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JET LI vs JACKIE CHAN: DUELING IMAGES
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Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:56:20 PM)
n late July 2001 the world's two top martial arts stars announced a deal to co-produce and co-star in an action flick to be filmed in late 2002 for a 2003 release. The question naturally arises: what kind of movie could do justice to two such divergent types? Jackie Chan is a highly acrobatic clown who has built his following on a self-effacing counry bumpkin image. Jet Li is a deadly serious warrior who finds it easier to crack a man's neck than a smile.
Now that both global megastars are releasing big-budget Hollywood films at a breakneck pace for seven-figure salaries, they are the most visible Asians in the American filmgoing consciousness. Whether we Asian Americans like it or not, our image is shaped more by the screen exploits and antics of these two broken-English speaking foreigners than by any dozen Asian American actors. In the filmgoing psyche the sober, chaste and deadly-efficient Chinese cop in Kiss of the Dragon is pitted against the nimble goofball in Rush Hour 2.
Which Hong Kong star is better for the image of Asian Americans?
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They're both cool!!!!!
Asian Kid
Monday, February 25, 2002 at 14:00:24 (PST)
Whiskylassie ~ Steriotypes and Nouvelle Racism in movies SUCK SH*T! Some stereotypes are good and most are bad. Being known as a master of martial arts is not bad & I see nothing wrong with it. And since there are VERY FEW times of which American movies request AA actors, the AA wanna-be-Actors will be almost "forced" to take any role that comes along (good/bad stereotype)!!! So it's not their fault!!! And what are you talking about with your last question? All I'm saying is that, it doesn't matter which stereotype is rooted from and NO ONE CARES!!! AA people want Caucasian people to be smart enough to know: Which stereotypes are true/false. And of course, always keep the good stereotypes. *^^* (Though there's barely any out there.)
For Jackie Chan vs. Jet Li
I LIKE THE BOTH!! Jackie is sooo talented, cute & funny he made himself famous, and Jet is cutey with that hot attitude and acts soo well!!! Don't let me choose I'll watch them both. *^^*
Better for the image? I think Jet becoz he's all dangerous and serious. Jackie, he's kind of making a fool of himself; not a good thing to be thought of an image of AA, but don't think about that & he's just soooo cute with his image!
ChampagneX
Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 01:52:23 (PST)
According to Film Force, there could be a "Green Hornet" movie which pits Jet Li vs Ray Park...
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/307495p1.html
Jet Li vs Ray Park?
Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 08:25:29 (PST)
I think Jet Li.
I simply just don't like the way Jackie Chan looks. I know that sounds bad, but looks do play a part in everything, and Jackie Chan always has this
Jet Li Over Jackie Chan
Friday, February 15, 2002 at 12:45:31 (PST)
I think Jackie Chan is better because he actually does all of his own stunts. Tou know that because he has broken his bones. Jackie Chan also studied the martial arts that Bruce Lee did. Bruce Lee was better than both of them. On the other hand Jet li studied nortern style kung fu which is mainly used for show. He also uses alot of computer graphics and matrix. So overall jackie chan is Better
Posted by Gaurav Khanal
Gaurav khanal- is 13 years old has been in martial arts since he was 5.
jackiechan73@hotmail.com
Thursday, February 14, 2002 at 17:16:53 (PST)
jet li all the way man. jackie is a joke. Who could beat my hero, and how would you know that jackie actually does his own stunts? Jet li kicks ass and all ya people out there have to agree.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 22:15:44 (PST)
I'm writing a thesis on martial arts influence on Hollywood film, involving questions of Asian sterotypes. To what extent do Asians in action films reproduce these stereotypes themselves? If we can speak of a genuine influence of martial arts narrative conventions in Hollywood film, we cannot blame Hollywood only for creating stereotypes that were born outside of the American industry? Hollywood is certainly reproducing it, but can we separate the origins of the stereotypes from each other and say that one is Asian and the other is American?
I am Caucasian myself so I have to ask others of Asian descent what they think about this issue.
Whiskylassie
mc1knud@student.qmuc.ac.uk
Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 12:03:09 (PST)
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