The Secret of Bruce Lee's Death

From 1970s to today, Bruce Lee has been capturing the hearts of Chinese in China and even the whole world. He set off a worldwide craze for China Kung Fu. China Kung Fu was a cultural miracle in the 20th century, so he was also called the first celebrity of China Kung Fu. As the only Chinese selected as "Heroes and Idols of the 20th Century" by Time magazine, Bruce Lee has become an out-and-out kung fu idol, cultural idol and spiritual idol. Why is this movie star who was only brilliant for two years before his death still shining more than 30 years after his death? Why on earth did he die young? What was the cause of his death? On July 20th, 1973, Bruce Lee, a kungfu superstar who was unconscious, was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment. That night, Bruce Lee's young heart stopped beating and a generation of superstars fell. The next day, the headlines in Hong Kong newspapers were the same news. Bruce Lee, a 32-year-old kung fu superstar, died in Elizabeth Hospital at 1 1: 30 last night. When I woke up in the morning, Hong Kong people were shocked by news headlines such as "Kung Fu superstar Bruce Lee died suddenly" and "Raptor died". Interview with Luf, President of Bruce Lee Association: Bruce Lee was filming "The Game of Death" at that time, which was just a hype for the film. Wu Siyuan, Chairman of Hong Kong Film Workers' Federation: Recalling the feeling of hearing Bruce Lee's death. I remember that Bruce Lee was in excellent health. Today, the cause of Bruce Lee's death is still an unsolved mystery. Bruce Lee's short life of 32 years is as legendary and psychedelic as his bizarre death. This is 1965. Bruce Lee, 24, is auditioning in Los Angeles, USA. In front of the camera, his mind is full of ideas. Unfortunately, this audition was not successful. For the American film industry at that time, "China Kung Fu" was too strange. 1965 the director asked: you said that karate and judo are not the best and most powerful oriental fighting skills, so what is the best? Bruce Lee: Well, I can't compete, but I think kung fu is very good. The audition director asked: Can you tell us what Kung Fu is? Bruce Lee: Kung Fu originated in China. It is the ancestor of karate and judo. More systematic and smooth. In a few years, this young man will become the greatest kung fu star of all time, and China Kung Fu will be popular all over the world because of him. However, at this moment, he is still unknown. What makes a nobody complete a miraculous and gorgeous transformation has always been a topic of different opinions. To be sure, this is closely related to his unique childhood experience. Commentary Bruce Lee, formerly known as Li. 1940 is the traditional year of "Dragon" in China. Li was born in Los Angeles, USA. His father is Li Haiquan, a famous Cantonese opera master, and his mother Grace Lee is a Eurasian. Bruce Lee spent his childhood and adolescence in Hongkong. Influenced by his father, at the age of 6, Li set foot on the Hong Kong film and television circle. Bruce Lee was very thin when he was young. His father Li Haiquan taught him to practice Tai Ji Chuan in Bruce Lee when he was very young, and Bruce Lee soon became fascinated with martial arts. /kloc-at the age of 0/3, Bruce Lee learned Wing Chun Boxing from the great master Ip Man. At the same time, Bruce Lee, who studied boxing, became a frequent visitor to street fights. At that time, Bruce Lee was definitely a restless child, but Street Fight, which emphasized practical skills, also deeply influenced his martial arts concept and even his later film style. 18 years old, Bruce Lee returned to his birthplace in the United States with 100 Hong Kong dollars given by his father. When he was a sophomore, Bruce Lee tried to break the cultural prejudice between the East and the West. In the parking lot of Washington State University, he founded the "Fan Zhen Kung Fu Museum" named after him to teach China Kung Fu to foreigners. It shows that the martial arts school founded by Bruce Lee is a means for him to study abroad to make a living, and he also hopes to promote China Wushu. It is difficult to start a business at first, and few people are interested in the martial arts school. A few months later, he toured the university and was welcomed by people. On the basis of Wing Chun Boxing, Bruce Lee created a new kungfu-Jeet Kune Do, which combined the skills of other factions. His unique skills are very popular. By 196 1, Bruce Lee, who majored in philosophy at Washington State University, had become a well-known local Chinese. This gave him a chance to be discovered by Hollywood and participated in the shooting of the TV series Feng Qingxia. In the TV series The Green Hornet, Bruce Lee plays a supporting role, Kato, an assistant who often wears black sunglasses. This film uses the skills of China Kung Fu. However, Bruce Lee is not famous for this film. Interview with Bruce Lee research experts: At that time, Hollywood felt that China people completely looked down on China people. In the movie, people in China either play that kind of low, and some even braid their hair to play that kind of clown. Interview with Bruce Lee research experts: In view of this, in fact, Bruce Lee's national psychology is particularly strong, which we can