ice cream. Suddenly, many cars surround him from all sides. The leader of the
01:10opposite group comes out and hugs Wu Lin, revealing that the two are good friends. He is a kung fu master
01:16and the owner of a security firm, Jiang Li. Wu Lin and Jiang Li used to be disciples of the same
01:23master. They grew up and trained together before Jiang Li moved to the city to better his life.
01:28He has earned a lot of money and fame over the years but has forgotten his master's principles
01:33along the way. As they talk, we find out that Jiang Li didn't leave the village on his own.
01:39He made a huge mistake during a practice and was kicked out by his master. The master believed he was
01:45not worthy of being taught a sacred art like kung fu. Back in the present, Wu Lin brings out the
01:50master's ashes, revealing that he passed away. Jiang Li breaks down crying still filled with love for his
01:57mentor. The next day, they go to Jiang Li's training center. While going through the security checkup,
02:03Wu Lin is asked to remove his shoes because they are made of metal. Jiang Li knows the history behind
02:09them so he allows him to come in without taking them off. The businessman Jia Shan has come to
02:14Jiang Li to hire a bodyguard for his daughter. Jiang Li shows him the strength of his men but Jia Shan
02:20shows interest in hiring Wu Lin. Wu Lin agrees to do it since one of the master's teachings said the
02:26protector will do anything in his power to protect the employer. The next morning, Wu Lin meets Jia Shan's
02:33spoiled daughter, Fei Fei. The first meeting doesn't go as expected as a startled Fei Fei drops her towel,
02:40assuming he is an intruder. After finding out he is her new bodyguard, she offers him money to leave
02:45her alone. However, Wu Lin is true to his principles so a little amount of money won't change his decision.
02:52As a last resort, Fei Fei threatens him with a fake gun but Wu Lin doesn't react at all. Later that day,
02:59the two drive to the mall. Fei Fei reluctantly walks around while he follows her everywhere. Then,
03:04she notices a group of perverts bothering a girl. She confidently walks to the leader of the group,
03:10pulls a Will Smith and slaps him in the face. When the man is agitated, she lies that Wu Lin
03:16asked her to do so. The thugs are about to beat up Wu Lin when he claims that he doesn't know who
03:21Fei Fei even is. The plan bites her back when they believe him and start chasing her to teach her a lesson.
03:27Wu Lin watches in amusement as they make her run around the mall but at last, he decides to help her
03:33and makes the thugs apologize. At night, Wu Lin dreams of his father throwing him off of a cliff.
03:39It turns out he has had the same experience in real life as well. When he was only seven years old,
03:44his corrupt businessman father tried to kill him. The reason is still unknown to Wu Lin but he
03:50remembers his father said success requires sacrifice before throwing him off of a cliff. Then,
03:57we are introduced to a gangster named Mr. Fu. He used to be Jiaxuan's employer but is now
04:02actively trying to kill him. Jiaxuan has information about every criminal activity
04:07Fu has ever been a part of. Hence, the gangster wants him dead as soon as possible.
04:12A trusted fortune teller claims that Fu's end is near. Although the man has been working for Fu
04:18for several decades, he shoots him dead because of the outrageous assumption. The next day, Wu Lin and
04:24Fei Fei go to a fancy restaurant. Fei Fei enjoys the meal while Wu Lin stands by her and keeps watch on
04:31everyone. Suddenly, he holds a waitress down claiming that she is trying to harm Fei Fei.
04:36An angered Fei Fei rushes to the bathroom but Wu Lin barges in and forcefully brings her outside.
04:42On their way back home, they get into an altercation again. A bunch of men come to Fei Fei's aid.
04:48Assuming that Wu Lin is harassing her, she takes the opportunity to run away but is then abducted by the
04:54waitress and waiter from earlier. Wu Lin's intuition is proven correct but he has no time to celebrate.
05:00He quickly follows the car and gets on top of it after jumping off of an overpass. However,
05:06he soon loses his grip and falls down. The second time, he doesn't bother jumping on it but faces it
05:11head on. After stopping it and fighting the masked kidnapper, he manages to run away with Fei Fei.
05:18When they reach home, Fei Fei asks him how he knew the waiter and waitress were one of the abductors.
05:23Wu Lin replies that he has trained himself to learn body language. A person can lie but their
05:28movement shows how nervous, excited, or angry they are. Fei Fei also reveals that she has had several
05:35bodyguards growing up. She never had privacy and the freedom to do things as she liked. Hence,
05:41she started to hate all the bodyguards in general. In the end, she adds that Wu Lin is not as bad as
05:47the other ones. Before going to bed, Fei Fei looks at her family photo and cries over her late
05:53mother's memory. Somewhere else, the gangster Fu sends his right-hand man to Jiang Li. The man wants
05:59Jiang Li to help them kill Jia Shan. Although Jiang Li is skeptical, he agrees to help them. It turns out
06:05that when he first came to the city, Mr. Fu gave him a meal and helped him start the business. In turn,
06:11the gangster uses the trained bodyguards for his own good but Jiang Li feels too indebted to retaliate.
