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I grew up watching Jackie Chan movies (and other great HK actors that unfortunately can't remember) and I'm amazed of the influence they imprinted in Hollywood.
by 627467 9y ago
I grew up watching Jackie Chan movies (and other great HK actors that unfortunately can't remember) and I'm amazed of the influence they imprinted in Hollywood. There was a time that influence was more obvious (with Jackie Chan movies in Hollywood) but post Matrix you can just see how that style is sort staple (albeit watered down) in modern movies.
- Nokinside 9y agoJackie Chan has repeatedly told that his inspirations were the silent greats of Classic Hollywood: Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Loyd. “I wanted to be like a Chaplin or Buster Keaton, but all the martial arts directors I worked with wanted me to copy Bruce Lee.” -- Jackie Chan, http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/30/movies/faster-than-a-speeding-bullet-but-also-humanly-fallible.html http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/30/movies/faster-than-a-speed...