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Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

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The author of this article: Li Xiaotian

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Tsundere's Grand Duke said that he wrote a Hong Kong topic, and he had already finished writing a cult film topic, a Fengyue/erotic topic, an action movie topic, a strange case topic, a gangster topic, a gambling film topic, a drug film topic, a zombie film topic, a meat futon topic, an old boy topic, a Peng Haoxiang topic, etc., this Bruce Lee topic is also a sub-topic under the big feature of Hong Kong films, so he won't write "Enter the Dragon" starring him, because it's a Hollywood film, and it has nothing to do with Hong Kong films.

This is a bad statement, Grand Duke, "Enter the Dragon" is a co-production, it is half to half between Golden Harvest and Warner, Warner only pays money, Golden Harvest contributes both money and effort, and the contribution is not small at all. The Grand Duke said, I don't care, anyway, if I don't write, I won't write.

That's it, I had to shake my spirits after wiping my ass, and once again tried my best to make a fool of myself.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

In other words, Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1971 and signed two film contracts with Golden Harvest, "Tangshan Big Brother" and "Jingwumen", all of which were bestsellers, making Bruce Lee the hottest action superstar in Hong Kong.

The film contract ended, and Bruce Lee became a free body again. The wealthy veteran film company Shaw Brothers and the film production rookie Golden Harvest launched another round of "dragon war". The specific process has already been talked about by the Grand Duke above, so I won't talk about it here.

In short, Golden Harvest won completely.

As a result, Golden Harvest Investment and Bruce Lee's "Raptors Across the River" was released, which was once again a hit, more popular than "Tangshan Brother" and "Jingwumen", and its reputation overflowed Hong Kong, and Hollywood was shocked.

Originally, Golden Harvest and Bruce Lee renewed their contracts for two films, one is "Game of Death" and the other is "Tower of Death". Among them, "Game of Death" was originally called "The Silent Flute" (also called "The Silent Flute"), which is a story set in India, similar to the story of "Raptors Crossing the River" that takes place in Rome, planning to shoot the whole film in India, Bruce Lee led a team around India and Nepal to survey the filming location, and finally found that the project was not feasible and simply gave up.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

It's not all about giving up, but the background of the story has been revised, the script has been revised to "Game of Death", and the place where the story takes place has been changed to South Korea. However, the shape of the stupa in "Game of Death", Bruce Lee still borrowed from the temple on the royal palace square in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

In 1972, Bruce Lee filmed 1/3 of the plot for "Game of Death", leaving a 35-minute version of the footage. Later, based on the 2000 documentary "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey", a further 57-minute full story clip was included. According to the 2023 documentary "The Last Game of Death", the length of the film is 223 minutes, close to 4 hours, and it includes all the video materials shot at that time, which is precious.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

However, in the middle of the filming of "Game of Death", Hollywood popped up and Warner made a move. invited Bruce Lee to Hollywood to shoot a film, and the script was also taken out, called "Blood and Steel".

Bruce Lee's heart pounded. resolutely put down the "Game of Death" that was being promoted, and planned to finish the Hollywood work first, and then come back to continue to complete it.

You must know that in his early years, Bruce Lee was looking for opportunities in Hollywood, and he wanted to be the protagonist of Hollywood, taking the opportunity to carry forward Chinese kung fu and Chinese philosophy internationally. "The Green Hornet" and "The Blind Chasing the Murderer", Bruce Lee's performance in it is very good, which has attracted a lot of attention, but these two dramas themselves have not become popular, and they are not of great help to Bruce Lee, although he took out the scripts or plans of the two dramas "Warrior" and "Kung Fu", and Hollywood also recognized it, but no one dared to let him be the protagonist, because the United States did not want to see a Chinese hero at that time.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

"Warrior" was never filmed until 2019, when it was made into an American drama, but time has passed. In the previous article, the Grand Duke said that "Raptors Across the River" is the beginning of "Warrior", but it is not quite true. It can only be said that Bruce Lee did not fulfill his wish in Hollywood, and he was unwilling to give up, so he changed part of his thinking into the film version of "Raptors Crossing the River", but the two are not the same thing.

