11/6/2022 0 Comments Jet li jackie chan film![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The two masters not only teach the boy kungfu, but also the importance of respecting his teachers. For example, when Jason asks Li's monk what to do when he is in danger, the monk replies: "Keep breathing". Li has also helped introduce Chinese philosophy to the film. "I made sure that the characters are true to themselves, and to the core values they were endowed by Chinese culture." "They put great pressure on me," he says jokingly. He was even told by his Chinese wife, a descendant of the saint Confucius, and her parents that they would not tolerate cultural mockery. Minkoff is also quick to assume Chinese cinemagoers that the film in no way cheapens Chinese culture. He suggested changing the storyline into a dream sequence. However, Li worried that the story was too much of a spoof for Chinese audience to accept. It is a mix of Chinese mythology and tales and features a chaotic scene in which the Monkey King and Shaolin Temple monks fight together. Several years ago Li was seeking a story for his daughter, and from a number of candidates sent to him he picked Fusco's, which was loosely adapted from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The family-friendly film is a collaboration of scriptwriter John Fusco and Li. Li Bingbing stars as the white-haired witch in The Forbidden Kingdom. Like the young Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings, Jason has several powerful escorts, including a silent monk played by Li and a drunken wanderer played by Chan. Jason, an American teenage kungfu fan enters a fantastic world through the "gate of no gate," and embarks on the mission to rescue the Monkey King, who's trapped in a stone by his foe, Jade Warlord. It has been a dream come true for Chinese martial art lovers to see the two icons in one film. If Jet Li fights Jackie Chan, who will win? The audience will, says Rob Minkoff, director of The Forbidden Kingdom (Gongfu Zhi Wang), which premieres in North America today opens in China six days later. Jackie Chan (left) and Jet Li, the two martial art icons meet in The Forbidden Kingdom. ![]()
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