[lit-ideas] Re: The Geopolitics of Kung Fu Film
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:34:50 -0800 (PST)
EY:
Interesting that the earliest "good" Kung Fu films,
such as Bruce Lee's _Game of Death_ were the most
realistic from a martial arts / JKD point of view.
Whereas movies like Crouching Tiger feature a bunch of
Chinese acrobats flying around on wires.
*Well, the Bruce Lee films were produced in the West
and/or for Western audiences. Some of the martial arts
films I catch a glimpse of these days - possibly Hong
Kong production and at least one of Indian production
- don't even purport to be realistic. It seems to be
some combination of surrealism and comedy. I imagine
the said film might be somewhat like that also.
On the other hand, I glimpse some other Kung Fu films
that feature quite convincing and often very gruesome
(yes, even for my taste, Julie) scenes of violence,
injury and so on.
O.K.
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