Meditation on Violence

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Audience Member Over the course of 12 minutes, the film visually and progressively observes the distinction within martial arts of the beauty of its dance-like motions and the violence of its gestures. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Reminding the choreography capacity of the camera and her admiration for dancing, a fine line is drawn between violence and art, something that began to be appreciated by western audiences when the wuxia genre started to propagate. 84/100 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Didn't strike me as very interesting. It dragged on for far too long. The sword sequence is pretty cool though. This is probably my least favorite Deren. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A good experimental film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A Chinese martial artist demonstrates his various moves, and halfway through, the film runs backwards, which I didn't even notice. It achieves a meditative effect from the constant motion of the actor, and despite some moments of aggressiveness, the sheer grace of what is being captured is more beautiful than violent. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member WEB. No está mal. Visualmente estimulante aunque no particularmente sobresaliente. / Not bad. Visually stimulating though not particularly outstanding. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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