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^^ Well sometimes people don\\\'t notice something immediately. I, for one, find that the Transformers films are not loaded with as many racial stereotypes as people think (what kind of stereotype are a used car salesman or a bored white collar worker? no simply being unfunny comic relief doesn\\\'t count; that\\\'s merely bad writing). That\\\'s why CommonKnowledge needs to be watched out for.
^ Okay. Well I see more of the elements that fit these movies in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxia the wikipedia description of the genre]] than the page here. So far, I see:
* \\\"Typically, the heroes in wuxia fiction do not serve a lord, wield military power or belong to the aristocratic class.\\\" Although \\\"They are often from the lower social classes of ancient Chinese society.\\\" doesn\\\'t apply, that doesn\\\'t disqualify \\\'\\\'StarWars\\\'\\\'.
* \\\"Wuxia heroes are usually bound by a code of chivalry that requires them to right wrongs, fight for righteousness, remove an oppressor, redress wrongs and bring retribution for past misdeeds.\\\" Some of those apply to the resistance in these movies.
* \\\"Fantasy elements, ranging from fantastic martial arts to ghosts and monsters, are common elements of a wuxia story but not a prerequisite. However, the martial arts element is a definite part of a wuxia tale, as its characters must know some form of martial arts. Themes of romance are also strongly featured in some wuxia tales.\\\" We have the martial arts, we have romance (although not well realized in the sequels), and we even have some fantastic elements in the form of the Oracle.
* \\\"A typical wuxia story features a young male protagonist who experiences a tragedy, such as losing his loved ones, and goes on to undertake several trials and tribulations throughout his adventures in order to learn several forms of martial arts from various fighters. At the end of the story, the protagonist emerges as a powerful fighter whom few can equal.\\\" Okay, minus the tragedy, this describes Neo in the first movie.
* \\\"He uses his abilities to follow the code of xia and mends the ills of the jianghu.\\\" What Neo is meant to do for Xion.
* \\\"Some stories feature a mature hero with powerful martial arts abilities confronting an equally powerful antagonist as his nemesis. The plot will gradually meander to a final dramatic showdown between the protagonist and his nemesis\\\" Neo and Smith in the sequels.
* \\\"Eight common attributes of the xia are listed as benevolence, justice, individualism, loyalty, courage, truthfulness, disregard for wealth and desire for glory.\\\" Most of those seem to apply to the resistance, particularly the main characters.
^ Okay. Well I see more of the elements that fit these movies in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxia the wikipedia description of the genre]] than the page here. So far, I see:
* \\\"Typically, the heroes in wuxia fiction do not serve a lord, wield military power or belong to the aristocratic class.\\\" Although \\\"They are often from the lower social classes of ancient Chinese society.\\\" doesn\\\'t apply, that doesn\\\'t disqualify \\\'\\\'StarWars\\\'\\\'.
* \\\"Wuxia heroes are usually bound by a code of chivalry that requires them to right wrongs, fight for righteousness, remove an oppressor, redress wrongs and bring retribution for past misdeeds.\\\" Some of those apply to the resistance in these movies.
* \\\"Fantasy elements, ranging from fantastic martial arts to ghosts and monsters, are common elements of a wuxia story but not a prerequisite. However, the martial arts element is a definite part of a wuxia tale, as its characters must know some form of martial arts. Themes of romance are also strongly featured in some wuxia tales.\\\" We have the martial arts, we have romance (although not well realized in the sequels), and we even have some fantastic elements in the form of the Oracle.
* \\\"A typical wuxia story features a young male protagonist who experiences a tragedy, such as losing his loved ones, and goes on to undertake several trials and tribulations throughout his adventures in order to learn several forms of martial arts from various fighters. At the end of the story, the protagonist emerges as a powerful fighter whom few can equal.\\\" Okay, minus the tragedy, this describes Neo in the first movie.
* \\\"He uses his abilities to follow the code of xia and mends the ills of the jianghu.\\\" What Neo is meant to do for Xion.
* \\\"Some stories feature a mature hero with powerful martial arts abilities confronting an equally powerful antagonist as his nemesis. The plot will gradually meander to a final dramatic showdown between the protagonist and his nemesis\\\" Neo and Smith in the sequels.
* \\\"Eight common attributes of the xia are listed as benevolence, justice, individualism, loyalty, courage, truthfulness, disregard for wealth and desire for glory.\\\" Most of those seem to apply to the resistance, particularly the main characters.
