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The Final Game of Death

'The initial take is filmedwith a red filter, 'almost as if the Guardian's eyesare being...

'The initial take is filmed
with a red filter, 'almost as if the Guardian's eyes
are being flooded with ultraviolet light

Full Transcript

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'The initial take is filmed with a red filter,
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'almost as if the Guardian's eyes are being flooded with ultraviolet light.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:58
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Arrow Films

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Movie Summary

A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies for Game of Death from a recently-discovered interpositive.
'On the second and third takes, the filter is removed. - The Final Game of Death 00:06
'On the second and third takes, the filter is removed.
'Whether this means the red filter was an experiment that was swiftly abandoned - The Final Game of Death 00:12
'Whether this means the red filter was an experiment th...
'However, Bruce attempts another experiment - The Final Game of Death 00:09
'However, Bruce attempts another experiment
'Abdul-Jabbar poses static for the camera in the single take. - The Final Game of Death 00:05
'Abdul-Jabbar poses static for the camera in the single...
'Then, in probably the most mysterious piece of footage - The Final Game of Death 00:14
'Then, in probably the most mysterious piece of footage
'How Lee would have incorporated this twist, what it means, - The Final Game of Death 00:10
'How Lee would have incorporated this twist, what it me...
'The shot is reminiscent of the reveal of the father's eyes - The Final Game of Death 00:18
'The shot is reminiscent of the reveal of the father�...
'But with little else to contextualise it, - The Final Game of Death 00:09
'But with little else to contextualise it,
'As the confrontation hurtles towards its final act, - The Final Game of Death 00:34
'As the confrontation hurtles towards its final act,
'And so begins their final battle, - The Final Game of Death 00:08
'And so begins their final battle,
'The first, early on, signalled Hai Tien's awareness - The Final Game of Death 00:12
'The first, early on, signalled Hai Tien's awarene...
'The second, midway through, - The Final Game of Death 00:12
'The second, midway through,
'Finally, with the Guardian subdued, - The Final Game of Death 00:11
'Finally, with the Guardian subdued,
'After five days of exhausting filming on a hot, sweaty sound stage, - The Final Game of Death 00:10
'After five days of exhausting filming on a hot, sweaty...
'Kareem Abdul-Jabbar flies back to the United States - The Final Game of Death 00:10
'Kareem Abdul-Jabbar flies back to the United States
'The following summer, he is en route to Hong Kong to see his friend again, - The Final Game of Death 00:12
'The following summer, he is en route to Hong Kong to s...
'Though he did not continue training in martial arts after Bruce's death, - The Final Game of Death 00:18
'Though he did not continue training in martial arts af...
'Now aged 75, he remains today a prolific author - The Final Game of Death 00:16
'Now aged 75, he remains today a prolific author
(Narrator) 'Two weeks later, - The Final Game of Death 00:12
(Narrator) 'Two weeks later,
'The first two days of filming are largely dedicated - The Final Game of Death 00:11
'The first two days of filming are largely dedicated