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**Qxsumehj** · 09-09-2010, 07:40 AM

I'm struggling to think of a single Hollywood movie that shows any martial art with reality unless it's just a quick scene to establish character, like the 20 seconds or so of kendo in "Black Rain".

Frankly, even martial artists would be bored with a realistic depiction of any of this on screen. The best action movies IMO push enough past reality to make it fun and keep our attention but not so far that it takes us out of the moment. I think of "The Bourne Identity" as a good example of that or for sword stuff the last 10 minutes or so of "The Yakuza".

09-09-2010, 07:40 AM	#14
Qxsumehj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	I'm struggling to think of a single Hollywood movie that shows any martial art with reality unless it's just a quick scene to establish character, like the 20 seconds or so of kendo in "Black Rain". Frankly, even martial artists would be bored with a realistic depiction of any of this on screen. The best action movies IMO push enough past reality to make it fun and keep our attention but not so far that it takes us out of the moment. I think of "The Bourne Identity" as a good example of that or for sword stuff the last 10 minutes or so of "The Yakuza".
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