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The Final Game of Death

'Though it is the start of shooting, 'Bruce's face is already bruisedfrom the battles...

'Though it is the start of shooting, 'Bruce's face is already bruised
from the battles fought thus far, 'some yet to be filmed,
others never to be filmed at all

Full Transcript

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'Though it is the start of shooting,
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'Bruce's face is already bruised from the battles fought thus far,
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'some yet to be filmed, others never to be filmed at all.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:46
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.
'It is Bruce's first day in front of the camera on "The Game of Death" - The Final Game of Death 00:08
'It is Bruce's first day in front of the camera on...
'If the introduction of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's character - The Final Game of Death 00:23
'If the introduction of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's char...
'Designed and commissioned by Lee himself, - The Final Game of Death 00:07
'Designed and commissioned by Lee himself,
'While other characters in the film select a stark, traditional wardrobe - The Final Game of Death 00:28
'While other characters in the film select a stark, tra...
'The jumpsuit's bold colours are complemented - The Final Game of Death 00:18
'The jumpsuit's bold colours are complemented
'As for where Lee got the idea for the suit, - The Final Game of Death 00:08
'As for where Lee got the idea for the suit,
'One story says he got the idea from an outfit lent to him by Roman Polanski - The Final Game of Death 00:10
'One story says he got the idea from an outfit lent to ...
'Another says that the suit was originally designed - The Final Game of Death 00:13
'Another says that the suit was originally designed
'Regardless, the yellow and black jumpsuit remains - The Final Game of Death 00:10
'Regardless, the yellow and black jumpsuit remains
'Director of photography Tadashi Nishimoto, - The Final Game of Death 00:21
'Director of photography Tadashi Nishimoto,
'His skill at capturing action in striking, moody compositions, - The Final Game of Death 00:17
'His skill at capturing action in striking, moody compo...
'As if freed from the shackles of formal convention - The Final Game of Death 00:18
'As if freed from the shackles of formal convention
'While invention was being encouraged behind the camera, - The Final Game of Death 00:12
'While invention was being encouraged behind the camera...
'Most infamously, no sound is recorded on set. - The Final Game of Death 00:05
'Most infamously, no sound is recorded on set.
'Among other things, the lack of hindrance - The Final Game of Death 00:20
'Among other things, the lack of hindrance
'At a time when filmmakers in the West were still typically breaking scenes - The Final Game of Death 00:40
'At a time when filmmakers in the West were still typic...
'While a Western crew might accuse its Hong Kong counterparts of inefficiency, - The Final Game of Death 00:28
'While a Western crew might accuse its Hong Kong counte...
'And while a Hollywood director like Stanley Kubrick - The Final Game of Death 00:16
'And while a Hollywood director like Stanley Kubrick
'35mm film and studio time aren't cheap. - The Final Game of Death 00:05
'35mm film and studio time aren't cheap.
'But an expected artistic advantage is a restless, dynamic energy - The Final Game of Death 00:10
'But an expected artistic advantage is a restless, dyna...