Interestingly, the film plays with the concept of "Shaolin" morality. While Jet Li represents the righteous, vegetarian, gentle Shaolin way, the villain's son represents a corrupted, violent, "fake" Shaolin. He wears a bead necklace and carries a staff, but uses it for murder. This duality makes the film philosophically interesting for hardcore martial arts fans.
At one point, Rudi turned to Andi and said, "Dude, Jet Li's skills are insane! I've always wanted to learn kung fu like that." Nonton The New Legend Of Shaolin