‘This morning, Deadline unveiled the first trailer for Birth of the Dragon, which recently
‘This morning, Deadline unveiled the first trailer for Birth of the Dragon, which recently made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. Ostensibly, the film depicts the legendary fight between Bruce Lee (played by Philip Ng) and Wong Jack Man (Yu Xia). But because this is Hollywood, the movie is going to be told from the perspective of a white dude. Billy Magnussen plays Steve McKie (basically, Steve McQueen), one of Lee’s students and the one who brings Lee and Wong together. Apparently? Basically, Bruce Lee v Wong Jack Man: Dawn of Jeet Kune Do is just the backdrop for a film described as: …a San Francisco-set coming-of-age story involving a rough and tumble young white man who matches the feuding fighting legends in the brawl as he pursues a Romeo and Juliet romance with a young Chinese immigrant [JingJing Qu] under the control of the Chinese mob. Because no one wants to go see a movie in which Bruce Lee battles a legendary martial artist, we have to be stuck with another white savior story? This whole thing reminds me of the lead up to another film featuring a legendary battle between kung fu icons. In 2008, Lionsgate released Forbidden Kingdom, which featured the first time Jet Li and Jackie Chan were in the same movie. And just like Birth of the Dragon, the filmmakers just had to put a white dude in as the audience’s surrogate.’ Via Keith Chow of @TheNerdsOfColor The fact that the film industry is pretending that Bruce Lee, a LEGENDARY AND WORLD RENOWNED MARTIAL ARTIST can’t compel audiences to get to the theatre so they can throw some white boy in the mix is beyond comprehension. POC HAVE ALREADY PROVEN WE KICK ASS AND DESTROY BOX OFFICES. You folks with power just want to white wash everything and it’s ok to admit it cause we already know. There’s no other excuse for the repeated casting and centering of white faces in ethnic roles and stories. I hope the Crow haunts this fucking set #BruceLee #WhiteWashing #WhiteWashedOUT -- source link
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