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The scene parodies and outperforms the increasingly technology-obsessed Matrix series generally. The scene parodies the Neo/Smiths scene in particular and emphasizes the actuality of human performers choreographed with exquisite creativity grounded in rich cultural traditions.Ĭoolie uses his martial arts skills to defend the mother and child. The fight sequence pits Pig Sty Alley’s heroes against hundreds of Axe gang members. The Landlady’s unruly figure and crudity sharply contrast with the xia heroism and idealized femininity of her counterpart played by Idy Chan.Ĭhow’s From Beijing With Love mocks the Hollywood James Bond movies. The Landlord and Landlady characters are mimics of the “Martial Arts Couple” in The Return of Condor Heroes.

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is a parody of Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury.Īndy Lau and Idy Chan played the “Martial Arts Couple” in The TV Drama series The Return of Condor Heroes. Stephen Chow’s comedies often have engaged in parodies of different film genres including martial arts films. There are references to a wide range of wuxia works such as Six Finger Lyre Demon. The above fight sequence pays tribute to the kinesthetic tradition in Hong Kong martial arts films such Lau Kar-Leung’s The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter.

The first fight in the Pig Sty Alley is a hardcore hand to hand combat. Yuen Woo Ping is the martial arts choreographer for the Matrix trilogy. Jet Li is another Hong Kong / Chinese action star who makes films in Hollywood. In the 1990s, Hollywood stimulated demand for Hong Kong martial arts talent such as Jackie Chan. who now also is a director.ĭigital imagery and special effects create new cinematic spectacles for Hong Kong wuxia film. Stephen Chow is one of Asia’s most famous comedy film celebrities. moleitau in Cantonese) comedy during the 1990s. Stephen Chow achieved success with his unique brand of Hong Kong nonsensical (i.e. Kung Fu Hustle is a film that combines conventions of the Hong Kong martial arts film with other genres including science fiction, gangster, western, slapstick and animation. The politics of historiography in Stephen Chow’s 'Kung Fu Hustle' by Kin-Yan Szeto JUMP CUT