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^^ Well sometimes people don\\\'t notice something immediately. I, for one, find that the Transformers films are not loaded with as many racial stereotypes as people think (like a used car salesman or a bored white collar worker; no simply being unfunny comic relief doesn\\\'t count; that\\\'s merely bad writing). That\\\'s why CommonKnowledge needs to be watched out for.
^ Okay. Well I see more of the elements that fit these movies in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxia the wikipedia description of the genre]] than the page here. So far, I see:
* \\\"Typically, the heroes in wuxia fiction do not serve a lord, wield military power or belong to the aristocratic class.\\\" Although \\\"They are often from the lower social classes of ancient Chinese society.\\\" doesn\\\'t apply, that doesn\\\'t disqualify \\\'\\\'StarWars\\\'\\\'.
* \\\"Wuxia heroes are usually bound by a code of chivalry that requires them to right wrongs, fight for righteousness, remove an oppressor, redress wrongs and bring retribution for past misdeeds.\\\" Some of those apply to the resistance in these movies.
* \\\"Fantasy elements, ranging from fantastic martial arts to ghosts and monsters, are common elements of a wuxia story but not a prerequisite. However, the martial arts element is a definite part of a wuxia tale, as its characters must know some form of martial arts. Themes of romance are also strongly featured in some wuxia tales.\\\" We have the martial arts, we have romance (although not well realized in the sequels), and we even have some fantastic elements in the form of the Oracle.
* \\\"A typical wuxia story features a young male protagonist who experiences a tragedy, such as losing his loved ones, and goes on to undertake several trials and tribulations throughout his adventures in order to learn several forms of martial arts from various fighters. At the end of the story, the protagonist emerges as a powerful fighter whom few can equal.\\\" Okay, minus the tragedy, this describes Neo in the first movie.
* \\\"He uses his abilities to follow the code of xia and mends the ills of the jianghu.\\\" What Neo is meant to do for Xion.
* \\\"Some stories feature a mature hero with powerful martial arts abilities confronting an equally powerful antagonist as his nemesis. The plot will gradually meander to a final dramatic showdown between the protagonist and his nemesis\\\" Neo and Smith in the sequels.
* \\\"Eight common attributes of the xia are listed as benevolence, justice, individualism, loyalty, courage, truthfulness, disregard for wealth and desire for glory.\\\" Most of those seem to apply to the resistance, particularly the main characters.
^ Okay. Well I see more of the elements that fit these movies in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxia the wikipedia description of the genre]] than the page here. So far, I see:
* \\\"Typically, the heroes in wuxia fiction do not serve a lord, wield military power or belong to the aristocratic class.\\\" Although \\\"They are often from the lower social classes of ancient Chinese society.\\\" doesn\\\'t apply, that doesn\\\'t disqualify \\\'\\\'StarWars\\\'\\\'.
* \\\"Wuxia heroes are usually bound by a code of chivalry that requires them to right wrongs, fight for righteousness, remove an oppressor, redress wrongs and bring retribution for past misdeeds.\\\" Some of those apply to the resistance in these movies.
* \\\"Fantasy elements, ranging from fantastic martial arts to ghosts and monsters, are common elements of a wuxia story but not a prerequisite. However, the martial arts element is a definite part of a wuxia tale, as its characters must know some form of martial arts. Themes of romance are also strongly featured in some wuxia tales.\\\" We have the martial arts, we have romance (although not well realized in the sequels), and we even have some fantastic elements in the form of the Oracle.
* \\\"A typical wuxia story features a young male protagonist who experiences a tragedy, such as losing his loved ones, and goes on to undertake several trials and tribulations throughout his adventures in order to learn several forms of martial arts from various fighters. At the end of the story, the protagonist emerges as a powerful fighter whom few can equal.\\\" Okay, minus the tragedy, this describes Neo in the first movie.
* \\\"He uses his abilities to follow the code of xia and mends the ills of the jianghu.\\\" What Neo is meant to do for Xion.
* \\\"Some stories feature a mature hero with powerful martial arts abilities confronting an equally powerful antagonist as his nemesis. The plot will gradually meander to a final dramatic showdown between the protagonist and his nemesis\\\" Neo and Smith in the sequels.
* \\\"Eight common attributes of the xia are listed as benevolence, justice, individualism, loyalty, courage, truthfulness, disregard for wealth and desire for glory.\\\" Most of those seem to apply to the resistance, particularly the main characters.
