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Jackie Chan is often dismissed as a mere martial arts clown or a slapstick acrobat. However, a deeper semiotic and formalist analysis reveals that his films constitute a unique, auteur-driven cinematic language that fundamentally re-engineers action cinema. This paper argues that Chan’s work is not about fighting, but about problem-solving within hostile environments . By analyzing his use of spatial geometry, the "pain-gag" (physical comedy as narrative consequence), long-take choreography, and the subversion of the classical heroic archetype, we will demonstrate how Jackie Chan transforms the screen into a Cartesian plane of risk, humor, and democratic physicality.

In the 1980s-90s, Hollywood action (under editors like Stuart Baird) favored rapid montage (2-3 seconds per cut) to create chaos. Chan rejected this. jackie chan movies

In standard action cinema, the environment is a backdrop. In Chan’s films ( Police Story , Project A , Armour of God ), the environment is the co-star and primary antagonist. Jackie Chan is often dismissed as a mere