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It does have a lot of inaccuracies ... but ...

posted 7 years ago by arabken
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Have to admit when i first saw this movie at the cinema when it first came out , being a huge bruce lee fan i was so disappointed with the huge inaccuracies in this movie and i simply classed it as a typical hollywood big budget film that twisted so much to cater to a modern day popcorn audience.

However as time has went on , my original opinion of this movie still hasn't changed... tho what has always redeemed this film somewhat is the performance of jason scott lee and the fantastic brilliant musical score this movie has ! ... what the movie lacks in the real facts of bruce lees life , it does atone by capturing his energy and his never give up spirit ... There is an uplifting bittersweet feeling throughout the movie ... And the ending of this film even tho we all know sadly bruce would not be alive to see the fruits of his labour pay off bigtime, truly brings a lump to the throat ! ... The wonderful theme coupled with bruce silhouetted and then the dedication to brandon !

Powerful indeed.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Agree totally except I saw this movie before reading his biography, therefore I was disappointed that the movie was no accurate upon reflection. (Finding out he pulled his back doing sit-ups with a barrel on his tummy is entirely different to a flying kick in the back.)

As for the ending, they couldn't exactly show him smoking a joint and committing adultery! Lol

The score is amazing. One of the best of all time.

[–] Wuchak (8077) 6 years ago

"Dragon" ranks with my top films. It mixes real-life with mythmaking, which is what many cinematic biographies do, e.g. "Buffalo Bill" (1944) and "Braveheart" (1995). In these types of movies the gist of the story is true, but it's mixed with numerous fictional or even fantastical elements to make the protagonist larger-than-life -- a hero -- but also to entertain the audience because real-life is always more mundane and therefore dull.

Right from the get-go the movie telegraphs that it's a mythmaking account of Bruce. Take, for instance, when Bruce takes on the arrogant sailors at the dance. He throws one of them and the sailor topples 3-4 men accompanied by the sound of a bowling ball striking pins (lol).