The character? Yeah. Regarding actual Bruce Lee though? Not really. This is even more apparent when Tarantino based this on him misreading someone else's account of Bruce Lee, which the author later corrects him on.
Who cares? It is not like you cannot portray real people in fictional ways. Tarantino’s universe isn’t real and he has done this before. Why does it matter now?
people who have never fought have no idea how important it is to actually compete or at least spar hard if you want to actually be able to fight. Bruce Lee, like most martial artists, practiced their moves but never had to do it under pressure, essentially making their training useless. Mohammad Ali on the other hand had dozens of fights with other men, trying to take his head off and vice versa, and did so in front of millions of people. He is rightfully so considered the greatest boxer of all time. This is not even considering the massive size difference. Bruce Lee, like any martial artist who has never actually fought, would get wiped by even an amateur boxer.
>He is rightfully so considered the greatest boxer of all time.
Yeah, by the ~~*media*~~.
Greatest undisputed heavyweight boxer of all time right here in picrel.
dangerously based (as a dago myself).
you know he considered a comeback to fight Ali, but he quit because he didn't feel the drive.
also, people wanted to know who would win so badly they created a computer simulation to see, and the simulation picked Rocky. Ali dismissed the result as racism lmao.
Ali is a jobber who was only hyped up and famous because he defeated Sonny Liston who was a nightmare for the moneyisraelites of boxing. Marciano is 50~ title defenses, undefeated.
I have a BJJ yellow belt and never competed but I could've taken both prime Muhammed Ali, Bruce Lee, and Brad Pitt in a fight. Just not at the same time. Double leg, smash, ground and pound, done! If they try to turn I'd take their backs and big sleepy time.
You guys know that this scene didn't actually happen in the canon of the film, right? It was a daydream that Brad Pitt's character was having as he was working on the roof.
Yes. Pitt is working on the roof after explicitly NOT going to the set with DiCaprio. He stands up, wipes his brow, and stares off into space, then the scene where he goes to the set and ends up fighting Bruce Lee plays, then it cuts back to him staring off on the roof. The whole thing takes place in his head and the only way to make it more obvious would be to add a thought bubble or a narrator saying so.
Because that poster is seriously moronic and brainlet and it wasn't a daydream, it was explicitly a flashback of events that had previously happened, explaining why dicaprio couldn't bring Pitt along, because he was on thin ice with the stunt coordinator and then started a fight and got kicked out so they'd never let him work
This is wrong - I was one of the dumbass who read Tarantino's novelization. It was a flashback. The point is that the last time he worked with that director, he damaged a car and beat the shit out of Bruce Lee, after already creeping everyone out since he killed his wife (also confirmed in the book) so it was a last straw situation. That's why after the flashback Cliff is like "Oh yeah, can't blame em I guess."
Because that poster is seriously moronic and brainlet and it wasn't a daydream, it was explicitly a flashback of events that had previously happened, explaining why dicaprio couldn't bring Pitt along, because he was on thin ice with the stunt coordinator and then started a fight and got kicked out so they'd never let him work
Yep, it was a flashback, that anon is a homosexual
Enter the Dragon and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood are both in my all time top 10. I couldn't care less about what what "message" this scene is supposed to make.
There's no message, Tarantino literally just wanted to write and shoot a fun scene. It was very memorable and entertaining. Such a good movie.
Agreed. Also memes aside it's overstated, it's not like he beat the shit out of Bruce Lee, he baited him to use the same move twice, got knocked on his ass once, threw him into a car once, then they went toe to toe and were somewhat even. The point was to show Brad Pitt was a badass, not belittle Bruce Lee.
Also Bruce Lee sounds a little arrogant but all athletes are confident, and there's a crowd around him asking questions, it's clear the cast around him was memorized and enamored with him asking him questions.
Yeah the meme is funny but I didn't really see it as a dig to Bruce Lee, just a funny situation to characterize Cliff
Absolutely, not even up to a debate.
Arrogant chink.
The character? Yeah. Regarding actual Bruce Lee though? Not really. This is even more apparent when Tarantino based this on him misreading someone else's account of Bruce Lee, which the author later corrects him on.
Who cares? It is not like you cannot portray real people in fictional ways. Tarantino’s universe isn’t real and he has done this before. Why does it matter now?
now, I despise zipperheads, I really do
The greatest moment in cinema
He taught Brad the choreography and did a good job throwing himself into the car, so yeah
Yes, why would he think he could kill Clay?
