I don't know. Reading up on Lee from biographies and other articles, he was a guy who liked to talk big and brag about his fighting skills.
FYI, I saw the movie a second time, which I rarely do anymore for theater releases. I enjoyed it even more the second time around. I think it's my favorite Tarantino flick next to Pulp.
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It may be a stereotype but Bruce Lee was in fact a philosopher. Sure, he was cocky when he was putting on a show, but if you watch interviews with him, he was very cerebral when it comes to his approach to life and fighting. Confident, yes, but not braggy or incompetent. Most of the "legends" about Bruce Lee come from the people who knew him, and they all confirm that he was the real deal when it comes to Martial Arts. His skills were never in question and any claim he would make would be backed up.
So if his portrayal in the film makes him a buffoon that would totally miss the mark of who he was and I'd get why his family would be pissed.
So if his portrayal in the film makes him a buffoon that would totally miss the mark of who he was and I'd get why his family would be pissed.
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One fucking day before the movie and you just had to go and miss the spoiler mark on that one huh? Serv
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y’all can I just harp on about this movie again. I really need to look into the controversy over the ending because I haven’t yet, and I wonder where my thoughts possibly strayed from others because it seems like I just can’t stop singing praises for that last act lol
You nailed it, great post.Ruth wrote: ↑August 14th, 2019, 8:31 amy’all can I just harp on about this movie again. I really need to look into the controversy over the ending because I haven’t yet, and I wonder where my thoughts possibly strayed from others because it seems like I just can’t stop singing praises for that last act lol
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Yup! I did also touch on that in my last rambly post yesterday.
For about 90 minutes, I was rather perplexed by exactly what Tarantino was trying to do with this movie. It felt like just a collection of scenes cobbled together to make something that resembled a "narrative. But then I began to realise the reason why I felt the movie meandered a lot, and why I realised it ultimately works in the end; in order to understand why Dalton feels so lost as character, you have to feel as rudderless as he does while he weaves his way through the Hollywood scene. It's simply a day in the city of Los Angeles viewed from various different perspectives, each seeking recognition and a reason to be remembered. It's the most introspective we'll possibly ever see from Tarantino. It annoyed me one minute, but charmed me the next, and that's when I know Tarantino has succeeded in his own weird way.
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Finally seeing this in 70mm at Village East in NYC tomorrow. Anyone seen it there? Any small chance of tenet trailer? I can't remember if the 70mm 2001 had trailers here