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* BossBonanza: Before confronting Master Tien, Wei Fung had to defeat his three acolytes which are Chi-chi’s uncles, third Uncle Bao Jiang who uses a three-sectioned nunchuk, fourth Uncle Bao Tung who uses a [[BladeOnAStick massive halberd]] and fifth Uncle Tien Chung who DualWield swords. Wei Fung kills all three of them one by one.
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* IAteWhat: [[spoiler: Wei Fung, after realizing the wine his father gave him at the end is poisoned. For bonus points, his father drank the same wine, but ''deliberately'', despite knowing its spiked, because he’s willing to have his entire family killed after the mission’s success]].
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* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: [[spoiler: Wei Fung returns to his father in the Imperial Court, victorious of his mission. Accepting a toast from the emperor, both father and son drinks their wines… only for the father to reveal both cups have been spiked with poison, because with the mission complete they have nothing else to live for. As the father dies in front of Wei Fung, and Wei Fung feeling the poison acting up inside him, he tries to flee from the scene]]… and the movie abruptly ends after that.
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''Shaolin Mantis'' is a 1978 martial arts movie starring Creator/DavidChiang and directed by Lau Kar-leong.
Also known as ''The Deadly Mantis'', this is one of the solo-efforts historical period dramas starring David Chiang in the twilight years of his career in Shaw Brothers, and is often seen as one of his best efforts before Chiang's eventual departure from the studios following Ti Lung, Danny Lee and Jimmy Wang Yu.
It's the end of the Qing Dynasty, and Wei Fung (David Chiang), a scholar, teacher and martial artist, is sent by his father to investigate the Tien clan, whose leader, Master Tien is suspected to be working with rebels aiming to overthrow the Imperial Court. Infiltrating the clan by posing as the tutor of Tien's granddaughter, Chi-chi, the mission becomes complicated when Wei Fung falls for Chi-chi while trying to investigate the Tien family. And when Master Tien finds out about the truth, things are not looking well for Wei Fung.
Do NOT confuse this with the 1956 monster movie [[Film/TheDeadlyMantis of the same name]]. No giant insect monsters here, this is just a martial arts movie with a praying mantis theme, that's all...
!!''Shaolin Mantis'' contains the following tropes:
* AnimalMotifs: Wei Fung’s new fighting style are modelled after the movements of a praying mantis, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin much like the title suggests]].
* BadassTeacher: Wei Fung, being capable of kicking ass besides tutoring.
* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: [[spoiler: Wei Fung returns to his father in the Imperial Court, victorious of his mission. Accepting a toast from the emperor, both father and son drinks their wines… only for the father to reveal both cups have been spiked with poison, because with the mission complete they have nothing else to live for. As the father dies in front of Wei Fung, and Wei Fung feeling the poison acting up inside him, he tries to flee from the scene]]… and the movie abruptly ends after that.
* BossBonanza: Before confronting Master Tien, Wei Fung had to defeat his three acolytes which are Chi-chi’s uncles, third Uncle Bao Jiang who uses a [[FightingWithChucks three-sectioned nunchuk]], fourth Uncle Bao Tung who uses a [[BladeOnAStick massive halberd]] and fifth Uncle Tien Chung who DualWield swords. Wei Fung kills all three of them one by one.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Tien Chi-Chi does eventually loosen up to Wei Fung as he spends time tutoring her and teaching her how to keep an open mind and socialize better.
* EpicFlail: Tien Chi-chi and her mother both use flails when forced into combat, although against [[spoiler: their grandfather, Master Tien]], they last for less than five minutes [[spoiler: before getting killed]].
* EvilOldFolks: Master Tien, leader of the Tien clan and the patriarch of the Tien family, who is such a KnightTemplarParent that he doesn’t hesitate to [[spoiler: kill his own daughter and granddaughter to punish Wei Fung when finding out Wei Fung is actually an imperial spy posing infiltrating his clan but had fallen for his granddaughter]].
* GoodOldFisticuffs: The final battle between Wei Fung and Master Tien, while at first Master Tien had a pipe which he uses in combat (which hardly qualifies as a weapon) but once Wei Fung disarms him of that weapon it’s strictly fist-on-fist.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Master Tien fights Wei Fung using his long smoking pipe, unlike his acolytes who uses conventional weapons.
