Thursday, July 23, 2009

Artistic Entertainment - Asian Cinema

By Chase Wong

Probably one of the most entertaining genres in cinema is martial arts films. Ever since the beginning of film, audiences have been spellbound with martial arts films. Many different elements attract fans to this unique film genre like mixing action and the art of martial arts. Very few other genres provide such a thrilling performance. The skills of the actors and stunt performers are mind boggling to behold and fans everywhere love to try to emulate their martial arts heroes.

Famous martial arts film actors such as Bruce Lee and David Carradine have developed massive cult followings over the years and have grown to be one of the most passionate of film fans. Movies from the '70's are still widely popular with martial arts fans. They are seen as a timeless tribute to the visual allure of this amazing film genre. These older films had very little done in the area of special effects and everything onscreen was performed for real.

That doesn't mean martial arts films of today aren't authentic in their quest to provide good entertainment. But with technology advancing so fast martial arts filmmakers are able to spice up their films with special effects. The modern martial arts movies are something really special because of the skills of the actors combined with the tricks of the film trade. A lot of martial arts films on the '70's and 80's were English dubbed films from the Pacific Rim. Today more and more martial arts movies are filmed in English.

Martial arts films generally starred actors from Pacific Rim countries but the rise of the 1980's filmmakers began using stars from other countries as well. This is how Wesley Snipes, Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven Siegel became famous. These actors were part of the new wave of martial arts heroes and were very well received all over the world.

Martial arts films are here to stay even as it evolves and grows. As with anything Hollywood, as long as the fans demand it, it will be made, and martial arts fans are die hard. The suspenseful action, the wild excitement and the amazing choreography are sure to keep the fans coming. And, as long as there are martial arts classes in real life for the fans, fans are sure to come.

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