As for "Kung Fu", Hollywood officially went into filming, released in 1972, but starring white actor David Carradine. It always feels strange that a Shaolin story that takes place in China turns out to be played by a white man. But in the United States, where racial discrimination is rampant, this is the state of the United States at that time, and this film also caused a sensation, David Carladin became popular.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Who is this David Caraddine who intercepted Bruce Lee? He's the Bill in "Kill Bill". He and Bruce Lee's apprentice, the villain of "Raptors Across the River" Loris (Chuck Norris), plus Bruce Lee's friend Steve McQueen, are listed as the first generation of Hollywood action superstars, and their successors are the familiar Stallone and Schwarzenegger.

Unexpectedly, the first generation of Hollywood action superstars are the result of Bruce Lee's edification.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Bruce Lee's "Kung Fu" was handed over to David Carradine, and the "Raptors Across the River" directed by Chu Norris directly became popular. This was all before Bruce Lee returned to Hollywood. As for Steve McQueen, as a friend of Bruce Lee's former life, he was one of the coffin bearers at Bruce Lee's funeral after his death.

Now, Bruce Lee himself has officially returned.

Back then, I took the initiative to ask for a role, and I didn't have a chance to ask for directions in various ways, but now I am begged by Hollywood to come back with "Brother Tangshan", "Jingwumen" and "Raptors Crossing the River". Therefore, as for people, iron has to be hard.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

At the beginning, the reason why Bruce Lee chose to return to Hong Kong was to plan to use Hong Kong as a springboard to pry open the door to Hollywood again. Since you can't get in directly, kick in through the side door.

Now, his goal has been achieved.

At this time, Bruce Lee's identity and right to speak are completely different. It's okay to go back to Hollywood, but I have to call the shots of the script. When he received the script of "Blood and Steel", he directly rejected it, asking to change it, change it to the way he wanted, otherwise he wouldn't shoot it.

This time, Hollywood is begging Bruce Lee, so he is naturally willing to follow his advice to change. As a result of the revision, "Blood and Steel" became "Enter the Dragon", and Bruce Lee served as a producer, screenwriter, starring, action design, scheduling and many other jobs, wearing many hats.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Of course, he couldn't keep busy with so many positions, so he brought his brothers Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi as action guidance assistants. The villain boss in the film is starring Shi Jian, Shi Jian was old at that time, and the fighting actions with Bruce Lee in the back were basically completed by Lin Zhengying as a stand-in, and the real fight was between Bruce Lee and Lin Zhengying.

The filming of Enter the Dragon was a win-win result.

For Warner, it is to open up a new field of action movies and strengthen its voice in Hollywood. For Golden Harvest, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the start-up Hong Kong production company to break into Hollywood.

Not only Golden Harvest, but also for Hong Kong filmmakers, this is an excellent opportunity. So Hong Kong's most vibrant action actors came. In addition to the veteran Shi Jian, as well as Bruce Lee's old friends Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi, as well as Han Yingjie's old team Meng Hai, Zhong Fa, Chen Long and others.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

In addition, there are Sammo Hung , Jackie Chan , Yuan Hua , Yuan Biao , Yuan Bin , Dong Wei and other big names who later made people tremble in the field of action in Hong Kong. At this time, they were all young and came to learn. Later, the Hung Family Class, the Cheng Family Class, and the Dong Family Class basically constituted the strongest teams in the field of Hong Kong action coaching. In addition, if you look closely, you will also find the figures of Taibao, Dazui, Liu Yong and others.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

The famous scene of Jackie Chan being talked about, the 15-second appearance scene where Bruce Lee grabbed his hair and beat him violently, comes from "Enter the Dragon". Many people thought that the scene happened in "Jingwumen", and thought that Jackie Chan played a Japanese minion samurai, but it was not.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

The first fight scene in the film happened between Sammo Hung and Bruce Lee, which was the scene at the beginning of the film where Bruce Lee learned martial arts in Shaolin Temple and had a discussion with his brothers.

In addition, the powerful actor Qiao Hong was also invited, as well as the Shaw Brothers star Yang Si, the girl Mao Ying and others. Hong Kong's nascent school has been brought in by a large number of networks. This is Bruce Lee's unprecedented wealth in the first three films, and it is the first time that talent is so abundant. All the front was picked and searched, except for Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi, who couldn't be moved, and the other slightly famous dragon and tiger martial artists couldn't see a few figures at all.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Then again, though.

Cinema is a business after all. Warner made reservations, after all, the times have not changed, and the general environment of racial discrimination in the United States has not changed. The Hart-Sailor Immigration Act was passed in 1965, and before that, USCIS was still allocating visas to immigrants from Asia based on race, not nationality, and strictly set a quota of 105 Chinese immigrants per year. This is a blatant portrayal of all kinds of discrimination.

