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In the movie Hero[0], two kung fu masters fight a battle purely in their minds. And when the mental fight was over, they only execute one physical move to finis
by qzw 5y ago
In the movie Hero[0], two kung fu masters fight a battle purely in their minds. And when the mental fight was over, they only execute one physical move to finish the battle.
Think of this as the computer equivalent of that scene.
[0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- avaldes 5y agoLike the battle between Sherlock and Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows?
- the_af 5y agoYes. A lot of Western action movies owe their inspiration to Chinese movies (and I suppose, viceversa). In this case Hero (2002) -- or a similar movie, since I doubt it invented this trope -- is likely an inspiration for A Game of Shadows (2011).
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoHK movies clearly inspired the action movies of the 90s.
- the_af 5y agoYes, with some cases like John Woo even explicitly crossing over to Hollywood :) A friend just reminded me the same "battle of the minds" trope is used in Takeshi Kitano's version of "Zatoichi": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlVK7ogwyUI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlVK7ogwyUI
- NetOpWibby 5y agoThis sounds amazing!
- gautamcgoel 5y agoUgh, such a good movie... If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and go see it.
- bshep 5y agoIn case anyone wants to watch a clip of the fight: https://youtu.be/AeeoEpmyb2Y https://youtu.be/AeeoEpmyb2Y
- fishtoaster 5y ago_Hero_'s always been one of my favorites. A lot of kung fu movies try to strike a balance between aesthetics and realism - I really enjoy a movie that picks one (in this case the former) and goes all in on it. It's got a fight that takes place entirely on the surface of a lake, and another that takes places in a forest of falling leaves that change color several times throughout the scene. It's an incredibly beautiful movie.
- barbazoo 5y agoBoth: Dance around for 10 minutes trying to out-physics each other Guy 1: Why don't I just poke him with the pointy bit Great scene though, makes me want to watch the whole movie.
- qzw 5y agoYeah, this is strictly artistic kung fu, which is basically high-mortality ballet. There are also many "realistic" martial arts films, if that's your thing. I enjoy both styles, depending on mood.
- the_af 5y agoAgreed. Wuxia to be specific, which is kinda like fantasy kung fu and has a long tradition. It includes powers like becoming weightless, killing with a single movement, flying, etc.
- ISL 5y agoWhat a wonderful visual representation of the notion that, "a battle is won before it begins."
- pbhjpbhj 5y agoWhich is a Tsun-tzu reference presumably, he says don't enter a battle unless you have 'already' won (through preparation, numerical supremacy, etc.).