The original plot involved Bruce Lee's character, as well as four other martial artists (two of which were played by James Tien and Chieh Yuan), fighting their way through a five-level pagoda, encountering a different challenge on each floor.
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The sky's the limit".īruce Lee had reputedly become enamoured with the concept of using a Pagoda sequence while scouting locations for an earlier Movie project, "The Silent Flute" in the early 1970's in Goa and Nepal. He can only do as the director instructs. You really get to produce the result you want. I can't even be a bit grey, because no producer would let me". "I would like to evolve in to different roles, but i cannot do so in Southeast Asia.
In this way i hope to broaden the scope of action films". "It is this sort of symbolism which i think chinese action films should seek to have. Because it adapts itself to the environment, the willow survives". Then the camera moves to a willow tree, which is bending with the wind. It cannot yield to the force of the snow so it breaks. Suddenly there is a loud snap and a huge branch of the tree falls to the ground. There is a huge tree in the centre of the screen and it is all covered with thick snow. Then the camera closes in on a clump of trees while the sounds of a strong gale fill the screen. "As the film opens, the audience sees a wide expance of snow. I already have the first scene in my mind".
The inhability to adapt brings destruction. I haven't really decided on the title yet, but what i want to show is the necessity to adapt one-self to changing circumstances. "At present i am working on a script for my next film. he wanted a movie that would resonate on many different levels. Creating awarness of different types of Martial Art and the advantages each of these may have in certain environments and situations.īruce Lee also wanted to place on film his personal expression of Martial Art. Most of the Chinese films to date have been very superficial and one dimensional".īruce Lee's original concept for The Game of Death, was to attempt to educate the movie audience. "With any luck, i hope to make Multi level films here - the kind of movies where you can just watch the surface story if you like or you can look deeper into it.
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