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| MarketplaceChinese Martial Arts Films What do you think are the differences between Chinese martial arts films and West takes on them? I would appreciate your opinion on this =) The main difference for me thinking of Chinese martial arts and western films in a similar genre film recently is that of Chinese martial arts movies (I think mainly of House of Flying Daggers in particular) seem to focus entirely on the visual skeptical history. Some scenes are incredibly beautiful, but as a Western viewer, I felt a little lack of action.
So when Western movies did not "take" the Chinese martial arts films of violence is often accelerated and the emphasis is more on the fighting. When fighting in the Chinese martial arts films is more on the visual elements (choreography and wirework etc.) in Hollywood, it is more about the "realism" that seems to be higher in the west. Perhaps because Westerners were all too cynical to make the necessary suspension of disbelief ...
ugh The main difference is that Chinese people can not actually fly. Pictures, graphics, effects are all much higher quality in the West takes on them. Also, in the west are probably less about ancient wisdom and knowledge and spirituality, and more on the entertainment factor. Sorry, but the types of western martial arts movie leaves me cold. I love Chinese martial arts movies and I'll still watch and even if I do not like what they do for Tibetans.
Free Tibet! Completely different to the same kind.
Someone once said that Western films are much more focused on violence and gore while films from Asia could concentrate more on characters, setting, appearance, etc.
Example: Western movie crowd would have a character say: "Come down there and get rid of their Azz.
A Chinese version of a movie character crowd reportedly said "We'll go ahead and impress them with our influence."
The characters are exactly the same thing, but in the Chinese version seems more poetic and artistic.
A Westerner watching this film said: "What is this shit?" Because they are not used for the dialog or the way the characters talk and interact outside the language difference.
The two cultures are very different in style and filmmaking.
Same thing with Jackie Chan. Overseas, he does these really incredible martial arts film.
When he came to the United States, he became associated with directors and those who have absolutely no idea how the movie and how it works, then it does not meet as great as it normally does when he works in Hong Kong market.
Dialog is mostly affected because there are things that do not translate very well (see example above).
This is why many Hong Kong kung fu films of the 70s and 80s but I criticized mercilessly for their lip sync or voice dubbing that is not consistent with that Chinese actors have been made, or discourse would stop suddenly while the Chinese actors mouth is always moving.
This, combined with impossible stunts and wire work have been actors in the scene caused many Westerners to write this kung fu shit like they actually were ahead of their time.
Many of the same stuff you see in Crouching Kitten Gecko hidden and House of Flying steak knives had already been done in the 70's kung fu like the 5 Deadly Venoms, Unbeatable Dragon Chinese Super Ninja, The Kid in Golden Arm, Shoa Lin vs Ninja and others. Chinese martial arts are generally hand to fight against the hand or with swords and long poles. Usually, people can fly, do flips back and run on walls.
Westerns primarially shootings. Their ha. Posted on March 3, 2010.
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