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"....movies such as Fists of Fury, Way of the Dragon, and of course Enter the Dragon and, as Polly points out, had an enormously wider effect on culture, both in China and in the United States:
Bruce was not simply an entertainer; he was an evangelist. Through the popular medium of films, he single-handedly introduced more people to Asian culture than any other person in history. Because of Bruce, millions of Westerners took up the martial arts. “Every town in America had a church and a beauty parlor,” said Fred Weintraub [of Warner Bros.]. “After Enter the Dragon, there was a church, a beauty parlor, and a karate studio with a picture of Bruce Lee.” Many devoted martial arts students went on to explore the Chinese philosophical underpinnings of their styles. Taoist terms like “yin” and “yang” entered the lexicon."
Quelle: https://openlettersreview.com/posts/...-matthew-polly
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