see in several of his films. In the 1950s and 1960s, racial discrimination in the United States was very serious. China's weak image has been deeply rooted in the eyes of westerners. Hollywood studios turned down Bruce Lee's role in future films, and Bruce Lee, with yellow skin, could not move. Frustrated in Hollywood, Bruce Lee 197 1 returned to Hong Kong, hoping to find a chance to make a film here. In this way, Bruce Lee signed a contract with the newly established Golden Harvest Film Company and began to shoot his first film "Tangshan Mobile". Explain to outsiders that Bruce Lee, who is almost paranoid, sticks to his own ideas. In the end, the film was interpreted in the way of Bruce Lee, and "Tangshan Big Brother" was also the first film to truly express personal style and thoughts. Interview with a research expert in Bruce Lee: Why is there such a strange noise? Everyone thinks that the audience will definitely not like it, and the effect will definitely be bad. But there is no way, because he is a very independent person, he must be like this. As a result, everyone is waiting for jokes. Who knows that the audience will love it when the midnight show comes out? It shows that Bruce Lee's superb martial arts show explosive power on the big screen, and the momentum is like a beast coming out of the gate, surpassing previous Hong Kong films. In "Tangshan Mobile", Bruce Lee set all the martial arts movements and scenes, and his contribution to this film far exceeded that of ordinary actors. He first showed a series of three-legged kicks on the screen, which shocked all the audience. Let's watch the slow play again. Interview experts introduce Bruce Lee's skills to people. The shocking explanation "Tangshan Big Brother" was a great success. Almost overnight, Bruce Lee changed from obscurity to a hot star. Interview Bruce Lee's success and explain the grand occasion. With the charm of Bruce Lee, the small production "Tangshan Big Brother" broke the record of Hong Kong film history. Less than three weeks after the film was released, it has created a box office income of HK$ 3.5 million in Hong Kong, breaking the box office record and setting off a new upsurge of kung fu films. At this time, the Hollywood film company realized the value of Bruce Lee and invited him to play the leading role, but he refused. "Tangshan Mobile" has also made Jiahe, which has just started, step into the ranks of strong competitors. Jiahe's bosses, Zou Wenhuai and Bruce Lee, are very satisfied with their first victory. Continue to work together on the next movie. Jingwumen broke the Asian box office record and is still regarded as one of the masterpieces of kung fu movies. It not only pushes the real China Kung Fu to a new height, but also brings unprecedented visual enjoyment. It also broke through the narrow revenge theme of previous kung fu films and raised the film to the height of national justice. It is said that China people are not the sick man of East Asia. This famous saying is Bruce Lee's line and also his heartfelt words. His early screen career was forced to play the Oriental gangster, which hurt him a lot. He knows that dignity is the life of China people. At the same time, in the 1970s, China was attacked from all sides of the world, so Bruce Lee's words represented the aspirations of Chinese people all over the world. Bruce Lee and his Kung Fu movies have become the guardians of China tradition, and western audiences have accepted the oriental heroes on the screen. Nowadays, the development of China actors such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li in Hollywood is on the road of Bruce Lee. Because Bruce Lee rewrote the traditional image of Chinese in Hollywood, Bruce Lee has always been proud of Chinese. People in China who have seen Kung Fu movies are very proud, which is shown in his later films. Commentary "The Raptors Crossing the River" is the first Hong Kong film shot in Europe. The screenwriter, director and performance are all arranged by Bruce Lee. He set himself as a character named Tang, which represents China, and the dragon is the symbol of China. He used this role to show that China is a powerful country that can stand up to anyone. This character conquered the whole of China and all the people of China. Raptors once again broke the box office record set by Jingwumen, becoming the most popular movie in the history of Hong Kong movies. The commentary requires the perfect Bruce Lee to start preparing for the death game on 1972. This prescient film troubled him. He invited top experts from all over the world to the film to fight opponents from different factions in the most efficient way, which fully reflected Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do thought. Halfway through the film, Bruce Lee was invited to perform enter the dragon, the first film jointly produced by Hongkong and Hollywood. Bruce Lee thinks this is a good opportunity to spread the concept of Wushu to the world. In the film, he blended a Zen artistic conception into the traditional martial arts, which was very oriental, so Bruce Lee became the first world-famous China superstar, and also made the kung fu film a brand-new film type. Just like Bruce Lee is ambitious and ready to finish the game of death. 