New Century Martial Arts Film Dynasty

The knight-errant film is one of the important types of Chinese films. It has a great influence in Chinese arts. In 21^st century, along with the shaper competition and the globalization of the film-making, the commercialization of the film becomes very important to those people who are eager to prosper the Chinese film market. Under the circumstances, the knight-errant film, which has gained great international reputation and high box-office, meets its fifth wave of development. Exquisite making, the use of the high technology, the high payment, the high box-office, the combination of various art types and the expansion of the theme form the characteristics of the new- century knight-errant films. Especially, the will to win an Oscar, gives these movies a special flavor.The new-century knight-errant films have expanded the market of Chinese film and become the most competitive film type. But those films are not so successful in art as in commerce. The main reasons are as follows: the overuse of the high technology, the overemphasized topic, the lack of the key details and the reasonable personages. These shortages' give the new-century knight-errant films a fatal blow. And these are still waiting to be solved by Chinese film-makers. Fine and ingenious spectacle is indispensable to a knight-errant film. But that is far from enough. The quintessence lies in the expression of the deep theme and the portraying of vigorous characters.