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In a recent interview with Donnie Yen With Variety, the actor expressed his displeasure with no one Quentin Tarantinofilms. When it comes to his legacy, Yen isn’t afraid to voice his honest thoughts, especially when it comes to Bruce Lee. Quentin Tarantino’s portrayal of martial arts legend Bruce Lee in the 2019 film Once upon a time in hollywood He made a good impression on Elaine.
The movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt didn’t sit well with Ellen. Bruce Lee, portrayed by Mike Moe, was seen as an arrogant actor on the set who was later beaten by Brad Pitt’s character Cliff Booth. Although Yen admits that Tarantino has already made a name in the industry, he’s not impressed Once upon a time in hollywood. Regarding the movie, the actor told Variety,
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion, Quentin Tarantino is a very famous filmmaker, he has his place. And I am entitled to state my point. He was obviously making fun of Bruce.
Allen isn’t the first person to speak out against Tarantino’s comedy-drama. Bruce Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee, also made some remarks about the movie, too.
Shannon Lee was not satisfied with the film’s portrayal of Bruce Lee
Just like Elaine, Shannon wasn’t happy after watching the movie. The film portrayed Lee as arrogant, which angered Shannon. As reported by IndieWire, Shannon said,
“I tried to approach him from a cool, collected, calm, direct point of view, and was very disappointed to see Quentin Tarantino’s response, which was to keep saying, ‘Oh, Bruce Lee was such a snob, he was an idiot,’ and to incorrectly cite my mother’s book in defense,” Shannon said. I just really thought it was irresponsible of him to do what he did and have that portrayal.”
Shannon believes there are different ways to make Brad Pitt’s character in the movie look creatively cool, and it’s insulting that she made her father look bad in the process. she added,
“There were so many other creative ways he could have made Cliff Booth’s character look great in this movie. So many other ways he could have treated Bruce Lee’s character that would have had the same plot point without having to treat Basically Bruce Lee the way white Hollywood treated my father when he was alive.”
Donnie Yen stars John Wick: Chapter 4 which is now in cinemas.
