I Am Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee is universally recognized as the pioneer who elevated martial
arts in film to an art form, and this documentary attempts reveal why Bruce
Lee's flame burns brighter now than the day he died over three decades
ago. The greatest martial artists, athletes, actors, directors, and
producers in the entertainment business today share their feelings
about the one who started it all.
Shawn: I Am Bruce Lee doesn’t bring anything fresh to the story of Bruce Lee that a die hard
Bruce Lee fan doesn’t already know. It does put a Spike TV spin on
it, and brings in a few extra people, which was neat.
I was
particularly fond of the respect shown by Dana White and his UFC crew. Kudos. While Bruce Lee wasn’t the pioneer of mixed martial arts, he
was the pioneer of its’ Westernization. For that we thank you. Kung fu
movies wouldn’t be the same without you.
That said, this wasn’t a
fantastic documentary. I definitely almost shed a tear, yet… it’s the
story. Not the quality of the doc. Cheers to Spike TV for keeping
Bruce fresh in the mind of the generations to come.
Also, Al Bundy is a martial arts practitioner? Haha. Cool. Likely wouldn’t have been, without Bruce.
I almost gave this documentary a Bad, but it does rate a Good because it's about Bruce Lee.
Jason: I'm not afraid to admit it, but when
this documentary gets to Bruce Lee's death, I bawled my eyes out. The
images of him and Brandon, the reaction of his friends and fans, it
cut like a beautiful knife. This documentary brought out some
heavy emotions at this point.
That said, this is a Spike TV documentary, which
means its more about entertaining than informing. I mean, It had the
douche from the Black Eyed Peas and Kobe Bryant in it. Come in! Do we really care what they think? Not I.
Still, if you like Bruce Lee, then this is a must watch. Sure, it doesn't cover a lot of
new ground, but it's interesting and informative. I leaned some
things here that I didn't know before. How Bruce became a hero to
minorities and I enjoyed delving deeper into his philosophies.
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