9 Most Brutally Satisfying Fights Ever Put On Film

6. Princess: Missionary Style

Princess really isn't really like anything I've seen before. Not only is its technical approach completely different than the majority of what's out there, but there are just so many ideas and themes at work here outside of the revenge conceit, that the film becomes so much more than just another "man against the world" deal. Much like Shane Meadows film, "Dead Man's Shoes", Princess observes the beast that is revenge, not only the act of it. What it does to the revenger (emotionally and physically), the people around him and close to him. In one of the most brilliant scenes I have seen in years, director Anders Morgenthaler portrays something I've been thinking of for years, but never seen displayed; what happens in the absence of those killed by the revenger? This scene felt like a short-film within that of the feature-length because of the power it encompassed in such an incredibly short span of time. Surrounded by a host of bruisers, missionary-turned-killer August prays to God before miraculously killing everyone around him. As the montage of plasma and suffering begins, we're shown numerous freeze-frame glimpses of each criminal's death and the effect it has on his family afterward: a wife sleeping with an absent spot on her bed; a child's birthday with his father now unable to attend. . . it's an immensely somber sequence of retribution and sadness. We root for August and his journey against the evil that took his sister, and yet, it's heartbreaking to see such consequences on loved ones who are now scarred alongside him. It's a film that takes chances, and I for one am glad it did. While I have my gripes here and there, it's nonetheless a work that has remained with me long after it was over. As far as animated films go,no...as far as films go, Princess is brave and audacious; heartless and heartfelt; hopeful yet emotionally-wrecking. Much like revenge itself, Princess is a beast all its own. While this scene isn't available on its own, the following trailer gives a pretty good idea of the insanity this live-action/animation has to offer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_1nYpNL2A