1July 20th, 973, Bruce Lee died suddenly. Bruce Lee's death shocked Hongkong, and the news quickly spread all over the world. Bruce Lee's legacy caused most martial arts schools around the world to suspend classes in class and observe a moment of silence to show their respect for forbidden kingdom. On July 24th, Bruce Lee's funeral was held in Hongkong. More than 20,000 fans gathered outside the funeral home just to see the superstar's coffin. An endless stream of entertainers came to pay their last respects. While remembering the superstar, discordant voices began to appear. Before the official death report in Bruce Lee came out, the silence of the family brought rumors flying all over the sky. Various conjectures and speculations about Bruce Lee's death are constantly appearing in newspapers. At this time, Bruce Lee's boss Zou Wenhuai and his wife Linda told the outside world that Bruce Lee was seriously ill at home and was taken to the hospital. Bruce Lee expert: Why did Bruce Lee's family do this? However, the reporter soon traced Bruce Lee's death to the home of Taiwan Province actress Ding Pei, while Ding Pei and Bruce Lee were very close. To add fuel to the fire, they were also found in the same room that night. The media began to report this story, and fans also put a lot of question marks on Bruce Lee's death. The stories about Bruce Lee's various deaths were confusing. A kind of "sudden death due to excessive exercise" widely circulated in Bruce Lee. Many friends in Bruce Lee have seen Bruce Lee use a high-pressure muscle vibrator. As a martial arts star, Bruce Lee has always attached great importance to his figure. And this muscle vibrator is one of Bruce Lee's secret weapons for shaping his figure. Those who support this view think that every time Bruce Lee uses this machine 10 minute, it is just like practicing 10 hour. The machine uses high voltage electricity to move. Using it for a long time will dispel the fatigue signal of your body and destroy the balance of your whole body. Bruce Lee expert: Questioning the cause of death. When the news of Bruce Lee's bizarre death reached the United States, another cause of death about Bruce Lee began to appear. Many of Bruce Lee's friends there thought that he might have died in a "premeditated assassination". People think that Bruce Lee advocated China Wushu at that time, which offended some people in American Wulin. There was also a mafia who wanted to praise Bruce Lee, but he refused, which resulted in a fatal accident! Another bizarre murder case that happened more than 20 years later added some persuasiveness to this statement. After Bruce Lee's death, his son Brandon Lee inherited his father's film career. However, he can't escape the fate similar to his father. 1993, when he was shooting the Hollywood movie "The Crow" with great ambition, he was unfortunately hit by live ammunition installed by mistake at the shooting scene and died on the spot at the age of 28. This became another death mystery of the Li family. Bruce Lee expert: Questioning the cause of death. More speculations about Bruce Lee's death surfaced, with different opinions and even appalling opinions ... In view of Bruce Lee's extraordinary contribution and great international influence in the martial arts and film industry, the Hong Kong authorities decided to form a coroner's inquest to hold a public hearing, and held a seven-day inquest on Bruce Lee's death in the Second Court of Tsuen Wan Magistracy from September 3, 65438 to September 24, 973. Regarding the cause of Bruce Lee's death, the Hong Kong authorities announced their own investigation results. According to Bruce Lee's autopsy report, the jury made a final verdict: Bruce Lee died of brain edema caused by allergic reaction to a headache medicine, which was one of the aspirin he took that night. It was ruled that he died in misfortune. Zou Wenhuai, a private doctor, recalled the situation, showed his strong naked body and gave a symbolic scream during the fight. In addition to a real person imitating Bruce Lee, he also became the protagonist of the animation, and nunchakus became his signature weapon. Thirty years later, Bruce Lee is still an unavoidable topic in Kung Fu movies. Filmmakers have been constantly creating kung fu superstars who are more capable of fighting, more energetic and more human, filling the black hole-like regret left by Bruce Lee. But what Bruce Lee can't copy is that he challenges the limit with his body instead of special effects, and his death is insurmountable. Up to now, people are still marveling at his miracle of hitting 9 punches and kicking 6 legs in one second, and still reminiscing about the beauty of his original serial three kicks. Some film critics say that the legend of Bruce Lee's death is a watershed between the Bronze Age and the Silver Age of China's action movies. He must set off his amazing success with such a bizarre death. After Bruce Lee died, a new word, Kung Fu, appeared in many foreign language dictionaries. Bruce Lee only appeared in four and a half films in his life, and his glory was short-lived. However, it is through Bruce Lee's films that many westerners change their impression of China and feel the vitality of China people. This may be Bruce Lee's eternal achievement and the reason why he is still popular today.