Wire in Wuxia movies.
Wire-fu is one of the most important components in Wuxia movies.
Since Wuxia novels contain both real and fantasy martial art movements,wire is need to enhance the fantasy technique.
It also enhances the beauty of the movies.
If there is no wire enhanced fantasy movement then it is not truthful to the Wuxia story.
It will be like watching Harry Potter when he cannot perform any of his magic.
It bother me every times the westerner who has no knowleage about Wuxia history mocking fantasy martial art techniques in Wuxia movies.
When people from Asia can accept Peter Pan, Superman, Bat man, Spider man, Harry Potter, Witch craft story without mocking or discrediting them, I regard mocking Wuxia novels as disrespectful to Asian culture.
People may or may not like it but mocking it because it is different is rude.
Wire-fu in Wuxia movies is not easy to perform. It requires true martial art ability and it can become dangerous since the actor may need to be hanging at more than 50 feet in the air.
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Wire in non-Wuxia movies
"Wire-fu" or Wire enhancing martial art movement for the movie is originated from Hong Gong Movie industiries.
It has been used to enhance the effect of "fake contact" in the movie. Since martial art in the movie is not the real fight, wire is use to throw the opponent away when he was kick, punch, etc.
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