* InLoveWithTheMark: Wei Fung’s goal is to investigate the Tien clan by posing as a tutor for the clan’s granddaughter, root out their rebel activities and eventually gather enough evidence to have the entire family killed or arrested by the Imperial Court. But he eventually falls for their granddaughter, Tien Chi-Chi, and starts questioning the motives of what his mission entails.
* GuttedLikeAFish: [[spoiler: Master Tien’s demise, after having his guts ripped open by Wei Fung’s newly-acquired Mantis Fist and his intestines pulled out]]. Its not graphic though, the movie only gives its audiences a ShadowDiscretionShot.
* IAteWhat: [[spoiler: Wei Fung, after realizing the wine his father gave him at the end is poisoned. For bonus points, his father drank the same wine, but ''deliberately'', despite knowing its spiked, because he’s willing to have his entire family killed after the mission’s success]].
* NobleDemon: Sure, Master Tien may be the BigBad of the picture, but rather than installing booby traps or ordering his mooks to lay out an ambush, instead he simply opens the gates of his mansion, have his servants and best fighters challenge Wei Fung '' one at a time'', and when Wei Fung is proven to be a WorthyOpponent, fights Wei Fung mano-on-mano, even ordering his guards to stay down.
* OffingTheOffspring: A twofer, since [[spoiler: Master Tien killed both his daughter and granddaughter]]…
** And then there is [[spoiler: Wei Fung;s father, poisoning his son and ''himself'' after the mission]].
* SlayingMantis: The Mantis Fist follows the motif of a deadly praying mantis to strike down opponents.
* SpoiledBrat: Tien Chi-Chi, the spoiled granddaughter of the Tien clan, which Wei Fung had to tutor as part of his infiltration assignment, who is rude, self-centered, refuse to listen to instructions and starts a quarrel with Wei Fung for no reason (which, given his role as a servant and tutor, he couldn’t really retaliate in any way). She gets better though.
* SuicideMission: [[spoiler: It turns out Wei Fung is NOT supposed to survive his mission to investigate the Tien clan; upon his return to his father in the Imperial court, he’s offered cups of wine, only to realize they’re spiked with poison after drinking it]].
* TeacherStudentRomance: Eventually happens between Wei Fung and Tien Chi-Chi. A rather downplayed example, since unlike most examples of this trope they’re roughly the same age.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Did Wei Fung survive the movie, or did he not? Its not made clear, the final shot of the movie is literally him being poisoned and trying to make a run from the Imperial palace. He jumps out of the palace’s entrance, cue freeze-frame, and credits]]…
* VillainousValour: Master Tien, upon [[spoiler: witnessing Wei Fung kill ALL his acolytes and best warriors one by one]], orders his servants and guards to stand down, deciding to challenge Wei Fung in a fair and square last battle.
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''Shaolin Mantis'' is a 1978 martial arts movie starring Creator/DavidChiang and directed by Lau Kar-leong.
Also known as ''The Deadly Mantis'', this is one of the solo-efforts historical period dramas starring David Chiang in the twilight years of his career in Shaw Brothers, and is often seen as one of his best efforts before Chiang's eventual departure from the studios following Ti Lung, Danny Lee and Jimmy Wang Yu.
It's the end of the Qing Dynasty, and Wei Fung (David Chiang), a scholar, teacher and martial artist, is sent by his father to investigate the Tien clan, whose leader, Master Tien is suspected to be working with rebels aiming to overthrow the Imperial Court. Infiltrating the clan by posing as the tutor of Tien's granddaughter, Chi-chi, the mission becomes complicated when Wei Fung falls for Chi-chi while trying to investigate the Tien family. And when Master Tien finds out about the truth, things are not looking well for Wei Fung.
Do NOT confuse this with the 1956 monster movie [[Film/TheDeadlyMantis of the same name]]. No giant insect monsters here, this is just a martial arts movie with a praying mantis theme, that's all...
!!''Shaolin Mantis'' contains the following tropes:
* AnimalMotifs: Wei Fung’s new fighting style are modelled after the movements of a praying mantis, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin much like the title suggests]].
* BadassTeacher: Wei Fung, being capable of kicking ass besides tutoring.
* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: [[spoiler: Wei Fung returns to his father in the Imperial Court, victorious of his mission. Accepting a toast from the emperor, both father and son drinks their wines… only for the father to reveal both cups have been spiked with poison, because with the mission complete they have nothing else to live for. As the father dies in front of Wei Fung, and Wei Fung feeling the poison acting up inside him, he tries to flee from the scene]]… and the movie abruptly ends after that.
