"When you think about it, martial arts cinema is not too different than musicals. We're not here for realism much, but rather to see impressive choreographies and great physical performances. Cinema is great medium for martial arts in that sense because there are a lot of platform to explore what you can express with physicality and the rhythm. If we also get a fine character development and solid story to accompany these great fight scenes, it's even better.
To average film-goer, the genre could be associated with only most popular films of Jackie Chan and Jet Li. As great as they are, there's more to the genre. Even those two have a lot of hidden gems in their filmography. So if you have seen only the most popular martial arts films and want to know some more that you haven't seen or heard before; hopefully this list will help you a bit. If you're an avid martial arts films fan who had seen all of those, then well, re-watches are always good."
