Jackie Chan
Yesterday on
TV.
He
is
so
amazing
.
I wished there'd be more like him.
He
is
so
amazing
.
I wished there'd be more like him.
I always was his fan and I admire him for the
incredible work he has done. The documentary was nicely made, and made me love
him even more. Martial artists like him won't exist anymore, and I dread the day
he'll disappear. He went through the hell of the chinese opera school, which let
him unfold his potential and talent.
He is an excellent fighter in traditional martial arts, and very inventive (just think of the fictional styles he presents in his older movies). He's a top fight scene choreographer, he can set up the cameras quickly, he can cut the films himself and is faster than the computer doing it (this was new to me, but he actually cut Rumble in the bronx all by himself! I bow to you!). He is not an excellent actor. Some later movies are close to boring because they tried to put in much acting. I like the inventive fighting scenes, the rash plots of the Hong Kong movies. The documentary reported how these were not fit for the american audience, but I say the american audience isn't fit for the movie's style. Maybe you need asian genes to fully appreciate and understand such things. For example, as one director said, asian style fights show not the blow connecting, but the reaction - the opponent flying away or falling - whereas the american films show the whole process, so the american spectators can follow it. Again, maybe asian genes enable you to better abstract, I don't know.
I knew he was good, already when he wasn't popular in europe at all. I had seen movies in indonesia, that was still on laser discs. He's putting all his efforts into what he's doing, and it pays off. He's genuine; his smiles are warm and true, and just looking behind the scenes in the outtakes shows you what a nice guy he is in private. It's very cute to see his childish glee when he swims with a shark or touches another creepy crawler. Or to see him joking around with his crew, or to do a silly happy dance. My love for him expresses in a deep respect, like a pupil loves, honors and respects his master, and for me he's still the only person I'd like to meet some day.
I don't call him a celebrity, because it doesn't suit him. He's travelling with two undergarments only, washes one every day, while wearing the other one, when staying in a hotel. He's down to earth. Respect. Lovely guy, really.
Honestly, guys like Johnny Depp and maybe also Orlando Bloom are sexy, but I love the characters they play in movies. I like to watch them look good. Meeting them would excite me to some extend, but I don't need to be a groupie fan girl, kicking and screaming to see them in real life one time. They have their life and they deserve their privacy. Same for sexy singer Morten Harket. Experiencing him on stage is intoxicating, but meeting him in private wouldn't necessarily add on it. Those cute guys need to pose so often, and maybe they despise the constant nag. I like and enjoy their work, and that is fine.
Jackie Chan is making total works of art, he may not have the beautiful look, but he has a beautiful mind. His films are made to entertain, and his goal is to make martial art look easy and swift, avoiding blunt violence. He is a man of great spirit. Maybe I'm interested, because I'm a bit of am aspiring martial artist myself. I'd like to say a few words to him, certainly nothing he hasn't heard before, but I'd like to honor him and pay him my respect.
I have never written him a letter, I'm not member of any fanclub. I just believe he is a wonderful person, and maybe I'll meet him coincidentally and get my chance. That'd be really nice!
Yeah, that wasn't much of a review of the documentary, but the ones who care to look will see what's special about him in his films. He's always putting all of himself in there, and that gives it the irresistible charm. Also, I could spend days on writing a worthy homage, but again - those who know his movies and respect the artist will already know what I can't express so easily with a couple of hastily scrabbled words.
He is an excellent fighter in traditional martial arts, and very inventive (just think of the fictional styles he presents in his older movies). He's a top fight scene choreographer, he can set up the cameras quickly, he can cut the films himself and is faster than the computer doing it (this was new to me, but he actually cut Rumble in the bronx all by himself! I bow to you!). He is not an excellent actor. Some later movies are close to boring because they tried to put in much acting. I like the inventive fighting scenes, the rash plots of the Hong Kong movies. The documentary reported how these were not fit for the american audience, but I say the american audience isn't fit for the movie's style. Maybe you need asian genes to fully appreciate and understand such things. For example, as one director said, asian style fights show not the blow connecting, but the reaction - the opponent flying away or falling - whereas the american films show the whole process, so the american spectators can follow it. Again, maybe asian genes enable you to better abstract, I don't know.
I knew he was good, already when he wasn't popular in europe at all. I had seen movies in indonesia, that was still on laser discs. He's putting all his efforts into what he's doing, and it pays off. He's genuine; his smiles are warm and true, and just looking behind the scenes in the outtakes shows you what a nice guy he is in private. It's very cute to see his childish glee when he swims with a shark or touches another creepy crawler. Or to see him joking around with his crew, or to do a silly happy dance. My love for him expresses in a deep respect, like a pupil loves, honors and respects his master, and for me he's still the only person I'd like to meet some day.
I don't call him a celebrity, because it doesn't suit him. He's travelling with two undergarments only, washes one every day, while wearing the other one, when staying in a hotel. He's down to earth. Respect. Lovely guy, really.
Honestly, guys like Johnny Depp and maybe also Orlando Bloom are sexy, but I love the characters they play in movies. I like to watch them look good. Meeting them would excite me to some extend, but I don't need to be a groupie fan girl, kicking and screaming to see them in real life one time. They have their life and they deserve their privacy. Same for sexy singer Morten Harket. Experiencing him on stage is intoxicating, but meeting him in private wouldn't necessarily add on it. Those cute guys need to pose so often, and maybe they despise the constant nag. I like and enjoy their work, and that is fine.
Jackie Chan is making total works of art, he may not have the beautiful look, but he has a beautiful mind. His films are made to entertain, and his goal is to make martial art look easy and swift, avoiding blunt violence. He is a man of great spirit. Maybe I'm interested, because I'm a bit of am aspiring martial artist myself. I'd like to say a few words to him, certainly nothing he hasn't heard before, but I'd like to honor him and pay him my respect.
I have never written him a letter, I'm not member of any fanclub. I just believe he is a wonderful person, and maybe I'll meet him coincidentally and get my chance. That'd be really nice!
Yeah, that wasn't much of a review of the documentary, but the ones who care to look will see what's special about him in his films. He's always putting all of himself in there, and that gives it the irresistible charm. Also, I could spend days on writing a worthy homage, but again - those who know his movies and respect the artist will already know what I can't express so easily with a couple of hastily scrabbled words.
Posted: Do - Oktober 21, 2004 at 11:43 Uhr
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