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Kung Fu :The journey from Grasshopper to Caine (Original Post) YoshidaYui Sep 30 OP
Thank you. love_katz Sep 30 #1
I've probably said it before... -misanthroptimist Sep 30 #2

love_katz

(2,765 posts)
1. Thank you.
Mon Sep 30, 2024, 05:33 AM
Sep 30

Last edited Mon Sep 30, 2024, 07:13 AM - Edit history (1)

I remember loving that show.

I also want to apologize. The documentary also explains that Bruce Lee was interviewed for the part, but they didn't hire him for it because the producer " couldn't understand him". Just...wow!

-misanthroptimist

(1,150 posts)
2. I've probably said it before...
Mon Sep 30, 2024, 07:12 AM
Sep 30

...but I have the series on DVD. I can't honestly say if the show influenced or validated my thinking. It probably did both. Anyone who hasn't seen it should watch at least the first couple of seasons.

In addition to the philosophy, the cinematography of the show was beautiful, and my understanding groundbreaking in some cases. At times, it is visually stunning.

Sure, there's the expected ass-kicking, but there is a lot more to it than that. The show addresses prejudice, fanaticism, greed, and nearly the whole gambit of shortcomings and virtues present in America at both the time it is set, the time it was broadcast, and even today.

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