As the picture indicates, this quote comes from the movie Shaolin Soccer. Even from the premise, you can tell that this is a great movie. It combines Martial-Arts and Soccer into one highly amusing film. Although this is an unusual pairing, it works out very well indeed. After all, who wouldn't want to see a bunch of shaolin monks kicking a soccer ball around, and coincidently beating up a bunch of people. With the ball. Yes, this is the type of movie where each time an important player kicks the ball, it invariably becomes engulfed with fire, causes a sonic boom and destroys the entire soccer field. Naturally, the field is intact moments later for the next shot. Furthermore, the teams don't really seem to play soccer so much as allow one team or the other to take repeated shots on the goal, with each super shot being more destructive than the last. This is particularly evident in the last soccer match of the big tournament. In this game, the team of Shaolin monks are up against the bad guy team, which is conveniently called the 'Evil Team'. Clearly, the Evil Team chose an appropriate name for themselves; their main strategy was to pop illegal drugs, which apparently allows them to launch explosive shots, fly and spin around on the ground. (You might think that last is rather useless, but it's actually very important.) At one point, the Shaolin team watches as the Evil Team takes shot after shot on their goalie. And they don't do anything. Fortunately, the goalies on both teams are incredible. In fact, the best character in the movie is the goalie for the Shaolin team, who looks just like Bruce Lee. He even uses Bruce Lee's 'Bring-it-on!' gesture, and I'm sure he screams in a high-pitched voice at some point. This movie also features some great referees. They completely ignore the fact that the Evil Team's strategy is to mortally wound enough players so that the Shaolin Team has to capitulate. This strategy becomes obvious when the Evil Team takes shot after shot at Bruce Lee, and eventually drop him, bloody and beaten. They pull the same strategy later against the replacement goalie. It leaves no doubt that they are 'Evil'.
I could probably go on about this movie's many merits for much longer, but instead I'll cut to the quote. One of the morales of this movie is that Kung-Fu is great. In fact, the main character spends several scenes explaining how Kung-Fu could solve everyone's problems. It's kinda like the ability to fly, in that respect. Knowing Kung-Fu would apparently allow you to avoid such problems as slipping on a bannana peel, parking your car, losing your job or missing the bus. It could also allow you to move heavy household appliances very easily. As you can see, these are abilities that would be useful for everyone. Finally, Kung-Fu gives you mad soccer playing skills. If you need proof of that, you should simply watch Shaolin Soccer. In fact, I would recommend you watch this movie simply on the basis that it is almost as great as Kung-Fu itself.
This quote speaks the truth! No one can deny that Kung-Fu is great. Some politicians have used the fact that they know Judo as their main campaign platform. Even if I didn't care about politics, I would certainly vote for a candidate who knew Judo. Of course, a controversy might arise over whether said candidate actually knew Judo, or simply carried a gun. But enough about such possibilities. Even the James Bond films recognise the power of Judo. In a line that could almost be a quote of its own, one Bond villain says: "Be careful, Mr. Bond. He knows Judo!" Clearly, the greatness of Kung-Fu is undeniable. That said, I will now move on to explaining this particular quote.
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