"Enter the Dragon" was filmed in 1973, not far from 1965. Warner didn't dare to take too many risks. Although bringing Bruce Lee back is already a feat in itself, Warner has not invested much in Enter the Dragon in order to hedge the risk. The investment amount is only 850,000 US dollars, which is still the amount of joint investment between Warner and Golden Harvest.

Therefore, compared with the cast on the Hong Kong side, the American side invited Jim Kelly, John Saxon, and Robert to play several actors. Among them, Robert is still Bruce Lee's old partner in "Raptors Across the River", and he was invited by Bruce Lee. The cast provided by the American side is not tough, and it is not even as good as Chuck Norris in "Raptors Crossing" and Abdul-Jabbar in "Game of Death".

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

However, because of Bruce Lee, the cost of $850,000 eventually brought $25 million at the North American box office, and the global box office gained 90 million, which is equivalent to more than 600 million yuan, and this was 51 years ago, the box office was definitely equivalent to Hollywood's Class A films at that time. As for the follow-up influence of "Enter the Dragon", it made Warner laugh and make a lot of money.

Having said that, the investment of 850,000 fully shows that Warner does not fully trust Bruce Lee. Not only that, including the script, although Bruce Lee revised it from the original "Blood and Steel", it was not completely overturned, it was just a revision, and Bruce Lee had to compromise.

The existing script can still show that this story actually uses a bloody double male protagonist story line, Bruce Lee only accounts for one, and the other story line belongs to the white male protagonist played by John Saxon.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Since the original script "Blood and Steel" is nowhere to be found, it can only be guessed. I guess the original script still took the route of "The Green Hornet", with the white male Green Hornet as the first male protagonist and responsible for the main story line, and the yellow Kato as the secondary protagonist and responsible for the fight. "Blood and Iron", probably John Saxon is in charge of "blood", telling the story of bloody men, Bruce Lee is in charge of "iron", responsible for steel-like hard fights, as for the character, there is none, because he is a yellow race.

Looking at John Saxon's existing storyline, you can see the clues. His story is that because he owes a lot of money, he has to go deep into the tiger's den to make money for the sake of his family, so he came to Hannoshima. He's in it for the money. This is a typical prodigal son's classic Hollywood story routine, for the sake of the wife and son in the family, the male protagonist must complete the task at the same time, gradually recognize himself, and finally not only harvest the money he wants, but also harvest growth, and smoothly return to the family and become a family hero. This routine is so familiar, as cheap as dog blood.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Such a cliché script, Bruce Lee definitely can't agree. After all, I was invited to come, and I was the protagonist, and it had to be the absolute protagonist, it couldn't be just a subline. As for who is the secondary line, Lao Tzu doesn't care. So, the script had to be changed.

Bruce Lee's story line, according to Bruce Lee's ideas, began to reflect Chinese values. He went out no longer for money, but for clearing the door. Bruce Lee plays the disciple of Shaolin master Qiao Hong, because the master brother Shi Jian operated illegally on a private island, the impact was very bad, Bruce Lee was sent by the master to clear the door and abolish his martial arts. Therefore, Bruce Lee has to try to infiltrate the island to investigate, defeat Shi Jian, complete the task of cleaning up the portal, and eliminate harm for the people.

Bruce Lee's compromise was that he vigorously revised his storyline, and he didn't touch John Saxon's one too much. As a result, John Saxon's storyline is still very complete, and it looks a lot like the setting of the male lead in a traditional American story. Bruce Lee's storyline progresses in parallel with John Saxon's storyline, which looks out of place and has a weird feel. Moreover, while Bruce Lee's story line has become unusually plump after constantly stuffing things into it, John Saxon's line is even more shriveled and looks very redundant and has little value in existence.

This is obviously a story of internal contradictions in the Shaolin faction. The reason why John Saxon's storyline was retained was the result of Bruce Lee's compromise, after all, the movie was Warner's, Bruce Lee was not the producer, and he also came to work.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Compared with Bruce Lee's strength, John Saxon is not very famous, he is just a simple actor, he has no right to speak, he can act whatever he wants, and he can act whatever he wants. Therefore, after his story line was obviously weakened, he still followed the script and performed. For the audience, to watch this film is to watch Bruce Lee, and also selectively ignore this storyline of John Saxon, which is somewhat unfair to him, but who makes Bruce Lee's aura too dazzling.

