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In Quentin Tarantino's new work "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", the story unfolds from the golden age of Hollywood, which involves the appearance of Bruce Lee. However, because of this part of the plot, the plan of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" in China was aborted.
Recently, movie resources have flowed out on the Internet, and Chinese movie fans have finally got a glimpse of "the beauty". There is no doubt that Quentin is familiar with Bruce Lee's deeds, and has also put a lot of effort in the movie. It's just that Bruce Lee in the film is arrogant and defeated after provocation, which is somewhat emotionally difficult for Chinese audiences to accept.
Whether "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" vilified Bruce Lee’s views, apart from Quentin’s controversy over Bruce Lee’s role modeling, Bruce Lee’s achievements are beyond doubt. In Hollywood in the 1960s, Bruce Lee led a trend of kung fu movies. In the hearts of many fans, Bruce Lee was the embodiment of Kung Fu.
four and a half films created a generation of kung fu film trend
Speaking of Bruce Lee, the pioneer of world martial arts revolution, the founder of Jeet Kune Do, the father of MMA... Numerous titles define him from different angles. There has never been a Chinese Kung Fu superstar so well-known and deeply rooted in Europe and the United States. With his own efforts, Bruce Lee made the word "Kung Fu" appear in English. Bruce Lee has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. In terms of his martial arts history, he has to mention his two mentors first. With the release of films such as the "Ip Man" series and "The Grand Master" in recent years, Ip Man's big name is like Lei Guaner, and Bruce Lee has become widely known as a member of Ip Man's school. However, besides Ip Man, Bruce Lee's important teacher is Shao Hansheng.
Bruce Lee (right) and Ip Man
Shao Hansheng studied under Huo Dongge, the son of Huo Yuanjia. They were extremely accomplished in a variety of northern boxing styles. They were the masters of northern boxing, and later went south to Hong Kong to make a living. Ip Man taught Bruce Lee Wing Chun such a southern boxing, and Shao Hansheng taught Bruce Lee the tricks of north boxing. The swiftness and sharpness of Jiequan, the flexibility and changeability of Luohanquan, and the coherent vigor of Tan legs were all taught to Bruce Lee by Shao Hansheng. In the American Long Beach Karate Competition, Bruce Lee shocked the audience with a beautiful series of flying kicks, known as the "fatal ballet". The mystery of this was due to Shao Hansheng's guidance. Bruce Lee also integrated Chinese north and south martial arts, laying a solid foundation for his future establishment of Jeet Kune Do. In 1959, Bruce Lee went to the United States to study, and a few years later went to Hollywood. Bruce Lee, who passed the audition, first participated in the TV series "The Green Hornet", but this TV series about superheroes did not cause much sensation because of the old-fashioned story and unpleasant image. Later, he made guest appearances in many TV series including "Batman", but they were all tepid, which also laid the groundwork for the future development of Bruce Lee's return to Hong Kong.
In 1971, Bruce Lee joined Hong Kong Jiahe. The same year, "Big Brother Tangshan" set a record at the time with a record of more than 3 million Hong Kong dollars. From today's point of view, "Big Brother Tangshan" is a relatively old revenge story, but Bruce Lee's exquisite action performance, let the light of the play conceal his shortcomings. 1972 was the year of Bruce Lee's outbreak. During this year, he produced two of his best Kung Fu films-"Jing Wu Men" and "The Raptor Crossing the River". "Jing Wu Men" is a movie that combines patriotism and kung fu. Chen Zhen, played by Bruce Lee, used his own effort to kick the signs that insulted the Chinese. At the same time, he swept all kinds of malicious foreign forces and expressed a kind of self-reliance and self-reliance. At the end of the movie, in order to preserve the Jingwumen, Chen Zhen stepped forward, rushed out of the door and jumped up. The intensive gunfire that followed pushed the atmosphere of the whole movie to a climax. What is interesting about is that such a heavy film has unexpectedly become popular in recent years because of the phrase "I read less, don't lie to me".
"The Raptor Crosses the River" is a work that can be recorded in the history of kung fu movies. In this movie, Bruce Lee and American karate champion Chuck Norris have a wonderful duel in the Colosseum. The two of you come and go, fought to the death as a fighter, which can be described as the "War of the Century". "Dragon Fighting Tiger Fighting" shows Bruce Lee's attempt to move from the Hong Kong film scene to the world. In addition to the participation of Hong Kong film companies in the production of , the film also has the participation of Warner Bros. Pictures of the United States. The use of English dialogue in movies, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuan Hua, etc.The joining of the actors, the imitation of the 007 style and the rendering of the oriental style are all impressive. The final global box office of the film reached 90 million US dollars.