* BossBonanza: Before confronting Master Tien, Wei Fung had to defeat his three acolytes which are Chi-chi’s uncles, third Uncle Bao Jiang who uses a [[FightingWithChucks three-sectioned nunchuk]], fourth Uncle Bao Tung who uses a [[BladeOnAStick massive halberd]] and fifth Uncle Tien Chung who DualWield swords. Wei Fung kills all three of them one by one.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Tien Chi-Chi does eventually loosen up to Wei Fung as he spends time tutoring her and teaching her how to keep an open mind and socialize better.
* EpicFlail: Tien Chi-chi and her mother both use flails when forced into combat, although against [[spoiler: their grandfather, Master Tien]], they last for less than five minutes [[spoiler: before getting killed]].
* EvilOldFolks: Master Tien, leader of the Tien clan and the patriarch of the Tien family, who is such a KnightTemplarParent that he doesn’t hesitate to [[spoiler: kill his own daughter and granddaughter to punish Wei Fung when finding out Wei Fung is actually an imperial spy posing infiltrating his clan but had fallen for his granddaughter]].
* GoodOldFisticuffs: The final battle between Wei Fung and Master Tien, while at first Master Tien had a pipe which he uses in combat (which hardly qualifies as a weapon) but once Wei Fung disarms him of that weapon it’s strictly fist-on-fist.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Master Tien fights Wei Fung using his long smoking pipe, unlike his acolytes who uses conventional weapons.
* InLoveWithTheMark: Wei Fung’s goal is to investigate the Tien clan by posing as a tutor for the clan’s granddaughter, root out their rebel activities and eventually gather enough evidence to have the entire family killed or arrested by the Imperial Court. But he eventually falls for their granddaughter, Tien Chi-Chi, and starts questioning the motives of what his mission entails.
* GuttedLikeAFish: [[spoiler: Master Tien’s demise, after having his guts ripped open by Wei Fung’s newly-acquired Mantis Fist and his intestines pulled out]]. Its not graphic though, the movie only gives its audiences a ShadowDiscretionShot.
* IAteWhat: [[spoiler: Wei Fung, after realizing the wine his father gave him at the end is poisoned. For bonus points, his father drank the same wine, but ''deliberately'', despite knowing its spiked, because he’s willing to have his entire family killed after the mission’s success]].
* NobleDemon: Sure, Master Tien may be the BigBad of the picture, but rather than installing booby traps or ordering his mooks to lay out an ambush, instead he simply opens the gates of his mansion, have his servants and best fighters challenge Wei Fung '' one at a time'', and when Wei Fung is proven to be a WorthyOpponent, fights Wei Fung mano-on-mano, even ordering his guards to stay down.
* OffingTheOffspring: A twofer, since [[spoiler: Master Tien killed both his daughter and granddaughter]]…
** And then there is [[spoiler: Wei Fung;s father, poisoning his son and ''himself'' after the mission]].
* SlayingMantis: The Mantis Fist follows the motif of a deadly praying mantis to strike down opponents.
* SpoiledBrat: Tien Chi-Chi, the spoiled granddaughter of the Tien clan, which Wei Fung had to tutor as part of his infiltration assignment, who is rude, self-centered, refuse to listen to instructions and starts a quarrel with Wei Fung for no reason (which, given his role as a servant and tutor, he couldn’t really retaliate in any way). She gets better though.
* SuicideMission: [[spoiler: It turns out Wei Fung is NOT supposed to survive his mission to investigate the Tien clan; upon his return to his father in the Imperial court, he’s offered cups of wine, only to realize they’re spiked with poison after drinking it]].
* TeacherStudentRomance: Eventually happens between Wei Fung and Tien Chi-Chi. A rather downplayed example, since unlike most examples of this trope they’re roughly the same age.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Did Wei Fung survive the movie, or did he not? Its not made clear, the final shot of the movie is literally him being poisoned and trying to make a run from the Imperial palace. He jumps out of the palace’s entrance, cue freeze-frame, and credits]]…
* VillainousValour: Master Tien, upon [[spoiler: witnessing Wei Fung kill ALL his acolytes and best warriors one by one]], orders his servants and guards to stand down, deciding to challenge Wei Fung in a fair and square last battle.
