The Once Upon a Time in China Series
<p>Tsui Hark is the John Ford of Chinese cinema, and <em>Once Upon a Time in China</em> is his <em>Stagecoach</em>. Not only does it redefine a genre on the cusp of its rebirth (in this case the period martial arts film, which had lain dormant through the late 80s much as the Western had been relegated to cheap serials through the 30s), but it expresses a total historical vision entirely through archetypes, which are by turns deepened and confounded. Much has been made of the film’s nationalism, an apparent sharp turn from the more scathing works of Tsui’s New Wave films, but like Ford, Tsui’s patriotism is more complex than it appears on the surface.</p>
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