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Kung Fu in the Movies
This paved the way for modern-day Kung Fu Masters such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Chow Yun Phat to have their skill recognized by Hollywood, and indeed the world. Lately Hollywood's gritty, head-cracking blockbuster style of Kung Fu movie has been usurped by Chinese directors. They specialize in bringing traditional plot lines and captivating cinematography to the big screen in movies such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero."
Female Kung Fu stars are also appearing on the scene of this once male-dominated industry. No longer the "damsel in distress," these capable actresses are heroes or sometimes even villains in their own right.
Kung Fu movies have become so wildly popular, in fact, that some of the older Chinese films that escaped Western attention the first time around have been remade (eg. "The Drunken Master," "Tai Chi Master"). Even ‘70's Kung Fu movie culture itself has been revisited, like in Quinten Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films.
Exciting and colorful, dynamic and involving, Kung Fu films have made their mark on movie culture, and whether you like them, love them or loath them, Kung Fu movies are surely here to stay. |
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