Quentin Tarantino He is a true fan of martial arts movies. Just as he honored the spaghetti western in Django unchained or exploitation cinema in Jackie Brown and Death Proofin Kill Bill She dedicated herself to capturing the influence of oriental martial arts cinema and creating the story of an authentic modern warrior.
Years before the premiere of the film starring Uma Thurmanthe movie was released Ang Lee titled The Tiger and the Dragon (2000). This film had a great reception from critics and the public and once again put martial arts in focus, especially cinema. Wuxia.
In any case, there were some critics who compared the film to the hit Matrix -ignoring the cinematographic tradition that makes up this genre-, which infuriated Tarantinowho knows perfectly the historical genesis of the film read.
A comparison that reveals a lack of knowledge
In dialogue with UPIDirector of Pulp Fiction He expressed: “The time I got most depressed, angry or disappointed, whatever you want to say, with film critics was when The Tiger and the Dragon came out,” he expressed, emphasizing the comparisons he got with Matrix.
The film starring Keanu Reeves He drew from the tradition of martial arts cinema and not the other way around as some suggested. “We are talking about one of the most popular film genres when it comes to Planet Earth and they have so little knowledge about it that they have to bring Matrix as the only example that can occur to them,” he shot Tarantino.
He then added: “Critics should be film historians. They are supposed to be film teachers for the average citizen. It just shows how ignorant they are. I love this genre. I think it’s like horror movies or musicals, where the camera seems to have been invented to film this,” she closed.
