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Originally Posted by happyraul
My take on the fantastical fights in both Hero and CTHD is that these movies are like fairy tales. The characters themselves are mythological, so of course they will have powers beyond regular people. And what mage said too. Good movie.
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exactly. fantastical martial arts stories are comparable to comics in this country. like the stories of supermen in comics, martial arts heroes defy realistic human movement with their abilities, but once the reader accepts the (excuse me for the lack of a better term) absurdity associated with superhuman abilities, the story's development takes more of a rational approach to conflict and morality.
many american viewers find the martial arts corny in films like these because of the absurdity of the movements, but for chinese audience members who are familiar with these types of stories, it is much easier to accept the martial arts sequences as an art form, not just a method to resolve conflict.