Rantings on Jackie Chan

The Asian Hero will love and adore. Everyone said Bruce Lee was ‘All That’ but I think Jackie Chan has left a mark as film maker pioneer. The man as a Chinese acrobatic group and later went to the movies to be an actor, we progress slowly from his beginning stage to where he is right now.

Jackie has been a superstar actor for us in Asia, there was surely a time we just wanted to fight like Jackie Chan, do his fast moves. I still remember one clip of the old Police Story movie the setting was during Christmas he goes to this shopping complex and just to catch the bad guys as the bad guys have a much further pace them hi what he does is he jumps on the light of the decorations and swings down. Many time when I go to LOT 10 and see those lights set just like in the movie I always fantasize if I could do it just like him.

Jackie grew his popularity more by doing some English movies (Rush Hour 1/2, Shanghai Noon/Knights). These movies were good with none of his essence Westernized. But movies like Around the World in 80 days was a let down for me, as I think he just ruined the original authors (Jules Verne If I’m not mistaken) work of it.

Rumors were going on that Jackie is old and he would not be able to do movie like he used too, I believed them as well, but we were so wrong. Jackie did come up with another movie that I believe should stop these kind of rumors for the time being. The new Police Story has a very good script, story line, actors and lots of those Jackie Chan fast moves to keep you at your seat. Simple basic stories of Cops and Robbers with spicy elements in it have made this movie phenomenon.

Jackie too like us normal people has his skeletons in his closets. One skeleton that I’m baffled why there is no ‘Hoo Haa’ about is his son Jaycee Chan. How many of you knew Jackie was married and had a son. Show of hand please… If this was a normal action star it would have been blowed over, but to my surprise everyone was quite and if it was like nothing happened or was out of place. I asked my friend who stays in Hong Kong about who Jackie Chang married and he just smiled at me… (Read between the lines for those who are bit daft)

But watching his movie and documentaries on him, I’ve learned that his passion is film making, and he will make more films for us to enjoy. He might not be acting it but he will definitely be making more films for us to enjoy.