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'Though Lee's characteristically
grounded, authentic choreography 'tempers any notion the film will venture
into the realm of outright fantasy, 'unlike many of the wuxia films 'inspired by Chinese myth and legend
that preceded it, 'or even the wire-fu films that followed, 'a vein of magical realism runs
through "The Game of Death", 'subtle and often unremarked upon
grounded, authentic choreography 'tempers any notion the film will venture
into the realm of outright fantasy, 'unlike many of the wuxia films 'inspired by Chinese myth and legend
that preceded it, 'or even the wire-fu films that followed, 'a vein of magical realism runs
through "The Game of Death", 'subtle and often unremarked upon
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'Though Lee's characteristically
grounded, authentic choreography
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'tempers any notion the film will venture
into the realm of outright fantasy,
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'unlike many of the wuxia films
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'inspired by Chinese myth and legend
that preceded it,
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'or even the wire-fu films that followed,
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'a vein of magical realism runs
through "The Game of Death",
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'subtle and often unremarked upon.
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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.