However, it is a pity that Bruce Lee died suddenly before the release of "Dragon Fighting Tiger Fighting" at the age of 33. The cause of his death is still divergent. Behind Bruce Lee, there was the unfinished "Game of Death", which was later filmed by South Korean actor Tang Long (real name Kim Tae-jung), and combined with fragments from Bruce Lee's lifetime. It was released in 1978. Calculating carefully, Bruce Lee has completed only these four and a half kung fu movies, but these four half kung fu movies have created a worldwide trend of kung fu movies and have a profound impact on future generations. From Marvel's superhero "Shangqi" to the "Flying Dragon" in the game "Street Fighter" series, the traces of Bruce Lee can be seen everywhere.
He is a Kung Fu superstar and a king of many faces.
Bruce Lee can and can fight, but behind his dazzling Kung Fu, he is a masked king of many faces. Bruce Lee is far from being defined by a label like a Kung Fu superstar. Bruce Lee is the master of martial arts who founded the school. can be called the master of martial arts, he must be someone who is innovative in theory. The muscular Bruce Lee is not a simple-minded man. Before Bruce Lee was alive, he completed and published "Basic Chinese Boxing Technique". After his death, later generations sorted out many works such as "The Way of Jeet Kune Do" based on his manuscript. Jeet Kune Do, a modern martial art system founded by him, is even more popular.
It is not accidental that Bruce Lee founded Jeet Kune Do. This has his own subjective thinking and the vicissitudes of the times. When was studying in the United States, Bruce Lee majored in philosophy, and he had considerable exploration of "metaphysics." The principle of Jeet Kune Do is "the impossibility is the law, and the infinity is the finite", which is the embodiment of his philosophy in the martial arts system. Before he went to the United States, Bruce Lee was already a master of Chinese north-south boxing. After he arrived in the United States, he learned from each other with martial arts masters around the world, such as Ed Parker, "Father of American Karate", and Kenny "Father of Jiu-Jitsu" Rabel, "Father of American Taekwondo" Li Junjiu... are Bruce Lee's mentors and helpful friends. In the second half of the 20th century, it was the time when various new martial arts systems were established worldwide. Jeet Kune Do as one of them, it can be said that Bruce Lee caught up with the opportunities of the times. has a clear understanding of himself and the times, Bruce Lee. When was interviewed by Bruce Lee in 1971, he once said: "If I was born 40 years ago, if I had such an idea, I would be the protagonist in American movies and TV series, I am afraid it would be out of reach. Dream, but I think it’s possible now." Bruce Lee’s interview video: mentions Bruce Lee’s movies. It is always inseparable from the iconic weird calls and the superb nunchakus, but Bruce Lee has actually been incapable of shooting War-skilled literary and artistic films, such as the 1960 movie "Lonely in the Sea".
"Lonely in the Sea" is directed by Li Chenfeng. In the Hong Kong director circle, Li Chenfeng has attracted much attention for adapting literary masterpieces. Based on the novel of the same name by the Nobel Prize winner and American writer Pearl Buck, "Earth", and the adaptation of Zhang Henshui's novel of the same name, such as "Laughing Karma" and other famous movies at that time, were all produced by Li Chenfeng. In addition, he also put the works of Ba Jin, Mao Dun and others on the big screen.
Bruce Lee plays an orphan in "The Sea of Lonely Man". Facing the bone actors such as Wu Chufan who acted with him, his lively and natural performance was very brilliant. Compared with the wonderful performances that followed, he was totally different from two. Bruce Lee is not only a master of martial arts, but also a master of "dancing" forest. In the "Hong Kong Cha-Cha Dance Competition" that year, Bruce Lee won the champion of the junior group. After he joined Shao Hansheng, he also taught Shao Hansheng to learn Chacha dance. His exchange of “dance” for “wu” once became Nice talk. In the film and television industry, Bruce Lee is an all-rounder. As an actor, he has contributed many classics in film and television; he can create and has the ability to write screenwriters; he is also a director, and his works are equally well-known. "The Raptors Crossing the River" written and directed and performed by will not be mentioned for the time being, the manuscript left by it alone is enough to be a legacy for future generations. In 2019, the American drama "Warrior", directed by Lin Yibin, a Chinese director who directed the "Fast and Furious" series, was released. The drama originated from a project of Bruce Lee for many years. Bruce Lee left a large number of relevant manuscripts.My son Li Xiangning discovered, and it eventually turned into a TV series. If Bruce Lee knows it, I don’t know if he will feel complete.
20 years after Bruce Lee's death, when his son Li Guohao was shooting the movie "The Crow", the fake bullet in the prop gun accidentally turned into a real bullet. Li Guohao was shot in the abdomen and died. Such an ending adds a lot of questions to the already misty Bruce Lee sudden death incident, and makes the legendary life of the Bruce Lee family full of tragic colors. It is conceivable that many controversies and legends surrounding Bruce Lee will continue, and perhaps these questions will never have answers. But one thing is certain, in the field of kung fu movies, Bruce Lee is immortal, and Bruce Lee’s greatness is far from being able to shake a movie.
