It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Doc to slip through the portal in his office to a sacred temple in Nepal. Meanwhile, the NerdLove interns and residents take over the comments section for their own nefarious purposes!
This week’s suggested topic:
The latest Marvel superhero epic Doctor Strange opens this week. After having reviewed the movie for One of Us, one thing that stands out is the film’s use of martial art movie tropes and imagery.
In fact, magic in Doctor Strange resembles nothing quite so much as wuxia mixed with Naruto’s jutsu.
Rather than discuss Doctor Strange – and it feels a bit weird to critque it since a friend of mine helped write it – we’re going to talk about martial arts movies instead. What are some of your favorites? Do you prefer the more modern films of Jet Li and Jackie Chan or the kung-fu classics of the Shaw Brothers?
Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
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