| （1.School of Physical Education，Harbin Normal University，Harbin 150080，China；2.School of Physical Education，South China Normal University，Guangzhou 510006，China) Abstract: By using theories and methods in sports communication, the authors traced the origin and developments of martial arts films, analyzed the historical context of Hong Kong martial arts films, which can be categorized into “The Color Martial Arts Century” opened up by Shaw Brothers Films, Bruce Lee Kung Fu films, Southern Real Kung Fu and martial arts comedies, and “The New Martial Arts Age” created by Tsui Hark, and put forward the fol-lowing opinions: in the Hong Kong region, films that based their theme on martial arts appeared as psychologically needed by the public during social structure transformation, while Chinese Wushu shown in martial arts films was an artistically processed product; wall vaulting, traceless snow walking and sword dazzling scenes were just Wushu legends, while Wushu dance that became a form to present Chinese Wushu and turned it into a dance in the process of film processing had become an important content of Chinese Wushu as well. Martial arts films as a double-edge sward have positive and negative influence on Wushu communication.
Key words: sports communication；martial arts film；traditional national sports；Wushu；Hong Kong China |
