BIRTH OF THE DRAGON (Theatrical Release USA 2017)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Birth of the Dragon moves beyond the traditional martial arts film presentation and educates the audience about the mindset necessary to perform the arts at their highest level. This excellent warrior movie easily earns its watch due to 1) storyline, 2) action and fight scenes, 3) the introduction to one of Bruce Lee’s teachers, and 4) a broad view of Chinese underground operations. The film opens well and closes well. Thought provoking. Some critics have lamented the introduction of highly fictious material into the basic storyline. Do not let that deter a watch. It easily earns the monetary and time investment. 

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Storyline 

Bruce Lee gets instruction from a martial arts instructor about the spirit behind the martial arts. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to George Nolfi for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Michael London, Janice Williams, James Pang, and Leo Shi Young for making the film possible. Characters/cast include: Bruce Lee (Philip Wan-lung Ng), Wong Jack-Man (Xia Yu), Auntie Blossom (Jin Xing), Xiulan Quan (Qu Jingjing), Steve McKee (Billy Magnussen), Tony Yu (Ron Yuan), Frankie Chen (Terry Chen), and Sonny Lo (Vanness Wu). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This movie supports itself on some of the best martial arts action scenes in the business. The storyline is superb. Don’t miss this film.

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Ben Meyers