The Mandalorian, Ip Man 4 and Star Wars: Episode IX
WHEN I SAW STAR WARS in 1977, I loved how the lightsaber duels looked like sword fights in a Toshiro Mifune samurai film. It also was obvious that the combative use of the force mirrored the way chi is portrayed in kung fu flicks.
The influence of Chinese martial arts films on the battles that take place in the Star Wars universe has only grown over time. In Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, the force’s fantastical use even found inspiration from the outrageous exhibitions of chi power seen in Chinese wuxia movies.
In the last of the ragtag resistance plans to destroy the First Order’s evil grip on the galaxy, with the epic war of wills between the Jedi and the Sith poised to determine everyone’s fate. Although the film opens with a boring Kylo
