Changes In The Form Of Chinese Martial Arts Films And The Constancy Of Traditional Culture

Martial arts film is a unique type of movie which take root in the soil of Chinese native culture. After 80 years of development, the martial arts movie is not only the guarantee of Chinese film market, but also has its own place in the international film stage, and many Hollywood action movies have learned from it. Unique and exquisite visual form and intriguing martial arts culture make the martial arts movie unique among many types of movies and allow it to last forever.This article starts with the interpretation of Chinese martial arts spirit and does research of "change" and "constant" in the development process of Chinese martial arts through in-depth analysis from vertical and horizontal development. Chinese martial arts film history can almost be traced back from the germination stage of Chinese movie.From the initial fighting movies to the "masculine aesthetics" in the 1960 s, "kung fu" comedy pursuing trend and change in 1970-80’s and martial arts films added sci-fi, and then the martial arts films pursuing traditional "poetic" aesthetics in the new century,Chinese martial arts films have experienced a process of constant differentiation and evolution, present different forms in different historical period, but the kernel of martial arts films culture maintained an inherent constant in different period.And in the development of world film in different periods, there are many imitations and uses of western films learned from Chinese martial arts films. Different from the domestic,western movies(especially Hollywood action film) for the interpretation of Chinese martial arts films are more on the "wu" word, namely "manipulated" the martial arts, pay attention to the scene of the momentum andatmosphere. On the cultura orientation, is used to put the Chinese rescue martial arts spirit into the personal heroism and personal with the larger cultural context of mankind. While the Chinese martial arts films used to interpret loyalty righteousness,such as Chinese Confucianism thoughts, feelings and chivalrous spirit for countries.In short, the development of Chinese martial arts films, characterized by narrative form and constantly pursuing new trend and change in the form of image and cultural spirit and the traditional ethics of conservation, Chinese martial arts films have experienced a process of constant differentiation and evolution, present different forms in different historical period, but the kernel of martial arts films culture maintained an inherent constant in different period.