, Quentin's new film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", originally scheduled to be released in our mainland on October 25th, announced that it was withdrawn urgently on the afternoon of October 18. The reason for
is rumored to be withdrawn because Bruce Lee’s daughter Li Xiangning appealed to the Film Bureau to revise the controversial clips in the film about her father. Quentin has the final editing rights for the film, and he has already expressed his refusal to modify the film.
has previously successfully predicted that Spider-Man will stay in the MCU. This time, the trip to the mainland movie theaters that boldly predicted "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is basically cold.
, as a hardcore fan of Bruce Lee and a fan of Quentin's movies, the movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", Pico has been paying attention to it since it started shooting.
Until the movie stills and trailers were released, Pico faintly felt that the image of Bruce Lee played by Mike Mo did not conform to the historical prototype.
His hairstyle is obviously from "Fighting Dragons". Bruce Lee had short hair when filming "The Green Hornet" in the 1960s. In the trailer, he clashed with Cliff Booth played by Brad Pitt. Although the voice is somewhat similar, the way he speaks is not like the familiar Bruce Lee.
Until the movie was released in North America on July 26, Li Xiangning finally couldn't bear to fire the first shot.
At the time, she said very politely: Bruce Lee often encountered challenges and provocations, but he always tried to avoid fighting.
In the movie, "He is an arrogant person, he has become a provocative person", "In reality, he would not do this."
Soon after, Bruce Lee's apprentice "Sky Go" Jabbar also published a commentary in the "Hollywood Reporter" to support him.
In the article, he recalled that Bruce Lee taught him martial arts and the principles of life, and said that Bruce Lee taught him the discipline and spirit of martial arts, which allowed him to play in the NBA with few injuries and eventually played 20 years of games. .
Finally, he thinks that the "arrogant" Bruce Lee image in Quentin's movies is exactly the prejudice that Bruce Lee tried to break when he was alive. This is the most ironic aspect.
However, in the face of these criticisms, Quentin launched a bullish temper and kept going to the end.
He claims to have read a biography written by Linda Lee, and Bruce Lee in it is like this.
Piccolo believes that Quentin should have actually seen something related to Bruce Lee, and it is based on these books that the image of Bruce Lee was produced in his heart, and he likes the so-called "arrogance" of Bruce Lee.
Pig thinks that maybe Quentin is not malicious, but he messed up this time. The image of Bruce Lee in his mind is extremely one-sided, far from the historical prototype.
Here, Pico wants to talk in detail about the controversial plot in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and what happened.
Since this matter was fermented, some irresponsible self-media in our mainland have been keeping pace, using words like "Bruce Lee was beaten" and "Bruce Lee was completely defeated". In fact, this was originally Hollywood used to promote the development of the plot. Of a transitional scene. In the movie
, Cliff Booth squatted on the roof and recalled the scene when he was on the crew of "The Green Hornet". Because
had a verbal conflict with Bruce Lee, the two started to open the frame.
fought a total of three rounds. First, Bruce Lee kicked Cliff down; then Bruce Lee flew up and was caught by Cliff, threw it onto the car behind him, and dented the car; Bruce Lee got up and hit again. At this time, the producer called to stop.
was driven away after a training session because the car was dented.
Quentin wanted to use this scene to show the dilemma of Cliff's fall, and by the way, let Bruce Lee appear on the scene, wanting to rub his heat, but he did not expect to be self-defeating.
What exactly was Bruce Lee like at that time?
should have been seen by many people when he was auditioned for "The Eldest Son of Charlie Chen" on February 4, 1965. In the
movie, Bruce Lee was wearing a suit and answered the interviewer's questions in fluent English, smiling throughout the whole process, showing an image of modesty, politeness, self-confidence, erudition, and ease.
was only 25 years old at the time, but he was already mature and stable. The most important thing was that we didn't see the slightest "arrogance" of him.
On April 29, 1959, Bruce Lee bid farewell to his family to study in the United States, the following yearEntered the University of Washington in Seattle to study drama, philosophy and psychology.
At that time, Americans only liked boxing and karate. In Hollywood movies, the Chinese were either a sick man or a villain like Fu Manchu.
In order to promote Chinese martial arts, Bruce Lee opened the "Zhenfan Guoshu Museum" in his second year of university.