Bruce Lee's most obvious addition is the martial arts competition scene between Bruce Lee and Sammo Hung at the beginning of the film, and the scene where Bruce Lee teaches martial arts to the young Dong Wei.

Why did Bruce Lee add these scenes?

Because Bruce Lee wanted to teach his concept of martial arts and wanted to promote Chinese kung fu, which was also his original intention to return to Hollywood.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Therefore, the above two scenes that seem to have nothing to do with the plot are exactly the scenes that Bruce Lee wants the most, and they are the most suitable scenes for him to express his thoughts.

Moreover, Bruce Lee's part of the scene against Sammo Hung also directly affected the later MMA and became the source of the sport. It can be seen from the costume that Bruce Lee's boxing gloves are the boxing gloves used in today's MMA, from the perspective of fighting, he uses not only free fighting but also ground skills, in addition to showing punch and foot kung fu, he also uses rare smashing instep, joint wrestling skills, and finally subduing Sammo Hung's cross shoulder and elbow lock technology, whether this scene is from the pace, skills or from the dress, Bruce Lee has created a precedent for MMA, the power of influence is huge, how can it be said that this is redundant.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Not only not redundant, but too little.

After Bruce Lee vs. Sammo Hung, Qiao Hong had a conversation with Bruce Lee, expressing Bruce Lee's understanding of Chinese kung fu.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Master: "What is the highest level of martial arts?" ”

Bruce Lee: "Keep your skills hidden." ”

Master: "How do you feel when you're faced with an enemy?" ”

Bruce Lee: "I don't have an enemy in my eyes. ”

Bruce Lee: "I'm just an abstract word, and it has no other meaning." ”

Bruce Lee: "As a good martial artist, you should never stick to form. It's about melting the martial arts and sending and receiving them freely. ”

Master: "The so-called enemy is nothing but an illusion, and the real enemy is hiding behind it, and if you can destroy the phantom, you can destroy the enemy's true body." ”

Bruce Lee pointed out that when the two sides face off, when the other party shrinks, I immediately stretch, and when the other side stretches, I should be careful and defend everywhere. This is to retreat as advance, and advance as retreat. When I was absolutely powerful, he didn't need me, and he naturally knocked the opponent down.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

In this dialogue, Bruce Lee expounded his understanding of the realm of martial arts, martial artists, and enemy strategies, and the content of the dialogue was full of philosophical thoughts. Outside the film, Bruce Lee expressed it more clearly in the interview, that is, to turn kung fu into water (be water), and when it is strong, it will be strong and weak will be weak.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

In the film, Bruce Lee also stopped Dong Wei, who was still a child at the time, and he played Bruce Lee's younger brother in the film. Bruce Lee grabbed him and told him to kick himself. After a few repetitions, a conversation ensued between the two.

Bruce Lee: "Use your cool head, not anger." ”

Bruce Lee: "React quickly, just like intuition pointing your finger at the moon, if you react slowly, you can only see your fingers, and you must not be allowed to see the brilliance of the moon." ”

Although there is not much dialogue, this dialogue is very meaningful, because it is quoted from the Buddhist scriptures "marking the moon".

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

The Buddhist scriptures say: The Buddha told Ananda, you still listen to the Dharma with a dependent heart, and this Dharma is also a fate, not the Dharma. If a person shows the moon by pointing to him, he should look at the moon because he is pointing to it. If the re-contemplation refers to the moon body, then this person will not only lose the moon wheel, but also lose his finger. Why? The marked is the bright moon. Is it only the finger of death, and the knowledge of the light and the darkness are no longer known. Why? That is, the finger body is moonlight. There is no reason for the two sexes of light and dark.

Meaning: Suppose someone points to the moon and shows it to someone else. The person should follow his finger and look at the moon. If the person does not look at the moon with his finger, but studies his finger carefully, and treats his finger as the moon. Then this person will not only lose the appearance of the moon, but also the appearance of his fingers. Because he thinks his finger is the moon!

"Finger of the Moon" is not only a martial arts philosophy, but also a philosophy of life.

The two dialogues at the beginning of the film express Bruce Lee's understanding of martial arts and his understanding of life respectively. These two seemingly redundant idle pens have great meaning.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

In the film, on the way to Hannoshima, Bruce Lee encounters the challenge of a white scoundrel.

