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NewResponsibility163 t1_j2b84gk wrote

Not a U.S. action star initially. But Jacky Chan kind of always played scenes that constantly have him taking a beating to a comedic degree. And escaping the situation, not always winning, just escaping.

He shows pain shows some ineptitude, but maybe it's a different category?

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Enchelion t1_j2bgukb wrote

Jackie's style (both in fight choreography and film-making) was a deliberate subversion of Bruce Lee's film style. He's talked a lot about how he was getting typecast into that mold but decided to flip everything in order to stand out.

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