When I was in the United States, Jackie Chan's Rush Hour was released. At that time, almost every young man I knew, regardless of skin color and race, was talking about Jackie Chan. It’s common to see young children imitating Jackie Chan’s moves. I don’t know how popular Bruce Lee was back then, but I saw it with my own eyes as Jackie Chan became a household name in the United States.
As a non-European, non-white, non-American-born actor who has played the leading role in Hollywood blockbusters and has a wide reputation among men, women and children, Jackie Chan is the only one I have seen. Jet Li is also good and well-known, but he is far worse than Jackie Chan. Now everyone is talking about how awesome the International Chapter is. I can tell you that many people don’t know who Zhang Ziyi is, but among the people I know from all over the world, from academicians in the United States to girls working in coffee shops, as long as they have talked about movies, no one! have! people! No! Know! road! become! dragon! Sometimes I secretly wonder if Jackie Chan's popularity has surpassed that of Bruce Lee.
After watching a Jackie Chan movie for a long time, I watched a documentary on YouTube, and my jaw dropped in shock. Many scenes that I thought were stunts turned out to be real shots. I can't help but have a new understanding of Jackie Chan's professionalism.
I don’t agree with many of Jackie Chan’s remarks. I don't know him personally so I can't comment on his personal ethics. But as an actor, his achievements and professionalism are definitely first-rate.
Wong Kar-Wai’s favorite actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai has acted in "East and West" after all. Needless to say the comedy effect, it really feels a bit like Stephen Chow. But which ordinary actor can play Jackie Chan's style?
Not to mention how deadly his movements are, his fighting style alone cannot be imitated by others. Jackie Chan is also a well-known perfectionist and can reshoot a scene dozens or hundreds of times. To be honest, most people can't reach this level and can't make the final decision, and they don't have that much patience. Cheng-style action comedy, coupled with Jackie Chan's unique action rhythm and editing methods, and rich facial expressions, it can be said that he has become a master of action movies and has a place in the entire history of world cinema.
In comparison, the more popular Hollywood action actors today are far behind (the New York Daily News once rated Jackie Chan as the greatest action star in film history).