Bruce Lee shrugged off the scoundrel of the challenge and said, "Even if I don't have to do it, I can win you." ”

The scoundrel is naturally not convinced. Bruce Lee asked to row a boat with the rogue warriors to a nearby island on the grounds of choosing another venue for the competition. As a result, after letting the scoundrel get on the lifeboat, Bruce Lee directly let go of the cable of the boat. Rogue warriors drift with the waves in the sea, panicking, and become the laughing stock of everyone.

This plot is very similar to the legend known as the Japanese sword saint Tsukahara Buden.

Legend has it that Tsukahara once took a boat ride, and there was a samurai on the ship who boasted that he was the strongest swordsman, and he talked a lot during the ship. Tsukahara Buden was originally dozing off on the sidelines, but then he couldn't listen anymore and talked to the samurai. During the conversation, the samurai was furious, and he wanted to test his swordsmanship with Tsukahara Buden.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Tsukahara Buden agreed, and said that he would go to the island to compare.

The two sailed to the island by boat. Just as they were about to reach the island, the samurai jumped out of the boat and reached the island first.

Tsukahara Buden, however, suddenly took the oars from the boatman's hand and rowed the boat back. Left the samurai on the island, teased the opponent, and won without a fight.

Dealing with meaningless challenges doesn't have to be a struggle. The same is true of the Sword Saint Tsukahara Bu Chuan, and so is the Martial Sage Bruce Lee. In this battle, Bruce Lee surrendered without a fight.

"The Art of War" said: "A hundred battles are won, and the good is not good; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. ”

In reality, it is always rumored that Bruce Lee has a fiery temper, and he must fight every time he fights, and he will win when he fights. "Enter the Dragon" uses the form of images to tell everyone with greater influence that some fights do not have to be fought. It depends on the person, it depends on the situation. Winning every battle is not the best effect, and winning without a fight is the best winning result.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

These scenes that obviously belong to Bruce Lee's modification are the scenes he specially used to explain his martial arts cultivation, which is of great help to research and understand Bruce Lee. It may seem like an understatement, but they all deserve special treatment.

Aside from the above-mentioned additions that have no fundamental impact on the overall story. When the story progresses to Hannoshima, the plot that unfolds afterwards is relatively routine, belonging to the standard Hollywood assembly line, and it is full of Hollywood stereotypes and stupidity, which is not very good. Shi Jian's image still belongs to Fu Manchu's squinting eyes, and his arrogance and arrogance are full of stereotypes and prejudices, which are very in line with the common perception of Chinese people in the United States at that time. One can imagine how boring the original script must have been.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

But Bruce Lee still tried his best to show as much as possible in his movements, and exert himself as much as possible where his influence could reach. Among them, there is also the innovation of the mirror drama of the underground palace, which gives people a lot of surprises. Later, Keanu Reeves reproduced the wonderful scene of the mirror maze in "Enter the Dragon" in the "Fast Pursuit" series, which also became a classic.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

As a co-production between Hong Kong and the United States, "Enter the Dragon" has different filming habits from Hong Kong people and Hollywood. Bruce Lee was originally just a part-time worker, but his pursuit of excellence, as well as participating in work in every detail, high-intensity and high-pressure work, made Bruce Lee physically and mentally exhausted, and his physical strength and spirit were seriously overdrawn. The game scene with Sammo Hung at the beginning of the film can obviously be seen to be refilmed later, because Bruce Lee's body there has lost a lot of weight, the muscles on his body are obviously unable to hang, his complexion is obviously black, and his state is obviously inferior to that of the peak period.

Looking at the stills below, the skin on Bruce Lee's body is obviously loose and no longer strong, and the skin is loose between the muscles and the skin. Sammo Hung has healthier skin and a brighter complexion.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Hong Kong films are filmed as quickly as possible, and if they are filmed, they don't care how long they work every day. Hollywood has fixed working hours, because directors often only work part-time, regardless of your 3721, anyway, it's the rule to get off work at the end of the day. This exacerbated the original communication problems between the two sides, and even had minor frictions.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world
Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

Bruce Lee can't control these problems, he only knows that he has to do his best to rely on this film to complete his original goal of entering Hollywood. He filmed desperately, anyway, the action scenes are mainly based on the team here in Hong Kong, and it doesn't matter if the people from the partner Warner get off work or not.

Filming with all his might actually overdrew Bruce Lee's physical fitness. In the post-mixing production, Bruce Lee fainted directly and was sent to the hospital for medical treatment, which induced cerebral edema, which was also the root cause of his final death.