He is committed to changing the image of Asians in the minds of foreigners and breaking foreign stereotypes through his own efforts. Later, he participated in TV series and movies because of this original intention.
While operating the National Martial Arts Center, Bruce Lee attended and performed in the "International Karate Championships" many times, which made him famous. Karate masters like Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, and Mike Stone all worshipped. Enter his door.
Joe Lewis organized and initiated the American professional kick boxing competition in 1970, and won 11 consecutive championships, and was respected as the "father of American kick boxing."
He once confessed that his fighting skills came from Bruce Lee's true biography. Bruce did treat Chinese, blacks or whites equally. Without Bruce Lee's careful guidance, he would not be able to achieve those results.
Jabbar recalled that Bruce Lee encountered provocations more than once when he was alive, but he always politely refused and tried to avoid conflict.
The first commandment of Bruce Lee's National Martial Arts Museum is not to fight as a last resort.
He felt that there was no need to prove himself by fighting with strangers. Instead, he should change the Western stereotypes of Asians. All this depends on the spread of martial arts and the performance on the screen.
Therefore, he seized the opportunity to get the attention of Hollywood with his superb martial arts, unique martial arts insights and sunny image.
In 1966, Bruce Lee moved to Los Angeles and played the role of Kato in "The Green Hornet", and later appeared in "Batman" and "Invincible Iron Detective" and other dramas. Although he played supporting roles, he has always used every opportunity to interpret his role well.
Take the 1969 movie "Marao (also translated as "Scandal Blood")", this is a movie starring Bruce Lee's apprentice James Garner, in which he plays a triad killer "King". Although
didn't have many scenes, Bruce Lee did not perfuse things, but seized the opportunity to interpret this role seriously. One set of coherent martial arts moves, one shot is not messy at all, and there is a light kicking action, reminiscent of "The Raptors Crossing the River".
In addition to the "Green Hornet" that we are familiar with, in another TV series "The Blind Chase", Bruce Lee got more performance opportunities. In
, he plays the Jeet Kune Do teacher of actor Mike Longstreet. In the first episode, he has his interpretation of Kung Fu Tao and Jeet Kune Do doctrine. The metaphor of "water" has become The classic quotations repeatedly imitated by later generations.
From 1959 to the United States in 1971, Bruce Lee spent a total of 11 years in the United States.
He opened the National Martial Arts Museum, created his own Jeet Kune Do, and used martial arts ideas, martial arts theories and personal charm to influence and infect that generation of Americans.
The most important thing is that Bruce Lee has changed the prejudice of Westerners towards Asians and reshaped the image of a confident, polite and healthy yellow race. There are two qualities in
, including the self-discipline, modesty, sincerity and open-mindedness of the Chinese, and the frankness, focus, publicity and courage of the Westerners.
Therefore, both Chinese and Westerners can see a positive and positive side from him, and he is deeply infected by his temperament. This is the reason why Bruce Lee is still remembered by the world.
Quentin has always claimed to be a fan of Bruce Lee. Back then, "Kill Bill" made Uma Thurman wear Bruce Lee's classic yellow sportsman. He has also been a fan of countless fans in our inland circles. Pico believes that many people know and like him. It is because of this movie.
But now it seems that Quentin's understanding of Bruce Lee is too superficial, even if he has shown "arrogance" in his movies, it cannot be compared with his own image.
While we condemn Quentin, we must not forget to examine ourselves.
Based on what Pico has seen and heard over the years, many people in the country have various misunderstandings about Bruce Lee, some exaggerating them out of nothing, fabricating the so-called "sports record"; some people regard him as an action star and a fool; What's more, it is undesirable to discredit Bruce Lee for pleasure.
Bruce Lee was only 33 years old when he died, and it took only more than ten years for the whole world to remember his name. The thoughts and theories he left behind, as well as the philosophy of dealing with people, have always affected every generation.
Stars in various fields, such as NBA legendary superstar Kobe Bryant, Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, MMA boxing champion Connor McGregor, Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr., all claim Bruce Lee is him Idol.
Westerners are so precious and love such a legendary Chinese, we should put more understanding and attention on him. Director
Quentin, this time your "bad taste" really hurt the hearts of Chinese audiences.
Text/Pippi Film Editor: Passionate Blood
