Postmodernism & Genre Blending; Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle, the 2005 film by Stephen Chow is drenched in intertextuality. It is clear to see how this film has been influenced by Western culture and film. It is a "humorous parody and a homage to the wuxia genre, and contains most of the characteristics of a typical wuxia movie with exaggerations, serious situations and comic plots." 1
Kill Bill vs. Kung Fu Hustle.
"What makes this opus so invigorating is Chow's embrace not only of traditional Shaw brothers' kung fu conventions, but the way he masterfully reworks and throws back at us all the recent Hong Kong-influenced hits. "Kung Fu Hustle" is downright postmodern in its clever spin on bits of "Kill Bill," "The Matrix" and "Spider-Man." 1
Quentin Tarantino - From Dusk Till Dawn, Reservoir Dogs, 'stealing' endings from other films. Postmodernism, the idea that nothing is new or original; just reworked.

Kung Fu Hustle features a number of explicit references to other media texts and more specifically, Western film.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Hustle#Parodies_and_references

• The scene where Sing (Stephen Chow) is being chased is a 'homage to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner', with other references to Looney Tunes cartoons


• As Sing arrives at the door to the Beast's cell in the insane asylum, he hallucinates that a large wave of blood rushes from the cell door, similar to a scene in The Shining.


• The Harpists imitate The Blues Brothers, wearing similar hats and sunglasses at all times. When they are flattered by the Axe Gang advisor, one of them answers "Strictly speaking we're just musicians", similar to a line by Elwood Blues.


• When Donut dies, he says "in great power lies great responsibility", a clear reference to Spider Man, said by Uncle Ben before his death.


• The final fight between Sing and the hundreds of gangsters imitates the fight between Neo and hundreds of Agent Smiths in The Matrix Reloaded (pictured above). And when Sing realises his powers, he is even dubbed as 'The One' - exactly the same to Neo in The Matrix.

The film was well received by critics, and can be seen as the Eastern answer to Kill Bill and Quentin Tarantino.