as he continues to move around the workout area, his arms and body moving as he tries to match the movements on the tv. suddenly, kwan jumps out of the shadows, attacking. drew reacts instantly, evading the attack, the wax sloshing around in the bowls but not spilling . kwan continues the attack, and drew evades, their movements matching the movements on the tv almost move for move. it is a beautiful ballet, and drew ends it by sweeping kwan down to the ground. when kwan hits the ground, hard, his face is lit by the tv screen.
who, for the first time, sees that it is kwan.
as he wins.
as he packs up his stuff.
as he packs for china.
walking aimlessly. he comes to an intersection and sees a sign that says "shaolin temple" with an arrow. he goes in the direction that the arrow points.
same as the first shot, all alone in the temple. dissolve to:
who is crushed. his chance is gone.
who now knows that the monk he called a "janitor" is the headmaster!
as he climbs back into bed, bone-weary. he lies back down to sleep. int. shaolin temple  morning
who is more excited than all the others.
as he lifts up two heavy buckets of dirt on a pole, then places the pole on his shoulders, the muscles in his arms, shoulders and back straining. he walks off to the side of the area to dump it. as he dumps the dirt, a pole appears and cracks across his back. he drops the buckets and falls to the ground. he gets up as quickly as
as he loads up a two baskets of dirt onto his pole. he gets it up onto his shoulders, in pain, and starts to walk. immediately, the d.s. is there in front of him.
as his eyes go closed, finally. ext. work area  day establishing shot of drew walking on a ridge between two large holes,
it is him, he is asleep! suddenly, a bamboo shinai is slammed across drew's back, waking him up.
working hard.
who is holding court.
who is sputtering now.
who waves to the d.s.
confused.
trying the poles. he starts out well, but he soon misses and falls, almost impaling himself on a pole.
as the dirty water hits him, drenching him. ext. waterfall  day
it's his turn. he walks to the waterfall and goes in. he picks up an umbrella he stashed behind the waterfall .
who begins to sweep.
as he lands face down in the pile of dust and dirt he already swept up.
as he walks by the carvings. the detail and the artistry are amazing. ext. riverside  same day
who sits back on his bed, his hands clasped behind his head.
who is staring down into the abyss.
who is surprised that the d.s. is sticking up for him.
walking through the courtyard, for the last time. only a few monks are around, and they don't meet drew's eyes. the sounds of training can be heard o.s. drew stops to listen to those sounds for a moment, then heads for the door. ext. shaolin temple  same day
as he leaves the temple. he pauses for a moment with the door open, then shuts it sadly. he looks out over the courtyard, which is completely deserted. drew sighs, hitches his backpack onto his back and starts out. as he comes out of the doorway and into the courtyard proper, he sees.
as he goes through a thicket of bamboo. as he gets to the center, he is attacked! the staff comes out, but drew manages to block it with one of the buckets. the staff strikes again, and drew blocks again! a third time, and drew raises both buckets over his head to block it  and drenches himself with the water. then, the staff hits him in the stomach.
who goes long for a pass, which gao lets fly.
who stops running and sees san de. the ball is going towards san de.
expecting the worst.
who stands up, mad.
walking strong. the sun is high in the sky, and the scenery behind is incredibly beautiful . ext. small town  same day establishing shot of drew stopping in a small town, in the middle of
as he climbs the side of a mountain. ext. mountainside temple  night establishing shot of drew, meditating next to his small fire. it is dark around him, with vague forms of the temple columns and statues. drew is sitting with his eyes closed, oblivious to his surroundings. ext. mountainside  next day
who realizes he is going to have to get out of the water without a cover. he gets up and hurries to where his pants are. he starts to put them on, and the woman is all over him, trying to seduce him. he takes her hands in his and forces her to look him in the eye.
as he enters the waterfall. the water hits his back, almost pitching him into the abyss. drew concentrates and moves forward, slowly but surely.
as he comes up onto a rope bridge over a deep gorge, the way to the arhat. drew smiles, stashes the map and starts across the rope bridge, hand over hand. he looks down once, at the drop, then forces himself to look straight ahead. he just starts across when the rope bends and jumps. drew turns around to see a man right behind him.
who sees that and is hurrying.
who slams into the wall hard. when he hits, the scroll pops out of his pocket and goes up in the air.
who doesn't know what to do. if he tries to save the scroll, the man might fall. if he goes for the man, the box will certainly fall.
smiling as he realizes that it was all a test  every moment of it.
manipulating the spear like a master.
up on the poles again. only this time, squared off against him is li.
who rises to the challenge.
in front of the entrance to the wooden man chamber. san de and d.s. are flanking drew as he pauses in front of the door. drew turns to look at san de, and the d.s. smacks drew in the back of the head.
who gathers himself, straightens up and takes a deep breath, forcing it out in a breathing exercise.
as he relaxes his face, and forcibly relaxes his arm and entire body, letting his inner energy take over.
holding up the heavy stone panel with his arm, his face and body completely relaxed. the panel goes back up into the ceiling, and the door opens. the whirling statue slows, and then stops altogether. drew reaches up with a hook kick and taps it in the face.
who sees him leave. he excuses himself from his group. cut to: ext. bamboo grove  same evening
who digests this. he smiles a little.
who is stunned.
who climbs the ropes and goes into the ring. the crowd is going crazy, eager to see the match. drew, oblivious to the crowd, walks over to trevor.
his face calm.
who understands the implication of what he is saying. he starts to smile slowly.
who sits alone in the other corner.