The sword metaphor in Chinese martial arts films

In the cultural setting of incorporating cultural heritage to draw global appeal, both films not only manifest a mentality of cultural relocation to the lost glory of ancient China, but also enrich cultural presentation of sensations in wuxia movies. Such strategy explains how wuxia films with Chinese elements embarked on the global stage and attracted the Western exoticized gaze.

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