10 Hilariously One-Sided Movie Duels

1. Julien vs Chang/The Angel of Vengeance/God (Only God Forgives)

I was a bit underwhelmed by this film after falling in love with Drive, also directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. That said, it was certainly one of the most memorable cinematic experiences I have ever seen because of its sheer unusualness. After watching it, I did what I always do and visited the trivia section of IMDB to learn more about it. I was quite interested to read that symbolically, Chang is supposed to represent God. When you watch it again, therefore, your perceptions of it change and it you see it in a different, more artistic light than the somewhat joyless affair of before. In short, Julien, who is presented as someone who knows how to handle himself (and has a penchant for the strangely erotic, but that€™s another story), gets his ass handed to him in devastating fashion by Chang. He is unable to lay a hand on him, while his adversary delivers blow after bone-shattering blow and leaves our anti-hero laid out on the floor. Julien€™s Thai fighting background would have probably have given him more of a chance than most, but when you go up against someone like God in a stand-up fist fight, this slender advantage is akin to giving man a stick to fight a dinosaur. Basically, it's borderline useless, and Julien pays horribly. Have I missed any obvious ones or are there better examples in lesser known films? I would love to hear about them from anyone who wants to comment. Thank you for reading.