The actual reason? As Zhukov said:
It is, and I want to disagree.After watching the videos linked by others, it is apparent that 'epic' is rather subjective.
*watches Gunkata video again*
Correction. Epic is extremely subjective.
Skofo
The anime fight (Rock Lee vs Gaara, from Naruto) wasn't epic. IF it was epic, I don't believe it's the actual FIGHT that is epic, but rather the power-levels revealed. That could be quite impressive indeed, but the actual fight wasn't even that exciting.I love that you guys are opting for stylized "epic" fighting instead of something more realistic! Fake Hollywood fights are always a lot more exciting. I simply adore any Matrix-esque fights.
Here's one I really like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDrQf0ujnz0
This one is a lot more gun-focused, but it still does a good job of having an "epic" feel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tINWl0gzQWI
Many, many animes have awesome epic fight scenes. They very rarely have -just- melee combat and often use magic and whatnot, but there's still a lot of material to use. Here's one neat anime fight scene with (sort of) hand-to-hand combat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPMDyYOkLVU
The God of War series pretty much defines "epic". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVAmdhtxEpY
Feel free to post a different example.
merfnad
Which one is the Cowboy Bepop video? I've only seen few episodes, and don't want to spoil(er) the experience by peeking at the future.The animes Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo (by Shinichirō Watanabe) have some really good fight scenes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7v7TTa5gc0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hRbwQBeerc
Dolemite
Yekamanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSy3mIQV ... re=related
sweet fight you guys overlooked. It has everything. Honer, dishoner, Raiden with wolverine claws, mid-fight monologue....
That was impressive, surely, but it was just showing off. Epic isn't just showing off, it's looking good while doing something else. Seeing a person like that in real life would be great, and seeing someone do one of those jumps or tricks in everyday life, seemingly nonchalant - that could be epic.Some people can jump insanely high ;O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW8mA0nG0_Q
Or, the person could be epic, but the video isn't.
