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Tom Yossarian Joad

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Fri Mar 15, 2024, 07:57 PM Mar 2024

Watching Big Trouble in Little China on AMC+, ask me anything!

It's been years, if I try to tune out the very dated synth music let me see if it holds the test of time.



John Carpenter's 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China was a box office failure during its original release. However, it has grown to become a beloved cult film in the years since. The movie follows truck driver Jack Burton, played by Kurt Russell, as he stumbles into the mysterious world of the Chinatown underground, home to an ancient sorcerer who attempts to free himself from a centuries-old curse. The film is a martial arts action-comedy, but it also functions as a commentary on the white male power fantasy in cinema. Jack Burton has all the trappings of a typical leading man who would serve the stereotypical wish-fulfillment role, yet the film undercuts that power ideal at every opportunity.
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Watching Big Trouble in Little China on AMC+, ask me anything! (Original Post) Tom Yossarian Joad Mar 2024 OP
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