Alex Valentino is longtime fan of comics, movies, cartoons and more who uses his production and writing background to inform the internet.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Martial arts movies have a certain unique core of tropes that are fell on again and again for their plots, creating a horde of movies in the genre with similar stories. Even the best martial arts movies can be surprisingly light on narrative engagement, mostly relying on the action to speak for itself.
9 The Twin Siblings Usually played by the same actor For no particular identifiable reason, many martial arts movies of the 80s and 80s had an odd habit of doubling up on protagonists. This plotline will feature a pair of twin siblings, usually separated at birth, who set aside their differences to come together against a common enemy. In most cases, the two will have drastically different personalities to help tell them apart, with fighting styles to match.
7 The Common People Vs The Establishment Many martial arts have their roots in anti-authoritarianism Unlike many other quirky tropes in martial arts movies, an inherent distrust of authority, particularly local government, is baked into the roots of many schools of thought in real-world martial arts practice. Unarmed fighting styles like karate or capoeria were usually developed historically in response to an oppressive regime controlling another population.
5 The Mysterious Tournament There's no better way to show off an eclectic cast of fighters At the end of the day, the plot of a martial arts movie exists to drive the action, and few reliable narrative settings can do this quite like a mysterious tournament.
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