Sony Pictures
From classic practitioners like Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, to later comedy and action legends Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and Lucy Liu, all the way to today’s trendsetters Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais, one thing is clear: martial arts cinema has one hell of a roster.
Martial arts movies are also far more diverse than screams and flying kicks, spanning every possible genre and employing a myriad of techniques involving wires and camera rigs and months and months of practice. When we watch a good martial arts movie, we’re not just watching the first take; we’re witnessing something as choreographed as a stage performance, or a dance, or a circus, in which everything has to go right—and, where if something very small goes wrong, things could get very painful.
In short: we love a good martial arts movie…
