An Eastern Female Character as The Lead Characterin Hollywood Kung Fu Films from 2003-2023

Kung fu movies, centered around the display of Chinese martial arts skills, are a genre of films with martial arts action as their main narrative strategy. Hollywood kung fu movies refer to those produced by Hollywood that integrate elements of Chinese kung fu. The need for an aesthetic of violence is a significant reason for the presence of Chinese martial arts in Hollywood kung fu movies. These films have always been popular, and the phenomenon of Eastern female characters as lead characters challenges the past stereotypes of Eastern women in Hollywood kung fu movies, making it an intriguing and worthy topic of exploration. This study, considering the different historical backgrounds of Eastern female characters in Hollywood kung fu movies, examines the factors constituting the portrayal of Eastern female characters, aiming to assist more Chinese filmmakers in adopting a proactive, conscious, and scientific approach to enhance the portrayal of Eastern female characters in films.