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Yeah, I believe that you should make a good fight in whatever way you can. If you like to use shapes and and longer takes, that's good, or if you like to use more more technical skill like editing and good cinematography, that's good too. LOTW definitely falls in the latter category. If Donnie had simply cut the film conventionally or had conventional sound placement, the fight as a whole would have completely fell apart. LOTW's fights excel as a whole filmmaking experience, not just a choreo showcase. I think it takes incredible skill to do that. Compared to old school, LOTW wins on a filmmaking level, but probably not on the choreo, which is a mixed bag. A minority of shots in that film could stand alone as excellent choreo, as a lot of shots are either basic or barely choreographed at all, which is more of testament to the limitations Donnie was working with. For example, in the first forest fight, a lot of stuff is actually just not there. There's really only 2 to 4 shots that are genuinely good and original stuff, the majority of the fight is random flailing and Donnie showing off his kicks in single shots, and the latter 2 don't really count as good choreo. If you don't believe me, watch the fight in slow motion, and do it objectively. There's a reason why the fight is the way it is though, and it boils down to money and time. A film of LOTW's budget can't afford to keep all those stunt men around at the same time. However, the way the fight is shot allows Donnie to move around that. Definitely, not genius choreo, but definitely great filmmaking.