To clarify, it might seem strange to new viewers when they watch Ricky Lau’s Mr. I’m talking about something slightly different. There’s curious dubbing, an emphasis on physicality over plotting, some eastern cultural touchpoints that baffle unfamiliar western audiences… but fans get used to all that. Now, I appreciate there’s a lot of base level ‘weirdness’ to the genre if you’re not used to it. There are few feelings I enjoy as much as watching a movie that shakes me out of my complacency, wakes me up from my jaded quasi-slumber and makes me go “I haven’t seen that before!” I watch way too many films and it can take a lot to genuinely shock or surprise me, but there are few genres that manage it as often as martial arts.
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