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DESCRIPTION:Part 5 of the Bruce Lee Retrospective Celebrating the 50th Anni
 versary of ENTER THE DRAGON.\n\nIt should be noted that this title in Bruce
  Lee's filmography is problematic in regards to his legacy and his initial 
 intended vision. We debated including it as part of the retrospective\, par
 ticularly because of how insulting the film feels sometimes (for example\, 
 using real footage of Bruce Lee's funeral and open casket as part of the fi
 lm's narrative). Ultimately\, we decided to include it for two reasons.\n\n
 First\, it still includes many important visual elements that have become i
 conic to Lee's image. His fight with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The yellow jumpsu
 it\, mimicked in the KILL BILL series.\n\nSecond\, there are\, at its core\
 , pieces of a story that Lee wanted to tell. The parts of the film that he 
 actually shot are still amazing and they shouldn't be overshadowed by the u
 ncomfortable elements surrounding them. This is why we plan on showing the 
 fan-made cut of the footage Lee shot compiled together as part of this scre
 ening. It's short\, but highlights the completely different movie that Lee 
 intended and can put the released version of GAME OF DEATH into context.\n\
 nWe also can't deny that this release opens up space for conversation about
  how to handle the deaths of on screen talent. Arguably\, it has never been
  handled in any respectable way – the inclusion of CGI recreations of actor
 s only further muddies the waters.\n\nHopefully\, we can enjoy the parts of
  the film that are important and have a serious conversation about the hand
 ling of the rest.\n\nWhen Bruce Lee died in July 1973\, he left behind a tr
 ue legacy\, having changed the way people perceive martial arts and Asian p
 eople in movies in general. Lee also had a very specific understanding of w
 hat he wanted to achieve as an artist\, which was not only to entertain\, b
 ut also to teach his audience about martial arts\, its variety and expressi
 ons. Through projects like the unfinished "Game of Death"\, that he had pla
 nned to finish after the shooting of "Enter the Dragon"\, he tried to follo
 w this path\, but after his death\, the project was left as a fragment\, un
 til Robert Clouse\, director of "Enter the Dragon"\, was given the task to 
 finish it using the recorded as well as archival footage taken from Lee's o
 ther features. The result is quite different to the story Lee had in mind\,
  as it only uses a small percentage of the footage Lee shot\, but ends up b
 eing a rather messy and at times disjointed movie.
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LOCATION:Muenzinger Auditorium\, E050
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SUMMARY:Game of Death - Bruce Lee Retrospective
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