Today the class watched a very informative documentary called The Art of Action. In the documentary, the narrator, Samuel L. Jackson talked about how martial arts movies have been around since the early 1920's. Some of the most successful martial arts inspired movies included in the documentary were The One-Armed Swordsman, Rush Hour, The Matrix, and even the animated Shrek. Jackson also explained how training in martial arts were banned by many Asian authorities but people still decided to hide martial arts and put it into theater, dance, and musical comedy forms.
The documentary showed me how martial arts movies created legends such as Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan. And it also showed me how producers were able to mix romance and comedy into the martial arts movies as well.
Without these movies, martial arts wouldn't be able to have such a big impact on the world as it has. By watching the documentary, I have developed an even greater knowledge and respect for the history of martial arts.
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