![]() Coupling this failed comedy with heavy exposition over stock tourism footage of Rome makes for a dull first third of the film. The time between brawls (the first fight occurs 32 minutes into the film and ends with one punch) is filled with humor that falls flat, including literal toilet humor as a running gag (like Lee asking where he can kind find a bathroom in the middle of conversations). The first movie Lee directed shows a lack of restraint - which is only a good thing when it comes to the fights. He unhinges himself from the burdens of the human body so much that director Lo Wei actually shows Lee displaying the ability to move his arms in an unusual strobe effect this comes shortly before the film’s ending homage to the final scene of George Roy Hill’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He flings dolls around to show the ease with which his character can dispatch opponents, and in one scene, he throws a rickshaw - passenger and all - with little effort. The film is also among Lee’s first to use special effects shortcuts to express his superior fighting prowess. His shrieking battle cry makes its first appearance. The codification of Lee’s style also occurs here. The constant pairing of blue and white is reminiscent of Chinese porcelain, a fitting comparison since Chinese nationalism is key to the film’s conflict. ![]() Lee cuts through this sea of cobalt and cerulean, dressed in white. In one scene where a dozen students gather, no two are wearing the same type of blue. The film focuses on the efforts of the Chinese Jingwu School of kung fu to defend against the attacks of a Japanese dojo the Jingwu uniform is portrayed in an array of blue hues. The colors alone in this new digital transfer of Fists of Fury are engrossing. Lee’s second major film is the “must see” of the series. By granting the same amount of focus to facial expressions as his ability to beat someone senseless, the directors who showcased Lee used his highly expressive face to build his stardom. Lee’s undeniable charisma is already apparent from his first appearances in the film. He disarms and defeats several attackers in a series of dutch angle shots, emphasizing the physicality that Lee is unleashing upon these poor, misguided assailants. After the pendant is broken during an attack, the camera zooms tight on Cheng’s face, and he lets out a deep bellow that would get shriller in later films. When Lee’s character does decide to fight in the movie’s second half, he makes up for lost time. His character, Cheng Chao-an, is a pacifist due to a promise he made to his mother over a jade pendant he is more William Munny than t he Man with No Name. As Lee’s first major film, it is a bit of a surprise that he does very little fighting. The earliest film in the series is director Lo Wei’s story of Chinese immigrant laborers at a Thai ice factory fighting their heroin-smuggling bosses. The below reviews may help you prioritize your own Bruce Lee experience. The restorations will allow the audience to experience the films as they were screened four decades ago.” “This larger-than-life figure, however, should really be projected on a big screen and enjoyed in a communal setting. ![]() ![]() “Many people got to know Lee from watching him on small TV or computer screens,” Hui said. And Lee’s trademark battle cry “Wata!” is the staccato punctuation to each punch and kick.įor the MoMA series, the films’ high-definition 4K digital restorations by L’Immagine Ritrovata will introduce contemporary audiences to the purest portrayal of Lee’s style by using the closest possible reproduction of the crisp, colorful, large images audiences saw in cinemas in the 1970s. His face - often accentuated in close-up - twists and deforms into looks of intense fury and all-consuming rage when he deals an opponent the coup de grace. It is truly a treat to watch his skill with the nuncahaku, a traditional martial arts weapon which he wields at the same lightning-fast pace. His rapid-fire jabs keep audiences riveted. The trademark style that won Lee so many fans can be seen throughout his films.
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