06:18The next day, Jiang Li and Wu Lin meet at a construction site. Jiang Li boasts about his
06:23knowledge of the real world that Wu Lin has no idea about. He thinks he is better than Wu Lin
06:28because he has connections with whom he maintains good relationships. On being asked to stop protecting
06:34Fei Fei, Wu Lin refuses. For the first time in their lives, the brothers stand against each other.
06:40Jiang Li reveals that he is still bitter that Wu Lin got the special boots and not him. Master always
06:46favored Wu Lin and thought he was a born fighter. Now that they have a chance, he wants to test who
06:51out of them is better. They get into a fist fight but no one overpowers the other since they match in
06:57strength. A magic fist technique has always been Jiang Li's specialty. Using it, he punches Wu Lin on his
07:04chest and slams him to the wall. In the end, Jiang Li declares they are no longer brothers and walks away.
07:11Following the encounter, Wu Lin takes Fei Fei to a secluded house by a beach. They spend their days
07:16practicing kung fu together. Wu Lin reveals that the boots he wears are 25 kilos each. He has been
07:23wearing them for the past eight years in an attempt to master a technique called the 108 kicks. When he
07:29takes the boots off, he will be stronger than ever. Wu Lin has been watching Dragon Ball Z. Then,
07:36one day, Jiang Li's people find out Wu Lin and Fei Fei's location but Jiang Li knows that his trainees
07:43are not even close to Wu Lin's expertise. He gives them large handcuffs to use in their favor during
07:49the fight. They attack at night when Wu Lin is least expecting it. The couple runs into the woods
07:55where Wu Lin is busy fighting the intruders. Taking the opportunity, two of the gangsters kidnap
08:00Fei Fei and bring her to a warehouse. Wu Lin follows them but accidentally sets foot in
08:05a trap. With a handcuff tied to his already heavy leg, he has a hard time fighting them. Still,
08:12he knocks out several men and gives them a difficult competition. In the end, they trap both of his legs
08:18and slam him into a wall. When he is weak, a man drags him to a field nearby. Jiang Li sees his former
08:25brother on the verge of death and feels a hint of pain but he suppresses it with anger. He approaches Wu Lin
08:32and kills him with a final punch to his chest. They bury him in a pit before returning to their base.
08:38The rain keeps pouring heavily, turning the pit into a puddle. Suddenly, Wu Lin crawls out of it,
08:45revealing that he is still alive. He was born with a heart on the right side of his chest so the punch
08:51didn't do him much harm. With renewed motivation, Wu Lin returns home and takes off the metal boots.
08:57It causes him to master the 108 kicks technique. Then, he changes his appearance and wears a suit
09:03before going to Jiang Li's training center. Hundreds of his trainees who are guarding the place
09:09attack him but now, with 50 kilograms of weight off of his feet, Wu Lin is undefeatable. He only uses
09:15his hands for defense and knocks several of them out with his amazing footwork. In the end, he is the
09:21only one standing in the ring. Following the encounter, he confidently enters a room with Mr. Fu,
09:27Jiang Li, Fei Fei, and Jia Shan. Fu asks him if he is not afraid to die, to which Wu Lin replies that
09:34success requires sacrifice. Fu is shocked because he had said the same thing to his son before killing him.
09:42Several years ago, Fu and Jia Shan worked together as partners but one time, Fu made Jia Shan get caught by
09:49the police, which in turn caused the death of his wife. Ever since then, Jia Shan has been looking
09:55to take revenge on Fu. Fu loved his son Wu Lin dearly until one day, he witnessed Wu Lin chasing an
10:02animal away just by staring at it. Fu's trusted fortune teller told him that his son would be the
10:07end of him and his career. That was the reason why he tried to kill Wu Lin even though he was just a kid.
10:14Fu laughs at his fate, thinking that the fortune teller was right all along. He fires at Wu
10:19Lin but this time, Jiang Li stops him. He is tired of being a pawn in Fu's illegal activities.
10:25He claims that he wants to fight Wu Lin and give him a chance to showcase the power of the 108 kicks.
10:31They get into yet another battle where Jiang Li has an upper hand because of the strength magnifying
10:36gloves he is wearing. As the fight proceeds, Wu Lin slowly starts to overpower him but when Jiang Li
10:42is about to be defeated, Fu shoots him dead. With his final breath, he asks Wu Lin to live on
10:49and maintain the legacy of the Iron Feet clan. Now, only Wu Lin and Fu are the ones left alive.
10:56Seeing his death right in front of him, Fu tries to make amends with Wu Lin but his attempt fails.
11:01Wu Lin launches at him, ready to end his life but decides otherwise. He has always fought fairly and
11:08killing the opponent is against the master's rule. He doesn't want to swoop down to Fu's level so he
11:14lets him be with his ruined business. In the last scene, we see Wu Lin spreading Jiang Li's ashes in the air.
11:21The moral of the story today is that fortune tellers are full of shit.
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