Kill Bill revisited

»I suggest that violent imagery — especially that connected to Asian martial arts — functions as one of the primary cinematic languages for character description and plot progression in modern action films.« It's the fight choreographer AARON ANDERSON who's suggesting this point of view. In Jump Cut - A review of contemporary Media, he's developping some interesting thoughts far beyond the »mindless violence«-talk. »For instance, one of the basic maxims of our business is that every film fight necessarily tells a story and is therefore — by definition — always more than mere spectacle or an excuse to display actors’ bodies.«