ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.02.027
A First Look at Buddhist Aesthetics in The Rain of Sword
Siqi Xue
School of Fine Arts, Qufu Normal University, Rizhao, Shandong, China.
*Corresponding author: Siqi Xue
Published: March 28,2023
Abstract
Since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar for Best Picture, martial arts movies seem to have disappeared since then. It was not until the emergence of "Sword and Rain" that the romance of "Sword and Sworcery" was renewed. But the difference is that "Sword Rain" tells the story without too much glamour and exaggeration, but puts the plot and characterization on the most basic basis; at the same time, it incorporates Buddhist theory and gives it a Zen meaning, making the whole work have a strong religious meaning in its content. This paper takes the traditional culture of Buddhism as the entry point, and through the analysis of the thematic meaning of "Sword Rain", it reveals the relationship between Buddhist aesthetic culture and martial arts spirit, so that the audience can better understand this work full of oriental flavor and appreciate the profound moral meaning contained in it.
Keywords
Film and television art, Buddhist aesthetics, Zen Buddhism, film culture
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How to cite this paper
A First Look at Buddhist Aesthetics in The Rain of Sword
How to cite this paper: Siqi Xue. (2023) A First Look at Buddhist Aesthetics in The Rain of Sword. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 7(2), 396-400.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.02.027