"
I'm really fed up with white Hollywood men telling me who Bruce Lee was,
" said Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter, in a column published last Friday in the
Hollywood Reporter
.
A strong reaction following the comments made by Quentin Tarantino, a few days earlier, during an interview for the promotion of his first novel.
He said that Bruce Lee was known not to be respectful with stuntmen on set.
It all started in 2019, when Quentin Tarantino released his film
Once upon a time ... in Hollywood
, presented in competition at Cannes and awarded three times at the Golden Globes. With Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio headlining, the film becomes the director's second-biggest hit, grossing more than $ 380 million worldwide. But upon its release, a scene from the film crashes Shannon Lee, who does not fail to react. In the excerpt, we can see the character of Cliff (Brad Pitt) face off against Bruce Lee, played by actor Mike Moh. Cliff manages to beat Bruce, portrayed as arrogant, who then finds himself humiliated by his defeat. Shannon Lee then explains having been "
uncomfortable
" in front of the stage, believing that there was "
no need to treat him the way he was treated by white Hollywood when he was still alive
”.
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The story could have ended there, but during an interview last week for the promotion of his first novel, freely inspired by
Once upon a time ... in Hollywood,
Quentin Tarantino returned to this famous scene: "
I can understand that Bruce Lee's daughter has a problem with this. He's her fucking dad, okay, I get it. For everyone else: Fuck you!
», He got carried away. “
Bruce had no respect for stuntmen. He always hit them with his feet, he always marked them - it's called scoring when you hit a stuntman for real. And he always marked them with his fist. We even got to a point where people refused to work with him,
”assured the director.
Remarks unacceptable for Shannon Lee, who replied in a long column published in the
Hollywood Reporter:
"
Why does Quentin Tarantino speak as if he knows Bruce Lee and hates him?" Sounds odd considering he's never met Bruce Lee, right?
», She begins. “
You can imagine now that I'm used to people only seeing one side of my father and turning it into a caricature. This happened shortly after his death. But usually somewhere in this caricature is proof of love for the man and his work. This is not the case with Mr. Tarantino.
», She regrets, before referring to the scene of the film, of which she judges the representation made of her father"
useless and inaccurate
".
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"
I'm tired of hearing white men in Hollywood say he was cocky and an asshole when they have no idea and can't figure out what it would have taken to get a job in the 1960s and 1970 in Hollywood as a Chinese man
”, then justifies the daughter of Bruce Lee, before hammering that her father was a good person, an artist who had a real taste for martial arts and who had a strong impact on the evolution of action films and fight choreography.
Shannon Lee then draws a parallel with the violent movements made against the Asian community in the United States in recent times, and blames Tarantino for his false accusations which, "
at the moment, are not welcome
". “
Mr. Tarantino, you don't have to love Bruce Lee. I really don't care whether you like it or not. You made your movie and now clearly you are promoting a book. But in the interest of respecting other cultures and experiences that you may not understand, I encourage you to skip commenting on Bruce Lee and reconsider the impact of your words in a world that doesn't need more conflicts,
”she concludes.
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