Movies have been a popular past time in the United States and in other countries around the world since the invention of the motion picture camera. Even before sound was incorporated, movies have drawn flocks of people to theaters for a couple hours away from the real world. There are movies available to suite everyone’s taste too. Action movies, mystery movies, thrillers, science fiction, and animation are just a few examples of the choices available today. Among the myriad of movie types, Karate Movies have generated a cult like following and have made famous many actors who specialize in movies about Martial Arts.
Enter the Dragon is one of those movies you have heard of even if you have never been to see it. Another such movie is likely Karate Kid. There are two of many movies that, even if you never saw them, you recognize their names and you know they are karate movies. They are motion picture icons.
Even if you aren’t particularly fond of karate movies or maybe you just haven’t seen many of them there is no doubt you recognize the name Bruce Lee. Born in America and raised in Hong Kong, Lee returned to the United States to finish school. The son of an actor, Lee found his way into the movies and starred in many of the most famous martial arts movies such as Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury. He was successful until his untimely death at only 32 years old. He may very well be the most popular actor in the martial arts movie category.
Chuck Norris is another actor who, while starring in a variety of movies through a storied career, and perhaps being better known by the younger generations for his work advertising home gyms, made a name for himself as a featured performer in Karate Movies. Chuck was born in Ryan, Oklahoma and served in the United States Air Force before appearing in his first movie in 1969 and getting his first starring role in 1977. Films such as An Eye for An Eye and The Way of the Dragon, in which he performed as Bruce Lee’s nemesis, along with other roles, each featuring his abilities in Martial Arts, made Chuck Norris a name recognized around the world.
Although he is not a new comer, having been in the movies in America since the 1970′s, Jackie Chan is another actor who has made his mark with his acrobatic style of karate as well as his comedic timing. Jackie’s major breakthrough movie called Snake in the Eagles Shadow, was released in 1978 and is widely considered to be the movie that established the comedic kung fu style.
Each of these famous actors helped to create the karate movie genre, and each would likely be far less famous, if famous at all, with the success of movies that feature martial arts.
Other movies and television shows, while not necessarily considered to be Karate Movies, feature martial arts in a prominent way, and as a result deserve mention. The Matrix movies are a prime example and would have been far less successful without the heavy use of martial arts.
Karate movies have a cult like following that promises to keep them coming for years, and the movie going people of the world will continue to show up.
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