CHIN 2052 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pig Sty, Mo Lei Tau, Shaolin Soccer
25 Apr 2016
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Homage to asian martial arts films: tarantino"s kill bill (volume 1, 2003; Uma thurman = the bridge: martial arts master, bullet in head at own wedding: on the poster, she"s wearing a version of bruce lee"s outfit, carrying a samurai sword and her stance is sexualized. Revenge vs. bill (david carradine) and minions, including o ren (lucy liu) = Clips: japanese steel; and showdown with o ren. Tierney: cultural appropriation: sword mastery: humanness as white dominance. White ethnicity no barrier to mastery, but asian ethnicity essential to white mastery: o ren"s apology and defeat: even in the japanese environment she managed to defeat o ren. Perhaps most popular comedian in chinese cinema. Born in hk; after high school applied to tvb"s acting school: initially rejected as not attractive/talented enough. 1988ff: comedic career: huge success in parodies, slapstick. Mo lei tau: nonsensical; verbal and physical comedy.