Shi Jian, who plays the villain Mr. Han, already knew that he had an injury during his contact with Bruce Lee, and his brain was damaged, and the situation did not seem to be good. Bruce Lee also said to Shi Jian, "Uncle Jian, I may not live as long as you."

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

As a result, the words became prophecy.

On July 20, 1973, Bruce Lee died suddenly. On July 26, "Enter the Dragon" was officially released in North America. The difference is only 6 days, and Bruce Lee did not see the miracle he accomplished.

Having said that, because Bruce Lee dominated the action scenes in the film, he first showed a high-quality karate duel with American karate champion Bob Wall after entering the island. Then, in the battle of breaking into the dungeon at night, he successively used long sticks, short sticks, and nunchucks to defeat the thugs with outnumbered and single. The scene of the fight into the dragon's head hair happened here.

Bruce Lee added a lot of private goods to the film as much as possible, but after all, the film was not taken by him, and there were still many ideas that could not be realized.

After all, this is Bruce Lee and Warner's test of the waters, and its significance is like the first part of "Fast and Furious" and "Fast and Furious".

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

The establishment of the "Fast and Furious" series, in the end, the real significance is not the two major commercial selling points of "speed" and "passion", but the establishment of "logging tired", which just caters to the new round of affirmative action in the United States.

The establishment of the "Fast Pursuit" series has rewritten the pattern of Hollywood action movies, which fully absorbs the new aesthetic style established in the short video era, caters to the viewing habits of a new generation of audiences, and establishes a new paradigm for global action movies with fast editing and vigorous action.

However, when "Fast and Furious" and "Fast and Furious" were the first parts, this phenomenon of changing the film pattern could only be a prototype, and it could only be looming.

However, Bruce Lee's sudden death caused this high-rise building to collapse suddenly before the foundation was firm. In the Dragon Universe, only the explosion of the origin of the universe occurred, and the later cosmic form was not built, which is a pity.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

In any case, with "Enter the Dragon", the only Hollywood production, people who like him went to watch his previous three works after watching it. After it's over, he will be completely conquered by Bruce Lee, and almost everyone will like him when they see it.

Bruce Lee, with a broken universe, went to the world, went global, and became an epoch-making Chinese superstar.

Because of his works, the characters played by Bruce Lee during his lifetime were all Chinese or overseas Chinese—diaspora Chinese, Third World anti-imperialist fighters, and Asian-Americans, with obvious national distinctiveness. But Bruce Lee often had to confront Japanese men or European and American men in his films, and he fought Japanese, Russians, and black Americans, but he was often able to make the struggle go beyond identity politics and have a universal national symbol, so he was deeply loved by racial groups in Third World Asia and Africa (as well as Asian immigrants and African Americans in the United States) who had long suffered from slavery, racism, and imperialist oppression. Because in Bruce Lee's kung fu world, non-whites can also fight with their bare hands against heavily armed bastions of white supremacy.

Therefore, Bruce Lee is not only a hero of China, but also completed the "de-sinicization" and became a hero of the world.

Bruce Lee's only Hollywood production of "Enter the Dragon" conquered the world

So, is "Enter the Dragon" a masterpiece in Bruce Lee's mind?

Obviously not, the film he really wants to thoroughly tell his martial arts ideas and philosophical ideas is "Game of Death". If that film is made, it will be an epoch-making masterpiece.

It's a pity, it's a pity.

There is a point to be made here, although "Game of Death" is Bruce Lee's posthumous work, it is not his last work. He filmed "Game of Death" first, halfway through, then put it on hold, inserted "Enter the Dragon," and then died suddenly before the Hollywood movie was released. He wanted to restart filming Game of Death, but he didn't have time yet.

As for how Bruce Lee died, and what the real Game of Death really looks like, let's talk about it next.

Overture: Bruce Lee inaugurated an era, but unfortunately he didn't belong to that era

Part 1: How did Bruce Lee rise?

Part 2: "Big Brother Tangshan" lacks martial spirit, which is not the style Bruce Lee wants

Part 4: The Establishment of Dragons, talk about Bruce Lee's style and participation in "Jingwumen".

Extra one: Chinese superhero Chen Zhen, Bruce Lee version and Donnie Yen version talk about the advantages and disadvantages

Extra two: Bruce Lee's action movie, most people have never heard of it

Part 5: After "Jingwumen", how did Bruce Lee establish Concord Films?

Part 6: Bruce Lee and "Raptors Across the River", what most people don't know behind the scenes

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