What are Bruce Lee's famous movies?

Bruce Lee 1940 was born in San Francisco, and his father Li Haiquan performed in a touring troupe in San Francisco. When he was a baby, he had starred in a Cantonese movie starring his father. A few months after his birth, his family returned to Hong Kong. Bruce Lee lived in Nathan Road when he was a child and grew up in the crowded Kowloon area. At the age of six, she appeared on the screen again, and in the following years, she became a well-known Cantonese movie child star. He was either an orphan or a stubborn street teenager, and later played a rebellious teenager. Lonely Sea (1960) is his last work at this stage, in which he plays a cynical young man, and all those who kindly help are mercilessly cursed by him. In real life, Bruce Lee also likes shopping and fighting. He learned to dance again, and finally won a Hong Kong cha-cha dance champion. He began to study boxing and martial arts in his teens, and then left Hong Kong for further study in American universities.

He is connected with people in the film industry, so he has the opportunity to play a fixed role in the American TV series The Green Hornet. Later, Jiahe Company found him in Los Angeles, and offered contracts for two films. He agreed to go directly to Bangkok to shoot "Tangshan Mobile" directed by Lowe. Before the premiere of the film, he began to devote himself to Jingwu Gate again.

As a result, both films broke the local box office records, and Bruce Lee made an unprecedented arrangement with Jiahe: he set up a satellite company Concord with President Zou Wenhuai, who not only wrote and directed, but also acted as a producer and filmed "Raptor Crossing the River" (1972). In addition, he co-produced enter the dragon (1973) with Zou Wenhuai and Warner, which is the most familiar one of his works. 1973 during the summer vacation, Bruce Lee was busy filming her beloved work The Game of Death. Strangely killed in the apartment; The most popular saying in the workshop is that he died of drug overdose or allergy.

Bruce Lee was the first famous Hong Kong movie star in the world, and he is still the most famous person in Hong Kong today. He is deeply loved by the local people. His wealth comes from Hong Kong, not Hollywood, because of his silver career. Jiahe gave him a medium-sized house in Waterloo Road, Kowloon. Many mornings, his neighbors will see him run by. When Bruce Lee died, more than 20,000 people came to offer their condolences and packed the streets near the mourning hall. Hong Kong local action movies are still measured by Bruce Lee. All the comedians in Hong Kong tried to imitate him. Today's action movie superstar Jet Li remakes Jingwumen (Jingwumen, 1994) to pay tribute to Bruce Lee; Jackie Chan's fighting scenes in City Hunter (1993) are also inspired by Bruce Lee's fighting scenes in Game of Death and Xie Bai.

China "Li"

Bruce Lee intends to show the superiority of China Wushu to the outside world. During his stay in the United States, he held a martial arts exhibition, which stunned the audience. He can break eight connected boards two inches thick with one hand or one foot; Even the boards hanging in the air can be kicked to pieces. He even showed the "inch strength" of Wing Chun Boxing, easily repelling opponents by several feet.

Since then, his films have also changed the face of entertainment films, giving the screen fighting a new look of charm and attraction. In later video games and superhero comics, traces of oriental martial arts introduced from Bruce Lee to the west can be seen everywhere.

Bruce Lee has a very practical concept of Wushu: the purpose of learning Kung Fu is to defeat opponents in actual combat. He said, "It is neither a ceremony nor a movement, but self-defense." In 1969, he wrote to a friend: "Although I still call my own set China Kung Fu, I have lost confidence in the traditional martial arts in China, because all schools are basically' on paper', and Wing Chun Boxing School is no exception. Therefore, the martial arts route I take is pragmatic street fighting, and all moves can come in handy. " When I was young, I took part in western boxing classes, learned fencing and learned some northern moves before learning Wing Chun. After I went to America, I learned Philippine martial arts, wrestling, karate and Muay Thai besides judo. He trained himself in the western way, skipping rope for several hours besides punching sandbags, and honed his posture more agile and flexible. He has a rich collection of books, which are available in all schools. He has also studied the clips of Ali's boxing match, believing that he will have a good fight with him one day.

In order to make Kung Fu look better, Bruce Lee changed it again and again. Even if he prefers wing chun's cross-country kicking, kicking on the road can cause a sensation on the screen. Thanks to his painstaking research, this move has finally become his own star sign, which is what people call "Li". He also borrowed the call of Japanese karate, which, like the chirping of birds, not only helped him gather his whole body strength, but also improved the drama of the fight. Besides, he moves incredibly fast. When fighting with others, he likes to take the coins out of his palm before the other person closes it. On the screen, Bruce Lee usually only needs six frames from punching to closing, which is only equivalent to 1/4 seconds.

No matter how much the camera loves Bruce Lee, he can't love himself. He deified himself more than any other movie: Jingwumen caught him flying into a round of bullets with a freeze-frame mirror, the raptors crossing the river dueled in the Colosseum in Rome, and the dragons entered the mirror room and surrounded themselves with many mirrors ... Bruce Lee was addicted to the dream of a star, and even wrote in black and white at 1969: "I, Bruce Lee, will". Starting from 1970, I will be world-famous. By 1980, I will earn enough100000 dollars, and then I will live as I please and enjoy my inner peace and joy. "

It is interesting to explore Bruce Lee's different aliases to understand the different characteristics of his life and career. 1940 (China Zodiac is a dragon) was born, and the nurse suggested that he change his name to "Bruce", which was his English name later known to Americans. Bruce Lee was originally named Li, which means "famous overseas"; At home, his mother told him to "stop sometimes", which means "never sit down"; My sister jokingly called him "Xiaolong", and Xiaolong became his stage name when he was a child star.

