Definition of martial arts films (martial arts films)

Generally speaking, martial arts movies refer to the legend of the green forest sword shadow, which can be directly traced back to Zhuangzi's The Sword, Historical Records' The Ranger and The Assassin, as well as Tang legends, Song and Qing case-solving stories and, of course, modern and contemporary martial arts novels. During the period, it was mostly a fantasy martial arts world, or a virtual reality legend based on the past. In fact, such material content provides a space full of imagination for martial arts movies, and the martial arts of chivalrous men can be highly mythical: from climbing over the eaves to walking on clouds, from eighteen weapons to fighting against the wind, all kinds of fantastic moves can be transformed into exact images.

The first wave of China's martial arts films was in the 1920s. The first martial arts film was 1925 Woman Li Feifei produced by Tianyi Film Company. The direct climax is "Burning Red Lotus Temple" released by Star Company in May, 1928. This film combines martial arts and divine power, giving "Xia" superman the ability, so it is called a martial arts film. With the success of Fire, other film companies followed suit, and a number of "fire films" such as Burning Pingyang City, Burning Seven-Star Tower and Burning Seiryuji suddenly appeared. According to statistics, nearly 40 film companies participated in the filming, which lasted for 4 years and produced as many as 227 films. Dong, the photographer of "Burning Red Lotus Temple", not only created the "topping method", but also skillfully photographed the roof of Red Lotus Temple painted on the glass and the indoor scenery without the roof to form a complete red lotus temple building, and also solved the unique photography method of walking on clouds, climbing over the wall and making people bigger and smaller.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the martial arts films in Hong Kong and Taiwan rose, and after nearly 40 years, they reached the second climax in China. Hu Jinquan initiated the "Scholar Martial Arts" with "Come and Drink with Me" and "Longmen Inn". Zhang Che achieved the violent martial arts that embodied male aesthetics with a one-armed knife. Bruce Lee started a new era of martial arts movies with his fists in Jingwumen.

The third climax was in Chinese mainland in the early 1980s. In the upsurge of shooting entertainment films, a number of martial arts films, such as Wudang and Shaolin Temple Disciples, started with the mysterious Buddha of 1983 and won the market's welcome.

In 1990s, the new martial arts movies represented by Tsui Hark set off the fourth climax. In many films, such as New Longmen Inn, "banter" elements and a large number of special effects are added, which makes martial arts films more entertaining.