Spectacular battles, particularly duels.Lots of fighting using a martial art or Kung Fu in traditional wuxia.Most of the mentioned intellectual properties each share similar tropes: Some examples of these movies are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Reign of Assassins, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer, and Fearless.Įxamples of other intellectual properties that may have been inspired by (or parody) the wuxia theme are The Matrix (especially the first movie), the Kill Bill series, Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, Kung Fu Panda, Dragon Ball, Fist of the North Star, and believe it or not, the Star Wars franchise. If you aren’t familiar with the term, then perhaps you might’ve watched a few wuxia-themed movies. Wuxia is one of the oldest genres in Chinese literature.
The name Ah Sheng is a reference to a wuxia movie in itself.
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