A worm turned into a dragon through pain.

Jackie Chan's original name is Chen Gangsheng, which means "born in Hongkong". Since the age of six, he has been boarding at the China Theatre Academy in Yu Zhanyuan, while his parents are working overseas. The Theatre Academy has strict training. Jackie Chan has to practice martial arts and acrobatics in addition to singing and learning Peking Opera. Bruce Lee went to the United States for further study, addicted to reading and loved books; Jackie Chan has never officially entered school to read and write. After the dissolution of the Theatre Academy, Jackie Chan and several other disciples found jobs in the film industry, and they even worked for Bruce Lee's films. Jackie Chan first became a martial arts expert in Jiahe, and then gradually emerged, first as a martial arts instructor and deputy, and then as a protagonist, becoming one of many imitators in Bruce Lee. After lending it to Wu Siyuan, an independent filmmaker, to shoot the kung fu comedy Snake-shaped Diao Hands (1978), Jackie Chan's career was in full swing. Before long, he became the most popular movie star in Hong Kong, and even became a director in Funny Fist (1979).

Jackie Chan's stage name means "Hualong", which also tells his difficult problem: how to become the second Bruce Lee without being his copy? So Jackie Chan is determined to be right with Bruce Lee's heroic image. He repeatedly explained endlessly: "Bruce Lee kicked high and I kicked low; He is an invincible hero, and I am just a hapless little person; His plays are tense and serious, while mine are relaxed and lively. "

Bruce Lee must be invincible in the play, so the plot always arranges him to confront the villain head-on: either he doesn't want to make a move, or he knows nothing about the villain's evil deeds, or a small potato takes the lead. On the contrary, Jackie Chan used to show his talent and intelligence in kung fu movies at first, but he hasn't finished filming yet. The plot is always developed by learning from his teacher. In order to defeat the opponent with high martial arts, he must study discipline and work hard, and the result of war is often only a narrow victory. In snake-shaped diaoshou and drunken fist (1978), Jackie Chan actually has to go through the process of "changing from an ant to a dragon", and he has tasted all the hardships before he can improve his martial arts. So he created another heroic version: emphasizing the virtues of perseverance and not being afraid of hardship.

Bruce Lee's goal is to win in actual combat, so he doesn't feel the need to know acrobatics. If he wants to throw a shot, body double will go into battle. On the contrary, Jackie Chan and his other disciples, Yuan Biao and Sammo Hung, are excellent acrobats. Together with other graduates from the Theatre Academy, they triggered the trend of fancy stunts in Kung Fu movies in the late 1970s.

Jackie Chan, like Bruce Lee, has practiced many martial arts schools, including North-South martial arts, Korean Aikido and Japanese Judo, but he just called his kung fu "chop suey" and never thought about starting his own business: "After filming, he just mixed martial arts of various schools."

Jackie Chan's fight with Golden Foot Belt at the end of Brothers Out (1980) shows the other side of his cartoon image-indomitable fighting spirit. After 17 minutes of fighting, the audience was extremely tired. Jackie Chan was kicked and slapped in the knee, dragged and trampled, beaten and rolled, and even fell to the ground. He swallowed and chewed tobacco juice when he was exhausted, and suddenly became as powerful as an ox, defeating the enemy, and his flying legs kicked the golden foot out of the whole wide-screen picture. Jackie Chan always does this because he refuses to give up. But during the battle, he was as painful as a human sandbag, screaming and moaning. Unlike Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan's image is unique in that he is hardworking. In an interview, he said that this is the skill he learned in hellish training since childhood. If Bruce Lee is an extreme narcissist, Jackie Chan is an extreme masochist. He said: "I was born for pain, and even when I was young, I fell in love with pain."

Jackie Chan's frank personality and indomitable spirit in the face of difficulties seem to be shaped only to symbolize the modern image of Hong Kong. The other side of Hong Kong's image is also reflected in Jackie Chan's deliberate internationalization route. Bruce Lee chose Rome as the background of the story of the Raptors crossing the river, but Jackie Chan really traveled all over the world. The battlefields in his films not only extend to Japan (thunderstorm, 1995), Russia and Australia (simple task 4, never giving up, 1996), but also go straight to North America (pink zone, 1995), and even as far away as South Africa (who am I? In addition, police story 3 Super Police (1992) went from Hong Kong to the Mainland and then to Malaysia; The eagle plans to cross Asia and Europe and go deeper into the Sahara desert. At the same time, Jackie Chan has a lot of ideas about what an "international movie" sells. His emphasis on packaging not only shows that Hong Kong culture is becoming more and more sensitive to international standards, but also reflects that Hong Kong film industry is making efforts to produce more professional films.

In the 1990s, Jackie Chan has become a symbol of Hong Kong. Stepping into Kai Tak Airport, the poster of the Tourist Association is in front of us. Jackie Chan smiles at people, making fists with both hands as a kung fu greeting. The TV program of the police public relations department also plays the theme song "Never Lose" when showing the staff list. Jackie Chan not only appealed to the public to donate blood, but also encouraged students to study hard. His shadow is everywhere. In addition, he also sold tea produced in cooperation with others, promoted cars for Mitsubishi, and once launched a special Jackie Chan ruler, schoolbag and notebook in his "star shop". 1995 Hong Kong

At the film awards ceremony, he accidentally signed the guest name board, which was higher than anyone else. Jackie Chan likes to sell himself diligently everywhere, but he doesn't alienate the audience.

Excerpted from The Secret of Hong Kong Movies: The Art of Entertainment [America] by David Bodwell, translated by He, Hainan Publishing House, 2003, 35.00 yuan (Wen Wei Po).