They unleashed covid on this once great nation chink holocaust when
yes. who the frick wears black long-sleeved clothes in the middle of summer in L.A.
A guy who is so self conscious about sweating that he gets his sweat glands surgically removed then gets heatstroke and dies.
Bruce Lee would unironically make mincemeat of M.A.
he would be nothing but a stain on the shorts of M.A. and you should be embarrassed for thinking otherwise.
If they boxed, yeah sure by regulations of the sport Ali would win. Now put them in a cage match with no rules.
Bruce Lee would be dead within 5 minutes
he'd just copy the inoki strategy
except inoki is 225lbs of nippon steel while lee is 135lbs of chinese manlet
people who have never fought have no idea how important it is to actually compete or at least spar hard if you want to actually be able to fight. Bruce Lee, like most martial artists, practiced their moves but never had to do it under pressure, essentially making their training useless. Mohammad Ali on the other hand had dozens of fights with other men, trying to take his head off and vice versa, and did so in front of millions of people. He is rightfully so considered the greatest boxer of all time. This is not even considering the massive size difference. Bruce Lee, like any martial artist who has never actually fought, would get wiped by even an amateur boxer.
>He is rightfully so considered the greatest boxer of all time.
Yeah, by the ~~*media*~~.
Greatest undisputed heavyweight boxer of all time right here in picrel.
dangerously based (as a dago myself).
you know he considered a comeback to fight Ali, but he quit because he didn't feel the drive.
also, people wanted to know who would win so badly they created a computer simulation to see, and the simulation picked Rocky. Ali dismissed the result as racism lmao.
Ali is a jobber who was only hyped up and famous because he defeated Sonny Liston who was a nightmare for the moneyisraelites of boxing. Marciano is 50~ title defenses, undefeated.
>TRUST THE SCIENCE CHUD
>NOOOOOO NOT THAT SCIENCE!!!!!
>Bruce Lee never EVER sparred
Ok? your little secret
I have a BJJ yellow belt and never competed but I could've taken both prime Muhammed Ali, Bruce Lee, and Brad Pitt in a fight. Just not at the same time. Double leg, smash, ground and pound, done! If they try to turn I'd take their backs and big sleepy time.
Haven't you ever seen anime? They brought in someone stronger than Muhammed Ali to show how filthy Brad Pitt was.
obligatory
You guys know that this scene didn't actually happen in the canon of the film, right? It was a daydream that Brad Pitt's character was having as he was working on the roof.
lol really? never saw it
Yes. Pitt is working on the roof after explicitly NOT going to the set with DiCaprio. He stands up, wipes his brow, and stares off into space, then the scene where he goes to the set and ends up fighting Bruce Lee plays, then it cuts back to him staring off on the roof. The whole thing takes place in his head and the only way to make it more obvious would be to add a thought bubble or a narrator saying so.
Checked, so why all the seethe over this scene?
Because that poster is seriously moronic and brainlet and it wasn't a daydream, it was explicitly a flashback of events that had previously happened, explaining why dicaprio couldn't bring Pitt along, because he was on thin ice with the stunt coordinator and then started a fight and got kicked out so they'd never let him work
This is wrong - I was one of the dumbass who read Tarantino's novelization. It was a flashback. The point is that the last time he worked with that director, he damaged a car and beat the shit out of Bruce Lee, after already creeping everyone out since he killed his wife (also confirmed in the book) so it was a last straw situation. That's why after the flashback Cliff is like "Oh yeah, can't blame em I guess."
Yep, it was a flashback, that anon is a homosexual
I don't care about bugs
Enter the Dragon and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood are both in my all time top 10. I couldn't care less about what what "message" this scene is supposed to make.
There's no message, Tarantino literally just wanted to write and shoot a fun scene. It was very memorable and entertaining. Such a good movie.
Agreed. Also memes aside it's overstated, it's not like he beat the shit out of Bruce Lee, he baited him to use the same move twice, got knocked on his ass once, threw him into a car once, then they went toe to toe and were somewhat even. The point was to show Brad Pitt was a badass, not belittle Bruce Lee.
Also Bruce Lee sounds a little arrogant but all athletes are confident, and there's a crowd around him asking questions, it's clear the cast around him was memorized and enamored with him asking him questions.
Yeah the meme is funny but I didn't really see it as a dig to Bruce Lee, just a funny situation to characterize Cliff
The part that bothered me most about this movie is that I'm supposed to act like Brad Pitt isn't 60. At one point I thought he was directing the film.