The Perfect Superhero Film Is Actually A Wuxia Movie
Everything Everywhere All at Once is possibly the best movie of the year thus far, and does something extremely bold. It presents a story about a multiverse within months of two of Marvel's biggest films of all-time, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But the best part of the movie is Michelle Yeoh's performance as Evelyn Wang — who was also recently in Marvel's Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
The film has rightfully brought Wang back to the forefront of big screens everywhere, as she is an incredible talent who deserves more starring roles than she currently gets. But many fans will probably recognize her in another film about heroes: the 2000 wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was an anomaly in international cinema. During a time mass audiences didn't usually go to the theater to see an international film, this film succeeded and became a legend of its own. And rightfully so, as the film has everything that a true cinematic experience needs. It has a great story, amazing and engaging characters, tension, fun, awe-inspiring action sequences, and fantastic production design. It is one of the best movies of the 2000s, and at a time when superhero movies weren't as plentiful, serves as the perfect blueprint for what comic book-inspired movies should try to be.
The wuxia genre offers great framework for tales of superheroes, as this Chinese genre focuses on tales of martial arts heroes, who take on roles similar to those of heroes in modern comics. The name is derived from «wǔ,» meaning «military» or «armed»; and «xiá,» meaning «chivalrous», «vigilante», or «hero.»
For the most part, many comic book
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