My opinion on karate movies...

[WapCaplet]

I think it's like any other sport or profession that gets the hollywood treatment. Whether it's movies or television, most sports and professions are portrayed somewhat inaccurately, for the sake of entertainment.

 

I'm sure real Doctors watch ER and wonder why they do some of the things they do. Same with CSI and just about any other show. Sure, they are "based" on actual techniques, but they've all been Hollywood'ized. That's why there is such a huge entertainment difference between something like ER and something like Operation on Discovery. One's real, one's not.

 

Same thing goes with Martial Arts. All legitimate martial artists probably look at those movies and shows and wish they could be portrayed more accurately, but the truth of the matter is that the real deal is probably not nearly as entertaining. At least, not for the majority of the population.

 

Just my thoughts...

 

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[Ravencroft]

Well yeah thats exactly right im just saying that because someone has done movies or television doesn not at all mean they dont know their stuff.

[Ironberg]

Some friendly sparring matches I've had can get pretty elaborate, and sometimes pretty - but Hollywood movies and Hong Kong choreography will always rival it because of expected results between the two humans. I personally don't mind the "pretty" fighting in most movies -it is kind of like admiring superheros. You know you will never be like them, but they inspire you somehow.

 

But I always remember that even elaborate friendly sparring matches go more into artistic sports that fighting - it becomes more like playing basketball than anything else.